The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-12-14

fhe resolution o. Mr. Barber, which resulted a.
follows
Yca,-C,ay con, Galloway, Barber, Trun.bo
Wagper--5
Nau-Bear,l,ley, Ma kew. Maxon, Wait, Alit
ch.ll. McBurncv, Lcus, Baldwin, Lancaster, W al
lace, Bntterielsi, Hoffman, Ees, Hoxsey, Highly
Stanford Ilar'son.-l7.
Mr.. Hoffman said he had favor 70 ak. He
moved that a license to sell liquor he granted to
Dinlel Cosgrovs and Michael o onnor lie said
from what had occurred here this afternoon the
board must be convinced that licenses ought 10 be
granted 49,,
Mr.. Baldwin said he granted that 1t would he
in accordance with the action 81 the board to
grant licenses.
Mr.. Wagner wanted 10 know what analogy
there was between the action Of the board tins
afternoon AMI granting licenses.
Mr.. Baldwin said there WAS no law vtlont q
penalty. There bad been an attempt made To
punish for violating the law the punishment
had been evaded, and this board had approved
that evasion.
Mr. Wagner thought the Discretionary power Of
the attorney to make the agreement in reference
To the indictments wa, as good law is the dIscre-
ton TO inilict the punishment
Mr. Baldwin had no faith in contracts with rum
sellers.
The yeas ana nay, were called an granting 'hc
licenses asked aud resulted Us follows:
Yeas-lIackoy, Mitchell, Galloway AcBurncy,
Butterfeld, Hoffman, Ecls-7.
Nays-Beardslev, Msx.or Wait, Clayton.
Let's, Baldwin, Barber, Trumho, Lancaster,
Wallace, Hox.ey, Wagner. Highly, Stanford,
llartsoa-l5
Adjourned to o'clock to morrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, Dec T. 1850.
10. f,.y -alt furtlpr att.uI
ancs on the board.
Committee on claims submitted n report
On motion. so much Of the report of ih- com
mittcs on claims, as recommended the rejection
of the bill of Maurice Murphy, amounting to S72.-
90 for making record of proceedings and orders
Of the county commissioners court, "a days was
adopted
Sir. jackson offered the following resolution as
modification Of the report If tho committee on
claims in relation TO the bill @! Mrs Lane;
Resolred That the amount Of Mrs. Asher Lanc :
bill reported by the committee on Claims he
allowed, on condti,n tina, shc giys the CLERK OF
this board receipt in fun Of all demands against
the county of La Sale up to thi- date. ami that
the clerk Of this board give her notice to quit the
premises.
Mr. Wagner moved TO lay thcresolution on he
table, which was carried yeas Is, asys 6,
On motion. so much Of the report Of the com
mttee on claims as related to the bill Of Alr Lane,
was laid on the table.
Bill Of II, Montgomery, 10 refund taxes paid on
land not taxable. allowed $500.
Bill OIL IIurbut, sheriff for eI-oilicio fees &c,
allowed $3.50
On motion of Mr. Let's, there was allowed John
Palmer, for taking care Of Mrs Desch, $3.50 per
week, for 3 weeks and days 1851
The committee on the SaitoAst.ll bond sub
mi.ted the following report:
REPORT.
Your committee, appointed to investigate tho
business relating 20 an outstanding bond of$j,0OO
against the county, hold by and IN the hands Of
G.. F, Saltonsta and the propricty of borrowing
money to pay the same, submit tho following re-
port:
That from the imperfect records kept Of the
bends issued TO pay Tor building the court house
we are not able to make out for your information
report that we are willing to say il surely cor.
rect; but from such records as we can find, and
from information from those who have been con
versant with the business the county since s3S
when this bond was issued, we shall assume land
it is probably correctly that this bond was issued
in September, 1888, together with hres others Of
like amount bearing interest Mt 10 per cent, pay
able annually in Chicago and that the interest
has been paid on said bond to January, 10th, lSi5
or to July 18th, lSij leaving due toward, inter
est, Jan. l2th, or July l2h, 1881, $4,000, the
amount due at such time ON said bond, is princi.
pal $4,000; interest, s. 600, the principal # this
bond Ia, been due since July, ls45 The owner
and holder of the same proposes to loan the coun.
~, (under the law authorizing the county to loan
money to pay its then accrued indebtedne.s) the
cum Of $4,000, or the amount necessary to pay
sald bond at an interest Of per cent, payable an
nualy in st. Louis. The principal to be paid in
yearly installments Of $780, or (: 900 us is most
convenient to tho county.
The amount due and payable out Of the special
fund for the year 1851. (Which will accrue on the
bonds already issucd) july lst, will be about So.
200; the amount Of the special revenue will be a.
bout $4,000 leaving unapIropriatcd say $500.
There will remain unapprolrated Of the special
revenue, collected in 1850, about say 800. which
added to the amount unappropriated for 1851 will
make $4,000, which sum will be available TO meet
any contract your board may make
In view of all the circumstances, your means
being ample, we recommend that your present
committee he authorized associated with VIM H.
W. Cushman, the present agent Of the county, to
negotiate loan with Mr., Saltonstall To the a.
mount necessary to liqudate the bond held by him
against tho county nj per cent. interest the IN
terest payable annually ON the whole amount loan
ed IN St Louis, together with Fl 900 Of the prin
epal.
II tHe OolGO should view this matter IN the
same manner ne your committee do and direct
this loan TO be made as we have recommended il
will be necessary that an order be passed for rec
ord, authorizing your committee, with Mr. Cush
man, the agent for the county. to negotiate said
loan, ana If succsssiu!, to prepare tho necessary
bonds TO be filled up, and cause the same to DO
placed upon the record with tho other bonds is.
sued under tse above named law, and place the
said bonds in the hands Of the present agent Of
tho county, that he may exchange them for the
bond held by Alr. Saltoustall; authorizing your
committee also to draw on the Treasurer and ex-
pend what money may he necessary to complete
the negotiation a. proposed.
further order will be necessary to be record.
cd as follows.
That the President Of the Board be authorized
and directed to sign the bonds prepared by YOUR
committee officially, aud that the clerk be direct
cd to countersgn and aiii, the seal Of tho county
to the same, and record the same in the rrcpcr
book WILLIAM B.nRyn
WELLS WAIT, Committee
WILLIAM CLAYTON,
On notion the repor! waa laid ON tho table for
the present
Report Of IT, lIurbut received transmitting n
lat OF lands and town lots forfeited to the state
uDOn which fnNoa lnl In,n c,llo,taJ 80,