The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-09-25
Proceedings Of the Board of Super
vis0rs.
OrTAwA. Sent /

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Board met pursuant to Law, snd vas called to
order by Giles W. jackson, Chairman OF the late
board. Present the follow members:
Msssrs. Armstrong Blake Chuniasero, Clark,
Cullen Dimmick. Dillman, Glover. Galloway,
iiollowell. Highly jackson, King.ley. Little, Lew
Il, Lawrence, Miller. Me- erve, Price. S,awn. d
smith, j. Smith, Van Doren, Wait, Wright, and
Wisner.
q. W, Jackson was unanimously elected Chair
man for the preeent year.
On motion. Me,srs. Jackson. Wait, and Glover.
were appointed committee to select and repol !
to the board the standing committees
The following standing com,ni;tees were an.
nounce by the Chair as selected BY the commit
tee:
On Wait. Van Ds5tn, and Hoffman.
claims Armstrong Blake, asd Dillman.
Poor--Clark. Highly, and Galloway.
10 Settle 18th County Agent--Priee, Jackson,
and Cullen
To Ssthe uiM the 7reaarer-- Dimmck, Glover,
and Me.rrye.
To Ssnie viM the School Cornaissioner-Mil
Ter. Chanasero and Suawn.
Court Ho4s and Jai!-- Wsu.r Wright, and ]
Smith.
kYualiziHg .Assessment,-.R Rolluwell, D. B
SmI't, Kingsley, Little, Lewis, Lawrence, and
Mitchell
Adjourned to 2 o'clock.
o'clock, p. NJ
Messr-. Hoffman and Mitchell appeared and
took seats
Nr. Armstrong from the committee on claims
rrp"rtod the following bills correct mud they
were allowed and urdee ed b, lhe board tr b.
paid out of any money IN the Treasury not other.
wise appropriated:
VIM. Stacy, Chicago, for Sia;ioI.ery $3.50 oO
Clerks and Judges Of he -pccis el,c.
ton IN June, for Judge, amounting IN
all to o. SO
Mr. Wait presented the following report of the
Superintendent of the p"or. Which was read and
Oh motion accepted and laid on ihe ,aLle.
The undersigned, superintendens Of the poor
of La Sale county, to whom was iRtIu.ted the
general Superntendencr of the poor, N accordance
with a resolution Of the last Board Of Supervisors
OF said county, authorizns and requiring hem 10
provide suitable place Tot their reception and
maintenance, report:
| That, a. suon thereafter rs rtacticable thev
published notices in the 0ttaws Free Traier and
C"nsiitulona'i-. inviting propo-als per week for
the board, care, washing and lodging Of such in
digent persons "a might be scot 10 :hs place for
til. crptiun Of the poor
Proposals were received from several persons
brt none which they de, med U fcisntly advant !.
geous to the Interests Of the county, the lowest
bid being 5 25 per week. The suprrn.nden,s
therefore under tha, clause Of the resolution al,
thorizing them to rent tenement and lands. and
cause the poor to be therein maintained rented
u large aud convenient two s'ory building and
land for garden, situated in Sonth Ottawa fol
two years from the fifteenth day Of September
last, ut the rate Of seventy five dollars per wear
possession 10 be given on he 6rSl lay Of Decem
Der.ast.
The services of Mr Innman and wife were en-
gagged as keepers at the rate oftwo hnndrpd dol
lars per year. They however, did no, long con
tinue, and we're succeeded by Mr.. Carter and
wife, the present keepers. at the sam. rate
AS the superlntendenrs had 10 funds at hel
disposal to deray expenses flr the coming year
they entered into 4 contract with Messrs. Walkel
q Hicklrng, Merchants Of Ottawa, to furnish al
the necessary provisions, groceries mrdifne.
clothing, stoves, pipe, bedding, dr. a, the low
est market price.
A proposition was accepted from DR. Stout t,
, render the necessary medical aid to the inmate,
of the poor house aud also Ia the poor within III,
bounds Of the corporation Of Ottawa for ,he sun
OF fifty dollars per year, medicines being furnish
I'd by The county.
/ The poor house system has now been in opera
, tion about nine months and n half, during whcl
time there have been relieved there sixty sever
persons, the aggregate time of which is sever
hundred and one weeks and five days. equal t,
the support nf one person thirteen years, twenty
five weeks, and five days, as may be seen by al
, accompanying paper, Containing q list of pauper.
. names, daie OF reception, aud length of,ine sup
n ported.
" There have been thirty..ix persons DISCHARGED
nine have died, III. most Of whom were brough
to the poor house in the last stages of disease, am
= twenty two now remaining
=. The following sums have been expended b.
;, the superntendents for tbs support of the in
. mates ut the poor house, as may he seen by bill
!, herewith presented
!, For provisions and groceries, the sum of 1916 g.
" fuel, So S.
;, keepers salary, l55 o.
house rent 6S s.
. " medicines. including corporation poor, 4S s.
, physlciaus Glll, 49 Il
!, Total cost s6s3 9
, The average cos, per week /. Csc which " wou
have been somewhat le.s but for the high price O
!, provisions and scarcity Of vegetables togrthr
with the fact that the ovrrseers Of the poor Of tn
several towns although notified to de- ST. n-glec.
-, ed to send m tleir poor except .rw Instances
=, for the first two and half months, th. rents
II Keepers salary. and medical services being tn
y same as il they had been sent in sooner.
= The cost pr week although rather higher thai
y was anticipated, owing to the reasons assigned.
=. less than under the former system a. the use q
|; the poor Louise farm. and one dollar per wee
;. were paid for the keeping, exclusive ofmedlcin,
:, and medical aid
n II NAV b. proper to state that hree Of IN
! persons relieved al the poor house have hereto
y fore been supported by the county at nm ex mons