Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
CALL SUPERVISORS
TO RESC|ND ACTION
ON FEDERAL ROAD
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR
FRIDAY iNSURES OTTAWA
WAY MUST BE BUILT SOUTH
OF RIVER.

WAY MUST BE BUILT SOUTH
OF RIVER.
a special meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors is being arranged for
next Friday in ottawa, the purpose
of calling the soions together being
TO rescind action taken March u,
at which time it was voted to switch
the Federal Aid road from south Oi
the Illinois river to the north La
sale Ottawa highway.
Petitions are in circulation and
before night enough signatures VIII
be obtained TO insure calling the So
ions together at 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
Immediately after the Board, by
an overwhelming large vote, Be,
cided to dabble in bond issues and
government work, events began to
pile UP in rapid order. First came
an edict from the State Highway
Commission, ruled that the route
south of the river had been definitely
settled upon as the site for the Fed
,eral Aid highway that is where
it will be built. He refused to ac-
cept the decision of the solons when
they voted to merge the 100000 600
bond issue road, which is laid out
over brewery hill ana thence west
ward to La Sale, and the Federal
road, which is designated to run thru
the loop, south across the Illinois
FLYER bridge on westward along the
thru Illinois State Park and Deer
Park. Mr.. Bradt pointed out in his
ruling that the supervisors were I'M
der a isapprehension, and. instead
of saving the county $4,000 as they
claimed. they were, in reality, losing
some $l500CO by their act of March
.21.
Griggs Gives Legal opinion
The second big event came today
in a comprehensive opinion handed
down by Attorney Clarence Grisss,
showing the illegality of the steps
taken at the other special meeting
Of the solons. Mr.. Griggs points out
just where the county board stands
toward the Federal Aid road and
their inability to alter in any way
the routes decided upon by the State
and Federal Boards. After writing
the opinion Mr.. Grggs sent it on to
Mr. Bradt for official yerifcatiOn
When he dal carefully read the con
tents Mr.. Bradt sent the report back
to ottawa with his o. X. on all the
questions raised by the former Cham
ber of Commerce president
| Mr.. Bradt has announced he will be
in Ottawa Friday to attend the spec
ial meeting of the county board and
address the members on this i'm
portant matter.
Mr.. Griggs' statement:
The County of La Sale is inter
ested in the construction of thret
kinds OF hard roads. First what i,
known as state aid roads; second
bond issue roads, and, third. fedora
aid roads
4. State aid roads-These road.
are constructed by the joint action o
the county board and the state high
ways commission. The county bOart
has the right To select certain road
which it wishes TO have constructed
as state aid road and appropriate
one-half Of the funds necessary to con
struct such d road and the state ar
propriates or pays the other halt
The construction is done under con
tracts awarded by the state highway
commission, and the work is super
yised by the said commission Ate
the state aid road is constructed tn
/ state thereafter takes entire chare
Of its maintenance
- Bond issue roads-This refer
to a statewide system OF hard road
to be constructed by the state an
paid for by an issue of $60,o10,0.o q
bonds. The law authorizing the COZ
struction of bond issue roads d
scribes the general location of III
routes along which the proposed road
: are to be constructed, with proris
- that the department Of public work
, and buildings may make mine
{ changes in the location of the route
a and providing. further, that the d
partment shall not improve any roa
e or part thereof inside OF city
e over $500 inhabitants. Route No.
g starts at Joliet and runs through Q
P taWa. La Sale. Peru to East Molin
. Route No. % runs from the Visions
: state line south through Sycamor