The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-13

state positively that soothing of the kind is in
tended and could notbe" tIt1EC.rBs -
1.-THE suggestions are intended for future boards
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sses Dliasis Davss, Bridge Lew.
An AGr TO authorize the towns Of Ottawa. South
Ottawa, Farm Ridge, Deer Park, Grand Rapids
and Fall River, IN the county 81 "a Sslle to pdr-
chase the Illinois River Bridge and make it free.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted Jy the People of the
Sstc Of Illinois, yvpsescnted in Tho Genera, Assena-
Ny: That there shall be held special town
meetiag in each OF said towns Of Ottawa, South
Ottawa, Farm Ridge, Deer Park, Fail River snd
Grand Rapids, 1t the places where the last town
meetings we're holden in said towns, on Monday
the first day Of March ADJ 1859, st, which meet
ing the question whether or not each of said
towus Is willing to purchase the Illinois river
bridge OF the Illinois River Bridge Company. as
provided in this cot, shall be Submitted to the
legal voters Of said towns respectively. The vote
shall bs BY ballot, aud the balistA shall be "For
tho purchase Of the Illinois River Bridge" and
Against the purchase Of the Illinois River
Bridge" II majority of all the votes cast in
each tswa shall be for the purchase of said
bridge, seoh town thus voting shsll be bound to
assiat in the parchase and maintenance of said
bridge, under the provisions Of this act; and il
aay Ut said towns, except Ottawa, shall refuse
It said special tSwn meeting to join in the pur-
chase, ths remainder Of said towns that shall.
have voted 70 buy the bridge shall proceed to
bay the same, % hereinafter mentioned, and tho
portion Of the purchase msney herein allotted to
sach town voting against the purchase shall be
allotted 70 and .pportionsd to the ether towns
in proportion to the several sums to them in this
Get appsrtio"sd: Rvuided, That if the town of
Ottaws shat refuse 70 join in said purchase,
then and in That case this Get shall be inopera-
tive ~ TO each Of the other towns mentioned in
this aet.
SEC. 2. Ths supervisors Of the towns voting
tor the purchase Of said bridge, end the assistant
supervisor Of the town Of Ottawa, or a majority
sf them, are hereby empowered and authorized
- purehsse OF the Illinois River Bridge Compa-
~ their beidgs and approaches and sppurtenan.
ces thereto. at any sum not exceeding the sum
Of forty-fosr thousand two hundred dollars and
the supervisors and town clerk Of each OF said
tswas shall issue the Loads Of said towns for the
payment II the share Of each town according to
the sppostasamsut herein made, drawing inter
ct At rats not exceeding ten per cent per an
nnn. Ia such anms and TO such persons rs they
may SEQ 6f, payable ct such times, not exceeding
three years sftee the date thereof o. the super
visees OF said towns, or majority Of the same,
actng in their corporate capacity, as herein pro-
vided, may determine. '"
sEcTIeN g. The said towns shall pay for said
Ss'dse u tho i:llowing proportion, viz: OTTAWA,
South Ottawa, Five thousand dollars; Farm
Ridge, Five Thousand dollars; Deer Park, Three
theusand dollars; Grand Rapids, Three thous-
| sud dollars, and Fall River, Two thousand dol
lars, subject 70 the apportionmsnts mentioned in
| The first section. 'tFt -
ssc1iox l. Upon the c6Sclusion Of the pur-
sAAss Of ssid bridge the supervisors Of raid towns
or majority ut them, shall certify 70 the county
clark OF La Sale county the amount that each Of
| said towns is required TO pay, an6 the Board Of
| Supervisors Of sAid county shalL q the first
meeting after said certificate is filed, order the
ssid respective amounts to b. collected from said
towns in the same manner - state and county
taxes are collected, according to the assessed
vslae If property, and the county clerk shall OK
tend such tax, upon the collectors books the same
- ether taxes, aad the total amount for the pay
nsnt OF said purchase sha be sssessed and collec-
| ted in oAs year, uAless the board of supervisors
shall desn II proper 10 order said smeun, TO be
ssllscesd in ss% two and three years. ,3
SEC. 8. In order - secure the purchase of
| said bridge, sAd for its maintenance, any town
in La Sale county is asthorized to vote tax
for that puFpose 1t any regular tor apecial town
aseting, in the sane manner az provided by the
general laws of the state for voting for road
and bridge taxes, and such amount shall
b applied in payment for said bridge or for its
maintenance as occasion may require "a
SEC. u. The Supervisors of the towns voting
to buy mid lridge are hereby. crested q body
eospoesae, b. the name and style Of the Illinois
River Bridge Commissioners, and by that name
they may sue and be sued-plead and be implead-
cd. The said corporation shall have two officers,
namely, . president and secretary who shall
Be chosen annually By amHjority vcs Of the super
i visAp Nc ~
porstion shsll, ~ soon said bridge shall bo
purchased take charge OF the same, keep in repai,
and MAINTAIN the same, and for that purpose may
appoint any agent it may deem necessary. The
said corporation sball hold its meetings in Otta
wa, and keep record of its proceedings All
natters shall be decided by majority vote OF
said supervisors and assistant supervisor Of the
town Of Ottawa.
SEC. T. All moneys collected under this act
shall be drawn from the county treasury by IN
order Of said corporation which order shall be
signed BY the president Of said corporation. and
countersigned by its secretary, such order spe,
flying the purpose for which the money is paid
and the name of the person to whom paid.
SEC. 3. The said corporation shall annually GER
| tify to the county clerk Of La Sale county the
amount OF money necessary to keep said bridg,
in repair and ~ maintain the same, and to re.
build the same whenever occasion may require
| and the board Of Supervisors OF said county shall
order the county clerk 70 apportion said amour,
among said tewns voting for the pxrchase of said
bridge, and inch other towns US said board of su
pervisors deem interested in said bridge, and in
amounts proportioned 10 their interests, accord.
ing TO the assessed valne of the property of said
tswns - shswn by the assessment roll Of the
year previous to the fling OF said certificate aud
the said amounts shall DO extended On tho collec
tors books and collected in the same manner a.