Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-01-15
DOCU WENT CARRY N G
1926 NAMES GIVEN
MAYOR
CAUSES NO STIR
no ADO IS MADE OVER SIGMA
TURES or PAPER COMpLAlN-
ING AGAINST IMPROVE MEN t
COMMISSIONER INDICATE LIT
TIE SYMPATHY WITH MOVE
MENT TO BLOCK PAVE MENl |.

The much heralded "objector4 pett
ZION" containing names OF about 10
north side residents appeared al tn,
council meeting last night as a pro
test against he city's undertaking any
improvement, this year OF the territory
north OF the Rock Island tracks. The
documents was handed to the mayor
by Chairman Arthur Barrett. Of III"
North Ottawa Improvement and FRO
tective society.
Outside the mere acknOWledgemcnl
OF the petition no action Mas taken 10
dispose of il other than the formal
motion that it be received and placed
on file which carried by unanimous
vote after having been made by Com.
missioner Palmer.
The session of the mayor and com
missioners lasted little less than
half an hour, during which time mere
routine business was disposed OF AC'
ceptance OF the petition and ordering
II placed on file required Onlt MN
ute OF that time ut following adj
iournInent there was general round
robin debate of the proposition in
which MIR Barrett. a couple ut south
side residents and the whole council,
except Commissioner Palmer parttCi-
pated.
From the general trend of the state
ments made by members OF the ad-
ministration. while taking part III the
informal discussions in the wake OF
the regular meeting, the pettioh'
while considered as having a teal OF
weight inaamuch as il represents the
honest convictions OF a gOuIlE mum
her OF wen intentiOned people, Is not
promised much more than that Three
of the council members Indicated
themselves as being outand,outerS
Tor paving With each argument
against doing the work TINS coming
Srring and summer. there was an IN
terIogatiOn from some member oi u
council asking if any assurance could
be given that paving materials and
labor would be any cheaper IN 1871,
1922 or any time in the future. When
no assurances could be given that
prices would slump came the reply
from some member OF the adnlnlHtrd
ion that the thing was too specula-
i've to defer any longer COmmiNSl m
ers Sticklin, Bradley. Doughertt and
Navor Weeks, all left the impression
by their stands on the matter, that
they favored going ahead with tht
work on the theory that there Was
greater prospect OF costs being hlEhci
next year and the subsequent years
than there was any of an reduction
Commissioner Palmer took no part in
the debates, either one way or the
other While the officials Of the city
were not placing themselves on rec
ord. as the discussion was ilIorm1l
il was generally accepted that they
intend voting in favor of no more de
lays with the wcYk.
The petition, which contains loss
than half the names Of owners ol
"orth side property, evoked ""~ sid
ef;,ble interest from the council and
members of the audience at the meet
ing.
hose signing as objectors to the
pavement are as follows
Mrs {. Wendell, SIG West jefferson
street,
Robert G Hamilton, l25 Prairi'
street.
C.. II Berg. lG0 Prairie street
Aug. HoElund 202 Prairie street
Maynard Carlson. l10 Prairie street
Hans Nelson. l2G Prairie street.
Ed Johnston
O r. Kent lo4 Prairie street.
w A. Bennet, ~ Prairie street.
Frank LANCER 1924 Post street.
Andrew Garrison. l11 Prairie stree,
Dennis j. O'Brien.
George BECKER, loU6 ChcStnu
street
William Dwyer 1927 La Sale street
Lorenzo Leland, North Bluff.
A. Ponzl, lSi5 La Sale street
Margaret Miller, l9n2 la sail
street
Allie E. Meagher zoos La sail
street.
Thos. Ilanrahan, 1896 La SaIl
street.
Louise Sullivan, l052 La Sall
street.
Pat Dennigan, 1856 La Sale stree
Mary Wolfe, 1888 LA sale street.
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