Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-04
DEPARTMENT HEADS
REPORT ON MONTHS
WORK FOR AUGUST
ALL BRANCHES OF ClTY'S ADMIN.
iSTRATiVE LIFE HAD BUSY
THIRTY DAYS POLICE TO
HAVE MOTORCYCLE COP AS
TERROR TO AUTOiSTS.

Reports of departmental heads We're
read last night at the regular meeting
of the mayor and commissioners, wind
ing up business affairs for the month
Of August. The reports, all abbre-
Waited to a nicely, were put through
the usual process Of being received
them contained anything to rant
about, all showed that the various
branches of civic affairs We're busily
employed during the month just
closed.
City Sealer O'Connell reported 10
ins nspectioES and ordering ten scales
corrected. Gas tests made under his
supervision found the pressure up to
standard.
Dr. w. A. Pike reported only one
case Of contagion--a case OF measles,
His report was compiled before dis
coyery of three cases Of diphtheria in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph PERI
novac on Marquette street.
The police department reported
eighteen arrests and assessment o.
fines against ten offenders, the total
collections being Slo0. Reports now
made by the police are accompanied
by the mileage and amount of gaso
line used by the patrol. The repor.
showed the gray Maria Travelled POI
miles in the month and used up eighty
three gallons Of gas, or at a rate OF
two and One-third miles for each gal
Ion of gas consumed,
Fire Chief BoiSsenin reported sew.
enteen nres during August. The truck
travelled seventy-nine miles in the
thirty DAYS and got much better mile.
age ont Of the gas. The big fire fight.
ing apparatus used up only twenty
one gallons of fuel, covering those
seyenty-nine miles at the rate Of three
and tour-iifths miles per gallon
Plumbing Inspector Wilson reported
eiehty-one inspections and investi-
gated eight complaints.
DR. Palmer reported he was trying
to get police headquarters and the
city hoosgow cleaned up for the win.
ter.
Commissioner Dougherty reported
he had ordered danger signs for the
public schools. The signs will warn
antoiSts against careless driving with.
in the school zones.
Complaint was made to the council
against the growing practice of cy.
clists riding on sidewalks The police
will be instructed to arrest offenders
and prosecute them, With good
streets to travel over, the administra.
ton can see no excuse for giving over
sidewalks to bicycle riders.
The city motorcycle. which has no,
been in commission for some several
months, maybe a few years, is going
TO be put back into use as a danger
signal to auto SpeederS. John lllinlcn,
who has been loaning the city his car
in its campaign against traffic law vio-
lators, has sold the car, and it be.
came necessary for the city to find
some other means of chasing dowl
the auto law infraCtors. The motor.
cycle will be manned by a speed cop,
who will BE- designated by Commits.
sioner Palmer to take care OF that
work.
Commissioner Stcklin announced
the water department was awaiting
the installation Of transformers be-
fore setting the new cOmprcssors at
work at the pumping station As soon
as the transformers arrive and are in.
stalled. the new machine will be put
in use.
Street Superintendent Costello
spent lb3.io in his department.
The pay roll, containing $40 in left.
overs from the old administration
amounted to $1.622S2. The le.tovers
were Sis bill for gasoline and
S22 ~ for sanitary devices which the
preceding administration did not pay.