Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07
TAKE ROUND ABOUT
WAY TO RID CITY
OF ONE EMPL0YE
ALL MADE TO FILE APPLICATION
so MEMBER OF POLICE DE.
PARTMENT CAN BE htlievED
OF DUTIES.

cicutous route ives Travelled
by the city council this morning
TO dispose OF one OF its employees.
After demanding OF all the cty's
health applications for re.appoint
ment 10 the jobs they held the com.
missioners in naming men thus sum.
marily left vacant" decided ii. want
ed all its old employees back again
except one. John Cisco. who has
served as patrolman during the past
three years, bore the brunt of the
burden thrus upon his colleagues.
He was slated for removal because his
years were beginning to pile Ipon
MN and because he was having
trouble in handling the police am.
bulance. His name today does not
appear in the list of appointments.
There was a brief furry thru the
council chamber when time came to
NIL all the city Offices with compe.
tent assistants. When Commission.
er Campbell presented Patrolman
Clscos name 10 succeed himself his
announcement was met by great gobs
OF silence, The name of Maurice
Hart was suggested by Commission.
er Meagher as substitute and when
vote was taken the Mayor. Com.
| mlssoners Meagher and Helffrich
threw their weigh. to Hart's side,
while Mr. Campbell was alone in his
choice of Cisco.
In the voting for city sealer to fill
tie vacancy left by the resignation
Of F. S. Johnson, Edward J. Burns.
assistant supervisor from Ottawa,
was named to the place
Other Council Business.
/ Reports of officers were read
! Chief Zurich reported - arrested
one British deserter and two ar.
rests for the Aurora police
Fire Chief Boissenin reported nine
/ fires.
| Inspector Wilson collected in plumb.
( ing fees e727.
/ The bond of G. f. Woodward as a
trustee OF Ryburn Hospital was ap.
/ proved.
Attorney H. NJ Kelly submitted
! bills for SG0c for services rendered in
the prosecution of Dan J. Dinneen for
violation of the saloon ordinances
and retainer of $500 for the part he
will play in the defense of Patrolman
Neary. indicted for assault with in.
tent to kill Owen Fox.
II. A Witte was employed o make
an audit Of the clerks books,
( The Pay roll. amounting to SS,95S,
- as ordered paid
The Appointments
; The following is the list Of ncw.ol,
appointces as decided upon today
Administration officers.
Wy AitTk w. W. NHIllS.
City Attorncy--R Roger II Clark
Police Department.
Chief George Zurich
Captain Charles Montgomery.
Patrolmen-Jerry Looney. Thomas
j, Reilly. Henry Monroe. Jesse Ilol
mes. Luke Neary. James g. Sheehan
Maurice Hart
! Police Woman Miss l.aunia Aus
sem
Fire Department.
Chief Joseph Boiscnnin
lst, Asst. Chief James j. Iougl
crty.
2nd Asst. Chief George A. Stever
: son.
l. Pipemen-- Edward Haley Pete
Creedon. George Mayo. Bcnjami
Ford Milton Waterman
Other Departments.
}, Health Officer DR. w a. pike.
Plumbing Inspector William Wi
=. son.
Public Engineer George t. Farm
worth
g Street Superintendent Owen
Fox
i. City Sealer Edward j. Burns.
S. Bridge Tenders Ira Anderso
id Conrad Rhpinhn rdt and Jospph Burk
Assistant superintendent of Wa;'
RI Mark Duffy
Chief Engineer at Pumping Sta,i,
IN John G. Daley.
e. Assistant Chief Engineer--Mart
y. +. Lanigan.
Fireman George G. Carrier.
Battle Sea