Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-03
CITY DECIDES TO
OPEN Up TRACKS TO
|NTERURBAN CARS
CENTER STREET LINE, CLOSED
BECAUSE OF PAVING, WILL BE
TURNED OVER TO c., o. G. p.
AND N. !. l.. 6 T. co. FOR USE
OF CARS.

Determination to permit interurban
cars the right to travel over that por-
tton of its road ON Center street bar.
red to use because OF new pavement
there, was virtually arrived at last
night when the city council put the
matter in the hands of City Engineer
Farnsworth for final decision.
Previous t. the meeting and in
conference with the mayor and com.
missiouers, Mr. Farnsworth had held
that the c., O. & F. cars. which had
been stopped by order of the coun-
ell, would do nc damage to the con
crete base between it's tracks.
The decision was reached after a
discussion in which all the council
men participated, approving the ac-
tion in letting Mr.. Farnsworth issue
permission to open the tracks to
cars.
Close First Avenue District.
Traffic which has been pouring
across the newly laid concrete pave
ment on First avenue and other
streets OF the Improvement district
will be stopped after today. Mayor
Weeks announced that he would sta
ton policeman on the southsde to
arrest every automobilist who ven
tured upon the new paving, which |
should stand, according to the best |
authorities on concfete. for thirty |
days, at least, before being used for
general traffic.
Wants Rebate Money.
r. A. Green, representing Mrs |
Retz. former owner of property CT |
superior street, asked the council to |
pay her, instead of the present own
er of the lots. then in the Pest |
street improvement district, $40 |
rebate due on assessments paid for
pavement. The council was obdur-
ate, however, taking the stand that |
1t was in the dark as to who should !
be paid the rebate. and refused to |
acCede to Mr. Green's demand, sug- |
gesting that he tart suit to etablish |
which of the claimants was entitled |
to the $40
Adopt Plumbing Ordinance.
An ordinance making it unlawful |
to build OuthCuses or cess pools on |
lots available to sewers, was adopted |
The ordinance was /
drafted by Plumbing Ispector Wilson
and presented by Commissioner |
Palmer. 1t means that in sections |
where sewers have been laid mod |
ernized methods of plumbing will |
have to replace the obsolete and un-
sanitary Outhouses and filth carrying
cess pools. The ordinance permits !
present CuthOuses and pools to stand |
by the city, but prevents |
erection, or construction of any more |
in the city.
No Funds For Hairpn Curve.
Commissioner Dougherty reported |
that he did not have sufficient funds |
in his department to take out the
'hairpin" curve at the corner of Le-
land street and Ottawa avenue. The |
curve has caused innumerable acci- |
dents. and now that the bumper post |
has been knocked away on the ether |
side of the street, residents of that |
section have been kept in terror lest |
some speeding autoist come ramming |
into their parlCrs, for failure to ex-
ecute the corner in the right kind of |
a way. The improvement, Mr. Dough-
erty said, would cost $500 or more |
and cannot be undertaken until next |
year, when he hopes to get at it.
He also called attention to the pub
lie of the unlawful building of bon
fires on the pavement. He says that
will be brought against
all offenders who burn leaves or |
other material on the paving.
Apply for New Walk.
Residents of First avenue made ap-
plication for a new concrete side
walk on their street, between Cen
ter and Glover streets that they |
may be able to walk to- and from |
town" without getting lost in the
mud. The petition was signed by
G. A. Crowden, A. C. Smith, F. A. |
Moody, J. w Fetzer and C. Collins.
1t was received and referred to the
commissioner of streets and alleys |
$47S.40 Due On Bridge.
Public Engineer George l.. Farms
worth reported there was still owing
Emile Daiche for painting the Illinois
river bridge $47S.40. which he recon-
mended be paid the contractor.
500 M. V. A. Membership Due.
Al F. Schoch sent a communication
into the council informing that body
Ottawa's annual dues of $100 as
member of the Mississippi Valley as
sociation were now due, and asking
with another payment Of 100 iron
men,