Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-30
PAVING DIRECTORS,
A HUNDRED STRONG;
UNITE ON N. SIDE
ANTI IMPROVEMENT ASSOClh.
TON is ORGANIZED TO FIGHT
NiSTRATION'S PLAN FOX
MODeRNlZlNG STREETS OF UN.
PAVED DISTRICT

with hundred or more objector3
attending protest meeting III Jeiec
son school, an association OF antl.im
prOyemeut converts who organized
last nilht to OPPOSE any plan the ad-
mnistratiCn may adopt for paving IN"
North ,ide dUriha the coming yea
Tine meeting pres lGed over b. Arthdf
Barrett, IA leader in the light against
the city's undertaking any pavement
on q large scale Tor 1920. while wax
ing warm at times, was on the aver
age a cool and deliberate discussion
Of Il question about which resolves
great Importance TO esiden.S OF that
section north of the Rock lsIana
tracks who are destined to be affected
by the proposed Improvement on .
large scale.
The gathering, which was widel.
advertised in advance, attracted \
deal Of interest from objectors. wlin
claim they are in a majority on the
North Side. and the large turnout IS
attributed to IA determination on thei'
part 10 block any assessments placed
against their properties at this time
of nigh cost of labor and materials.
Mr Barrett called the meeting II
critr. Reading several arguments
against the paving, Mr.. Barrett poln'-
ed out that the present day prices
were Erohibitive 20 the average North
| Side residents, and ii the city decided
! to go ahead with the improvement its
| act would be cOntiscatCry and cause
many people to lose their homes. His
! remarks We're loudly applauded. He
/ stated the North SiderS were facing a
most grave and serious situation and
must do something to protect them
| selves.
| Following his Introduction a motion
was made that a permanent orsanlza
tiOn be perfected known as th&
North Ottawa Improvement and Pro
tectiye Association The motion was
unanimously carried and then follow
cd an election OF officers, With the tol-
| lowing results.
l.reSidcut--Arthur Barrett.
Vice president Walter Wolfe,
Secretary Louis fucker.
Treasurer John Meady.
& nsidcrablc interest evolved about
the election. VI. W. Bach was noni
mated for president, but refused 10
serve, because. as he said, he could
lhis reason it would be impossible for
him to take the principal Office Al the
DISPOSAL of the newly formed associa
ton Then Mir Barrett's name was
placed before the meeting by MIR
Bach. and his election by unanimous
vote followed MI Wolfe was chose!
vice president by acclaim. The re
naming Offices were filled in the samt
manner. After the election Chairman
Barrett read a petition which he hat
drawn up aShing the council to delat
action ON the North side pavement
The petition. which was approved
! ) by those present, viii be sent Z
Mayor Weeks and the commissioners
II stated that at the present time tn
expenses tor paving the Norm SID
were more than the average working
, ing man could stand; that prices ar
20 high, il said tbrin2 nearly tWic'
, as high as when the West and Sontl
sides received their paving that th
people would not consent to any pres
| rnt action OF the council in favor o
paving. as thel were going TO cor
: tmue the fight all the way through
+ and until readjustment in prices i
Itfetted,
/ To Circulate Petitions.
y Small petitions were issued |
North Ottawa property owners, who's
q business it will bc to go to ever
|, house IN certain streets and have tn
owners and every taxpayer sign then
{ and which will later be sent in to tn
< city government to be approved ,
dsapproved. These petitions Wel
\. granted TO the following, with tn
It streets they are TO cover,
Mathew Bach, De Leon street
a. Arthur Barrett, LA Sale street.
q John Meady, Columbus street.
ThomaS Feeley, Joliet street,
a. Thomas Dickson, Norris street.
FL Oscar Hoax. Prairie street.
James Murphy, Jones and Po
a. streets.
~ Dan sullivan. Marquette street
.Tchn O'Connell, Guion street.
~ William Boiler. Paul street
10 The petitions are to be signed
nj every taxpayer in North Ottawa WI