The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-12

INC average per cent. 81 assessment IN each,
including the value of personal property and
number OF acres OF grain in each, last season.
Adjourned until Saturday morning.
On saturday morning the clerk submitted q
report IN response to a former resolution, show
ing the average rate per cent. of assessments in
the different townships. The report was read
and ordered printed, and the clerk allowed $40
for making it.
"A resolution was adopted, allowing Supervisor
Reddick to have the Court House yard cleaned
mp and sidewalks repaired.
A resolution was offered, appropriating 81 500
Tor wagon bridge across the VermillioR river
at Streator; the bridge to cost not over 5000,
and the money not to be paid until after the
completion of the bridge and approaches. Mill
gan, who offered the resolution, warmly advoca-
| ted the appropriation, showing the absolute
necessity of it, the Importance of the thorough
fare which the bridge would open, and the great
extent to which tina people south Of the river
are interested.
A. I. Armstrong opposed the appropriation
In the town of Serena the people had paid most
literally in private donations to build their own
bridges and many of them were on the public
roads travelled ever by people in the surround
ing towns.
Let every town stand on its own merits and
depend upon its own resources. But this is not
all the reasons of my opposition. There seems,
evidently, to be determination to oppose all
appropriations wherein the county seat is con-
cerned. A motion made by the Speaker, yester.
day, though remotely looking towards new Jail
at Ottawa, \ gentlemen from the lower end of
the county promptly attempted to strangle the
moment 1t was put. The speaker had ALWAYS
voted for bridges, but must vote no on this be-
cause OF this evident opposition to Ottawa, and
attempt to benefit certain sections to the exclu-
SION of equal advantages to other parts Of the
county"
Gallagher replied. He had no objection to
new Jail He might some day get into it him
self, and then should desire all the conveniences
modern architecture and skill could Afford He
objected to Jail in Ottawa because it would fas.
ten the county ssat here. This is large and
growing county, and there are many cities and
towns in it that have even brighter prospects than
Ottawa. Ottawa may some day become mere
village Laughter.) There may be city of
$4,000 inhabitants at either side of the county
That city might be Marseilles, La Sale,
Streator or Mendoza. This is a great county,
and is to be developed even yet. Let us improve
1T all alike. lie cared not so much tor the inter-
ests of 10000 as 100000 people. We may yet
have several county seats, and several counties
taken out of La Sale county. One seat might
be at La Sale, one at Mendoza, one at Streator
and one at Marseilles. The Chair called the
speaker, who was now waxing eloquent on the
county seat question, back to the bridge. The
Speaker, after explaining how hard it is to go
round most rivers, proposed to cross it on
bridge.
Milligan again enumerated It's advantages at
length, showing profles of its position, cost Sc,
and the resolution was adopted, ayes 90, nays 6.
Sc the resolution was adopted.
An exceedingly lively debate was caused by
An attempt to get an appropriation of 500 to d.
l.. Houyh, Esq, for assisting the prosecuting at
terney in the Healy case The original claim
was 500; the committee reduced it to $50
Hetherington pitched into the bill most Wig
orously. This case had already cost us 81 500;
lets drop it.
Williams opposed the bill, and was averss to
establishing such precedent. "Our desks will
be loaded down with similar bills of lawyers for
similar services
Gallagher replied at length, setting forth the
extent of the criminal business of this county,
and the impossbiityof the prosecuting attorney
doing it all without aid. In this case long and
careful investigation was needed witnesses were
to be hunted up and talked with. and the ease
worked up" This Hough had done, at ex.
pense and loss OF time.
Hethcrington replied sharply.
Hit thought it would he bad policy to refuse
this bill, as thieves, robbers and murderers
would find encouragement in it. Knowing that
we do not care to prosecute them, they will make
La Sale county their headquarters.
Mason thought the law settles this case, and
the law does not direct us to pay such bills. We
have many poor people, who scarcely are able to
buy bread. Must we tax their little property to
pay unlawful bills?
Conway inquired "whether we have not
prosecuting attorney, to do this business z"
| Croker defended the claim, and made an able
argument i'll its favor; and he also spoke in
praise of Hough's well known devotion to law
and order and his uniform earnestness and I'M
firing efforts in bringing criminals to justice,
and because he had 40 closely followed up these
men, they had burned his farm and stolen a val
liable team of herses He had no doubt but that
Mr.. Hough had done his whole duty in proseou.
ting Healy, as faithfully as though he had been
regularly feed.
Hetherington defended La Sale. 1t was not
worse than any other place, but it being sdvan.
tageously located for travel in every direction,
the scum of other cities go to La Sale, to watch
the officers of justice, and fly when closely pur-
sued. He had most sovereign contempt for
lawyers who voluntarily come into court for
blood money, with the vindictiveness and hungry
tenacity of IA blood hound, ard a dagger In their
hands"
Mr.. Reddick "never saw such bill here be.
fore" He would warn the supervisors that to
allow this bill is opening the doors wide to tax
the people to death. Blanchard did not ask aid
from the county. The county is no party to the
salt; it is the State of Illinois, and the Board
have nothing to do with it. We are in no posi-
ton to DO benevolent; and if we were, Mr.
Hough ia not needing our charity. / respect
him as man, but cannot conscientiously vote
tor his bill. II we begin with paying this bill
they will multiply like the frogs and lice o!
Egypt.
Evans advocated the bill as being just.
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