The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-07-29
SEPrENrEg SESSION. 1851

Sept. l3.-Sup. Hise presented the fellow.
ing preamble and resolutions, which on mo
ton were adopted:
WhersGs the approaching win'er threatens
10 be of unusual severity a.d des.itution %
the families of our soldiers now in the fieiu
| from this county, owing, in great measure,
TO the advanced prices of the necessaries of
, life Therefore.
Pesoyre9. That the Finance Committee be
instructed to report at an early day at this
session of the board, some practical method
OF increasing the fund for the support of sol
dier's families ten thousand dollars, or such
an amount as NAV be deemed necessary tor
slid purpose.
Resoired. That il is incumbent upon this
board to exercise the most rigid economy in
making appropriations for the ordinary ex-
penses of the county, and that 10 extra o.
unusual allowances be made for any purpose
whatever. so that all the available means Of
the county may be appropriated for the relief
| of our soldiers families.
! iS.pt. I5.--Sup. Gilman offered the fol-
! lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Warcas, tho enrolment of persons sub
iect to n. litary du;v in this county has been
made, whereby this county stands charged
with a greater Number of persons liable 10
the draft than is contemplated by the law !:
therefore resolved, .hst we request as an act Of
justice to this county that /. proper length Of
time be allo ed to make the necessary cor
fections in the enrolment list and the asses
mcnt of quotas Of the several towns ard that
we hereby appoint Elmer Baldwin to proceed
TO Washington City and present the subject
to the proper authorities, with full power to
act in the premises for in and behalf of the
| citizens of this county.
An appropriation of $500 was made to de-
fray Mr.. Baldwin's expenses.
a motion was also made by Sup. Tullis,
that in case Mr.. Baldwin failed to have our
quota reduced, he should make an effort to
have The comfy consolidated, but it was voted
down, 10 yeas to 9 nays.
Sept. l9-Sup. Clark, from the Bounty
Committee, presented tho following report,
which was accepted and adopted:
Your Committee, appointed. of the special
session Of this board on the 3lst day of De-
cember, 1863, to pay bounties to volunteers
and to CARR out the spirit Of the resolution of
the same date, respectfully report that they
have paid out the sum of S27.014 to two hun
dr.d and seveEty-nine men. There is the
sum of $3.50 yet to be paid to the families of
volunteers that have received part of the
bounties We have gold bonds TO the amount
S27,075, together with S55, paid to Elmer
Baldwin, chairman Of said committee, for
expenses TO Springfield, stamps, and station
cry, leaving the sum OF S;l75 on hand.
Your committee did not feel justified by
the terms of the resolution of the board in
paving bounty to re-enlsted veterans, as the
committee could not get satisfactory evidence
that said re-enlated veterans were credited TO
La Sale Co. There have been numerous
applications by veterans for bounty.
Sup. Gilman, from the military committee,
reported accounts audited for relief furnished
to Soldiers families amounting to $3.50 !;
and recommending that committee of three
be appointed to visit the several towns, and,
in conjunction with the supervisors of each
town. determine who are entitled 20 aid from
this fund, and grant relieI to such, not ex-
ceeding the following: To grown person
dependant upon soldier for support, one
dollar n week, and to each child OF soldier
under fourteen years of age fifty cents week
and for the purpose of meeting all calls for
| the assistance Of this very worthy class OF our
citizens, we recommend that tax OF hve
mills be levied and set apart as separate
fnud for the relief Of families Of soldiers in
,Le service Of the United States.
The report was adopted, and the Chair ap.
pointed Sups. Gilman, Clark, md Baldwin the
committee therein recommended.