Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-31
NEW PAVING IS
PASSED BY COUNCIL
COMMISSIONER ADOPT PLANS
At MEETING TODAY FOR $s5, ,oC0
WORTH OF EXTENSIONS TO
PAVED DISTRICTS.

Ordinances for more than $So,GVJ
worth OF paving improvements were
approved by the members Of the city
council this morning in the city hall.
Objections to parts of the Van Buren
street Improvement were made by At
torneys Fullerton, Cairns and Com
missioners Meagher and Helffrich.
The ordinance for the Improvement
on that street, was passed, however,
over the protests.
The first ordinance adopted was the
one for payements on parts OF jack
son, Jefferson, Lafayette and Forest
streets in West Ottawa, The second
was for the paving of Phelps and
Kansas streets, and the third was for
Cornell street, between Glover and
Center streets.
The fourth ordinance taken up was
that covering the eastern portion oil
Van Buren, street. Commissioners
Meagher and Helffrich were OF the
opinion that the street was not settled
enough to warrant paving at this time.
Attorney Fullerton voiced the senti~
ment of the property owners who did
not want the paving. Attorney Cairns
spoke along the same line, laying
stress on the point that as paving is
only a benefit to the property owners
and not the public in. general, he be-
lieves the wishes Of the owners should
be abided by.
! Mayor Bradford was spokesman in
favor Of the improvement and cited in
stances showing where property own.
crs had protested because Of the con-
ditioh the street was in. He also
stated that the engineers advice on
the street was that It was At for paw
ing. 'To pave at a later date vii
cost great deal more to the city and
property owners" said the mayor In
his closing remarks.
Commissioner Helffrich brought In
a motion that action be deferred on
the ordinance. The motion lost by a
three to two vote, Commissioners
/ Cam ubell and Palmer and Mayor
Bradford voting in the negative. A
/ motion was then made that the ordi-
nance be passed and was carried by
three to two vote, Helffrich and
Meagher voting in the negative.
Conduit Ordinance.
The conduit ordinance, in the loop
district only, was up for consideration
this morning. Mayor Bradford asked
/ that the council as whole consider
the ordinance. Commissioner Meagh-
er asked that action be deferred on
the ordinance until report Of the
ccnduits from district number two,
/ the outlying portions, be heard from
Commissioner Helffrich made mo-
tion that action he deferred until re-
port from the Utilities Commission be
made on the two districts. The mo-
tion was lost by three to two vote
/ Commissioner Meagher stated that in
sofar as the companies affected were
concerned they might get action or
one OF the ordinances and then let the
other pass. The ordinance this morn
ing was merely up for consideration
Of the councilmen as a whole and ne
vote on its acceptance was taken.
Wants Legal Help.
City Attorney Taylor Strawn peti
toned for help in two important suits
against the city one by rr DEEMS
and the other by Philip DuShane. DR.
DEEMS was injured while riding in ar
auto over a North Ottawa street. D,l
Shane is suing for damages suffered
when sewer in South Ottawa backed
up into his basement. The DuShant
suit is for $4,000 A motion was tax
en- giving Mayor Bradford authority tt
appoint legal aid for City Attorne,
Strawn.