Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-12
THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PROPOSITIONS.

The Chamber of Commerce put up a referendum
the people mouhful in the following which immediate
answer is asked a card enclosed
Two proposed for the Chicago road into
Ottawa One entrance said be favored by the State Highway
Department the East Side road which designed leave the
bridge known the white bridge, running south south and
west angle point the neurban tracks thence in
E direction to point opposite and entering Congress street and
crossing the proposed new Fox river bridge.
The other leaves the 'White bridge and by
broader than in probably making necessary the pur
chase and said bridge Then
following the present highway the Sccaed aqueduc bridge
This would necesae the erection OF a bridge this point
Said bridge to be built permit of approach the
north road under the aedct use better
The lower part OF Superior street to be raised and paved until the
present street paving is met
The said bridge Superior by of
of the lots within the city limits would then be built by the
county money The paving Superior be
borne by the property and city Of Ottawa The paving
Side being light construction and not able to stand heavy
truck traffic would have to be rebuilt subjected
that traffic
The East Side would be then exceedingly heavy and
perhaps or less dangerous the public and high school pupils
and add considerable the present conged traffic of automobiles
and street systems the Main and Columbus intersections and
the already heavy nerurban business the East Side
The Business Mems association have decided the
es of the city will be beered by the road coming Superior
Street and also that Superior the natural farming business
entrance to the city 1t is also argued that the proposed traffic will
be enabled and across the CITY at various points at
will
The question Of fulwdh bridge the Fox is also
open for discussion and the organizations have declared
in favor Of wide bridge possible The problem as TO
association hopes solve the that will result
in street wide bridge
DO you or do not favor street wide bridge? If It'll
would be necessary for the pay money toward the
would you be willing bonds to procure
same? Or would you be satisfied with different construction
that would provide full width BRIDGE
Both questions reasonably we'll covered by circular but
both important for snap Judgment Regarding the
Last Side entrance there point that has been overlooked and
that that the payment is residence street width not over
thirty feet and much surely less After entering the city on
Congress street how the be made with convenience
onto Main street when ordinary touring has almost stop
III order to make turn with anything less than sxty-foo radius
1t must be remembered that through expected
to be used for large trucks as well as pleasure
Regarding the street wide bridge now stand there
don't seem to be much chance Of compelling the to kick
III on the expense One Of the general arguments against
street wide bridge that would ncessae taking the inter
urban on the new bdge-reay presenting them with bridge
~ place Of their present structure IT, State Superintendent of
Waterways Sacke the Fox navgable stream that
might also compae both propositions There lot more to he
considered on both propositions than what would like B
II the Fox river navgabe stream how does it come that the
state can declare fish preserve and make it stick
he whole proposition big for man to get all in one
DIG IS something TOR every payer ponder over and Get All
inc information he can 1t all right indicate your prefer
ece on the card enclosed but doubt very much If the vote will
settle anything though it might give something work on