Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-17
ILLEGAL TO OPEN
COUNTY BUILDING
FOR USE OF CITY
DENY PLEA OF
WQMEN'S CLUBS, FEARING ES-
TABLlGHMENT OF "CANGEROUS
phECEDENT''-ADJOURN TODAY.

TABLlSHMENT or DANGEROUS
PhEcEDENT'--ADJoURN TODAY.
Supplying Ottawa with rest room,
while other cities and villages of the
county are not thus provided out of
county funds, was not to the liking OF
he roard Of Supervisors. AT their
session this morning the. solons de-
dies after & o'elGck p. III. would De
ciG5d that to throw open the ladies
rest room in the county building for
public use after i o'clock III the even
ng would be showing partially to-.
ward Ottawa and could be construed
as the establishment of a dangerous
precedent that might some day cause
The supervisors q lot OF trouble.
This action followed petition pre-
scntcd at the Wednesday meeting OF
| the legislators by women's clubs Of OF
tawa, Dayton and Waltham townships.
They asked that the present ladies'
rest room be thrown open for use at
night, as we'll as during the day. The
matter was referred to proper commit
tees and the county attorney for an
| opinion on the legality Of the prOpost-
ton.
This morning the report was made.
1t was announced that the rest room
4 was solely for the use Of court house
/ att1ches and those having business
within the county building 1t was
not established as a convenience to
1 Ottawa, and ii Ottawa wants any
/ such an institution, it would necessar'
1 ily follow that the city supply its own
/ lavatorios and toilets for use Of stran
gers within its gates,
In this manner the petition was dis
/ posed of, thus ending the hope of the
philanthropic clubs who had only the
veal of the general public at heart
when they went before the board and
| asked for this little favor.
Help Plano Fund.
/ Mrs W. ". Nash and other benevo-
lent ladies who installed a player
piano in the Detention Homo, request
cd d s75 donation from the board,
which was granted. The piano was
purcl;ased by popular subscription,
] Al, ,tI . "a, he nd Lodi ~ n
1 gift from Y. r. Johnson, who sold the
! instrument TO the committee. The
cost was $3.50, which Mr., Johnson
shaved to $3.50 out of public spirited
ness, and then the ladies' started on
their campaign to raise the remainder
They managed to secure all but SO,
which they asked from the county
Whom the petition was read it was the
unanimous opinion Of the solons thai
the deficit should be made up out OF
the county funds.
Change Insurance Plan.
The objection to county officers ol
aids writing insurance on public
buildings, carried weight, when tha
question was again up for discussion
this morning. While the supervisors
decided not to cancel any OF the poll
cies now in force, they passed a reso
luton putting an end to the practice
of officials writing the policies in tn
future. The rule makes II Impossible
for any insurance company lin an.
way connected with the county t
handle any more OF the premiums.
Cannot Transfer Funds.
County Attorney Wcese gave a.
. opinion that 1t would be illegal 10
the state Aid & Charities committee t
Q transfer $1,000 from their surpln
| funds to the Court House and Ja
S committee. As a consequence tina
< committee will have to go through tn
{ rest of the wear without any cash o
s hand The supervisors decided not
a permit the switch.
Adjourn This Morning.
9 The Eoard adjourned this mornin
after one of the most uneventf'
9 meetings In its history. There was
J. general scramble to the clerks ofiit
d for mileage and per diem, as soon 6
the gpvel fell announcing tie end
i the session.