The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-28

JOHN o. DENT (Chair'n,)
DAVID l.. CAEpEkTER,
WILLIAM ORR,
| ROBERT MCCLSARY
Sept. 18th, 1861.
FRIDAY, Sept 90.
resolution adopted yesterday ia rcla
ton to swamp lands, was reconsidered
aud the subject posponed until Februar,
session, 1862
The following resolution was adopted :
Rcsolrea, That each Supervisor be re
qulred, by communicating with the Cap
tains or other officers of companies or regi
ments, to- procure the assent Of soldier
from their respective towns; for the Gov
ernmcnt to set apart and pay to said 81,
pervisor, or the family of said volunteer
for the support of their families, portion
OF their monthly wages.
The resolution adopted yesterday, rela
tive to taxing dogs, was reconsidered and
the following. "a a substitute therefor, was
adopted, to wit
| Resolred, that every person residing in
the county Of La Sale, owning or keeping
Dog or Bitch, shall pay OF eech and every
Dog or Bitch SO owned or kept a tax ot
/ one dollar each year.
! That said tax shall be paid TO the town
coiIecior OF the town where such dogs may
be owned or kept each year previous to
the return OF me collectors Looks
nat tie coiieciof pay over on oath (a!tel
deotetin! commission OF = per cent as
compensation Tor collectinEl TO the Gem
n!Sslouer- OF Highways, TO be by them ex'
pended on repairing the roads ard bridges
OF tke town; said payments TO be made at
IN" time OF the annual settlement OF said
collector with SAID commissioners.
SaId collector shall Keep = record OF tEe
payment, and a description Of the dog on
which payment is made and give receipt
Tor the tax, containing Iull description
Of said dog or dogs, and be directed 10
bring every case IA his town of non-com-
pllance with the resolution before the
grand jury.
Tb. cor,,,,;,,aa - -. a.. Ill o
san..i ,L. foIlau,;,,, ,o,,r,, -
Inc Heiect committee 10 is!t the jail
report:
hat they have examined the jail, IN
"'cn tn'y nhu ou' turse prisoners TO"
ia Laye fpIly di.cL,rged hi. dn,, j., III,
care of the prisoner. and has Kent The
Jail as cleanlv and comfortable rs the
character OF the building would permit
A. to the siIIdlng tcai!ed Jaii) IN which
your prisoners are no" confined, the com
mittee have no recommendation TO make;
out II your treasury were plethora with
goid the committee do not doubt but
artists coy" be procured competent to
draft plan for new building. embra
eng some s!!ght changes IN the internal
arran cement which might conduce 10 the
comfort and convenience oi the inmates
indetu Inc committee believe we say IL
win GI.nueHce) tHat a HitIe elevation OF
me u!4!u.hs Wol!u not lie seriously
"t'F!iheEta! 10 tAe heath ol those
no ''eui,s Il - 10 Ihe "cadty oi the
al" me tii'1sh ah' :re'''s"''r"'
u 'He present Jan 'He committee may DC
ere" "o.' III SAY ING '""t 'HeS Sc
!'o"9It uouo' II = stiat 10 some ouiId'
inas moro recently erected. 1t i thought
oy 'Ae comm 'tee that the landscape views
are some" max c"h'raote.'' ana might not
'as'e o' H."
-ie' % 'its p"'s Al.
GRANDEUR 'No ii"'ts o. me u aioh'ezLitlas. one
/ coh"iH' COM
The committee TO visit the Poor House
and Farm present the following report
Togr Cozrui.ts. 10 ,is.t Poor Hous. and Farm.
rcspscrtulsy rsport-
Tho, wa Laya visited ..ia po,r 1T,,,.a
o,J E.rr, .rd e,,,i au - ,li
orcIar .pI A.. ,,a,,;,,'a',- n 80
,l,t n,Inj, -. :; Inv =. i.''!oH ".
the rnat arJ -rrlIa'. I 10
sba dischorges b.r H.. n, ' -.
ment or ,bc borsa N'P''
W. rocoron,e,d that so,,,o .o,; :.
naIs on tha rnof vt;ch i Ina,,r anJ % ;s
,Ia III. 81 ,t,a i,o,,Ia '''A ~
A. tba ,;,,,o - a,,r ~;.;, .t
Va 80 mere were
r',aIa nr r. 'n' h'he
tJ af , c,.,n 'o"' "oie inS"Ho
an I. u -, 'Is .'' D,' se'eh' one Oh "nIch'
- La.,'-h: ,. 60 u "Se'
,,,a,.,i - ~ III H. " F.oPe s.iyeGt 70 oe re-
n.rad for h.. so,,,o i,,,:,.. c',i' y.
80" - ~, soNie iI''a'e laiiis' IN nope
r;.,ht r1;nd '' e' ~ ne'
W. raao1 H.. c.,
,oi.a s,n;Ni - 81. -"
~, - g., '' ..N .i>. "
.ne '"' ~, ~ "'e 'n!ee soou horses ana
.;a', ~ ,,.a. VI 'he oo"s are vi Tue
~ ,..,,1 ~. 1' r "'. o'!
''Au ~, III Soo" .o''N'''o,i 'or oee''
iheie aie zen Soou anu hea'! hoSs, ana
sixteen shoats all OF good quality
Inc i'Thi Is III very sood condition, bit
sooh may heeu some more lehcing lhere
are sixteen acres OF good corn, we'll culti-
vateH' and eighteen acres OF sod corn OF
medium 4uaiity
lhere was raised eight acres OF poor
"neat supposed 10 be about nifty bushels
lHere was, Also three acres OF peas,
thousht oy the overseer to yield twenty
h'e ouAheIs per acre ihere are three
"otee VI l'o.'"oos' ana an hihis ol Safden