The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-17


any am going to ask the council to pass an or
dinance to give IA the authority or give the
mayor the authority; ! don't want any question
about Il afterwards. And think il the authori.
| ty under which this has been borrowed Ia I'm.
questionable, the orders have been drawn, the
money has gone into the city treasury, ana we
have checked IL ont for sundry purposes, and az
Mr.. Blake well said, Il not stout, we ought 10
make them stout" The mayor announced that
the amendment was before the house that the
section ns offered by Aid. McDougali be made
section and The section OF the ordinance as
drawn be made section g. which was carried.
The mayor stated that he would not approve the
ordinance at present. The original motion that
the city attorneys ordinance be adopted was car.
ried.
| CROSSINGS
| Blake here stated that there was necessity
for the city Of Ottawa to do something In regard
to the crossings upon railroads In the city. There
was a deal OF talk, but rs the hagmen were sent
by the railroads this week, this display Of wind
Is uninteresing.
| CATTLE DRIVING.
Blake called for the ordnance relating TO the
driving Of cattle on the streets in Ottawa. The
matter had been before the council once or twice.
bur what disposition was made OF 1t he did not
know. The attorney stated that he had drawn
two ordinances on this subject, both OF which
had been rejected on various grounds, and he de-.
sired that the council should give expression to
their views as To what should be embraced in the
ordinance. Blake said that IL was not the eOup.
Try People VINO we're lhe cause Oh tue complains
MAUI pu' ~ "ns .no ou.vneIs VINO urove sneI
Of the other butchers with jealous eye, and that
sneio "ns no". VI 10 eA's ~ sons 'nIous" tHe
u. $500. d., .s''I oe,S u,'en no sney DIG: "
i,lo.on y, nano sne WY a'.oIhey was u'Ioe.euVo
u '"T a" w '''"n'o 'o''''"s VIC ih"''o' J"o' ""'
"e' oeoa'e'
p,.,.o..,,,,,, DITCH. ,,
u.n 20 49, W.. .iayo n"e wv mn 'n n
u'..n ia" uoon uuS u. IRON. v, ms pave ny tne
. &C. "". @ ~, anu ni,a. ~ n'ie'o 90
no. so'pe'nius uoile Nv wouIu etueI IN. IL up y,
, an ",' ~, "Sn,H t tno s,y. o..h sac
,,'a' no "ou n nc po,,deuy w,hs anu H'aI tua'
NC ny eodn n, 'nou pus VIC in aIou. VI VA.
~ "n' r'o4 4 " ao"a' Iro oloehs INV
70 auI S Jay va =" nc 70 ~ "ae not "
'a,o' ", ;a!us .'o ~ 'on' VI WI. Nay "n
w. pu,ss !. In 'tne, Piaos9 "'ouk s"e S Sae
s.'uet ata 49, netuSu ~ a. quo "s ne a'u n,ahs
u , Tue ilS"s VI .ne wy 10 uiS oven VI
InnI h'hu ai"hg III 'front.' vi u Man property
SKINNER ho'eu thaI 'iie DC la'o lroui Mhyos
horih coIne. W tno SCUM corner Oh Tue sane
oiock. IN the suggestion Oh menoeI Oh the
eounv'' 'n's ho.i". WAS chahgeu so taat the cly
"ouiu pun the tl'e IN u the residents "ou'd iur.
n.sh H. Loohey stateu 'hal INC street III iront %
hr. unison 9 resiuchce heedeu tillng ABOUT as Z
naa az any street, ana the people h'ing along
tnere snegts'eu 10 nun that they womb Iuthlsn
the ne II Tue '',y "ouia put IL IN o'ner places
III uliieIent pa'tS Oh .he 'o"h were 'ngstSca
"nere u would DE ADVISABLE 10 lay lie: ihdeeo,
in time me whole town would be tiled The
OPINION Oh the attorney was souento on t"e oIain-
age law VINO stated that ne han never partlcu'
larry examined H. but ne knew that me legisla-
ture had passed an act IN relation 10 ihat matteh
ne stated 'hht ne ala not thiIlR ANYBODY "ouIa
nave lne power Oh turning water anywhere they
wanted 10, Out that IL snoulu 20 III us most nat
urai course; out before ne gave an OPINION on u
ne would NE 10 examine me law: Inc origihai
m"ton OF ok>nhcr was put Hri,ith moved 70
amend hy extending the drain two blocks lns,ead
OF one McD"ugaii moved that Inc matter oe
REFERRED 10 tue street ana a!ey committee VIVID
power 10 act ana 10 report 10 thc cry counc'l az
It's next meeting. McDonghIl stated That he did
rot 'hink " proper to 20 into tins tile draining
business al all but II ought to be referred to com.
m!tee 10 examine INTO u ana zee now nuch o!
u Ia needed u am not" he said, Tin favor OF
horro~'n, money Tor That purpose, unless we
are bonnd 10 90 ~ or render ourselves lihble LOT
not doing It," The motion McDougall was car
ried.
,,-, GAMBLING.
SKINNER mere suggested that inc couheli Jackie IS
the Wneei VI fortune ordnance. III was mofeo
that II mere was such al, ordinance 'hat IL oe re-
voheu' pahe' "vu'u hhc w neai ,I"'h tne
e"1 a.,p'ney upon 'nat question: ,uc nttoi
"eS eAhh'neu IhaI una ter yesterday anu
aln Sa'ished that there 10 no ordinance ih tn's
ci.y nov III l''ec when H'io"s or auIho''AcS tne
Guy OF Otta~a 10 incense any VI THESE games that
are pronioiltd ny the law OF TINS stare nor 10
any " .ne SECTIONS Vi tue oIuiE anee leie,.es W
lay that we can incense any such eames, ltuoes
say that We can Incense hr"Kers' peuulers, aho
some olher such expressions: mere area mum
Der OF games that are az fair and iegiliInate 40
can poss'oly DC conceived, ana 10 say thas tnh
oruinahce reiers 10 tloSe games "ouiu pe q VIZ
alioh Oh All proper rules OF constructions Oh any
law. for instance saw A'd' biaKe lew Gays
ago down here throwing sticks At II lou OF Itte
aogs' there was game OF chahce as 70 whelneI
ne won'd MT, ana nc had TO put up len cehts;
any OF the games OF That Kind are perfectly iair
ana 'esl',,hate. lhat kihu only are Teertu 70
10 sue orulhahce' Dut eucn games rs sue WINCH
81 fortune, or d bucket shop on the street. you
"ou'd nave no power 20 incense. INC
mayor stated That he desired 70 take issue WIN
me city attorney on this matter. Hooer' sald
mat on the Gay OF barnum's circus all those VINO
)u1 up tnose ehtcing games "ere notlneu 70
lose up, ana oid 80, out Afterwards the city clerk
vas ordered 10 issue license u every one tnat