Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
FIREWORKS FLASH
AT COUNCIL MEETING
ALL ABOUT NOTHING
MAYOR FORCED TO USE GAVEL
TO STOP TRADE WHEN RESC
LUTON ON MOOSE ISSUE WAS
UP FOR DISCUSSION.

Pyrotechnics continue the order o
the day in the council chamber. Thi'
morning in the heat of an argumen
In which charges were made by Com
missioner Palmer that members O
he commission were trying to shif
responsibility in dealing with liquor
violations, the mayor was forced t.
close the dispute with resoundant
crack Of the gayel
Occurring, as they do at a time when
the future of the present form OF
/ government is ieopardized by a recall
petition. the tempcramcntal outbursts
! which have been marking the sittngs
OF the city did dads only serve to give
the 'aniis' campaign material of un-
denlable weight with the voters.
This mornings argument was prin.
cpally gabfest II was heated by
the sparks left from yesterday when
formal action on Commissioner Pal.
ner's charges against the Moose lodge
was deferred until today. The mayor
applied the torch and Mr.. Palmer fan.
ned the dispute TO white heat after a
resolution had been presented placing
authority to deal with the l.. O o. NJ.
matter in the hands of Mr.. Palmer
and City Attorney Clark
commissioner Palmer was appar
entity disturbed by the resolution pre-
sented by the executive and then
things went black" In the mayor $
resolve The Moose infraction was re-.
iefred to as an allegation Mr.. Pal
mer refused 10 accept this wording
and took it as a reelection upon him
self
You say alleged in this resolu-
tion, said Mr. Palmer. What do
you want? Proof that the Moose are
violating the laws. The wording is a
reflection and in view of what occur.
red yesterday do not approve of this,
ana u a motion is made to pass ii, Il
move that action be deferred.
The mayor then spoke up and said,
1T is customary. Mr. Palmer. when
guilt remains improved to alIege that
laws are violated and can see no
reason why you should take excep-
tons to this plan II merely puts the
power IN your hands to deal with the |
Then Commissioner Camp.
bell examined the resolution and he
found nothing wrong with it and an.
nounced his findings accordingly
Well, don't want to resort my mo-
tlon TO defer action, but | have got TO
do it in this case shot back Mr.. |.
Palmer This simply shows that
some members of this council are try |
ING to avoid responsibility by shift !
ing the burden to some ones else /
shoulders. | will hide behind this
bulwark."
About this time the gave came
down with a thud and the episode was
closed but not forgotten.
1t then fell the lot of Commission
crs Palmer and Helflrich to do 1T
tie horn locking over the installation
Of ladder for the use of fishermen
at the west end of the Fox river
bridge Mr.. Palmer presented the
and thought 1t should be
to by Commissioner Helf.
frich. Then followed weighing of
duties to see which of the other was
doing most Of the others work The
dispute llnally wound up with an in
ierrogation from Commissioner Pal
mer as to why some water stood in
the west side ravine. Mr.. Helffrich
not to be outpointed in questioning
retalliated with why Is the water in
the Fox river"
AS neither Is expert in hydrolics.
the connundrum passes into history
as the greatest unanswered civic prob
lem
II was finally decided to install III
ladder and Mr.. flelffrich viii oversee
the work, The point won things
again settled back to normal and the
commissioners set about adiournng
until next Friday morning.
To Build Sidewalk.
A communication asking the right
TO construct their new concrete side.
walk three feet from the curb was pre.
5ented by Fred Keith and other own
ers of property on West Madison
street, between Leland and Fisher
streets. The request will be granted
after commissioner Helfirich and Pub.
lie Engineer Farnsworth have looked
well into the proposal They were
given authority to act
To Prepare Ordinances.
Ordinances covering score or