The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-08

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Which report was on motion Of Mr. Wagner ac.
cepted.
Mr. McBumey, from the committee on poor
house accounts, submitted report.
In favor Of allowing on the bill Of John Beres,
ford $3.50.
In favor Of allowing on the bill of Martin Muir.
ray $3.50
In favor of allowing on the bill Of Ashur Lane,
for burryng John Smith and Mrs, Baldwin 81 90.
In favor Of allowing Ashur Lane for boar
ding paupers, so far rs they were taken By az.
thorlty Of the county court to wit for ninety nine
weeks and two days, amounting to S99.2s.
Against allowing the account of Mrs Lane for
washing for paupers,
Against allowing any portion Of the bill Of Ash
ur Lane for services originating under the action
Of John Palmer, overseer Of the poor of the town
of Ottawa, the committee believing that the
board has no right TO allow any accounts Of over.
secrs of the poor Of towns before they are audi
ted by the board of town auditors.
Against allowing the bill Of Mr.. Gartman.
Against allowing the bill Of John Buchanan.
Which report, On motion Of Mr. Lewis, was ac.
ccpted.
Mr.. Baldwin, from the committee on finance re.
por!ed against allowing the bill of Vim, MeLaugh.
onmoton of Mr.. Wagner the board proceeded
TO pass upon the various reports item by item.
The subject OF allowing compensation to the
commissioners for dividing the county into towns
coming up,
Mr. Wagner said the committee had allowed
the commissioners for the time each had been EN-.
Ployed, at the rate O! 81 per day He would
say, however, in justice to Mr.. Cooper that he
had been opposed to going around the county, and
that he had done so only because he had been o.
verruled by his colleagues and ut an actual pecu.
mary sacrifice. If i. could consistently have been
done the committee would have made distinc
ton in favor of Mr. c. Mr.. W. had no hesitancy
in saying that the expense incurred by the com
missloners had been larger than was necessary.
Mr., Jackson rs n member Of the same COM
mittee said that could he conscientiously have
made n distinction, he should have made it in
favor OF Mr. Cooper.
Mr., Wallace cnquircd whether it had satisfac
toriiy appeared TO the committee that it was
necessary for the commissioners TO 30 around the
county.
Mr., jackson said it had not But the commit.
tee had allowed compensation because the law
had left it Discretionary with the commission
erS.
Mr., Lewis thought the commissioners had ta.
ken n very inudcious course He could see no
object IN 1t unless il was to increase their per dl
en-. In Kendall county the commissioners had
not left the county seat and he believed they
had given ms good satisfaction rs was given here
He was utterly opposed to allowing any commits.
soner half dollar more than was received by
the members Of the legislature.
Mr. Wallace said if the committee were salts.
fled on investigation that it was necessary for the
commissioners TO 20 around the county he should
vote for allowing them pay for all the time they
spent but If there was no such necessity, he
could see no justice in allowing for useless ser
vices
Mr., Hoffman as one of the committee said he
was satisfied there had been no such necessity,
and he was opposed TO allowing the pay proposed.
He thought the whole service could have been
well done for $50. Bureau county had been di.
vided into towns at an expense of So lie had
not consented in committee, and should not con.
sent here, to allow more than $40 TO each com.
missioner.
Mr. Wagner wns ready 10 concode that there
should not have been so much time spent in the
matter, But other counties had adopted the
same coursc, and the law had left il to the iulg.
ment of the commissioners. lie thought the init.
nation that the sole object Of the commissioners
was to get as large per diem out OF the business
as possible, was ungcncrous ard unjust. He be-
lcvcl they had acted honestly in the matter.
lie was ior allowing reasonable pay. Inc coun'
ty was not able to be generous, but we should be
Just.
Mr.. Baldwin said, so far rs his own town was con.
cCrncd, the people were anxious to have the com
missoners come there, and he knew they would
not object to allowing them reasonable pay.
Mr.. jackson could say ms much for the people
Of his town, although he thought it had not been
necessary for the commissioners to meet the peo
| pie in the precincts. He was however, for al
lowing them pay for the time spent because the
law had left it discretionary with them, and they
Ind acted in accordance with the views of many
influential men whom they had consulted, H.
had agreed in committee to allow them one day
for each town, at the same rate Of compensation
he himsolfrcceiycd for attending here.
Mr. Jones said he had been instructed by hi,
constituents to allow but 80 cts day to each o
the commissioners for the time employed and h,
moved that that sum be allowed instead of The
amount recommended III the report.