Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-23

Repairing Main street bridge,
side cut ....,.,..,......... li.4O
Cleaning dirt of Columbus
street 80, ......,,......... l4.4O
Repairing Fox river bridge,
Main street ...,,.,.,,...... $50
Grading Superior street ...... $50
Cindering Superior street ..... 1920
Repairing paving, Jackson
street ...... .....,......... YOU
Repairing drain box, La Sale
street ...... ......,......, you
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Respectfully submitted
=. ]. COSTELLO.
Street Supervisor
Moved by Commissioner Palmer
that report of Commissioner Of
Streets and Public improvements be
received and recorded.
Ayes: Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer,
Sticklen, Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Dougherty reported
that he had investigated the question
of fence for retaining wall on Court
ney street and the best figures he
could get are as follows:
J. NJ. Dougherty. 2-pipe fence. $4,000
VIM. Johnson, 2-pipe fence. -. 5000
j. f. Porter Co., upright fence. 631.67
And recommended the Porter fence as
affording the greatest amount of pro
lection.
Moved by Commissioner Dougherty
that the railing fence on the Courtney
street hill be awarded to ]. e. Porter
Co. for S63I.67.
Ayes: Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer
Sticklen, Weeks
Commissioner Palmer presented re-
ports of Health officer, Fire Marshal,
Plumbing Inspector, City Sealer and
Chief OF Police, as follows:
Report of Health officer.
To His Honor the Mayor and Com
missioner of the City of Ottawa.
During the month of November con
tagious disease were reported as fol
lows.
scarlet IeVer ...................
FhocpihS tOuAt
Respectfully submitted. w. A. PIKE,
Health Officer
Report Of Chief " Fire Department
Ottawa, ILL.,, Dec /, 1921.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners.
Gentlemen:
The following Is my renort for the
month of November, 1921:
Number of inspections ....... 80
Number of chimneys inspected, =. 70
Number of buildings inspected =. 81
Rear of buildings ordered cleaned
Number of Easements ordered
cleaned ..... .................
Number of stove or furnace pipes
ordered renewed ...........
Fire alarms during the month:
Webster street ravine; cause, burr
ing rubbish.
John Heiser's automobile. Madiso
and Clinton streets; cause, crosse
electric wires.
John Sutar, 1873 Congress street
| cause, celluloid toys near hot stow
pipe.
Spot Cash grocery, Main and L
Sale streets; cause, defective smok'
stack.
E. Singer, 229 West Main street
cause, chimney fire.
| John Garland, 1908 Paul street
cause, overheated furnace; loss, $40
Ed S. Knott, 404 Pearl street; falls
alarm.
Simon Baker, 903 Illinois avenue
cause, chimney fire
Spot Cash grocery, Main and L
Sale streets; cause spontaneou
combustion in coal pile.
w. Nevoy Strawn, 1912 Ottawa av
nue.; cause, automobile gasoline e.
plosion; loss, SIS,
JOS. BoIssENIN,
Chief of Fire Department.
Report Of Plumbing inspector.
ottawa, ILL.,, Dec. l, 1921.
To His Honor the Mayor and Cor
missioners of the City OF Ottaw
Ill.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned Plumbing Il
spector begs leave to submit his r
port for the month of November, 1872
as IOfiOWO.
Miscellaneous inspections of plumb
ing and sewerage. ............'
Excavating permits ................
Plumbing permits ...............!
Inspection of sewer connections. ~
Inspection of plumbing work by
water test -
Final inspection of plumbing work.
| Co,,,pIainfs #...,.
Fee collections we're as follows;
Water closets ................$ q,
Bath tubs .................. =,
Wash b0WlS ..............''' ",
Sinks ...... ..............''' -,
Cesspools .... ....,.....' ~
Urinals ....... ..........''' L.
Two master plumber state GER
tificates Of examination -. IVo'
Total amount of fees col
lected -. ............'@ io1
Respectfully submitted.
WIN. WILSON.
Plumbing Inspector