The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-11-16

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the opinion, that at the present uus il would .
insxpsdieut TO offer il fur sals.
On motion, he board procssded 10 pass upsn
the accounts audited aud allowed BY The hssrd q
auditors Of the different towns:
IN the accounts ofthe tVwn Of Adams we're 3
items OF $50 each damages claimed for laying out
road. MI. Beardsley said the buard Of auiityss
were IN doubt as to their power to avjit ths
claims. the aggregate exceeding $50, and they
asked the board to instruct them whether they
should construc the 10th sec Of art ~ to refer 10
damages in the aggregate on whole road OF on.
ly to each individual claims.
Mr.. Baldwin said he did not believe the audit.
ors had power to audit the account, but e 6 the
sake Of testing the matter, he moved The boarh
express their opinion that the board Of audito,s
have right to audit the account in question
Mr., Bsardsley demanded the yeas aud nays on
this question which were taken as follows:
Yeas-Wait. Mitchell, Clayton, Galloway. Bar
Der, Lancaster. Hoffman, Higby.--s
Nays-Beardsley Maxson, McBurney Let's.
Baldwin, Trumbo, Bryant jackson, Wallace
Worsley, Butter6eld, Ee!s, Wagner. Sanford, Hart
son---l5.
The accounts of the town of Adams we're then
passed and 4 taX amounting TO ordered to b.
levied on the town.
/ The town Of Dayton being called, Mr.. Wait
said there WAS u bill allowed expenses on ac
count Of a pauper which was not sufficiently un.
dcrstouI by the board at the time, and which he
was now satisfied 1t WIS not Just the town should
pay and he should therefore move to strike it
oIt. The circumstances were these. Some
months ago an Enslishnan got sick somewhere
oii The canal and being destitute he was advised
20 60 to the poor honse. He went there Was
so sick that he was unable to get away. a ply
slcian was called, and other expenses incurred.
and as the poor house happens to be located IN
the town Of Dayton. a bill for these expenses was
Presented to that town. The board Of auditors.
not understanding the circumstances, had allowed
the claim, but he now moved it he stricken out
Alr jackson said this case only proved what he
had said before, that we will continually be clog
ged in our action, uutil we settle the question ~
10 whether there shall be county and town pau.
pers. or whether there can be only town pauprrs.
For the purnose Of settling this matter, Mr.
Wagner offered the following resolution
Hesolred, That any transient person coming in
10 any town o. La Sale county, and becoming
paupcr, such pauper becomes a town charge and
not county charge,
Mr. Wait asked whether it WAS intended that
this resolution should operate or post fdcfoi IL
every pauper that comes or has come into the
county poor house pauper on the town Of Day
toni
Mr., Wagner said there was no such thing as
county poor house. II the town Of Dayton was 70
unfortunate AS to have Il place within her bounda.
ries where the poor consreyae, she alone must
try and remedy the evil.
MIR. Wallace offered the following substitute
for the resolution of Mr. Wagner
Ecsolped, That the resolution adopted at the
May meeting Of the board of supervisors, requr.
mo each tDuu In ts nuf ba nj
same is hereby rescindea, and that the acc cunts
auditedby the o;rlf own auditor. for the sup
port and care of the poor, as well as the conpn-
satlon Of the overscers Of III poor of the several
towns, shall constitute part Of the county ex-
renses, and the whole amount Of snch accounts bs
added TO the amount of county tax.
Mr. Wallace said he was not we'll and did not
feel able to go into such discussion Of this ques-
ton now, Is would do it Justice. He asked there.
fore, that the whole matter be- laid over until to.
morrow. Which was agreed 20, and on further
motion, it was agreed that all accoun's laid be-
fore this board for pauper expenses be passed ov-
Or until this question: is decided The accounts of
the town Of Dayton were then passed e,cept tie
item in reference to the Engishmnn named.
In the accounts Of the town of Eden was an j..
fem of $40 allowed by the road commissioners a.
damages. Mr.. Lcttssnid the item, had not been
audited from the belief that it had to be allowed
at all events and asked the board TO saw whether
that view was correct. The board said it was
not necessary to audit the claim.
In the town ofTroy no accounts were pres ented
to the hoard Of auditors ON account Of sickness of
Claimants, DC, and the board asked the surrryi
sors to levy II tax Of $3.50 on the town for town
expenses. The board decided tha, such tax could
only be levied IN conformity to vote Of the town
meeting, bu. II the accounts Of the town of Troy
should be audited and brought III before the board
adjourn, they would levy tax to cover the n.
mount.
The balance Of the towns were then passed up
on without objection.
Adjourned to O'Clock this evening