The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-04-20

streets and alleys from all nuiSances there.
in, SO favorable to nurture or Aivite the dis
ease and so dangerous to our citizens.
With these considerations we respectful.
" request the honorable court 10 place these
facts before the trustees of the village in
such manner as they in their wisdom
may consider best calculated to accomplish
n reform 50 loudly called for in this Curpo
ration. Signed.
\ Edwards, /. Woodward,
o II Sisler, \ L Dow.
+ SIs>on. SolNu Knapp,
VIM Gentleman, Grin IIotchkisS,
Lcmereaux, I HAMPTON,
Geo Macy, J. u Cavalry,
Jno Palmer, Brombaci,
Arthur Lockwood, II T. Goodel,
: Crook. 4 Il Smith,
ThoS. True, Geo. Mann.
TO the Grand Jury Of La Sale coanig for
March term, 1919.
Tho undersigned, a committee appointed
by your body to examine the county Poor
House, have attended to the duty incum-
bent nthem, and beg leave to submit. the
following
REPORT:
lst. The House Your committee have
carefully examined every apartment of,he
house and found the same in very bad
condition ahd unfit for the purposes Intend
ed the ioor being open, the windows bro
ken, siding off, roof Ieaky, and the furul-
ture entirely deficient for the convenience.
comfort, aud happiness of the unfortunate
beings, consigned there for n resting place,
aud their health becoming thereby impair
ed. There are but three hunks, two Of
them wretchcdly constructed, mCrr rcStin.
bling quail tralS than the resting place If
human beings the other n miserable nest
made upon the floor: and when we cOuSi-
der, that twelve rauperS have received the
benefit Of the Accommodations thus provided.
we are alta loss 70 imagine their true con-
dltion; in addition 10 this there Is, at the
present time, from three To- four feet Of wa
ter in the cellar. The bedding appropria-
ted tor the use Of the inmates i only ntce>-
Sary for the present time, a. the ovcr.ccr
informed uS, there was TO other bedding
th,re. Your couuiti.t are al opinion That
the overscer Of The establishment is n per-
son entirely disqualified for the station he
holds.
%. Nc5iCGi NcprHmcuE.-l Your commit.
tee. from the best authority they nave been
department Is badly managed. The over
seer informs MS that he was unable to pre-
cure assistance, la many instances, irouthc
physician whose duty it Is to visi, the
place.
3D.. The county commissioners, whose
duty it is to protect and provide Tor the well
being ot those who are thrown upon their
humanity, in the opinion OF your committee.
r,,,tI q a.
and should Oe brought TO the notice Of he
people. Signed, l.. u CANARLY,
Grand jury Room, A. b. SMITH.
Ottawa, Ap'll2, 1919. L. BROMBACK,
Committee.
The above report Of Committee to yisi,
County Poor House was adopted and or
dered TO he presented to the court,
A. +. Dow, l.. Woodward,
CierE. Foreman.
The Jurors of the Grand Jury. selected.
empahnelled, and sworn, within, and forth
body Of, the county of La Sale, AT the
March term of the La Sale Circuit Court,
1919, beg leave 10 report 10 the court that
a complaint has been made before them of
acts done by the Board Of Trustees Of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal, which amount
to a nuisance; that, upon said complaint
being made, they caused witnesses 10 come
before them. whose testimony in the pre-
misses, satisfied them that said trustees are
guilty Of the acts complained Of and subject
to indictment for having caused nuisance
within the body of the county aforesaid;
but inaSmuch a, the said trustees are non.
residents Of the state, the jury recommend
that the facts aforesaid be reported to the
count aud catered of record aud copy
thereof be served on said trustees, to the end
that they may abate the nuisance complai-
ned Of; which nuisance is the leakage q
water Of the Illinois and Michigan Canal,
over, through, and upon the town Of Otia.
wa and lands adjoining thereto, to the pre-
indice aud injury Of the roads Of said town,
the injury OF the lots of said town, and the
lands adjacent land the injury and danger 10
the health Of the inhabitants of said town Of
Ottawa; filling the cellars and ellis of the
inhabitants Of said town with water to their
great damage and injury; and the filling
of the lateral canal, in the town OF Ottawa,
with water, thereby preventing properdrai
mage of said town, and obStructing the pas.
sage of travel through the streets OF said
town by said canal and lateral canal from
the want Of necessary and proper bridges
over said canal and lateral canal.
Grand Jury Room,
Ottawa, April 18th, 1919.
The above report of the Grand Jury in
relation to the nuisance Of the Illinois aud
Michigan Canal having been adopted, it
was ordered to be presented to the judge OF
| the circuit court. l.. WOODWARD,
attest, A. f. Dow, Foreman.
Clerk.
TO The Grand Jury Of La Sale county;