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


on the dollar for the ordinary expenses Of the
county.
Mr. Wait presented the repor, Of the committee
on poor house and farm, rs corrected, which was
accepted ('rhe committee struck out that portion
Of their repor, expressing sn opinion adverse 10
selling the poor house and .arm.)
Mr.. Wagner asked 10 be excused from serving
on the board the balance Of the dsy-grsn,ed.
Mr.. Hoffman excused from serving on commit,
toe on claims, and Messrs Wallace and Let's
added
Mr. Wait. on behalf Of the committee on poor
house and farm, presented the following resou
tons:
Rssolred, That the poor house farm belonging
to the county be sold to the highest bidder, after
weeks notice in all the newspapers IN the coun
~, for sum not less than 81 SOC, on the follow
ing conditions Oneiour;h 10 be paid down. and
the balance IN three annual payments with inter
est
Re,o!re3 That the chairman o! this committee
lie, sud he is hereby ordered to carry on; the
foregoing resolution, and that he be further order
ed, IN said farm is not sold to lease the
same Tor one year. on the terms which he shall
think proper and that he BE- empowered TO exc
cute all necessary papers, If the farm shall either
he sold or leased IN accordance with this rcsolu
t.On.
Which resolutions were unanimously adopted
Judge Cotton appeared before the board aud
maze some remarks relating 20 ms H'steu' from
tbs action Of the county court IN June last,
All bryan, rom the cu"'h!'use Oh TIE eouf'
house and jail! submitted The following
REPORT
That the floor Of the jailcr's room should be
raised up; also that the doors are on, Of repair,
and 8 new door handles are needed
As to the offices IN the court house, there are
unoccnpied that should be rented, and COM
m!tteo should be appointed 10 ren; the same.
In reference to the various shows &c, IN the
court house, your committee are unable to give
any information, not having been able to see The
sheriff
The committee are Of opinion, from the best
information they could obtain. tia; 1t is 10! com.
petens for tho board TO rent the ground north OF
the cour. house for any private use but they
have not had time fully to examine the subject
DIR. Stanford offered th- following resolution,
which was adopted
He'olr'd That A. F Wagner, jsler be author
ned to have the floor AMI doors OF The jail repair.
co. that he be the agent OF this board 10 rent the
unoecupied rooms IN The court house
On the certificate Of the clerk compensation
was allowed to the judges and clerks Of the late
- 80 $500, WINS ' ''IN NNH"'!'
A l. MIllet' bill for boarding jurors, charging
si25 per day for each, was allowed after being
reduced one half Amount, S?6 %
Oihcers DC, OF late circuit cour! were
allowed pay, amounting to So 90
BIZ OF Jno. Falnier, oTeTseer Of poor IN
Ottawa, Tor boarding Mrs. peseh, allowed, 10 90
M Jackson Offered the following resolution,
which was adopted 80.
Hs'o!red, IhA! fron and after this date no bills
,of stationery o, 'uel OF any Kind except express
~ provided Tor By law, or ordered by the board,
wal be allowed to the clerk OF the circuit court,
clerk OF the county court or sheriff, except what
nay NC "evess"'y 'Or ''ie court room OF JAN
M " a'.aee moved H.i mat tho accounts a, audit
-! we Wv" VI o'AW' oe accepted oy VIC
oosto WIN the protest thereto attached except
'he ON oil 'ohn fatiner' oil s'V allowed above.
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