The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-15


from our observation, which was ample
we believe 1t could not be constructed a
any less expense to the county than the
committees report states it cost.
GEO. B. MACY,
ar. ID. LYMAN,
az, G. EICHELBERGER,
"WILLIAM GARTMAN,
"E. l.. WATERMAN.
"Ottawa, July 18th, 1872
The bills for the fence, up to the time
Of the committees report, are fully paid.
In reference to the above certificate,
would remark. that the persons who have
signed it arc practical mechanics of expe-
renee and judgment, and in point OF re-
putatIon stand as high as any men in this
community.
Vouchers are on file, accessible to the
committee. to show that the item of $500,
paid TO w. II. Boyce for materials for
the second Court House and Jail, is for
lumber, and that the item of $500 SO to
Wood, Stacker e. Co. was for iron, nails,
glass, paints, oils, &c. and not that both
items were for iron as the committee dis
lngcnuously supposed. The item Of
$672 40 paid to Alison Woodruff in the
same bill, was received by me as agent,
and by me paid over to r. Sizer and
others for work on the building, as my
credits IN the Office will show, and which
the committee, if truth had been their
object, might and would have seen.
The statements of the committee and
Mr.. VIM. llickling together, in reference
to the index 10 the county records, either
wilfully, or with negligence scarcely
less cul pable, in its conclusion is barela-
cedly false. The suppression Of truth,
with an intention to deceive, is, in morals
and in law, equally a Alsehood with an
untrue statement of a fact, and to the CEN
sure Of both is that part Of the statement
and report liable. The report states .
part, and willuly withhods the most
material part Of the law under which the
index is making. The law authorizes
the county commissioners of this county
";o employ competent person to make
complete index TO the records of the
Recorders Office of this county-there
shat be an inder of the names Of the
grantorS anil Of the grantees, AND, ALSO,
OF TIE TRACTS OR PARCELS OF LAND"
and the las, and most material provision
of the law is omitted in the committees
statement, when | know, and every one
who will examine mag know, that 1t is
more work to iudex the tracts or parceiS
Of iuad than it is the names Of the gran
tors and grantees. The commissioners
contract with Mr.. Armstrong, is to make
AN index conformabe to the law. VIM.
lliclling's statement, rs made By himself,
shows that he offered to DO for the $3.50
only the first part, or less than half what
the law requires, though the committee
state that he told them he considered the
work ho proposed dong tho as tina
given TO Mr. Armstrong. If he did 81
consider it, lie is mistaken if he did not
and said what the committee say he did
he told falschood. And further in re-
gard to William Hickling - some few
weeks previous to the March term last
Mr.. Hickling said 10 me, "Norris ant
myself will make cross index to til,
Records for $3.50. | am going to ST
Louis, and Norris will attend to it,"
replied every WE'LL presume the CON
missioners will give you the contract.
This, | believe, is the substance of tn
conversation, though | could not pretent
to give it word for word. 1t did not oc
cur to me at the time, but that eros
index was all the law required. Upoi
the meeting of the commissioners court
short time afterwards, Mr.. Norris sub
: mitted the above proposition and it wa
Immediately accepted. Finding, howev
: or, upon an examination Of the law, tina
, it required an index of the lands as we
as cross inder Of the parties. Mr.. MOI
ris was informed that his contract wouI
r be expected to be in conformity TO tn
law. After taking some time TO consider
r he said i, could not be done for tn
$ amount bid and withdrew his proposition
e No other was ever made by either Norr
S or Hickling. VIM. X. Maclay made II!