The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-23


furnaces success and to which it would be
necessary to have janitor in constant employ
70 take care OF them, and taking all things in
consideration, II is believed that the expensea
would not justify the outlay
Ihe undersigned desires to lay before the
board tho question Of the propriety Of purchas.
ing bard coal stoves for the court room. tits
believed BY so doing all inconvenience will
b avoided on account Of noise and uneven tenn.
psr.ture. The cost Of twS Morning Glory stoves
oi trle size, In Chicago, will be about $780,
The sudsrsigned paid last fall for one next to
ehs largest size $50. and no donbt the price will
DO about the same this year.
Inc cost Of tho stoves, say .......$ 800 90
delivery and fre,sht...... 1000
"s ton. ii GOAL ..... ......... 100 90
zinc to protect room work
"e su' s'o'e'''. .............. lOW
AoM -. -. .'."......... -. .$21O OO
In my Indignant, such stoves, with pipe Of
GOOD quality. once put in place, will last many
years With but very slight repairs for inside
castings. 1 have burned mine one winter, and
cannst see that it j. injured in the least.
II the board see proper 70 assist me in the
matter, should Do glad TO act in the premises.
- l have done 90 far. without any charge TO
the county, other thsn sctsal expenses for money
paid ont, snch - board while h Chicago max
lug The purchase, and which will not exceed
hve dstlars, and l shall try to make all pur-
cnsses N economically for tho ccsnty possible.
Should the board conclude to sutorise me TO
make the purchase. it will be necessary to di.
rect tho clerk TO give orders for the amounts
~ purchased Respectfully submitted,
Nj. Rodgers offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Re"lse6 That Judge Gilm.u be authorized to
procure hard coal stoves for heating the court
room-coal necesssry-and that an order no
drawn by The county clerk for an amosot sufR-
Gent for such expenditures.
The folio wing resolution was offered by Mr.
Lynch:
IHsIrsf, That one hundred dollars be appro.
priated for County Teachers Institute, and
that the clerk be authorized To draw his order
for the Same in favor Of Geo S. Wedgewood
Adopted
The committee. to settls with the county
treasurer, reported ifty.fve dollar. Of mutilated
stamps, taken from county b5nds heretofore is.
sued, said bonds not requiring any stamp
On motion OF Mr.. Lynch, IT Was ordered that
the treasurer send said stamps 10 Washington to
see what can be realized on them.
Geo. 5. Vedgewood read ~ address 20 the
board relative 20 educational matters.
On motion. il was ordered to bs published in
three newspapers published ut Ottawa.
Mr. Caldwell, from the committee on roads
and bridges. reported back the petition of r.
Wooley et a. wish recommendation that it be
postponed till ths next session Of the board.
Adopted
The COMMITTEES further report that the petit.
ton OF j. B. B.yley and others, asking the board
to take such aotion will secure the cors,ruc-
ton OF bridge across Indian Creek on the
highway leading from Sereu. station to Troy
Grove, N the town of Opbir, be laid upon the
table. Adopted
On motion OF Mr. LYNCH the clerk was au.
thorized to purchase a ledger, in which to open
an account with each branch of county expend.
itures.
On motion Of Mr.. Order, the usual allowance
OF $25 to each OF the several newspapers in the
oity, and &l5 to the reporter was ordered paid
The bill of Dr.. Willing for medical service
WAS tabled.
M. Rodgers. from the committee ON eonaliza.
ton, reported following additions of as.
sessment on real estate in the different towns,
to wit:
Bruce 10 per cent: Dimmick 8 per cent:
Manlius ~ per cent Rutland 55 per cent Wal.
lace 10 per cent Deer Park 10 per cent; Otter
Creek % per cent; Allen 10 per cent; Adams
per cent; Brookheld 25 per cent; Eagle 10 per
cent; Freedom 10 per cent; Meriden Is per
cent; Missian Is per cent Ophir Is per cent;
Usage per cent Serena 10 per cent and Grand
Rapids 10 per cent.
And that the following reductions be made,
On the assessment of Dayton IS per cent, Men.
dots 10 per cent; South Ottawa 10 per cent;
Vermilion "a per cent; Groveland per cent;
Earl 20 per cent; Eden 5 per cent; Farm Ridge
10 per cent; Hope Is per cent; ind Nosthyille
20 per cert, and that the remaining towns re-
main as now assessed also that the assessment
OF lots in Nera oe reduced ~ per cent, aud those
OF La Sale be increased 20 per cent.
The report adopted.
Mr. Order, Chairman Of the military commit.
tee. reported IN to the claims of John Churchill.
J w Horner, JOS Z Nichols End JAS. A I.stti.
mer for bounties under resolution passed Dec.
1868, that they had found other resolutions de.
fning said resolution of Dec 1868, showinx that
the latter embraced volunteer ne,o recruits only.
and thas tho claims OF the aforesaid par,e, To 6a
az "veteran reimbursements" and arc not em.
braced under any resolution on record Of tina
board. The committee further found record os
many other veteran claims, but none ware nj
lowed.
Mr.. Reddick. chairman Of the special oo,r.
mittee ts.purchase lot and to erect a iail. re-.
ported as follows: =
10 tie Honorable Board Of Surcrriso,'s of n,
Sale County. Minois." t.. -
The committe appointed by the Board Of Su.
pervisors tn purchase y lot and build ;ail for
the county Of La Sale, mako the following NJ
After organizing the committee, published a
notice iuvitinr thoae uho rntvht .as $500. =.