The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09
VOL. X1X---NO. I.
JArRsnAN 2.nt l6

| 10 whom hae bsen referred tho claim Of
Chas. Housh.alins Of $50 for arre.tinz Ry.
an, ono OF the Storey mure.r.re, reported
fsvorabIy on said claim, and Il wss allowed.
Sup. Miller from the committee 10 whom
had been referred the femehstfsncs Of the
the tax levied on the town ef Ottawa, fer
building . bridge across FoI River near the
Aqucduct, reported, Recommending that
said tax be not extended.
On rnot on Of Sup Hise, said report was
! laid on the tab,e.
Sup. Green offered . resolution % ap-
/ point Acssrs. VEels Wait. John Curyea and
| L. Dominy, plank road viewers Of :bis eoun-
~.
On motion Of Hinckson, said resolution
was 50 amended as 10 direct the chairman
to appoint three di.intereeted persons ont
side OF the influence of the Sorth.rn Plank
Road said viewers, in which shape the res
olution was passed. Tho chair sab,seuent-
ly appointed VIM. II. Price, Geo. II. Dill
man and John H. Harris sAa viewers.
The committee on equalization reported
that in conse9u.ns. of net heing ia posses
sion of the assessors books, they are unable
10 act on the subject snd asked TO be dis.
| charged, which was granted.
| The committee appointed to sattls with
5. X. Lewis, the county agent, reported that
they had performed said duty, and End his
state Of account IS follows
Paid bond IS, du. July !, 1853. $4,000
" :. 90, 10000
" Coupons Is tc % inclusive 1900
" Exchan.s, 800
Leaving 81 900 in his hands to pay bond
81, Of s 900, and SO coupon, to same,
which he has been unable TO find.
Report accepted
! Sup. Clark from the ,snnli,tee TO visit the
/ poor house farm, submitted tie following re-
! port, which was accepted.
We the undersigned would beg leave to
make the following report. Tbs Heuse wss
found in good condi,ieu as could be eIpec-
ted, and the Inmates So f.r - we could
judge, seemed to be well sit.hod uith their
treatment, and on the farm sc found ssme
eight acres Of good Corn end eight acres Of
sale corn and good Garden.
With some one hundred rods OF new
Board fence finished, tha. was rcccsmmen-
ded by In. last years Connit:s.. We
would also reeconeus ,h. building Of go rods
Of fence across through the Centre, East
and Vest Of the Farm. Also that there be
built good Corn CRIB and Wagon House,
that is, two cribs with place TO house the
wagon between them, and some improve
rnent iu tho Stairs at the ttst end Of tho
House. or S,cck xs found soHe fssr or
Ave Cows ard seven large s75 trs sEall
Hogs with plenty .! Com to fsst ;E.a With,
also some FIVE ions eftane Hayia The Earn.
AS TO the charge Escs ssa!nS: ~. Ls:',
the S,evsr, or Keeper Of the Rsuss fer
abuse and Ill treatment Of the PsGrars, vAs
without csuse and th,t there had scss set
.ny more Punishmsu, used than ssensd to
be necessary fo- the good of the Inmates.
And we would Recomtnd that sir. Lott have
six hundred dollars .cr his Services tie en-
suing year. All Of which is Respectfully
submitted DoLPHUs CLARK.
wv. T. HiSKsoS.
". l.. T. JONES.
LEWIS SerLE.
\ resolution, offered on TUESDAY, to allow
the County Judge a salary Of 81, 200, refer
red to a committee and reported back, kav-
ing been voted down.
! Sup. Dimmick offered resolution to allow
the County Judge salary Of $3.50, being So
per diem.
Sup. Putnam moved 10 amend by insert.
ing s 600, which wss agreed to, and the
resolution was adoptsd.
Adjourned TO o'clock tomorrow.
Friday, Sept. -.
Sup. Hise from the finance committee,
reported in favor of an appropriation out Of
county Teachers Institute. Oa motion the
appropriation WAS made.
Sup. Hincksoa, from the pAupe. commit
tee, presented the report OF the Sussrin-
| tenden;s Of Poor as follews:
To the Hon. Board Of .Supe-ri.srs Of Ia
Sale county.
GESrLExES-The undersigned, ape.a.sd
by your honorable body "SuPeristssaan,s
OF the Poor Of La Sale County" would most
respectfully report:
That there has been admitted into ths
County House during the year that has
past, eighty eight paupers. The SUN fetal
Of board equals /? years and 2l5 days tor
ene person, which is rather a larger aHsunt
| than some seasons which have passed
There has been deaths in said hsuse and
| 4 births, thereby keeping tho number good.
At this time, there are 5 inmates, consist
ing of men, s wsmen, and children. OF
the above inmates now in the house, Of
them are insane, Of which fosr Of them are
females. Application urS been made to the
proper officers at Jacksonville, hu; On ac-
connt OF the length Of time that most CT
them have been insane, We have been una
bic to get them admitted to the hospital
The year tha, has passed, has bsen one Of
uncommon health throughou. tie county.
/ otherwise the expenses must hsve Largely
| increased over any year that We hsve vet
passed through, from the fact that multi
tudes have been unable to obtain any Eiore
labor ti'an would would barely supply their
daily wants. We have endSavsrea to keep
the expenses connected With ths paiatain-
ance ofthe psupers, at the lowest esin. pes
sible, consistent with ;hsir eessf2.ts. We
believe We can safely say, that no ether
county in the State OF TIE same rsPu.s.ion,
has less, if as small an amount to pay out
for the support Of the poor ana tae desii-
tute.
Aud while VIC assert this, We are elso IN.
der the painful necessity Of reporting that
we have not yet found ga: the way Of max
ing it a self sustaining institution. Whssh-
er we shall ever be able to make u pay its
own expenses time alono must 9e;ernipe.
We are under the impression thLt while
the paupers remain of the same class, that
now, an have for years past, fills6 the
house, that it will take more ingenuity than
we possess, to get enough work out Of ,A.m
to pay for the bread t:.ey eat, for 10 mast
be remembered that they are enormous can
sumers OF food, and what would ba styisd
very small workers, (or in other worss, ne
workers at all.) Tho farm has bssa wall
cultivated and everything about the pTeni.
scs has been kept in the best Of order, and
will compare favorably with any OF tie ad-
jacent lands in that vicinity. The under
signed have been put to much inesnyenience
for the want of ready means to operate
with The amount appropriated 1t the last
yearly meeting Of the Board wsE amply suf-
ficient, had it been convertible into sssh at
, par, bu. instead sf being able - 10 that, Al
though repeated calls were made spsn the
treasurer, we were under the necessity Of
selling portion of the county orders st
( discount, as will be seen by ths state nent
accompanying this report. We regretted
heinr comnellsd to do this. but aIter a1cer-