The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-05-11
THE NEW REGIME,
Heads that Fell and Heads that Didn't.
The New Council and the Mayor.

The New Council and the Mayor.
Two mayors presided over two councils on
Tuesday evening, Mayor Sherwood over the
new and Tx, Mayor Allen over the old. In
terest manifested in Mayor Sherwood and
his appointments, was AZ fever heat all day
and when the hour for the converting Of the
council arrived, fully three hundred people
blocked the space beyond the rail and the
doors and windows Of the council room.
Outside the doors and windows men stood
fifteen feet deep, crowiiug and pushing for
a position from which to hear the proceed
ings, while many more stood about the city
hall in groups anxiously discussing probable
appointments, The evening was very warm
and the council room shut off from the out.
side breeze by walls OF perspiring humanity
was anything but desirable place to remain
during the meeting but men remained even
while their linen melted and their limbs
grew stiff from sustaining a standing pos
lure.
The roll call Of the old council displayed
no absentees and the new business was re
ferred TO the incoming council.
Mr.. Armstrong, of the law and ordinance
committee, reported two ordinances in sal
airy. One proposed to place the salary of
the mayor at $500 and of the aldermen at
- per meeting actually attended and the
other to give the city attorney 5000 per year
instead of $500. The first ordinance was
speedily voted down, as the council seemed
to have arrived at the conclusion that the
mayor and alderman Of l889-9l might work
for glory IN heretofore Mr.. We'll protest
ed against $500 for the city attorney, and
thought $500 amply sufficient. lie amended
to that effect and the salary of City Attorney
Maddyn was forewith placed at $500 per
annum.
Health Officer Dyer made his yearly re
port. Pneumonia is in the lead with ten
deaths to Its credit, old age next with seven
and paralysis third, with five. The death
rate was but 8 % to the thousand, death
rate 50 low that it makes Ottawa among the
healthiest cities in the world.
The street and alley committee reported
reported that the pier of the Chestnut st.
bridge would be completed as soon as the
water could be let out of the canal.
Mayor Allen made a short farewell ad-
dress, noting that the departments of the
city were in first class order, that three
miles of new street had been made in the
past year, and bid the retiring council fare
well.
recess Of five minutes was taken in
which the aldermen and city officers elect
were sworn in, after which
MAYOR SHERWOOD
the new council. There we're
many new faces among the tables-Alshuler,
Fuchs, Lunney, williamson and Porter, who
assumed the seats warmed but moment
before by Hayne, Titus, Cstln, We'll and
lIillard.
The Mayor announced that he would first
make his appointments.
VIM Osman & Sons, City Printer; Thos
Brennan, City Marshal; Peter Myer, Asst.
Marshal; Thos. Simon, Chief of Police; Jerry
Maher, John DAILY and ]. NJ. Walsh patrol
men; Robert Wilson, City Surveyor, and D.
F. Hit, Asst; Henry Wolf, Chief, and
Henry Weis, Asst. Chief Engineer; George
Hahn, Engineer of steamers; DR.. 7. H. |
Trainor, Health Officer; Andrew Scherer,
Street Supervisor, and Ed. Dinneen, Asst;
e. j. Kelly, City Comptroller, and W, Z.
city scaveDger.
Joseph Corcoran did not like to see the
city printing go to a weekly paper.
Mr.. Williamson, alderman from the sec |
md ward, was loaded for speech and d. |
rected his effort in favor of giving the print.
ng to daily paper.
Mayor Sherwood said that motion to
confirm the appointments was in order
Mr.. Taylor made motion and it was
speedily amended by Mr., Hull, to read that
he appointments be considered separately.
Mayor Sherwood said that if the appoint
nents could not be approved as a whole he
you'd withdraw them and make list that
would be approved as whole. After a lit
lie, however, the Mayor allowed separate
He first named Thomas
Brennan for marshal
Mr.. Williamson said he wanted NJ. Scher.
RS appointment as street supervisor consid.
red first.
Apparently the Mayor was not looking
lis way.
Mr.. Williamson had evidently plumed
himself He insisted that the Mayor submit
he appointment of city printer first. He
poke in mandatory voice,
The Mayor smiled at Mr. Williamson and
aid that If he (Mr. Williamson) would look
Up the law on municipalities he would find
hat the Mayor had full power to any ap-
continent he chose, and that at present he
the Mayor proposed to submit that of the
itv marshal