The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-27

20 on and improve his building according to the
ordinance This was an attempt to stop all fur
Their talk end consideration Of law and "sit
down on" all opposition to Mr.. Whites plans,
be they right or wrong, and would have been
carried but that the Mayor ruled it out of order,
the ordinance giving him that right; and sug-
gested the only question was the construction OF
the ordinance. II the council decides he can't
20 on and build he must be stopped; If they say
he can, then as the law requires, commissioners
can be appointed to see if the damages are great
err than 80 per cent; but
A. White: Buildings are repaired every day"
Mayor "He can then keep an old building
alive forever"
A. White; ale has made it better than it was
before"
Logan: THAT is not the point Unless the or
dinancc is repealed he cannot go on"
Hossack said the attorney had given his opin-
ion that Mr. White could not make these repairs,
the ordinance not contemplating any damages
caused by age,
A. White: "It's pity the law has not been
enforced before it's pretty late to begin nowN'
Carew, who had been half asleep for long
time woke up and moved to adjourn! 1t was
thought by Holecker that it wouldn't look well
I'D CO to adjourn without doing some kind Of
business! But The whole subject was dropped
and deep silcncc--a silence that could be felt
settled over all. The aldermen breathed heavily
as their immense corporosity justly allowed and
indeed compelled them TO do, while the clerk
and reporters prepared for cat-nap, when
Logan said that during the last fire there was
much difficulty in getting water from the cut as
the approach was SO bad that the suction pipe
had to be laid in the mud, which being drawn
into the engine prevented good work; and on his
motion the street and alley committee was in
structed to remedy this difficulty at all streets
touching the canal.
ITossack then offered resolution, which Lo
gan moved to adopt, constituting the ordinance
to mean damage other than by age. 1t was, OF
course, voted down Ayes-IIossack, Phelps
Griffith, Logan; noes-Kelley, Leonard, Carew,
Murphy, White, llollecker
A. White said he thought these no worse than
other repairs already made by Others and could
not see why he couldn't be allowed to go ON, and
moved that lie be so allowed.
Phelps thought that as this matter had come
up it ought to be settled, so that people could
know what to expect. The business has been
going ON long enough, and we should either LET
it 20 or stop it altogether.
Murphy vas anxious to ret home to the bosom
OF his family and wanted To adjourn.
Logan said if the matter was not settled, AZ
Injunction would stop Mr.. White.
This was a damper on all efforts at eloquence
The august body rclapsed into that calm only to
be observed in aldermanic bodies. All LOOKED
wise and important and stared at the knots il
the curtains till the tly-specs began to drop off
4 deal of hearty thinking must have been done
too, in those few short minutes.
As a feeler, A. White suggested the Mayors or
| dinance was good one, (suggestcd by and mod
eed after the Chicago law
Hollecker, as usual, wanted to postpone ac
!, ton on the ordinance.
:, White too, wanted to think more OF IL.
Carew thought it "proper" to hold it over tc
a regular meeting.
After little skirmi.hing, an adjournment was
had. And the matter even after so stipendous {
waste OF brain tissuc-was left Just where it was
before.
3, far as the council is concerned, however, MT
White may go Oh with his repairs, they Will never
interfere with him.