The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-09
Proceedings OF the Board of Supervisors,
September Term. 1858.


The board net pursuant to law. Quorum
present.
On motion, Geo. W. Armstrong was ap-
pointed chairman for the current year.
Adjourned to . o'clock to morrow morn
| ing.
TUESDAY, Sept Il.
The chairman announced tho following
standing committees:
Flnance-Hise, Rowe and soue.
Claims-Pleming. Clark and Belford
To settle seith Co. Agent-Dimmick, Hart
son and Behrend.
To settle uiM o. 7rea,urer-Lcland,
Howe and Van Doren.
School Com.-Miller, Gray and Spencer.
Court House and JaiL-Grsen. Gilman
and Dillman
On Paupers-Hinkson, Putnan, Burns,
Highly, Robinson, OF Earl. and Austin.
Equalization-Jones, Wenner and Robin
son.
.suanp Lsud.-W orsley, Dent AID Ru-
Township Organiration-Lelsnd, shep-
ardson and Fleming.
On motion OF Sup. Clark, q committee Of
Eve consisting of Messrs. Clark, Hinckson,
Ruger, Jones and Soule was appointed to
visit the poor house farm
On motion Of Sup. GRAY, It was ordered
that the desks in the sheriff 5 oitics be sold
to the sheriff, upon his payment into the
treasury Of $50.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. Is.
A large number Of accounts were report
ed back by the various committees and act
ed upon.
NoTE.-Au accounts presented and allow
ed during the session, are included IN the
statement at the end of the abstract
Sup Jones, from the committee on equal
iza,ion. to whom had been referred peti-
ton of the officers of the town Of Mission,
PRAYING to be relieved from the payment OF
certain road damages, reported in favor OF
their release, which report was adopted.
Sup. Worslcv from the committee or
! swamp Lands, presented the report Of TIC
drainage commissioner, as follows:
To the Hon. B,ard Of Supervisors cf La Sale
County:
GESTLExES As soon as tho roads and
the weather Of the spring would permit, |
prepared for an examination of the Swamp
Land, as originally selected BY the county
surveyor. and az directed by your Board.
Was necessary to have notary public TO
, take them, and in order 10 save expense and
have no delay about tee business, | pro-
cured tha; appointment ami have therefore
taken the sfiidsvits myasE.
/ There Was originally selected by the eoun-
ty surveyor over seventeen thousand acres
oflaAd: and on examination, | find that four
thousand acres Of those lands Was claimed
and taken bv the III. Cen. Z. Il. Co. that
fifteen hundred and sixty acres VAS canal
lands, at the timc Of selection and that
/ about one thousand acres was entered PIE
vious TO the act of y oth Of Sept; $50, grant
ing the swamp and ove!howed lands 10 the
state.
A. the commencement Of my examination
| supposed il was INV duty TO examine al!
/ the lands claimed by the surveyor in 1851,
and took large number-cf attitavlts for
/ lands ia the south part OF the county when
! | first commenced my lsboTs, and had near
/ - rh-.i :hs -'--''~''- - IL 80 .
/ IN relation to them, when | received letter
! from the auditor Of the state, in answer to
mine OF the 18th Of July, saying, in sub
stance, tbs, tie department at Washirgton
( would reconcile 10 proceedings in relation
to swamp hands unless they had previous
! lv furnished list And as the county had
/ lands claimed, and they situated ia the north
/ par, Of the county, left the south par, of
the county unfinished, aul examined those
i lands only that had received lis, Of; and
this lie, embraced 1880, Of which find 120
acres drv arriable land, AID lan0s claimed
/ by the Il. +. The balance Of th. section is
swamp and overtowed lands, making l loo
acres G! that list Is furnished Us.
| There IS also 400 acres eth e lands claimed
as swamp lands, and net entered. have
been able 70 obtain affidavits to $40 acres of
them, sufficient to obtain a title TO them 20
the other 80 acres it is doubtful If an affila-
vii can De obtained sufficient to satisfy tho
I department that it will come under the act
+ granting rs the land.
A few davs more labor will finish up all
/ the unfinished afiidayits in both parts ofihe
county. north and south, aad leaves the
whole business finished, so far as the exam
! nations and affidavits are concerned here.
/ The atiiiayits that are taken will not be
complete until they are signed by the gov
ernor. secretary of state and both register
and receiver Of the land Office. and this will
require NE to 60 to Springfield to complete
! them. 1t viii also be necessary to make
further examinations at the land Office in
, Springfield, ia order to complete the aflida-
| Wits in regard TO the manner OF purchase,
| as it is necessary to show whether the lands
were entered with cash or with warrants.
| Ii is also necessary to show the number of
| the duplicate receipt that the tract was pur-
! chased with. In about one-ha,l Of the tracts
| the records Of our county do not show how
entered, for the reason that the persons pur-
! chasing do not record them. And as the
| department requires that the affidavit shall
state the No Of the receipt, you will see the
necessity Of having the aftidavits complete
! in order to have them valid.
have been under the necessity OF en-.
ploying a surveyor in order to run the lines
on several sections in the extreme south
par, Of the county, where there is no inhab-
| itants and when | could procure atlidavi,s
oply by such q course. The balance OF the
affidavi,s have been procured by residents
near the land examined, and who were ac-
| ouaintcd with it, and without expense, as
! the affidaviis were taken by :ue, and sworn
to before me.
The lands that will enurc to the county
! (the $40 acres) are Swamp Lands in reality,
and will not be saleable unit! the lands in
their vicinity are all under fence, and these
lands wanted for pasture or meadow by
those owning lands adjoining.
Iwoud recommend that you permit me
to complete the atiidavits that are already
commenced, as many OF them Will on re-
ouire one more affidavit to complete tnein,
and many others only require signatures o,
citizens. certifying that the affiant is entitled
to belief.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Il. TnoRNS. Drainago Com'r.
| Ottaws, Sept. Is, 1888.
On motion, said report was accepted.
Sup. Leland from the committee On town
ship organization, to whom was referred the
petition Of the citizens Of Congressional, L
81. 8, praying that said town, now par1
of Bruce, be set of into = separate town, re-
ported in favor Of allowing the prayer o
said petitioners, and that said tswn be Sc g