Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
HOTEL MEN COMPLAIN
AGAINST DISTURBING
NOISES
WANT LOCAL CARS
SUPERiNTENDEN or TRANS.
PORTATlON SAYS EFFORT WILL
BE MADE TO INSTALL SERVICE
FOR EAST AND WEST SIDES.

The interurban and its franchise
continued in the spotlight Of civic
affairs today at the regular meeting
OF the city council Out of the con.
glomeration of charges preferred
against the c. O. x 7. came revo.
lutionary order from the mayor that
hereafter no more freight be hauled
thru Ottawa until the interurban was
properly privileged to do so under a
franchise grant from the city
Mans phases OF the recent dis
putes against the c. o. a p. We're
canvassed Local and limited serv.
ice were gone into some extremes
with the administration being as
sured by Superintendent of Transporta-
| tion Wade Watterson that he would
| do all within his power to bring about
the establishment on a half.h0ur basis
| Of service over the line from the east
ern TO the western limits Of the city
Tnis promise was satisfying TO the
city officials and will prove entirely
. satisfactory TO residents OF both west
and east Ottawa who have been az
fected hy the installation of limited
cars and the skip stop order now be-
ing followed Mr.. Watterson said he
favored halfhour local service and
placing all cars then on limited
basis. People in the two sections Of
the city most seriously affected by
the recently revised time table, win
consent to this without a protest. the
council was given to believe.
The interurban question was in.
jecrrl into this mornings netting by
J. Y zel.er, Of zeller Inn. and A T.
Richardson. o. Tho Hotel Ottawa.
Both men complained agans. the
noise made by freights at night, and
were unanimous that the trains were
sw., hching in the loop district this
morning until 4 O'Clock The noise
end disturbance was seriously inter-
ferng with their business. Both cit
cd occasions when guests arose dur
ing the middle of the night, checked
ol. and went to nearby cities, because
t,cy cannot sleep with the inC9s,ant
noise caused by the freight cars.
Mr. Watterson was asked by Com.
missioner Melgher whether or no.
the company was hauling much
freight lately Mr.. Wltterson admit.
ted the interurban had been storing
up considerable coal for winter use.
Mr. Meagher then asked him i they
hadn't been hauling considerable coal
for the General Roofing company at
Marseilles. to which Mr.. Watterson
answered in the affirmative
City Attorney Roger Clark read the
franchise which forbade the shin
ment of general freight of any kind
over the c. o. & p. and It was .hen
the mayor ruled that hencelorth there
be no more freight brought thru the
city until such time as the railway
was properly franchiSed to do so.
The condition of the tracks in East
Main street was again brought up and
It was charged the cars made so much
noise going over that section of
track, 1t could be heard to all parts
Of town.
Hotelmen Win Point.
The Hotel proprietors won their
point when Mr. Watterson said he
would have switching of freight at.
ter ten O'Clock stopped for all time.
The company, he said moved only its
own freight at that forbidden hour at
10 o'clock
Both Mr.. Richardson and Mr. Zeller
wanted the curves at Columbus ana
Main streets creased from day to day
This would stop the incessant squeak.
ing ana sQuealing caused by the
wheels as they ground their way
around the corners.