Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Proc EDINGs
OFTHE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WILL COUNTY.
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Therefore be it resolved, That a com
mittee be appointed to examine into tn
subject with full power to settle the Who'll
matter if in their judgment the same cal
he so done US satisfactorily, as by litiga
tion."
The chair appointed Messrs Cation Bake
and Stewart as ssuch committee.
Mr.. Granger from the committee .or
Paurer and P. II. claims made repor
recommending allowance of tie following
claims, which were severally taken up anC
allowed as follows:
>. McRoberts, opinion in pauper
matter SOC m
S. W. Randall, opinion in pauper
Ill. Mutual Fire Ius. Co. fer
insurance % OC
On motion of Mr.. Granger it was order.
ed that the sum of $3.50 be added to the
town expenses of thetown of Homer, and
thai the same DE entered on the tax books
with the town tax ofsaid tpwn.
NJ. Cagwln presented the petition of
X. SHAFT red and others PRAYING the Board
to grant license to Robert Ellis TO retail
spurious and malt liquors in the village of
Eiwood' which on motion of Mr.. George
Linebarger was laid on the table.
Mr.. Reid offered the following resoh,.
ton which was adopted.
''ReSolred, That a committee of tL,ao
be appointed to report to the Board rho
amount due each Supervisor for services
at this session of the Board"
The chair appointed Messrs. Reid. Geo
Linebarger and Steward, as such cons
mittee.
Mr.. Cation offered the following resolu.
ton which was adopted.
''ResoiUed, That the committee to inves.
tigate and locate the paupers now in the
Poor House, be instructed, that in case
they md that anv of them properly belong
10 Otner counties or to any particular
towns they proceed to enforce the law in
such cases."
On motion of Mr.. Mcintyre, the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock.
WEDNESDAY Septembe: 23d, 1868.
The Bard met..pursuant to adjournment
Mr. Willard in the Chair.
Present :-Messrs Angel, Buck. Baker
Clark, Cation, Glow, Cagwin, Dunbar
Dean, Fahs, Frank. Granger, Herbert.
IngersOll, John Linebarger, George Line
barger, McIntyre, Randall, Reid, Shuts.
Stewart and Searles,
Absent:-Mr Casey.
The journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
The Chairman announced the anno;nt-
ment of Samuel X. Casey fJoliet VIM. p
Cation of Plainfield and Joseph Shoemaker
of Florence as commissioners to Superin
tendthe grading and fencing of the Public
Square. in accordance with the resolutions
adopted by this Board authorizing the
same
Mr.. Reid from the committee on miscel-
laneous claims reported back without &C
ton the claim of George Barrow for $50,
bounty for enlistment in Co. ii. Tooth
Regt. Ills. Volts. which on motion of Mr.
Csgwin was taken up and allowed in full.
500 90.
The bills Of VIM. Touner. for preparing
tax books and extending taxes amounting
to the sum of 1882. 25 was presented and
referred TO the Committee on miscellaneous
claims.
On motion of Mr.. Reid it was ordered
that the sum $50 be appropriated for
the purpose of raising the sidewalk i'll front
of the Public Square
MIR. Glow from the committee on equal
izatiOn of Assessments presented the fol-
lowing report:
ITO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of VII County:
Your Committee ON Equalization of As,
sessments to whom were referred the as,
sessment rolls of the several towns for the
year ending 1868 beg leave to submit 20
your consideration the following report in
regard to the equalization Of said assess
ments.
That they have carefully examined and
compared the said assessment lists and af.
ter due consideration of the same. wouId
Recommend the folio wing alterations m
the assessments of the several towns. TO
Wit:
ChannahUn, add 2 per cent to the yalua
ton Of lands ald lots.
Crete, add 2 per cent to the valuation of
lands and lots
DuPage, dedvct z per cent from valuation
of lands
Florence, deduct IL per cent from valua.
ton of lands.
Frankfort, no alteration.
Green Garden, no alteration.
Homer, add Der cent to the valuation of
lands
jackson. deduct per cent from valuation
Oflands and lots.
Joliet, no alteration.
LockpOrt, deduct S per cent from valuation
of lands andlots.
Manhattan, add 2 per cent to valuation of
lands.
Monee, add 4 per cent to valuation of
lands and lots.
New Lenox. deduct per cent from yalu-
alton of lands and lots.
Plaiufeld, aid 18 r cent to valuation of
lands and lots,
Peotone, add 10 per cent to valuation of
lar DIS and lots
Reid, no alteration
Troy. no alteration.
Wilmington, add per cent to valuation
of lands and lots.
Will, deduct Is per cent from valuation
of Ian ds and lots.
Wesley, deduct 4 per cent from valuation
Of lands.
Washington, no alteration.
Wilton, add IL per cent to valuation of
lands and lots,
Wheatland, add 8 per cent to valuation
of lands and lots.
''Your committee having also examined
the lists OF valuation of the several Rail
Roads 10 the county would fun Their recon
mend that the liked md stationary proper
tyot the several Rail Road Companies be
assessed at the rate of fifty cen per foot
he lands of said Rail Road Companies be
assessed at the rate of twenty five dollars
per acre. the LIST class Locomotives at 4.
500 dollars each, and the End class at {. 500
DOLLARS each, and your committee recon-
mend no alteration in the valuation of
tie town lots listed by said Rail Road Com
panies."
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
"R"BERT Glow JR.
'GEURGE LINEBARGER. Com.
"a. MCINTYRE,
On motion of Mr. Baker the report of the
committee was adopted.