The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-09-27
PROCEEDiSGS
or IHE
Board of SuDervisOrs,


Mcmillan, Putnam, Clover Morgan.
Colquhen Grant was elected Chairman
On motion, the proceedings Of last meeting
were read
Seneca Benson, Assessor Of Wauponsee town
ship, BY Hopkins, his attorney, presented the AS
sessment list .. said township stating that the
clerk had declined receiving the same for the
reason that certain town lot, had not been rs.
sessei and asking this board 70 receive the same
On motion Of Mr. Nisner,
Ordsred That said assessment list be received
by this board.
J. E Walker Till for coffin for John Finn, on
motion of Mr. Misner, laid IN the table.
On motion Of Mr Hogan,
Resolved, That S25 on the hundred be added
10 the real estate assessment Of Saratoga town
ship
Adjourned till tomorrow morning, Q o'clock.
TrEsnAY Sept, 2,
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present--Same as yesterday
Z. F. Seeley, Justice Of the Peace, in purs1
ance Of the statute reported the fines before him
assessed, and the officers charged with their col
lection, to wit
Mar Cd, lsG!.-Wm. T Hopkins was fined IS
for an assault and battery, and on July lth exc.
cuion issued TO constable Geo. Gillett On July
23d, 1851, Owen Fltg Patrick was fined SO for
All assault and battery, which was paid August
llth by said Fiiz Patrick and ls now in the hands
Of said Justice. Ordered that said report be &C.
cepted and filed.
Wm B. Ogden, by Hopkins, his attorney, a'l;.
ed to have the assessment Of the town OF Clark
son, in Adrana township set aside. on the ground
that said town was never plated by any person
having the fee Of tie land, and that the same
land is assessed as a tract. On molten Of Mr
Morgan,
Ordered That said sssessnen. as town lots be
set aside
Messrs L " Claypool md Geo H Kiers'ed
appeared and made the following report
"2o the Board Of Supervisors Of Grgndy e,un;y,
N,in0ts, nou an Session
The undersigned, appointed by said board nt
their last meeting 20 examine and report in rela.
tion to the Court House Square, IN Morris, re.
port that the absence Of the proper officer Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Illinois and Michigan
Canal has as yet prevented any action in the
premises on our part,
We would further report, thu. the net Of the
( Legislature Of Illinois, approved February II,
1871 Especial Laws, page 20i) omitted to men.
ton the block in which the lots were situated de.
/ signed as public square, and which by said act
they intended to vacate.
( We are also under the belief that copy Of
the report to the governor from the locating com.
mi-sioners is required, in order to fully under
stand what course 1t is necessary to pursue.
l. W CLAYPooL,
Morris, sM Sept. 1851. Geo H. KiEasrED
On motion Of Mr.. Hogan,
Ordered, That said report be accepted and Gl.
ed and that said Claypool and Kiers,ed he ap
pointed committee to procure for tge county a
title to said Cour, House Square, and that they
be paid reasonable compensatiJn for their scr.
vices.
| On motion Of Mr. Cnssingham,
! Res9iJed That this board will not auiit any
accounts against the county, unless proven by a
good witness, OF oath Of The person presenting the
same.
Orarcd That $500 be allowed J. Wilson a.,
per biII.
OJdcrcd That E Walker, sheriff, be allowed
- fees for serving notice on Sesiey, Starbuck
and Athcrton.
OrlsTeA That the following persons be allow.
ell the sums annexed to their respective names
for services and materials in repairing the cuvr,
house, rs per their bills on file, certified by Z