The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-10
TIL. Ten Wise Men,

their regular monthly meet on Tuesday night
aud the usual amount Of tahy and wind was
produced by the representatives of the var
ious wards. This assemblage of the states
men from the various wards was not devoid
Of its intellectual set-tos. Aids H0ban and
We'll having SHE'D their castors into the ring
afterwards, however, deliberated and with
drew, and nobody was hurt, and the partici
pants were satisfied when the referee decid
ed it a drawn battle. Aid. Hull didn't like
the milk and water policy of the city adj
ministration in dealing with bridge matters
and, in fact, neither he nor any one else
with the probable exception of his Honor
Mayor Allen, can see into the wherefore Of
the thusness" of the complications, as ii
were. One member of the council aptly
termed the way the bridge question is being
dealt with as "monkeying,' and it strikes
the key note of the situation in the upper
clef. The reports of the various city officers
were read and approved, that Of the treas
urer showing balance on hand of 3,l49.5I'
The petition of the Ottawa Water Works to
| lay pipes and mains on the floor of the new
bridge was granted, Aids. Skinner and We'll
voting no, the petitioners to enter into a
contract with committee composed Of Aids.
Ebersol, MacKinlay and Williams, appointed
H., IA oh Tl,n aSl AL for
by Joseph Albrecht ard others on Jefferson,
between Sycamore and Poplar streets, were
reported O. X, by AID lIoban, who also re-
ported the purchase Of a boat load of stone
for street crossings. Report was adopted.
An ordinance permitting owners and occu-
pants of lots fronting on Paul street to put
down curbng l6 feet from the fence line
was adopted, Aids, Hull and Thomas voting
against it. No action was taken on Aid.
Ebersors San ordinance to appropriate
50 900 ON account an unforeseen emergen
cy, and to provide for the borrowing of the
same" The police committee reported as
being favorable to increasing the force by
the addition Of two policemen, and recon-
mended that o. p. Robbinette and George
Shinder be appointed. On motion recon-
mendation was not sustained. The Pine
street sewer, according to report, will
cost Sl92 to repair it, and $50 as cost of
laying crossings in block II in Ottawa cen.
ter. The work was ordered to be done. A
ditch in front Of the property owned by \.
F. Schoch and Chas Metzger west side, re-
qured to he filled up. Referred TO street
and alley committee. Aid. We'll finally got
the attention of the council attracted to east
Ottawa, Of which he is resident, and on
motion it was ordered that east Main street
be graveled and tiled wherever needed, as
soon as possible, which may mean in the
year 4. D. 1890. The mayor and finance
committee were, on motion of Aid. Thomas,
ordered to provide means and settle with
Mr.. Barber, the bridge contractor, for extra
work on that structure. AID. MacKinlay
alone voted no. After ordering bills for
labor on the approaches to the new bridge
to the amount of nearly 5000, Mayor Allen
stated that he would be absent from town
f.,- three o." four weeks and SUGGESTED that
the council appoint some one to act IN his
place during his absence. On motion Of
Aid. Hull, Mr.. lIoban was appointed Mayor
pro tenn. The council then adjourned. The
aldermen put on their wraps, lighted their
fyecent cigars and meandcred homewards,
with the fixed consciousness Of having had
duty to perform for their constituents ana
and of having performed that
duty well.