The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-11-27
Proceedings Of the Board of Supervi.
(Gontiaued.)

Tie claims of B. Benton for 50, Tram Nye So
John Gray SIS. Daniel Cosgroye -, AlonE1 Lamb
80. d. G. Cooper Sc, and j. H. NeFarran, So,
FIR services in relocating state road in La Sale,
were allowed amounting to $500
Taxes refunded to G.. l. Schuler. 200
The vote yesterday, allowing 81 on A. L. Mil
lers account was reconsideied and SO allowed
The following bills were allowed;
ID. Murphy. coal for jail, $500
Estate ofJohn Palmer, services as overseer Of
Poor $4,000
On motion Of lIr, Waite the county Treasurer
was authorized TO purchase safe, at a COS, not
TO exceed $4,000. Adopted
Thursday. Oct 81.
The bill of Z. A. Parkinson, for services in The
pesthouse in Peru, WAS allowed, amount, 5000
On motion of Mr. Waite. the finance committee
were authorized to cancel at any time any coun-
~ Indebtedness in the hand Of the County agent
the Treasurer surrenderiug to The agent LIS re-
ceipts TO the am lunt cancelled.
On motion Of Mr.. Van DOrep, our representa-.
tyes in the state legislature were requested to
poreure the passage ola law authorizing ovelsecrs
olihe poor to bind out paupeI children to the age
oils or 20 years.
The sale Of lots !, ., 8, 5, 6, I, and 8, ser Is,
7. SS r. .. for taxes, was vacated said lots being
'chool land, and the county portion of the taxes
amount 1880
Mr.. jackson, from the committee appointed icr
The purpose, reported the following resolutions,
embracing q plan for the future maintenance
Of the poor which were unanimously adopted:
RssO!reI, That when any application is made
to the Overseer Of the Poor OF any town IN hi,
county for assistance, it shall be the duty Of said
Oyerseer to carefully examine into the condition
Of said applicant, and il he shall consider said APP
plicant subject entitled by law to relief he
shall Immediately forward said person to the
Poor House Of the County ProriIsd in case
the applicant is unable to be removed on account
cf sickness, then the Overseer may cause such
persons to Do Isken care Of at such place as he
may deem most proper until all. to be removed.
AndH is Jarther irouided, thst, when person,
having family of small children shall ask Tor
relief, the Overseer OF the poor may furnish such
amount ~ he may deem necessary, not exceed
ing one dollar per week, for the support of said
family, as long as he shall deem it necessary so
IL do, aud shall make out his bill to the Board Of
Supervisors, stating the rames AND number of
t.id family.
Rtsoirea That the over,eers Of Poor Of the
towns Of LaSalle and Salisbury, be and ate here.
by constituted committee to take charge Of heir
respective hospitals and pest houses; and that
they shall proceed, Immediately or the pubca
ton Of these resolutions, to take a careful nven
tory of all property that belongs to the county,
whiting or appertaining to said pest houses and
hospitals, and return SAID inventory to the Clerk
Of this Board TO be put on flel within five days
after taking said inventory.
Resolged, That the Superintendcns OF the
Poor are hereby authorized to receive proposals
and make contracts with physicians in the towns
Of LaSalle, Ottawa, aud Salisbury for furnishing
l,al nd lniI In tla IN
towns until the next annual meeting Of tie Board,
and that the Supernent notify the Overseer 0!
the Poor and Supervisor of each OF those tow1s
Of the names of physicians 30 contracted with.
RssoiUsd, That the Overseer Of each and every
town in the county shall keep list of all pau.
pers names to whom he may furnish aid; and in
making ont his ill agaius, the county each item
furnished shall be mentioned by itself, and the
Overseer Of the Poor shall make the following
affidavit to said bill:
IL, 0verscer Of The Poor Of the
town Of -, being duly sworn, do state
that the above bill Of Guods was furnished by my
orders, for persons who after being carefully eY.
amined and sworn, were considered proper sub
Jests entitled by law to relief by the county; and
that, no time while receiving such aid, were they
able to be removed To the Poor House Of the
county and thai the above bill Of goods was fur
nished at the lowest rates possible for Inc to ob
tain them
Resolgtd, That when any person shall make
application to any Oyerseer oi the Poor II tie
county, asking for relisf the said Overseer shall
examine the said applicant under oath, and take
such other testimony, touching his or her ability
to provide for hun or herself as he shall deem
Resolved, That the Superntruaents Of the
Poor are hereby instructed to furnish each Over
'eer of The Poor with copy Of the foregoing
Resolutions. and that the Superintendent are
hereby authorized 10 prescribe such further rules
Ind regulations to said Overseers as they may
leern necessary, not inconsistent with the resolu.
ions Of The Board already adopted.
On motion, G. W. Jackson, Wells Waite, and
sylvanus Cook were elected Superintendent Of
the Poor for the present year.
The citizens Of South Ottawa having petition.
sd the Board to find some other location for the
poor house, on motion the Superintenacnts were
instructed to provide for different location
On motion OF Mr.. Price, the board adopted
rale, and recommended ITS adoption TO future
boards, not to entertain any account against the .
county IN the absence OF the supervisor from the
town from which the account emanated
On notion tie bills Of Dr. IInkley, &c which /
had teen rejected, were again taken up, and the !
following sums allowed upon them respectively /
Dr. Hinkley $50, Dr. 7. Hay, s95 DR.. Hopkins
80; DIR, kirInan 81.
he committee on the Jail, after having made
thorough examination, recommended the fol.
lowing repairs.
The removal Of the old iloor in the Hall and
replacing It with by oists set edgewise, spikeI
with six inch spikes, DC, requiring the follow
ing bill Of expenses:
seoo feet joisis, at sl4 per NJ, ss5,l0
e,uo " for cells II 20
600 lbs. spikes aoOo
A's"'uNe cosl Oh labor, 1900
sl22,60
The committee also recommend the employ.
men by the sheriff Of an efficient Tailor, who can
give his constant attention TO the matter,
Dir. Dimmick, in view OF the difficulties under
the present system OF equalising the assessments,
ohered arssolutlon, which was adopted, request.
ing our senators and representatives in tue egis.
iatnre to endeavor to procure such nm alteration
of the township law as to require the assessors
TO meet at the county seat before proceeding 10 (
as'ess, and to adopt some uniform rule for The
county.
On motion OF Mr. Armstrong J. O. Glover and ,
II b. Goodell were authorized to contractor and
supefntend the repairs of the Jail as Centennial /
ted 10 the report Of the committee.
The following bills were allowed.
u W. jackson, services on committee on the
poor, &, so
John Miller do do iSo
W: H. Price do do l5o