The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-24
The Board of Supervisors.
Concluding Report.
Charges against the Poor House.

Concluding Report.
Charges against the Poor House.
On Friday afternoon the Board considered the
resolution submitted by MI. Crooker:
RcsOlred, That Judges Gilman and Leland be
appointed q committee to re.arrange and repair
the court and jury rooms, and that the sum of
{" dollars be appropriated subject to their
disposal for this purpose.
In introducing the resolution Mr.. Croker
said: "There is feeling against erecting q
new court house at this time. We ca1 repair
this court room and make it comfortable, conye.
The board cannot assume the practical control
Of the work. Accordingly it has been suggested
that the gentlemen named in shis resolution be
the committee in charge of the work. Judge
Gilman, in accordance with similar discretion.
ary powers that are contemplated to be granted
in this resolution, caused the lower Offices in this
building to be repaired, and you all know how
we'll, tsssefully and economically he performed
his duties in this particular. The gentlemen
named are eninently qualified. They have the
entire control Of the Jurisprudence OF this coun-
ty, and We can safely entrust them with the tive
or three thousand dollars which will be needed
for this improvement"
Mr.. Willisms-I would favor this expenditure
but the resolution does not contain a restriction
IS to the amount to DO expended
Mr.. Crooker-The resolution confines all the
Improvements 70 the upper story of the build
ing.
The Clerk-Mr. Colwell has submitted plan
which will b. great improvement. He propos.
es to arrange the room with good seats. convent.
snt jury rooms, fill out the corners, % a. to rem.
der tho aeooustical qualities greatly better, and
al for not more than 5000.
MoIntyre spoke Of the sewer from tho jail
This must Do ovsrhaulsd and rebuilt He wished
to have the chaiEnsn on seart house and jail
Or. Rsddickl added to this committee.
Mr.. Williams-1 am not In favor Of putting
this bsilding In . high state Of rspai. -
il will soon pass iato other hands. A new court
house will soon b absolutely necessary.
M. Fleming thought the JILL needed improve.
nent too.
Nj. Reddict agreed With Xr. Williams. The
sewer m ust be fixed At oAcs. Lot these subjects
be kept separate. The sewer must bs entirely
renewed. it, doors are worse than the thousand
stinks Of Colonge.
The question was divided, the sewer first com.
ing up. r..
Mr. Reddick--Ths sewer must have new tile,
and perhaps be deepened at the lower end. $500
or 5000 will be needed to do the job rightly, and
he moved that special committee Of three be
appointed, with power to do the work and use
the necessary funds. Adopted.
The Chair selected Messrs. Reddick, Stout
and Pickens.
Reddck called attention TO the fact that the
county had some tables, &c., to dispose Of, and
on motion the committee on court house and jail
were authorized to sell them and place the pro:
ceeds in the treasury.
Committee on equalization, Mcintyre, chair.
man. reported lot Q, in block Al, Mendoza, as city
property, exempt from taxation, and that the
clerk do not extend the tax on the same
Adopted. Also in favor Of raising the assess
ment on the second track Of the G. B. & q. r.
R. 10 cents per foot through sll the towns in Ii
Sale county through which the road passes.
Croker moved the increase DO II cents pei
foot. ..
After some debate lost and the report adopted
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chair. He said OWING y his illnsss as the las
session, the board had not appropriated the usu
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