The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-24


1no committee on roads and bridges, Reddiok
CHAIRMAN. reported in favor of county aid to tho
amount OF *s'oo. to be paid to Ralph Plumb
"nen the bridge shall have been completed and
open 70 travel-the bridge to be of iron.
Mr.. Reddick SUBSTANTIALLY ..;a h.-.
this is not full board-onlv threo.,ov,.,. 49,.
prs'ent-when the law requires large MAJORITY
to make appropriations of this sort. We all o.n
remember. Let them put up q good br;d,a.
such as will last for all time to com.
generation at least.
Money thus Invested is safely and profitable
employed. Those men at Streator, who h.,.
built ur thriving town, giving livelihood 70 Al.
most thousands of people. and now 80 LARGELY
contribute to the payment of taxes, deserve ON.
hearty aid and cheerful endorsement: and y.
their tombs should be written, when thew ara
called hence, "They were the most enterprisinu
citizens that ever came to La Sale county"
u. W. Armstrong, on the floor explained IN
the supervisors that the difference between iron
and wooden bridges, as to durability, is not 80
great as is generally supposed, if the wooden
structure be covered. 1t is not so material whe.b,
or it be of iron or wood if covered. He uave
many instances illustrating his point from person.
al observation and comparison
I'VE can do no less than help these people.
"God made the country man made the tow, y
They have made good business points at Strest-
or and largely developed the country and mater.
tally added to the resources, wealth and popul..
ton OF La Sale county. AS they have helped
US, let US help them. They ask but q triaiae
sum in comparison to what they have contributed
to the county, and repeat to help them ia not
only generous, but just.
Mr.. Hoffman said he thought, under the cir.
cumstances-the extreme lghtness of the
demand they only asking one.eighth Of the cost
OF building their bridge, when other large
bridges got one fourth-he should vote for il,
Gum gave notice he should demand an iron
bridge.
After sharp running debate, in which several
participated in the negative, vote was had.
resulting:
Ayes: j. W. Armstrong, Burgess, Crider,
Croker, Croswell, Fleming, Gum, Hoffman,
Hanna. Hetherington, Hoge, Mcdonald, McIn-
and G. W. Armstrong, the chairman.)-l9.
Nays: Barber, Chapman, Edgecomb Flaherty,
Guiles, LAUDER, Laui, Mason, Pickins, Wiley,
williams and Harris-l2
For want of the legal majority i, was lost,
lacking but votes
Col. Plumb, on permission, addressed the
board thanking the members for the evident
good will Of a large majority, and promising
them as his proposition failed by two votes he
would try again. He knew tina. the bridge is
greatly needed. and of such public importance
as to demand county aid
\ resolution to require the clerk TO notify the
c. B. & q. r. r. of :heir increased assessment
was adopted.
The clerk submitted an abstract OF the aver
age value of land. and houses in the different
townships in the county.
Reddick moved that Mayo, the county attor-
ney, be allowed the usual fee for his services.
Carried
Mr.. Glider, OF committee to visit poor house;
said the committee had examined the houses and
grounds and found everything in its place and
place for every thing. Mr. Phelps seems to be
on excellent man and his estimiable lady is
highly qualified for the arduous dute. dsvolv.
ing upon her. More rooms and some other i'm I.
provements are needed.
Mr.. Hetherington said The committee were
aware before stating, that charges had BEEN
preferred against the managers Of the poor house.
They went on pic MIC excursion, whom they
found themselves expected guests, and every
thing in apple.pie order. Had gone With
| them would have found everything lovely. I
am serious in these charges. grave though they
are, and I insist that IN the name Of hu.
| mani,y, we vust investigate them. A tyrsnt
rules in that house and we will prove every
one Of our assertions respecting him and
his conduct to be true. cannot pass the evi.
dence about the poor woman who froze to death
there Brutality and strength are the only rec.
concentrations which this man Phelps seems 20
possess. Why this eulogy on the part Of the
committee? How about that man who was iroze
TO death. Out upon such things! We must
have an invest,gation-we must and will have ii
Williams opposed haste and inconsidersts
measures.
Mr.. Jackson denied these things.
Hetherington drew VIVID picture Of the dis
tressful scenes to be witnessed there almost any
day. Hi9by, the county doctor, has not been in
that poor house for two tears. will never
bring a pauper to that wretched place. It is