The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19
TUESDAY, Feb.

TUESDAY, Feb O. .
Sup. llise, from the committee on pau~
per accounts, reported number Of oils
as correct, which weTs allowed. (Ihese 80
well aN all Others pauper accuua:s. al wed
1T this session, are embraced in 2ceneIai
statement at the end of this reFCrt.)
The Usual allowance Was voted to judges
and clerks OF the last general election.
Sup Gilman, from the committee ap.
pointed ~ the September session 10 con-
slider the subject of building county all,
preseu,Jd the following report, which was
adopted:
The undersigned, committee appointed
consider the subject Of bu.lG.rs - county
jail, and report ll.a f.. the -amc. 'pb-
NIT the following rouolt Your .CUm.t-
tee fg>. wcAt Is Ia'..t 10 cvar 80 the
VIII county jail, which had been .,.om-
manded aS embracing all the modern I'M
rrovements, comblnog security and
health If prisoners He found this Jail
defective iu many respects, falling far be-
low oUr eEn-.'.ti'us We next US ted
the S.a.e- Prison ~ Joliet, and consulted
Mr. G.or,e T. McGgcgor, State SupcIin.
teuiant @: .u:.ilng -ame, aud with MS al
m.;ur-d plan for a jail, and desired AlL
to make q sketch OF same. which We here
with submit Your committee met again
IN Ottawa in October to consider the sub,
jsc- Of location i.ii. and here on. difficult
ties commenced. Your committee have
felt the uece--ity g locating tie jail con-
vcn.cut = the Court iou-e. We have. at
the same time. c--.iLesal the lite of the
present Count Ilor-- uuiayoIag. e. aud the
necessity taI I-a ne j. q lection we
have rot q, I.5-. .ggr.
The J5--. = ..aa is located CD q harrow
stIip Of ...l sum, InleG On ai sides by
public streets "ul. IN the very focus O.
the most ,hrc1G,G aad noisy parts o.. this
busting town, ana 10 arguments ale .ceu-
ed 10 convince ans one Of it, UuiJ.tunlte
location wLo has visited our court during
the summer when Il was necessary 10 have
the windows ga;sg,..
Your coum..tga. Therefore. addressed
communication 10 the City Council O! Or
taw. asking On what ccri4iioas they
wouij ALLOW The county u e.act "a Court
House in the c.",g- OF lEa>hia-tyu Slu-re
as we would find 10 difficulty IN fading
suitable location tcg i... if :: was first de
teTmine1 where cur future f0u.. House
should 1e built. Year committee have
received no reply FROM that honorable
BODY. the Ottawa '.sY Council, hU: the
published proceedings inform L. that the
subject was referred 10 Z sTyc.a! commit
tee, and s.iI committee throu "a - chair
man. Ir. Wool. reported ;Le matter back,
, recomm anainri;z indefinite pos ,poncment
1t therefore ap.eu.ng th.t thcau,nor.,i.s
Of this C.;v. are GVs.5a to the IeG.5r,,l Of
the Court House, -e recommend the al-
option or the accompanying plan for {:
county Jail, and sheriif house. and that
the same -, located on the north side oi
the square now occupied 10y the Court
House, with the ireu. Or Sheriff house
facing the north. and that q committee oil
five be appointed - obtain the sqecitca>
tions and receive sealed proposals for
building the same, and that when the
same shall be perfected the said Commit
the shall designate a time when they VIII
report and cause notice to be served upon
the several Supervisors, and special
meeting called 10 perfect arrangements Ter
erecting the same during Tie present year.
4 communication from y. y. Dag, cogn-
ty School Commissioner, was presented,
asking Al appropriation for teachers iu-.
stlirte. Ga motion Of Sup. Baldwin. 50
were appropriated for that purpose
On notion q sup. ilisc . committee o!
six was appointed to yi>iI the poor houEe
! Adjourned to clock Tomorrow.