The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-09-18
~. ~ '7st AN ORDINANCE
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1 The effect Of ths hasty sctiouts is arrested, at
least sntl there shall be tins to give it maturer
oonhdration, BY tho following veto which
Mayor Shuler has placed ON al, and which will
come mp for action at the nsxt meeting Of the
council: y zes sIHaEW o T. al
TO ~ Hesoaos CITY Council Of TIE City Of OF.
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The ordinance raising the grads Of Walker and
walnut streets, hereto annexed, was passed BY
City Coucil at . called meeting hsld on Thurs
day evening, the 9th inst. '1a} .s
ieiass tie passage Of the ordiianos, have Civ
sn4 TIE matter treated Of in the ordinance more
particular sxsmination, and am convinced that I
ought not TO approve thu same, for the following,
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l.. The raidns the grade Of said streets as pro.
vidsd in said ordinance will very seriously in.
irs al Of the lots abutting on ssid streets and
n many cases The property w,ll bs irrsparably
damaged. ,r'asa sss9 ~ .sa 70 ,-''. -, sT
Besides, this ordinance vas passed for the es.
pssial purposs Of enabling the Rail Rord Go. to
sonstruet tasir rail road through the city on
paid stzssts, and not for the purpose Of improv-
Ing sAid strssts 70 travel over the same With
their saimsls and vehicles. for which said streets
we're specially dedicated.
The grade 20 raised by said ordinance allows
the Rail Road Company 70 construct their road
/ ever and slons The sidewalks on said streets and
| also to psss sssf sons Of the lots abutting on
aid ssrssta sothat, By aid ordinance the City
Council would, in effect, widen said streets and
give the Rail Road Company power to take pri.
vsss property for the sole use Of said Rail Road
Co without making compensation therefor.
| The Cisy Cosncil, BY passing said ordinance
for Ne purpose aforesaid, in effect dslegated
thsis power over streets and sidewalks to the
Rail- Rod Conpsny, which, am assured, the
City Council cannot legally do ell1oo
Q. The call Of said meeting OF the City Coun.
ell was ns: made until late in the afternoon Of
! the same day on which the meeting was held
and many sf the Aldermen, a. am informed,
we're net notiasd until very short time before
The meeting. and the real purpose for which the
meeting ~ hsad wss not made known until af.
tsr Ne meeting was convened, and the public
aad thoss owning property which would BE- in.
jared By raising said grade. had ne notice
vhatsyss q said meeting. lss .,rs
| The council did not have, in my opinion, time
% give tho subject proper consideration, and I
tAiak that thoss Who were interested in the pro-
sssdiass Of said meeting ought to have had no.
tiss Of IL ttT
Every person in the city is presumed to have
bad sstss Of all regular nestings Of the Council,
but ths public cannot obtain notice Of called
lnsstiAss.
! Il sssms 70 me that this subject, in being q
very serious danage to property holders in the
city and actually taking their property, ousht
not 70 b sstsd on By the Council except at reg.
uaas nsstinss. ...-.
l .. The ssads Of ssia street cannot bs raised
sxespt by lsyyins special assessment to defray
The sapsasss tAsrsof.-Art.i 8, SEQ. 3, City
Charter. M .s ar,0. ~. ,,.,.',i n. ( 4 'rrt
| 4 TIE subjset ought 70 have been referred 70
o committee who are 70 ''to prepare and report
= ths City Council the plan Of such grade with
A accurate estimate Of the expense thereof
Uhsp. IS, pass 172, Revised Ordinances. This
j IVES not done IN the Case before ua
8. Isa advised that If ssid ordinance should 60
into sasot the city would thereby assume all
damages 70 property which the Rail Road Com.
pAny would ,othsrwise be required to pay,
end am satisasd that II would subject tho city
- long sad expensive litigation.
I a. In ivor Of doing, and think the City
csunsil sught 70 do every thing pessibls in ia
4 vor Of those railroads which would benefit tht
olty. bat railroads are not entitled to everything
gPsepsrty owners who pay the city taxes ought
d have some sonsideratiou.
/ Thsfisht ulAinsd y Rail Road Companies !,
seaiAsast Asis. soads over and upea ths street,
lsf siSsa xisAest aa&iAs sompsnsasion seems Il
b nsasly sxpeedsd. sS baa+~
n ~ 80 II gAs Hartford assurance 1n O.. "a
Oi1 II oaiaago. vAsss ~ appliaatiss vas nad'