The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-23
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ISOLATION, at which the subject was preached,
met Mr.. West and asked under what condi.
lions and circumstances he would come 10
Ottawa, and their report at the meeting on
Monday evening vas anything hut satisiac
tory. Mr. West first asks for a building OF
sufficient size at n rental Of not more than
three hundred dollars per year, or new
building for which he may pay on the in
stallment plan, and then demands thar
$4,000 worth of machinery be furnished
him as bonus for locating here, he to re.
linquish the machinery unless he remained
in business here five years, and remaining
five years to acquire title to it.
Messrs. Catln, Porter, Thomas and Others
would grant him all he asked, excepting the
bonus. This, declared the gentlemen pres
ent would be impossible, as the committee
could not find merchant who would give "A
single do lar toward it. The old green bolt'e
factory could be secured at three hundred
dollars per year, and he could be furnished
with all the tomatoes he wished to contract
3 for, but if the Business Mems Association
should bay any machinery it would run tie
factory itself, for Mr.. West seemingly de
sires to rent ready furnished factory a;
three hundred dollars per year, nothing
more.
The committee was continued and in
structed t. procure another proposition
from Mr.. West.
One of the gardners present said that the
time for planting seeds in the hot beds was
to be furnished, they uhe gardners) must be
in possession of the facts as soon as possible
Mr. Porter said that others were looking
over the ground, and if Mr.. West did not
locate here there was good prospect for a
cam ing factory AT any rate.
ABOUT THE pANvILLE ROAD.
Mr.. j. f. Porter, of the committee on the
Dsnville road, reported no actual informs-
ton acquired. The committee had looked
over the papers filed in the Recorders of.
fee. and found that the road would run
directly northwest from Danville, passing
through Champaign, Ford, Livingston, La
Sale, Lee, Ogle and Stephenson counties
Mr.. Porter had written Mr.. McNulty, the
man who would doubtless have the laying
out of the route in hand, rs to whether or
not he intended passing through this city
but had as yet received no reply. The fact
of the case is that the road is contemplated
as connecting link between the east and
the north, avoiding Chicago 1t is so laid
out that in passing through the counties
named it must surely mediate entering their
largest cities. 1t therefore aims at Paxton
Pontiac, Streator, Mendoza, AmbOyQ), Ore
gon and FreepOrt, and must either pass
through this city or La Sale. Let induce
ments be offered if there is a chance of Sc
curing the road.
Is 1T ILLEGALLY MAINTAINED?
The toll road, south of the city then came
up for discussion, In pursuing its investi
cation, the committee stumbled upon some
important facts The road had paid but one
per cent on its capital stock since its ncor
poration, and for the past three years had
paid no dividends whatsoever, and the
stockholders were very willing aye anxious
hat ha ha in ho,
they might realize something from an un
paying investment But the facts of the
case seemed to the committee to be these
The road company was Incorporated by the
legislature, and in the bill it was declared
that it should receive its right of way from
one of the courts of the county, and have
the same recorded that the capital stock
was to have been S25 900; that the road was
to have been completed to the Vermillion
river, near StreatOr, ami that plat of the
road should be filed in the recorders office.
None Of these conditions were carried out,
than half the capital stock was actually sub
scribed and paid in, only three miles of the
road were ever constructed, and a plat OF
the road was never recorded. Under these
circumstances, 1t seems that the company
has not, and never did have, a right to oc-
cupy the road. Several gentlemen advised
that the commissioner of highways Of South
Ottawa be induced to tear down the toll gate,
but, in case of litigation, who would bear
the expense? Answered, that the county
board should be seen about the matter. The
committee was continued, with Mr.. Richal.
son added and instructed to determine
what action could best be taken.
THE SEWAGE NATTER.
Mr.. Means, of Peru, who had promised to
speak on the Chicago drainage bill, which
was considered on Teusday, telegrnphed
that he could not be present, AMI the matter
was discussed by Messrs. Thomas, Mayo,
Eckles and Hannifen. Resolutions were
adopted instructing the representatives from
this county to vote against the bill, unless
the twenty section, which empowered