The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-07
Geptzer for drunk and dlsordsrly, putting him in

to obey. The mayor In person then demanded
the mans release which the marshal also re-
fused, doubling the mayors authority. He fin
ally consented to Yentzer's release on condition
that the council should decide the question OF the
mayors authority in the premises. He asked the
council to take some action on the subject
The mayor said he didn't see THAT the council
had anything to do in the premises. Further
more he considered the communication piece
of impertinance on the part of the officer, who
should be taught his duty II he didn't know it.
The mayor is responsible to higher authority
than to the council or marshal
Maher-"I would like to say
Mayor-''You've not been called on to talk
yet"
Blake-'I think it should be referred to COM
mittee to dispose Of"
Mayor--"What is there to dispose Of? 1t has
no subject matter referable to a committee"
Blake-''I move to refer to the committee on
police"
Mayor-''It will be 80 referred unless there be
objection. The facts OF the case are these: Mr..
Matlock came to mt and said that unless released,
Yentzer would have to remain in the calab DOSE
until afternoon, until officer Brennan came down
town, before he could have a trial. l said it was
not the intention to unnecessarily imprson any
one, all that was required being simply that the
offender should be on hand for trial Being u.s.
sured he would be, l sent him with an order for
Yentzer's release from Jail. 1t was never the in
! tention to discharge him from trial. If the pc.
lice neglected to prosecute him for disorderly,
that was their own fault. intended simply that
he should be released from Jail until he could
have a trial, knowing he would be on hand. The
attorney approved of the step, and the order was
sent. The marshal refused to let the man out;
and the attorney and myself went and asked him
what he meant. He said he didn't propose to let
the man out; and placed himself before the door
to prevent us from letting him out. told him
all he had to do was to obey orders, and that
should be responsible for the mans release. And
after some talk the man was released. Then the
matter was given to the papers, who said had
been letting criminals out OF Jail, &c.
"That is not so. The proceeding against this
man is not a criminal prosecution-simply civil
procedure as the courts have repeatedly decid
ed. 1t is never proper in these cases to wanton
" mprison any one. That at least shall be my
purpose in such cases. If / am wrong and yio-
late the law / can be impeached. think / know
my powers and duty. Certainly is is not the
marshal's duty to "run" the mayor and council.
We are the masters, not the marshal and police.
If he is to run the city, we'd better step down
and out and give up to him at once. The COM
municaton will be referred"
White, from the police committee-'I think
the matter has gone far enough, and had better
end right here
FINANCES.
Mr.. Phelps, from the finance committee, said
that there was about $4,000 in the treasury. 1t
will take about that much to pay the Hackett
judgments, and after tonight there will be but
$500 or $1,000 in the treasury.
The mayor said he found some departments
exceeding their appropriations, and must urge
committees to retrcnch at once, as the council
did not propose to get into debt.
Murphy was in favor of cutting off committees
bills as soon its appropriations had been expend
ed.
GAS-LAAP LIGHTING.
| Maher, from the gas committee, reported that
no answers had come in to his advertisement for
ward lamp.lighters. But Lowe, present lighter,
had agreed to have two boys light ALL attend to
cleaning and repairs, for $50 a month. The
committee recommended that the bid be accept
ed Murphy then gave Lowe pretty lively
overhauing for his bad work, and said he could
not see how an increase of pay would better the
work as the work is done in precisely that way
now.
| The report was withdrawn by request.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Thirteen more liquor license bonds were ap-
proved
Geo. w. Fox's resignation from the police force
was accepted
The crawling of Ottawa avenue reported
nearly fms he'd.
BRIDGE ON JEFFERSON ST.
Leonard presented resolution to the effect
that the council proceed to build bridge on JEFF
fersoA St, provided $1,000 be raised by private
subscription
| The committee on the subject presented a re
port in which they reported the probable cost of
a bridge to be $24O0 for an 81 foot bridge with
walk on either side; or S2l00 without walks; ma
son work, 5000; subscriptions to date, 5000
The mayor said they could not build and pay
for the work this year; though they might appro.
pirate the money and collect it with other taxes
Phelps said one company would agree to build
the bridge ard take their pay in three or five
years with per cent interest.
Matter postponed.
| BILLS.
Gas bill, sl145O (hall, $50; street lamps $3.50;
repairs, $3.50, deferred; lamp.lghting and
cleaning O., $3.50. A pulley for raising the
fire-engines cost $6lOs. Mayor thought it looked
high. Blake-IIigh? Mayor-Lots Of chains!
Phelps-Its patent. Blake-Oh, patent.-En-
CINE fues, $1,000; boarding prisoners, $3.50;
burying dogs, $3.50; salaries, s642; street labor,
$64S IS.
The sidewalk war bas come 10 an ignominious
end, so far the city's side is concerned, Fiske
II BEEN having "smitten it hip and thigh" tap