, 1869-11-27
OTTAWA
Tho Projected improvement ct shc
Fox Nnd ta1tno,N fk1verR-Who -
Hespouaah3c TOR tho Non~ Action.

The Projected improvement ef shc
Fox nnu ILLINOIS tktvefH-Who -
Responsible for 1ho Non~Ac&tou.
SfeciAl Despatch to The Chicago Triaune.
OTTAWA, Sos. 9&
On the let dsy 0. Augr.t last the city Of otta-
va !ssued bonds to the auocni Q! seo,o paJa1
bic 80 tc0 In i've year, s9oooc IN ten 1rass, aat
&eo,c.o in fifteen yearh IRON date, and TO beasf
ipsertRt 1t the rAte Of 10 per cent -
sannn. The bonds were nsued, ana eootra
Il. ". Cnshman TOT The prxposc Of building dams
o:ately. Al The For I1ver uls'massiy The onlI
t1re these tondA weEr laaQed EAs 10 develop the
manufacturing interests q the Gty Of ottaEa,
md 49, aotp spss
Not angle atlck Of u1nber, not sn2le stole Of
| ht.ck, nut the suallesi q1antlk1 Of material Of
any I'D ~ teen DEPOSITED On toe gtolnls neaF
! Where the dan a. to tt conBtfuctcf. The poo
pie Of Dtta beRn to tnqulre why this Is %, md
rightly. From t;lfosna lou Of q positive eharAc-
y mS nuse ~ aeass ~
tered Tito between the city and III. Cnshmau- a
Committee Of the Common Council VAS ap.
On oeIan Of she city. This csnms:ee, Of whom
| aucie.t BAL osnan, Of the tfes. I,dt+S. was M The
grand jncgleI, ignored the services Of the CITY
aitofncj Of Nj. Casnman. The contract was
dra1n, d,l, s.gned ~ Mr.. CoshnAo aud the city
authorities, md the eonas i.aued. NJ. Cushman
|
August Lcxt wit te eats1ted TO &, ono lctese4
| without having spent htcg!e cent The agree
n.eni provites that The work shall Ia done as soot
| a pEAc c[canie, Dull, ~ slated IN DJ CORRESPOND
e1ca trs4iu Aeie IL July l&s:, Mf. Cuhh1u1u claim!
| be ID tne oply and Eo!e !7d1e Of the time when
will be p.act,cablc. II Il provided IN the conE1c
tnat II Mr. Cu=hnan should tall to conssruc: ta'
Eori1 leceataEJ, ur unj part o. them, ne e1Gai'
Eeturn 8 pfopatuo1Rss part OF The bonds; bI
there eecH.s 10 he no reason Why he could not Re
, ee.re Interest up0u tie whole aMouut OF IL
bonds for an !nte6oite pet1da Of time. John
| Hce4 CEns the greater part OF t1e lana Nhlcs
&ould be utilized hy tht! wa.er poEel
OF lanl 10 Pltta. S1as i Co.. or any other resroC
t,b!c per1on, provided they Will build their sKe
cultural work. here, and construct tue uaI
| required hy tic CITY OF Ottawa This would BE-
: scheme III y Itch Casinsp, Hoes + Co. would OF
tain AooIt $500 per acss Tor 10
, sRamp laid, not otherTl*e worth mo'
than $50 per acre. iris |. Tie WY tat
position il Probably superior u that Ut nhy otn'
. Ctr 10 the State OF lI!lnoA except Chicago Il pr
r vented, There arc a pumts.E OF men here Wit
tnEense wealth, hut no enfefnrtst, nEd haE
: accutk nlated wealth themselves their only a
D tee1n8 noW TO be to MAKE themselves none
Q ! oCracy.
- The ChsItmnnsnsp Of the coastItui!on1l Col
y rentlon. eoon to assemble 10 SPIN
. Geld, IL a subject ihat occuptcs the attention
/ tie people of this city 10 contd~rao
extent Judge Cation made no personal el1oits
Ike elected As Mtn,ter u ttat tHos, tut II
! thought that a. TIC convention has supreme po
= er over Its oIn proceedings, President might
No one coold b. selected who BY ah!fttJ. .tnteEEi
and knowledge Of The questions thst w!l be pr
: I ept would he more likely 10 thoroughly n1l i
+ dignity the position than Jufge Cation.