Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-24
COUNCIL TO TELL
c. 0.P. HOW TO RUN
AND STOP ITS CARS
ADMINISTRATION NOT TO AS.
SUME DUTIES OF MOTORMAN,
BUT WILL DESIGNATE WHAT
CONSTITUTES SERVICE HERE.

As a result of its claimed inability |
because Of these strenuous war times, |
to install local service over the line |
through Ottawa, the council will desig- |
nate 10 the c., O. & p. when and how
its cars shall run through the city. |
This was tentatively agreed upon this
morning at the regular meeting of
the administration chiefs when F. Z.
Fisher, general superintendent Of the
interurban, in letter to the commits
sion stated emphatically 1t would be
impossible for his company to comply
with the demand for car to operate
purely as benefit TO local passengers.
The trouble, as is we'll known, is
the outgrowth of the complaints aris-
ing against the by-hourly service in
vogue for more than a year, coupled
with which was the installation of
limited cars that made local traffic
over their streets virtually impossible
to residents OF the city The council
offered no protests against the Fisher
letter ,but set about redeying into the
ordinances and franchises to see what
their rights were and were not. 1t
is not improbable that before the new
administration comes in steps may be
taken to see that something like the
semblance Of service is furnished the
people of East and West Ottawa.
In his letter Mr. Fisher said that
the war made it impossible for his
company to buy new car and that,
anyway, all recommendation now
were against installation Of additional
equipment There may have been
one or two on the council who ques.
toned the need of any new car or
cars, but if there were nothing was
said to indicate they had some doubts
on the matter
From this topic the conversation
ran the gamut from repairing or
rather restoring East Main street to
its original condition to the inter
urban's buying a new saftey island
for Main ana Columbus streets.
There was also some discussion about
repairs being made in the loop
! where derailed cars have fractured
wholesome quantities Of bricks. Ever
remembering that these matters
merely were discussed no definite
steps were taken.
Bridge Closed.
/ Thursday OF this week La Sale
street will be thrown open to traffic
! but hitch has been discovered as
a result of the condition Of the
1 bridge. Painters working on the
structure found there had been mucf
deterioration, a result of which wa.
many broken rivets and rotted ioists
II was deemed advisable to make re
pairs forthwith before opening The
/ structure again.
Lay Water Mains.
Commissioner Meagher reported
that water mains were beig extended
to the packing plant and to the Stand
ard Oil Company's new building il
South Ottawa The work IS bein
rushed 20 as early completion as pos
sible, Mr.. Meagher stated
Complain Against Tractors.
Tractor engines and threshing rig
That have been violating the ord
nances by operating over the pave
streets are slated for stern rebuk
from now on. Complaints were mad
to the council this morning that man
. rigs of these sorts had been trayers
ing the streets, cutting them up an
3 leaving them in bad repair in deiianc
. Of the law The police were notitie
| to be ruthless in their arrests. Not
. fication also will be served upon tn
1 police to arrest all speed Ordinanc
ylOlators.
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