Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-06
ORDINANCES FOR
BOND ISSUES PASS
WITHOUT CHANGE.
COUNCIL ADOPTS FOUR MEAS.
URES THAT NOW GO BEFORE
THE VOTERS FOR FINAL ADoP.
TioN AT SPECIAL ELEcTIoN-I
NAME JUDGES AND CLERKS.

! Adoption Of three bond issue or
dinances and an ordinance providinp
franchises permitting the c., o. & p.
to use the new Fox river bridge, was
accomplished without incident at
last nights meeting of the city coun.
Gil. The four drafts, as presented
! the commission June 2Sth and requir.
ed by law to remain over a week,
were passed as drawn and all that
now remains to make them law is a
referendum in which the people vote
in their favor.
This referendum, as previously
agreed upon will be held July 26th.
Judges and clerks, together with the
polling places were named for the
election which involves a proposal to
bond the city for $4,000; $4,000 of
which will go to rehabilitate the fire
department with new apparatus ard
equipment, $4,000. for paving the
west HILL in South Ottawa. Courtney
west hill, in South Ottawa, Courtney
tension. and $4,000 for a new arch
ed bridge across the side cut at Main
street.
The c., o. G. p. Franchise.
The interurban franchise is mere
ly legal form being carried out to
meet the requirements Of the McKin-
ley systems counsel at the main Of
fee in Peoria. Local experts are
confident that tho company's fran
chise in its present form would grant
them the right to use the new 100000
bridge, but the legal authorities at
Peoria left that the safest and surest
way, inasmuch as Ottawa was under
the commission form of government,
was to have the voters act upon the
ordinance to confirm the acts of their
counsel. The law requires that In
the matter of all franchises under
the commission form that referen-
dun be held. There is no other alter
native but obey that law The inter
urban is playing an important part in
paying for the bridge, having given
$4,000 in cash and turned over to the
city to be used as nucleus for the
new structure piers and abuttments
appraised at 100000 by engineering
experts.
judges and Clerks.
Judges and clerks appointed by
the commission to preside at the
referendum election will ofTiciate in
seven wards-tho old lines in force
when Ottawa was under the alder
manic form Of government. The Off
cials. together with the polling places
follow:
First Ward-South Ottawa town
hall--Judges G. NJ. Pool, Howard
Farnsworth, Otto Hetzner; clerks,
Andrew Rhoads, Joseph Erb and T.
II. Doolan.
Second Ward-Hotel Ottawa
Judges. p. G.. Schoch, Il. II. Stumph,
Sam Priseler; clerks, George K.
Beatty, Lothrop Perkins, b. ]. Shan
lev
Third Ward-Town hall-Judges
James Foley, Felix Nader, Frank
Holmes; clerks Francis Fox, John
McMahon, Superior street, William
Morgan.
Fourth ard--Creedon building
Judges Bon Schwortzock, William
Sonntag, Tim Creedon clerks, James
Parker Henry Menkle, Morris Wolfe.
Fifth Ward-Hellman building
Judges, James Singer, James Dunlap,
Dennis Farrell clerks, Frank Donald
son, Philip McGrath, William Car
roll
Sixth Ward - Schaefer's Hall Il
Judges Henry Becker August Led
erich. John Walter; clerks, Henry r.
ion, William Goodyear, Hugh McCaf-
frev.
Seventh Ward Mdnight's barber
shop-Judges, +. V. Yockey, Willis
Wilcox, f. p. Vallat clerks, Guy
Duffy George Zimmerman, Art
Nitechelm
The polls will open at o'clock and
close at o'clock.
Records Amended.
Upon the advice of T. w. Smurr
acting as special attorney for the city
in the pending north side paving case,
three or four amendments were writ
ten into the minutes of meetings hav-
ing any bearing on the preliminaries
to the proposed north side improve
ments. The idea of the amendments.
Mr.. Smurr informed the council, was
to make the minutes holeproof once
the acts of the administration were
brought before the court for review
All the suggestions advanced by Mr.
Smurr were unanimously adopted.
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