Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-01
NORTH SIDE PEOPLE.
WANT CITY TO GET.
THEM OUT OF MUD
PRAIRIE STREET RESIDENTS.
MlRED IN LlMlTLESS DEPTHS
APPEAL FOR RELIEF-SEND
DELEGATION TO UNCIL
MEETING.

Residents of Prairie street, who, be-
cause of no fault of theirs, nor the
citys, for th9t matter, have been wal.
lowing in the murky mires of thor
oughfare sans top and bottom, last
night formed themselves into a com.
mittee for the purpose of going be.
fore the city council and asking some
relief from what, to them, is mighty
serious situation
The committee was headed by B. o.
Berge, who served as spokesman AM
read petition bearing signatures OF
the following property owners and
residents of the territory Henry
Schumacher, II d. Watts, Andrew
Holmes, Alfred Carlson George
Brown, G. L. Berg, August Hueglin,
+. Langer NJ. O'Neil, M. A. Bennett,
r. Hamilton. f. Anderson, Mrs. A..
Carlson, II Nelson, w. w. StagCl, Ed
ward Johnson and Phil Johnson.
Mr. Berg, in setting forth his al
peal, pointed out that because Of the
recent rains, the street has become al
most absolutely impossible and, az
the present, because Of this condition,
many coal dealers refuse to deliver
fuel in the mud-surrounded territory.
Commissioner Doua'lcrty, in ch7rgc
of the street department, Informed the
delegation that he would do all With
in his power to bring relief to the men
~ ,4t11oly1y no tngcih1n lIa
ent time, he informed them, it was
utterly impossible to make any re,
pairs of the street and useless to al
tempt an Improvement until the
money can bo expended in an eff
flcaoious manner and the improve,
mont made permanent,
The street was cut up, Mir, Dough
Grty said, by teams and wagons lul,
ing from the Goose Creek diycrsi2a
job, a situation for which neither the
contractor nor the municipality wa
blameahle.
On motion of Commissioner Bradlc5
tho matter was referred to Mr.. Dough.
erty for final disposition.
Pass Feeder Ordinance.
An ordinance approved by the dc
partment Of pubic works and build
ingS, covering the fill across. the feed
er at Post street was presented bY
the mayor and approved by the coun-
Gil The ordinance, similar to one
passed previously, changed only tha
name of tho Illinois and Michigan ca
nal commission to the department Of
public works and buildings. The
change was made at the suggestion o.
the department
Passing Anticipation Variant,
On motion Of Commissioner Brad
ley the mayor and commissioners ap.
proved assurance of an anticipating
warrant for ,000 against March !
taxes. Tho warrant, it was explain.
ed. would take care of the customary
overdraft which comes at the end OF
the fiscal year. Clerk Curtis announC-
ed the general funds were OVcrdraWn
and some such action was necessary
to keep the city financed until the tan
moneys began to roll into the cXcAc-
quer next spring
Debate Retaining Wall Ratings.
Specifications for a proposed rail
ing along the newly installed SoOtu
Side retaining wall we're scanned by
! the council last night The J. +. Por
ter company presented plans for on
artistic guard, together with blue
prints. while John M Doughcrty sub
mitted specifications for q two ant
! three pipe fence to skirt the wall The
Porter company plan would cost th'
city somewhere in the neighbcth@oC
of $3.50. including labor, and tn
Dougherty plan about $40 completed
with three pines The two pipe ar
Iangoments would cost $3i0 Nothin'
was done in the matter. which VA
! put over for final action until late
date