The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-06

, The paper WAS a certificate signed BY Mr.
riske that Mr.. Balm, agent for the company haf
agreed TO take 81 900 in bonds and leave the bal
snce OF the cost giving the city tho use OF TIT
bridge, until the 2l5 in. plank can be procured.
Mayor Now these "a in. plank cant be
bought Here is proposition. Are We to keel
on wai.ingN'
Hobert: 81 understand the committee agreed
to take in. plank and pay the difference"
Looney: "Who's to pay for broken legs &C.
that may come from crossing the bridge as now
piankedY'
Mayor: personally don't care II the bridge
Is never opened. am not interested in the
plank"
Perkins: "Ban said some OF the plank now
on would not he allowed to stay there; ana that
his company expect to pay for their plank.
White thought they'd better have new com
mittee OF three to investigate the business!
Griffith: III the plank were all right the
bridge couldn't be used, for 1t won't turn. The
whole secret of the matter is that the committee
insist the company shall make good their con
tract, and will do 1t II left alone"
The Mayor tried by question to argue that be
cause the contract by the same company for the
Fox river bridge was not fulfilled and com
promise was made the same thing could bt
done now.
Griffith: "I can get ~ plank, and SO car
the company. The whole trouble came from
Bain's effort at a compromise"
Looney wanted committee to investigate the
committee. But no one else did.
LIGHTS.
On motion OF White the police were giver
charge of half dozen red lights to be put by
them In the streets where obstructed by building
materials, &c.
Blake wanted to know about this water power
bond business, aud moved that the Mayor ap
point committee Of three TO report IN full the
steps taken in the case, the amount Of Judgment
costs and attorneys fees.
The amount Of judgment and costs recently
entered is officially put at SOL, 1872 So.
Attorney Moloney thereupon made verba
report reciting the steps taken by the former
counc:-Judge Lawrence was retained at $500
one.half Of which is now due. There were two
cases in which the amounts are under 5000
each, which judgments must be paid. The Other
cases 90 to Washington on q writ Of error. The
exIgencies of the case the attorneys having beer
; given less than week to prepare their case fol-
Washington after judgment had been rendered
compelled the counsel to prepare the case for {
higher court at once, without waiting for in
structions Of the council, or be prevented from
going to the higher court. The findings o
Judge BlOdgett were, e. g., that the bonds were
bonus to private corporation in which the
city had no interest; were never endorsed; that
Mr.. Eames knew all the circumstances of the
case, &c, were in the city's favor, In fact Mr..
Moloney said, counsel for the city got all they
could ask In the findings. Now, II the city de-
sire to dismiss they can do so; but we did what
all lawyers would do for their clients-put the
case where 1t can be continued to another judg
ment If the city wish it.
The attorneys fees are Judge Lawrence's
$500 Of which $3.50 have been paid Moloney's
$500; Mr. Richolson's bill was not presented
Mr.. Moloney said if the case was continued he
should not charge anything further unless the city
won and believed the same arrangement could be
made with Judge Lawrence and Mr.. Nicholson
The committee asked for above is Perkins, Ho
bert and Maher.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mayor said people would be ''slaughte red
unless there shall be nagmcn at the railroad
crossings. The attorney said no would prepare
an ordinance to fit the case If none now exists
BILLS.
Bailey, shorthand reporting in bond case, S25
lumber from Young, sl25.25, Shuler, $50 so; Per
kins, 1929 6l; tile, $40 &c; Moloncy fees and cx
penses OF party, s5l4 9j; feeding prisoners ant
t-anps, $3.50, John Neary, hauling hose car
20 Risng's house, 81. [Hobert kicked, not un
derstanding why the city should be asked to pa,
four times what any citizen would have to pay.
Perkins never heard of such charge; CareN
has hauled it time and again and never madt
charge. Leonard: "Wel It's only small mat.
ter anyhow. Gas, 12l 20; Hose Co., for Shulel
and Railroad fires, sl67.26; street labor, s394.64
and other bills to the amount of goo So
On motion Of Perkins a special election for al
derman in the second ward was called for Mon
day, Aug Ii, to be held at the Green proper
with A. Lockwood, A. Markham and A. G. Free
man as judges.
Adjourned.
Work hprnn on hn foundation of Hnurin Il