Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-28
COUNCIL GETS TIPS.
ON LATEST MODELS.
Of FIRE APPARATUS.
REpRES or LARGE
COMPANY ATTENDS MEETING
OF SslONERS AND EN-.
llGRTENS tn EN- ON NEW
TRUCK PATTERNS.

Automobile fire trucks Of the stand
ard make We're discussed at gret
length Wednesday night at the
regular NEE ing of the city couuch,
the aiming Ci various models AM
tneir qualifications being confined only
to lacts which enl ghtened the mem
bers oi the administration Tor future
use.
The mayor and commissioned :,
aAiIe moi HAY ing decided uFOn an
definite course Tor securing new ilt9
lighting apparatus, are cognlzdnt O.
the tluth tnat the day is not far dis
tant when the city will have to 90 t.
the expense oi purchasing d truck i
roPIace the one ntW in service, wnich
5 steadily headed for the scrap hea..
III mas y Johnson a representa-
live of The Ameriyan-l-a Franc Con-
| any, a corporation which exclusively
manufacturers fire ngn ing equipment,
Was present az the meeting OF The
c0uncil and eXplointed the virtues OF
the machines made by his concern
Mr. Johnson Went into minute de-
tails o each model turnru out by the
American-I.a Franc people He said
he cheapest machine his company
markets is s9,5JJ, while the highest
,lrice model is $i2 50t These prices
include trucks equipped with cenlrii-
ugal pnmEs capaJle q! tnri wing water
over amy nullding III Ottawa. 1he
pumps are attached to the ire ny
drantS as Il means OF boosting the ciit
pressure to very effective streams.
As for The payments, he SAID tn
city CLuid adopt whatever method Il
saw III Tor meeting the cost OF ore
o. his trltCAs. f!e Waa Wiling, he sad.
to sell a machine on time letting Tie
city complete their purchase "a Il
truck on the nS.ullmcnt plan. Ii this
sch emc was rut into force his coth-
panv would require interest ON al!
time payments. The company, he
stated, took this means of supplying
the want uf munlc. .pa.ltics Nnete OF
tiCiais TrCtorred not to issue bOnaS
fOi the pun chase ot fire equipment.
During CrOSs-eXaminatiOn by mem
1ers OF t.le commission Mr. JOhnSoA
Announced l. as his opinion that the
present truck CNncd By the cit, ncNt"
was suitable ioT the purpose int tndei
OF it, because it was d commercial de
vice transformed into TIRE ti2htliG
equipment by concern having M
scientific knowledge of the hre ap-
pdratu9 game.
His company, he said had sod
trucks 10 Peru, la Sale, Streator
and Mend Ia, in La Sale County, and
as far as he knew the equipment ~an
| giving much satisfaction,
| When he had completed his talk
! the council. alter listening closely TO
! all he said decided to let the trDlrn
| business thoroughly soak in before
going any further into the lrcpos. ion
Wants Canal Repaired.
! Commissioner Edward Dougherts
! announced that residents Ot CheAlnU'
and Superior streets were complaining
against canal water Seepage nnllnt
its way into their cellars. The com
missioner announced that the resi-
dents ot that territory had 'hroa' enet
to bring suit against the city 1t som"
thing was not done at once to allie
vlate the condition. The wa .er, b.
said. came from a leak in the bank o
the waterway and hen flowed into al
open ditch eventually no ding tel
ritory almost a block square,
! As the trouble lies entirety with tn
canal and the water does not ru'
across ANY street, 1t Was decided tt
write a letter C the canal Gonmi.
sioncrs and notify them to repair tn
damaged canal bank To prevent
, causing any more trouble.