The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Totals. ,oN II II l,j Siil.i2 Is. slIl Ii
We ind the difference in price about Gc, per
Jf.etcl, pring SiO%, or little over 20 per cent.
tsov street price,
lhu pri. charged the city were taken from
.l- tiil. of Ald ShuIcr u, paid hy the city. The
-Irsat prices were furnished by " II. Gary and
1850 ..a eu from the books OF II! l.. llusaacl, and
.-ere exactly alike, except Carey gave price in
-laly al lJr. llo,sack'S books show the price OF
"a oat. ty Lave been 9Ur ncN, lNc.; In the above
Upulatnu are allowed the price Of old oats,
..fl- 21c
Ne,-r- >hulrr y Rathbuu claimed a large
1,rt OF these Oat, were Of superior quality, being
.fl white uIt, and cost them soc. per luohCL
,nt that tncy would not have sold these oats TO
- one al a les, price. Mr.. Easicrlciu stated one
? al Ouh were white, the balance mixed AID.
~iHilcr admitted that since August the OATS were
sa>t the -.,iu, quality rs the general run OF oats
q purchased on the streets, which would take III
eseu lords, ot the other four load, the three fur
Etshcd in April, May and june must have been
rhcr the crop of 1876 or 1871 The crop OF 1876
SIS very poor and was nearly all marketed that
al IN, crop of lNit was the best ever raised
,f this locality. The street price we quote was
gc this .iNc crop, consequently their claim OF oid
,eis amounts 10 nothing, and ~ AID. Shulcr dld
81 contradict Mr.. Eastcrlcin's testimony a. to
lIly one load being white, that claim amounts
- but very little.
Il clearly appear, 10 your committee that the
.gy ha> paid an cXurbiant price 70? these oats.
>Alicr 60 sell the property to the best advantage
20 can, but de- think it the duty of an alder
-e.2u Getting in an official y:pncity IN purchasing
LlDplic- for he city 10 purchase item a, chvapiS
30. pU-sibic This Aid. Shuicr has not done, but
- bought of the firm of which he is himself Il
,aerbcr at a very large profit and for which ac-
.8n lac deserves the Censur, Of this council.
9TH rs 20 the amount of grain furnished,
faJm The testimony OF Estcrlinc rs to the amount
80 has .rd, yl., 20 . quarts during seven work.
a. . a, 4 IlrinV the winter
EJntn-, making an average of about quarts per
nd, thi- would account for ali Tho grain charged
81 III, rt, ail !. llOssACK,
" II. Hull,
Your committee would further report that,
.uerca. AID Shulcr has, according to his own
atmissiur, been guilty of most reckless care
-2ssBcs- iu recommending the payment oi bills
heated ~ bis department without ordHiH'h9 or
..ys9 80. , them; and whereas he has been IN
-'c habit of purchasing feed for the city OF Mcssr7.
-iLlcr a. Bo'ihuu at an aHi.dNu,0bf, wfrHcc over
1z~kct prices BE ii therefore RcSoi'td, that this
3JRc cannot in justice TO itscli avoid placing
&C seal Of condemnation upon the acts of II iheml-
pr o thr bOnrd for rccklcSSly dlsrcgardlng
- duty e., an alderman. We would therefore
commend the passage of the above preamble
I'D resolution. II. ]" hn>'A'N,
II. j. LoGAN.
Aid, Logan moved TO adopt the report of the
-ymmiitcc together, with the preamble and resu-
eg-lon.
AID. Hall mr,ed to amend by adopting all but
lie preamble, which vas carried, as follows.
Ayes Kelley, Phelps, Iiossack, Leonard Muir.
r3ly, Catlin, llnll White. Logan aud GriIlitl-ll.
bsocs Shulcr--l. Aid. Logan's motion ~ amend.
81 was then adopted.
The annual report Of the health officer was then
fr7ssentcd aud on motion of Aid Hull was adopt
4 without reading, owing To the latcncss OF the
hour, hut ordered it printed with the proceedings
oftibe me- ling:
r. he Hoyor mil city CoD.ca: Herewith sub.
asit my second annual report as required by or
SinanCe:
The whole number Of deaths during the past
municipal year was 10. The principal cases of
9<afh were from consumption, pneumonia, dys-
S-y,tery drOpsy, old age and accidents. ! do not
seem II necessary to further particularlze, as
zkonthly reports have been published from time
70 time. The general health Of the city has been
.,oJd aud the death rate little lower than last
year. E.,
4 beg leave to call your attention to the fact
lhat some better provision should be made for
rry1oying the constantly accumnlatirg filth from
-~ivy vaults and cess pools. This l. growing
secessiiy The character OF our soil renders IL