Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-15
PROPERTY OWNERS
MAY HAVE TO BUILD
THEIR OWN SEWERS
CITY FAILS TO GET BID ON IT,
BRARY ALLEY DRAlN--JOB is
RE.ADVERTiSED ODDS AND
ENDS BEFORE COUNCIL LAST
NIGHT.

The city's inability to obtain as
much AZ one bid on the proposed sew
err thru Rcddicks Library alley, VA
announced by Mayor Weeks last night
to his colleagues ON the council. The
advertisement ealing for bid Waa pub
lislled for ten days. The letting Sch"f
uled to take place on Monday, March
l.. Contractors, however, failed 10
give even SO much as Il nihble at tn"
bait, and as a result the process OF
readvertsing wa forced upon the al
minis ration, The new motto" appears
today in the columns Of the Free Ira
der Journal
Confronted by the problem OF beinE
unable to get anyone to do the work,
notwithstanding that there is an I'M
perative need tor he sewer, which
Will drain Il territory now having
heaps and heaps Of trouble with Hood
ed cellars, the city Will, if forced 70
commend to the property owners TO
take over the job themselves and at
temp to obtain letting The Law
prohibits the city from going ahead
IL.
exceeds the $500 limit under which TIE
municipality could put its own men
AT The task and get the sewer in The
cost according to Engineer Farms
worth will approximate 81 ooo
In the readvertised letting it e
stated that bids will be opened at 7:3O
O'Clock or the night Of April IS
Objects to East Side Dump.
complaints sent into the commission
that certain individuals were using
the south end of York street To dump
garbage, was brought to the attention
OF the council in an official way by
Commissioner Edward nOughcrty last
night. who recommended that steps
be taken to prosecute and continual
ton of the otfense in the future
Objections were also en- cred before
the council TO the practice of driving
over sidewalks onJoliet street. II Wa
stated that teams are being driven
over walks in the block between Pau
and Pos streets, until now pedestrians
md that route almost impossible ii
bad weather Property owners VIII
be asked to report all future viola
tions with the promise that the law
will he invoked tn compel Tie vehicles
to stick TO the road, no ma,ter how
fast, nor how deep they stick
Unfinished Business
In the unfinished Business" cate
CORY which usually comes up intor,aal.
~ after adjournment. members Of tn"
council discussed he proposed bond
issue ordinances covering the South
side wall, Goose creek and the Main
street bridge They are not prepared
however to name any fixed date Tor
putting the propositions To vote. nm.
I'll he Goose Greek situation is en-
tirely cleaned up and not until then
will the administration be rearing 70
go.
The pay roll ordinance, cneCtinC all
city employees. is still in the rough
draft but is rapidly finding Roadway
ana WITHIN the course of theh next few
weeks will be ready for abortion II
is intimatcd that all the city's help
will get substantial boost ir their
monthly emoluments. bu how much
none on the council are prepared to
state.
49,. 49,. 90. No Clean Up. ........ ...
iItlt on u v tf -. gives promise
OF keeping Ottawa out of the clutches
of the Gold Dust Twins This spring
Commissioner honghcrtY announced
there will be no MAY clean up" with
municipaly help Property owners are
urged to attend their own swipirg and
cleansing under any unorganlzed plan
which may appeal to them as mo.
effective, but wagons and teams can
not be furnished by the city. The de
pariment hasn't the funds, in the first
place. said Mr.. Doughorty. and in
the second labor and teaming cos q
too much for the city to tackle the
past