Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
ROTARY CLUB WILL
BACK CAMPAIGN FOR
FOX RIVER BRIDGE
CLARENCE GaiGGs ASSURES THE
COUNCIL TT Will HAVE Co
OPERATION OF CIVIC ORGAN T.
CATIONS IN PUTTING OVER
BOND ISSUES.

Assurances mat TIE city council
would be given The hearty eoopara-
tiou Of yarious civic organizations. IN
Guiding the Rotary cIua and Chamber
OF Commerce, in "patting over bond
issues for a new retaining wall IN
south Ottawa, diversion of Goose
creek and a new bridge across the
I Fox river. connecting the East Side
Twin the loop, were made by Clarence
Griggs. who appeared last night be
fore the mayor and commissioners to
argue for immediate action on repl&c-
/ ing the Main street bridge and Offer
what aid he could to get the Other
PROPOSALS to carry at special e,ec-
f ton.
Speaking as IN cmissary from thu
+ Rotary club. Mr., Grises said that or
! ganiaation Nus heart and soul with
/ all three projects, bat primarily Was
Interested right now in building Il ne"
ridge across the Fox river Prospects
OF getting the county 10 pay hali the
cost Of the structure male the under
I taking a possibility which the city
could not afford to pass by without
/ looking well into it, he sdi, \ Ia"
embodied in the Illinois statutes
MAKES ii mandatory upon tine super
/ lisors to appropriate han the cost OF
ridges for which expenditures III eA-
cess Of $1,000 are made in cities Of
less than 15.0O0 population. Ottawa
being in that category, is entitled to
relief under this law, Nj Gnggs an
nounCed.
The speaker presented resolution
adopted by the Rotarians and calling
Uron the city 10 take some action on
he bridge proposition as soon as
possible If bridge will cost US
i$10t.C.0. $50,o0J Of that amount comes
from the county funds" Mr. Grlggs
continued 4 would like to have You
seriously consider this advantage,
The bridge. as we all know, Is dan
eerous. It is liable to crumble and
, fall at any time. The loss OF life an!
damages the city might have To pay
, do not warrant any further delay N
1.-THE matter Then here is danger o.
1.-THE present law compelling the county
to pay half the cost being repealed
4 $4,000 bond issue, | have learned
from authentic sources. does noi
jlace Il burden upon the taxpayer
For instance. a man who pays take
+ amounting to $40 will have to pay an
/ additional 81 cents o cover his slar,
, OF the bond issue, He who pays w.
, will add Is cents and 80 on down the
/ line. The amount IS 10 small it Is
i, hardly worth worrying aout consider
ing the benefits 10 be derived. Thi,
project has to be faced sooner o.
/ later, ana | prefer that it be dom
i, sooner.
2 Mayor Weeks indoraed Mr.. Griegs
/ talk, as did all other members oi tn
h council, who asked hat The SAM
i steps be taken to clean up the hill
> and Goose creek matters. Il advO
Gated a new bridge over the Fox rive
at the same time | announced m,
stand for removing the Goose Cree'
and South side hin troubles salt
= the mayor This was in my inau
/ gural address to the council, Pen
! scnally believe all three PROPOSE
tions should be prepared Cor yot
7 and disposed OF at one election, whiCl
e will cost the city about 500 to have
Chamber of Commerce and trad
I unions, | see no reason why all tAre
t propositions should not carry. W.
stand tirmly in support OF these pro
g ects now and always have since OF
e induction into office. We will appre
II Ciatc the help you have offered rs to
!! night, said the executive in ciosin
his remarks TO Mr. Grigga.
COMM sioncr BJuZhorty brough
I out lhat the city has bonding Iowc
ur to about $ll0,000 an amount lar2
enough to cover all three proposition
y and still leave enough for future needs
We have always figured said VI
Il Doughertv, 'on putting these tire
II propositions up to the voters Oh tn
same election day. Each proposal mus
be on Il separate ballot but nothin
prevents voting on caCn one of theI
B.