Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-27
LENGTHY DOCUMENT is
PLACED ON RECORD
THIS MORNING
BY JUDGE ELDREDGE
COMPLAINTS SET UP CLAIM THAT
RE- CORDS WERE ALTERED
WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE
ASK TEMPORARY STAY TO
HALT WORK NOW IN PROGRESS.

Containing a total OF 1l3 pages. a
petition was filed in the Circuit Court
this morning asking that the Mid
West Engineering company be pro.
hibited fromm proceeding with the
North Ottawa paving and that the city
officials be restrained from drawing
further vouchers for paying for the
work. The petition was filed by the
firms OF Buffers & Clark. Woodward
& Hibbs and Arthur Colwell who rep-
resented the large list of obiectors at
the hearings in the County Court
when an effort was made to prevent
Judge Rock from signing the confrma.
tion OF the assessment roll
The petition was signed by Thomas
Dixon and was drawn in the names
OF tho following North Ottawa prop
erty owners;
Mrs. l.. +. White Mrs. Louis Chris
tensen. John NJ. Kiday Mrs. D. L.
Kent. Mrs. G. r. Stevenson. Thomas
Feely, William Bonhorst, A. +. Simp.
son, Mary S. Wright, Mary c. Cor,
man, Mary Boutwell,, Catherine Nc
Carthy, Nellie A. White, Louis Fucker.
Mrs. r. X. F'yke. Joe l.. Stevens. Mary
Manning, Mrs. w h. Thomas, Martin
Lanigan, Mrs. Mary Place, Elizabeth
Banning, George Hueelin. William
Hueglin, Swan Olson, Frank Bogerd,
Sam Abramham, r. G. Woodward,
James Grove Henry D. Fuller. A.
Almen, r. ]. ODonnell John Thor.
A. G. Holmes, Margaret Hamrick, John
r. Murphy, Prosper Hilpipre, John
Shea, Mrs. Cora Allen, Rollie Conkln.
John Marmion Catherine Weller, Ar.
thur Barrett Walter Wolfe, NJ. w.
Bach. L. e Rochelle, Jerry Mccarthy.
Joseph Moran, Mrs Maloncy. James
r. Catlin, Mrs e. Retz, Vcrna b. Jack
son. Mrs. Mary Hogan. Pat Fox. Mrs
r. O'Donnell. Mrs P, f. LaValle,
Charles w, Stone Edward ] Muir
ray. John O'Connor, Thomas A. Dixon,
John J. Moady. Thomas Davy. Mike
S. Looney, r. F. Carroll, L. w. Brewer.
Fannie Leland, Lorenzo Leland, Anne
OKane, by Oscar Faeberlc, conserva-
tor; Emma MAY Frisbce, Elizabeth
Colwell Arthur Colwell Helen NJ Col
well and La Sale County Fair Asso-
citation.
A temporary injunction is asked by
the property owners to prevent a con
tinuance Of the work until January,
when a permanent injunction will be
asked.
One Of the principal contentious is
that the city officials have not signed
the contract by which the Midwest
Engineering company was awarded
the work, nor have they approved the
bond of the company.
"FaIsified Records" Alleged.
Another contention of the petition
Is that the city clerk falsifled and
modified the records in connection
with the Improvement
The petitioners also allege that the
city advertised for bids before the
confirmation of the assessment was
issued by the county judge.
The petitioners also allege that
their attorneys and the representa-
tiveg Of the city entered into a agree.
ment whereby, if the county Judge
confirmed the assessment roll, the
order Of confirmation should not be
issued until Aug. IA, 1922, and that if
the order was issued the case should
be carried to the Supreme Court in
the December term rather than the
October term. They allege that the
city got the confirmation signed and
dated Aug. / and that they did not
learn of this until Oct. 8, when the
time for filing their appeal bond had
expired.
Petitioners Claim Fraud.
In making this allegation the peti-
ton reads in part
That the city of Ottawa, defend
ant. by its officers and attorneys, fail
ed to comply with the terms and pro-
visions of the stipulation hereinafter
mentioned. but fraudulently, wilfully
and contrary to, and in violation there
of. on Or after the said 14th day Of
August A. D. 1922. procured the Judge
of the said County Court to sign an
order of confirmation of said special
assessment, dating the same back to
Aug. l, 1922, so that same appears
upon its face to have been signed by
said judge and entered on Aug. 1.
1922. and without any order of said
county Judge or the county clerk, pro-
cured the clerk Of said County Court
to file the same in his office so that
the same would appear as having been
filed therein by the file mark and date
placed therupon by said clerk, on
Aug. IL