Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-07
CITY CAN NOW PROCEED
WITH IMPROVEMENTS
VOTED BY PEOPLE
BIDS ADVERTISED
CONTRACTS FOR TRUCK AND MO.
TORIZED HOOK AND LADDEP
WILL BE AWARDED SEPT. 90.
BONDS NOW BEING PRINTED.

The $4l 900 in bonds voted last july
by the city Of Ottawa are O. X. Last
doubts as TO whether or not the refer
endum results would be invaldated OF
technicality discovered by an ex
pert in the Woods & Oakley bond If,
nee at Chicago was removed last
night when Mayor Weeks announced
TO the council he had received word
from Hill, Joiner & Co., purchasers
of the entire issue, that the money
was now available and the bond
were being printed for distribution
among the company's clients.
Fears that the bond issue would be
thrown out when an empoye Of
" oods az Oakley. who occupy the ex.
alted position off the American last
court OF appeals in bonding matters
discovered thcre WAS a slipup on tha
ballots submitted to the voters at th,
municipal election. Tho ballots did
not carry to words first ward sec
end ward,' etc, and for awhile the
absence OF this line from the ballots
threatened to jcopardi2e the entire IS
sue.
Following an investigation Of state
records 1t was revealed that millions
In bonds throughout Illinois had been
issued under circumstances similar to
Ottawa's, and these bonds had met
with no ditficnlties on the market be
cause OF this slight discrepancy,
which. experts say, would in no way
endanger the buyer OF the issue.
The Hill-Joiner company paid $4',
above par for the $4,000 issue in
competitive bidding participated in b.
four or five big brokerage houses IN
Chicago Before turning over the
money to the city they followed every
precaution to make sure that the is
sue was "untainted" before distribut-
ing it among their clients.
Word frCm the firm that thN bond
were being printed and that the SAL.
437 paid for them by the brokerage
house wes now available to the CITY
clarifies the whole situation and per
mits of immediate starts on the three
propositions carried in the election
paving the South Side hill and Court.
ney street, erection of an arch2G
bridge across the side cut at Main
street and the purchase of $4,000
worth of fire fighting apparatus, in
Guiding new high powered standard
truck.
Advertise for Truck Bids!
On the heels of word that the bonds
Were perfectly all right DR.. Dana Pal
mer, head of the police and fire de
partments, started things going for re,
equipping his fire fighting force with
new apparatus lie made motions for
receiving and opening bids Sept 20 at
80 o'clock for a new standard pump
ing machine and truck and a motor
ized ladder truck.
The motion provided that the fire
truck be of at least $50 gallon ca
pacity, fully equipped with chemicals
etc. and that the equipment must IL
standard in quaiity which SINNERS
the acceptable bidders down to three
or four companies who build fire ap
paratus exclusively. Tho tiy-by-night
and other concerns not engaged solely
in the manufacture Of fire fighting
equipment WILL under the city's an
nounced rogolvo. be given on consid-
GRAFTON in the bids.
At present 1t Is understood that the
present hook aad ladder will be motor
ized, thus giving tho city modern
fire department. in every detail. Part
OF tho $4,000 voted for the depart
ment will go to resupplying it with
new hose and other parophornaIi1
necessary to bring the fire fighting
force into Al condition.
From the number of inquiries re
ceived from manufacturers it Is cx-
pocted that the bidding Sept 20 will
be spirited and the rivalry keen
Bridge Held Up
The mayor announced that the cit.
was held back ON the side cut bridge
at Main street because of the state
department which so far had not is.
sued formal permit to build the
arch Another delav was caused by
injurieG to Engineer Barnes, who was
injured soms days ago in an automo-
bile accident Until Mr.. Barnes can
get back into harness it Is not es-
pectcd that anything will he dore
with the Main street structure, al
though word from Springfield is that
the permit Is in the offing and only
requires indorsement of Colonel Nil
Ter to permit the city to proceed with
the work Although W. L. Sackctt
mogul of waterways. has thrown cvery
impcdimcnt in the way of the i'm
provement he can. it is understood
Colonel Miller looks with favor oii
the Ottawa project and eventually will
consent to the city's plan being car
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