Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-13

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mons Poor House agent for the past wear
be and the same is hereby appropriated 10
defray the contingent expenses of the Poor
House and farm, and for the support of the
county paupers in said Poor House for the
ensuing year,
RESOLVED, that an agent be appointed BY
the Board to superintend the said Poor
House and farm at a salary lot exceeding
the sum Of 500 per annum, who shall. em-
ploy a warden at salary not exceeding
the sum Of $500 per annGm, and q coed
and skillful physicisn..ror the paupcrs in
said Poor House and the prisoners 10 the
County Jail at a salary not exceeding the
sum of $50 per annum.
Resolved, that said Agent be instructed
US admit to said POoriHouse the pau2ers of
any town in Will county and support and
maintain them in a proper and humane
manner, at the rate of Of 81 10 per week,
proUided the proper authorities of such
Town desiring such privilege shall pro-
vide by taxation or otherwise for the sup
port Of such paupers."
MIR. Granger moved that said resolutions
be laid on the table.
The question was taken by yeas and
nays and decided in the negative as fol-
lows:
Teas-Messrs Angel, Buck, CLARK, Gran
ger, Geo, Linebarger, Randall and Searles.
a.
Noys-Messrs Casey, Glow, Cagwin,
Dunbar, Dean, Fahs. Frank. Herbert,
Ingersoll, John Linebarger, Mcintyre,
Reid, Shuts and Stewart, (l4).
Mr.. Granger mo- ed the postponement of
the further consideration Of said resolu-
ton until next Tuesday at O'Clock p. NJ.
The question was taken on the motion
by yeas and nays, and decided in the neg
alive as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Angel, Buck, Clark,
Frank, Granger. Geo. Linebarger, Randall
and Searles, (8).
Nays-Messrs Baker. Casey. Glow, Cag~
win, Dunbar, Fahs, Herbert. Ingersuil,
John Linebarger. Mcintyre, Reid, Shuts
and Stewart, (l4).
MIR. Ingersoll moved to amend the Sd
resolution by striking out the..Words 'Sl 10
per week" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words, "Sl, % per week"
Mr.. Granger moved to amend the same
by striking out sal ! rate per week and inc
sorting in lieu thereof the words $500
per week"
Mr.. Frank moved to amend the same by
ting in lieu there~f the words Isl so per
week"
On motion of Mr.. Angel the Board ad-
lourred until next Monday at 2 o'clock,
p. NJ.
MONDAY September 2lst, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment Mr.. Willard in the CHAIR.
The Clerk called the roll-Present, the
whole Board.
The journal of last Friday was read aud
approved.
Mr.. Granger from the Committee on
Pauper and Poor House claims presented
the following report, which on motion of
Mr.. Frank was accepted and placed on file,
to wit:
ITO the Hon. Board of Supervisors
Your Committee on pauper and Poor
House claims beg leave to report"
THAT a majority of the committee visit
ed the Poor House and farm and found it
in the care of M. Cplegrove and Iadv-the
farm embracing so acres ofland exhibited
the marks of a good farmer, and the house
Of good housekeeper.
We found on the farm, new and l old
wagon, 2 horses and harness for the same,
1 cows, 6 hogs, fattening, 10 good and S
small pigs. 40 bushels of wheat. lis bush
els of oats, 8 tons of hay, u acres OF corn
and of potatoes, pow and cultiya-
tor"
"1n the house we found Is paupers re-
ported from the different towns in our
,ounty and one from Kendall county so
reported on the keepers books"
Your Committee would recommend
that the Poor House farm be leased to 8, me
bn
good security to support all the paupers
hat cannot be located in Will county and
board all that are or may be se0t TO the
If their respective towns for 81. so per
week and if it is necessary, the county to
give the man leaving it, the hogs that
ire now fattening on the farm, all the
wheat, oats, corn and Potatoes and other
vegetables belonging to the County there
IN together with the use of be horses COWS
wagon harness, p!Ows, cul:ivators, harrows
Sc., belonging to the farm"
Which 10 all respectfully submitted for
the consideration Of the Board"
A. GRANGER.
Chairman Of Committee.
Mr.. Mcintyre from the Committee on
Printing and Stationary made report, req
allowances of the following
claims which en- motion were ssverally
aiken up and allowed. as follows -
w. r. Steele for advertising SIS 90 !
c. & C. Farley do. 500
Sundry bills presented were read by the |
Clerk, and referred to ermmittee.
Mr.. Dear presented the petition of G.. W
Minard and others, of the Town of Crete, |
praying that bounty of $50, be granted
10 Ruth Richards widow of Z. G. Richards !
ate Corporal in the 18th Regt. Ill Vols,
who enlisted from Will county which was
IN motion referred to the committee on
claims.
S. o. Simonds School Commissioner
presented his annual report which was
IN motion referred to the committee on
claims.
Mr.. Casey offered for adoption the fOl- |
owing resolution which on motion of Mr.. |
Reed, was referred to the committee on |
public property:
Whereas, it having been reported, that
The Sheriff of our cornty had been bribed
20 ler the prisoners out Of the Jail at the
recent escape of such prisoners.
Therefore we the Board of Supervisors
,e the County of Will do resolre, that we
AXE the pleasure in saying, that we be-
ieve, the charge OF n animation that he acted
is false in every particular, aud
desire to place upon our records. the asser-
ion that we believe he has performed the
duties Of the of ce of Sheriff, faithfully and
honestly in his endeavors to retain the
custody of prisoners"
On motion of Mr.. Csgwin the resolutions
Of Mr.. Reid in relation to appropriations
for the management Of the poor house were
taken up.
Mr.. Cagwin moved to amend the same
by striking out OF the first resolution the
words, $3.50, in addition to the sum of"
and BY striking out Of the Sd resolution
the words, 81 10, per week" and inserting
in lien Of said rate. the words 81 30 ner