Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
STANDARD OIL GETS.
ANOTHER SET BACK.
IN STATION PLANS.
COM MISSIONS WANT PERSONAL
OPINIONS OF ALL RESIDENTS
EFFECTED az $4,000 IMPROVE.
MENT BEFORE O. X. is GIVEN
PLAN.


boo or attempt to build service sta
ton in Ottawa, met with another set
back at this mornings meeting of the
city council. While the proposition
is not entirely Knocked into cooked
hat" prospects that the revised plans
sor erecting IL, station east of the
South Ottawa depot seemed exceeding
ly bright for failure this morning.
Even since the S. 0. people under
took to invest about $40 COO in plant
on the north side there has been an
undercurrent of Ifs and 'ands"
thrown in the way of the improve
ment as obstacles. These obstacles
found their way into the council cham
bers and now are growing into full
budded objections that make the out
look very dubious for the improve
ment
A week ago the cOmpany's repre-.
sentative, II. C. Griffin. was notified
that this morning he would be given
definite reply as to whether or not
permission would be granted him to
purchase the Hit lot on Hit street
and proceed with construction This
morning Commissioner Campbell and
Mayor Bradford were willing to gt
ahead and give Mr.. Griffin his answer
Commissioner Helffrich had not giver
the matter very serious consideration
during the seven days allotted him fol
looking into the proposition ant
wanted delay He announced tina
John Hill, who owns property nearby
had entered a personal protest to him
Mr. Hill, however. did not appear be
fore the council and present his OF
jectiOns in any regular form, and be
cause he intimated there were objet
tions. Tielffrch was Of mind that
house TO house canvass should b.
made Of the district in a quest 70
complaints.
Mr.. Meagher said he had been to'
| busy during the week to 20 into tn,
matter and he would like 10 get tn,
opinions of those residing in tn,
neighborhood before making any pos
tive move AS a consequence th'
proposition was put over until t0mor
row while the commissioners Wen
scurry Ing around the Deighborhoot
looking for the objections. Will,
serving as the council and not as tn,
board of local improvements this i
ono of the few instances when objet
tors apparently were about to be Civ
en- consdcratc ear
James J. D0ugherty, member o
the Chamber of Commences invest
CATION committee, who owns proper
ty almost adjoining the site selecte
for the plant, and Fred Schcrer al
other representative Of the Chambe
Of Commerce, in signed statemen
TO the council, recommended that pei
mission be granted the oil compan
to proceed with the erection of it
buildings The O. KS of these tw
citizens were read before the cour
cilmen began taking up their case i
rebuttal
II was admitted at the meeting the
in several cities where the Standar
Oil people own similar plants the
were found unobjectionable and 0
. the other hand improved the district
they were located in
Tomorrow mornings session wi
decide whether or not the $4,000 wi
: be spent in Ottawa or not Most
that money will 20 for labor and III
terials and winter work for skillt
and unskilled labor wouldn't 90 ha
bad to many men who are now eth,
already out or are about to be throw
out Of employment.
Edward Barnard, who resides ne
the % depot, was interviewed befo
the meeting by Commissioner Cam
bell and said he had no objections
the station being erected uear h
home, but believed as a safeguard
adjoining property city water mai
should be extended into that terrific