Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-19
ATTORNEYS TRY TO SELECT
TIME FOR THRESpING
OUT ISSUES
BEFORE JUDGE MAYO
COMMISSIONER HELFFRIcH Is
AMONG THOSE PROTESTING
AGAINST ASSESSMENT ROLL IN
COUNTY COURT.

Lawyers, representing objectors to
the downtown pavement, this after
noon in the County court, are trying
TO nix date upon which all legal
phases attached to the Improvement
ordinance will be threshed out in
Judge Mayos tribunal That the case
will be heard the latter part of next
week-Thursday or Fridays the
concensus of opinion among the ar.
ray of legal talent who will be con-
nected with the prosecution and de-
Tense of the assessment roll.
This morning the court announced
that it would like to have the hearing
held within the next ten days, and it
is believed when it has disposed of
the arguments pro and con, it will fix
the date within that period.
City officials, particularly members
of the Board of Local Improvements,
are exceedingly desirous of erasing all
legal entanglements connected with
the repaving, in ample time to permit
the awarding Of contracts in February
sometime Counsel for the city, Attor-
ney Taylor Strawn, and r. d. Mills,
will urge hasty test Of the objec-
tiOns. AS soon as that task is COM
pleted it will fall upon them to return
to court to protect the city's interests
In proceedings to be instituted in
which the benefits will be attacked.
Eicht Objections Filed.
When time for filing objections
closed it was found eight property
owners have deposited their protests
against the roll with Clerk A. f. Bach.
Those who complain against the roll
John Helffrich, Mike Heffrich, DR.. T.
w. Burrows, f. A. Hathaway, Hugh
Colwell, Willard Gay, Mrs Edna Far
rell and Frank Sanders.
In explaining his objections, Com
missioner Hclffrich, who is also
member Of the Local Improvement
Board, stated he owns a piece of prop
'erty thirty by thirty-two at the rear
OF the Turner'S hall He already has
paid one assessment under which this
parcel was benefited and says he
does not believe it fair that he should
again be taxed The lot faces Jack
son street and was included in the
Clinton street Improvement of a few
years ago The commissioner also
owns the lot occupied by the Saliva
ton Army corps, but says his objec-
tions are not registered against the
Assessments at that place.
City Pays $1,000.
The city of Ottawa is not excluded
from paying its share of the paving
cost. The tax against the people for
the park, hospital site and a small lot
on Madison street, approximates $11,-
1000. The tax against Washington
square alone is S100S0.
Want District 2 Started.
With the loop pavement approach
ing the point where construction is
= promised in short time, an agitation
has been started for hasty action up.
on district No. 2. comprised of that
territory lying north of Lafayette
street and south of the | & NJ. canal
1 TO date nothing definite mas been done
toward Strengthening out this tangle,
and as time for action is at hand, con
siderable comment is heard at the de
lays, which now are being termed en-
: tirely unnecessary.
\ All authorities agree that both jobs
should be carried out at the same
time to avoid tearing NJ the streets al
Heparate intervals and keeping the
business section in turmoil on tWc
OCCASIONS when it could all be done
\ at once and then be over with.