Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1920-01-17
OTTAWA OBJECTS TO
FINAL PROCEEDINGS
IN s. f. KING ESTATE
MAYOR AND ATTORNEY FILE OBJ
JECTlONS TO PROPOSED SET
ELEMENT UNTIL kING-ClTY AN
MEX MATTER IS STRAiGHTEN-
ED Up

Formal notice that the city would
contest final settlement of the late
:. + Kings estate, until such time
i MS IA complete accounting had been
made the city of Ottawa, one OF the
| beuehciaries under the viii. was filed
/ late yesterday afternoon in the pro-
bate court by Mayor George V. y.
Weeks and City Attorney Glenn "
| Weese, representing the council.
In his petition objecting to final
settlement the mayor and attorney
set forth that there has been no ac-
counting made the city on the dis
| tribution OF King funds over the cost
Of erecting the kng-city annex to
/ kyburn Memorial hospital, and until
such an accounting has been made
he believes the court should delay
/ closing up the affairs Of the estate.
In the petition the city's executive
states.
Under the terms Of the will Of
said King, the city of Ottawa was lef,
Dequest thru trustees in the sum
of forty thousand dollars for the pur-
chase OF lot and the building of a
nos pital IN the city OF Ottawa.
Your objeCtor further states that
as shown by the final account and re-
port filed by the executors of said
estate, Clarence Griggs and W, W.
Nash. that the city OF Ottawa has re
ceived but eighty-tWo per cent of
the beuupst Of 10000 left to the city
of Ottawa
Your Objcctor further states that
Il contract was entered into on the
'1th day oi September. Ial7, between
Sanders Brother Mfg Co, of the city
of Ottawa, III. Mueller Electric Co.
the city Of Ottawa, H., John NJ.
/ Dougherty of the city of Ottawa, ILL.,,
and John llanifon of the city Of OF
taWa, H., all parties of the nrS' part
and + f. Bradford, mayer OF the
city Of ottawa, III, Cha, W. Camp-
bell. p I. Nnagher ana August VI.
HeiltriCh, all commissioners Of the
| city Of Ottawa. III, Clarence Griggs,
Chas. +. Hook, Lorenzo Leland, VIM
w Nash and James Catlin all trus-
/ tees under clallse four of the will of
:. +, King, all parties of the second
/ part. and by the terms OF the said con
tract the parties of the first part
/ did agree to build the King annex
/ to the city hospital and install plumb
/ ing and lighting therein, and have
/ carried out and lived up to the terms
of their contracts.
Your obieCtor further states that
part of said contract price was paid
! by the city of ottawa. as is shown
on file in the city offices of said city
OF Ottawa, but that the city Of OF.
tawa has nothing to show the amount
| paid by the trustees under the King
viii toward sand hospital or the
amount paid to said trustees by the
! executors of the will Of the said :.
f. King and the trustees of the Ry-
burn Memorial hospital do not know
what amounts have been paid.
"Theretore your objectOr prayS that
all moneys turned over to the trus.
tees under the King will by the eX
ecutors and all money paid ont by
the trustees be accounted for, that
the city of Ottawa may know that il
has received its pro rata share OF
eightv-two per cent as is shown by
the final report in said estate filed
by the executors.
Getty OF OTTAWA,
(/orge V. b. Weeks.
Mayor
Glenn w. Weese
Iitv AttorDaV