The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-10-25


On motion Messrs. Hollister. Wait, md Jack.
son, were appointed u committee 10 settle with
the county treasur.
Adjourned to o'clock 7, u
Board met pursuant tn adjournment.
On motion, the sum Of Sl1l.l6 was ordered In
be assessed on the town Of Dayton to pay town
expenses for the year 1861.
The sum Of siS4i was assess on the town OF
Ophr for the same purpose.
Ditto Sl77.00 on the town Of Adams.
4i47 on the town of Hope.
4l.56 on the town Of Merlen.
47.47 ON the down Of Rutland.
The bill Of Nels Froland for boardng blind
girl being presented, On motion 1t Was allowed.
amounting To S226O
Adjourned to 9 o'clock to morrow morning
Tuesday, IL.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
On motion the sum of SG4 so was ordered to
be assessed on the town Of Grand Rapids to pay
town expenses.
On molten. it was
Resolc,d, That, in the opinien Of this board.
the petition Of the supervisor, town clerk. justices
Of the peace, and commissioners Of highways Of
the town Of Grand Rapids. that the said town bs
relieved from the assessment Of damages for
opening two roads IN said town, nsssssed to John
Byrne, A. Trumbo and Ambrose Trumbo amsun-
thug to the sum Of $500, bc granted, and that the
opening Of said road be postponed until the da-
images, or major part thereof, are in some other
way provided for than by levying a tnx upon tho
property ofsaid town
( The bill Of A. F. Wagner was presented and
referred to the committee on court house and
jail whereupon, on motion il was
Resolved That the board will not audit any
bill against the county at this session which have
accrued since the adjournment Of this board on
the l3th Of September last and that the several
claimants have leve to withdraw their bills al
ready filed at this session.
On motion, the bill Of Mrs J. B Rich, for SIS
so, paid for taxes on lands not taxabls was al
A similar claim Of E. 7. Griggs, amounting to
81 IS, was allowed.
The committee on claims reported back the
bills Of Brewster & Beebe and James Elliott. and
recommended that they be placed on fe, and
that the claimants have leave to withdraw them.
| Adjourned to 2 o'clock p. NJ.
| 2 o'clock P. N
| The board having met, the committee on claims
reported back the bill Of DR.. j. s. Bullock. for
mecical services to paupers, amounting to s63 so,
and recommended that there be $26 allowed for
the services claimed, which recommendation was
concurred in.
Same committee reported back similar claim
Of DIR. d. Ward, amounting to $50, and recsnl-
mended that S2l.15 be allowed Concurred in.
The committee on poor reported back bill Of
f. Pennington, amounting to $685.. for furniture
to hospital in Peru, ard recommended that it 10
allowed Allowed
Same committee also reported back the bill Of
j. Morris, overseer Of the poor in the town Of Sal.
spdr JoJt : ~. EI.l ~.
leave be given Mr. Morris to withdraw it. Con.
Cured in
Mr. Tuttle moved that there be allowed DR.. Z.
Winslow So. in addition to the amount allowed
him at the last meeting Of the board. Lost--ays
.. noes 81.
Mr.. Tut,le moved that $25 be allowed Mr..
Rise, for taking care Of paupers, in addition to
sum already allowed him. Lost-ayes 9, noes 81 .
Similar motion for S5 to Dr. Weeks also lost
On motion, it was ordered that the appoint
ment Of Isaac Abraham, John p Tden, and
Daniel Merritt, as inspectors Of Plank Roads Of
this county, be vacated. and that A. F. Pitts, u.
G. Underhill, and b F. Hotchkiss. be- appointed
such inspectors, to hold their Offices until their
successors shall be appointed.
On motion, the sum Of $50 was appropriated
to be used by the supervisor Of the town OF Utica.
in removing Mrs Smith aud her children to their
friends in Virginia.
The bill Of ~ D. Mss.ernnn, Of $40. for board.
ing Margaret Carol, from Dec |, 1850, to Sept.
S, 1851, 40 weeks, was presented and on motion.
allowed.
Mr. Stanford, on notion was excused from fur
tler attendance at this session Of the board
The special committee, appointed TO enquire
into what disposition had been made Of the real
estate road tax collected in the year lSi9 repor-
ted, that IN the record Of the settlement with tie