The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-16
BOARD OF suPnRVIeoRs-


' 0osto met oe the court
hsu'e on Tuesday at F. NJ, in pursuance Of
Law, in regular session, and we're called 70 ordsr
BY the clerk. On the roll being called n. AL.
lowing gentlemen answered to their n.ms.. I
A Beach, Dayton; John Bornessser. La
Sale; S Burgess. vermilliou; George O ca.
we'll, Deer Park; John H Center. Fan R;v.,.
NJ H Order, Otter Greek; John L CLARK. IJt;o..
Michael Conway, Wallace; N Donn..hho
Bruce; Martin Flaherty, Serena; John Far.
guson. Troy Grove; Daniel D Guilss, Mendoza.
Charles Hoffmsn. Eagle 8 Hayes. Farm
Ridge; William Holiday, Grovelaud; Benia.
min Hetherington, La Sale; w Hoge. Os.rs.
Cornelius Harris, Waltham A A Glove, Adsm.;
Evan Lewis, Worthwhile; Andrew Lynch. Otts.
Wa; LAUDER, Peru; William Laui, Richland:
John Miller. Freedom; H MoFerron, Eden; Jno
Morrison, Hope; ] H Mccormick, Peru; PA
Phelps, Ophir; James Pickens, South Ottaw.:
ID Rodgers Earl; Owe Eosdail, Mission Law.
son Scott, Mendoza: John Stout, Ottawa; g
w ilkison, Allen; D X Wagner, Dimm,ck:
Wiley, Merideu.
In the absence Of the chairman, Mr.. Lynch
moved that Mr.. Miller, of Freedom, cot a. chair.
man pro tenn. Carried. Mr.. Miller, on taking
the chair, suggested that, in conseq uence of q
republican convention being appointed to be
held at the court house this afternoon, as q mat.
ter OF courtesy, We had better adjourn till To.
morrow morning at 8 A. NJ. Mr.. Piokens made
motion to that effect, which prevailed, and the
board adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Sept 18th.
The board met pursuant t. adjournment.
Messrs. G. W. Armstrong, John Crotty, A. L.
Hanna and g. T. Michel, absent at roll call yes.
terdsy, appeared in their places this morning.
The minutes Of Tuesday and Of the special
term in July were read and approved.
The chair announced the following standing
committees:
fMance;-Messrs. Giles, Morrison, Center,
Holiday, Lewis and Mccormick.
Court House and JaH-Messrs, LYNCH, Nc.
Person, Phelps Hanna and Flaherty.
Eqnlisation.- Rodgers, Mccormick,
Burgess, Beach, Hoge Hayes and Scott
Paupev-Messrs. Flaherty, Nichol, Born
gasser. Klove, Conway, Center and Wagner,
Mitary-Messrs. Crider, Crotty, Don.
aghho, Clark and LAUDER
7ornship Organization. -Messrs. Miller,
Wiley, Wilkinson, Harris aud Hetherington.
To settle uiM 7reasurer-Messrs. Hoffman,
Plckins aud Morrison.
To settle nth CountyiSchool Commissionsr.-
Messrs Stout Clark and Crottv.
Cldims-Messrs. Ferguson, Lauf and Ros.
dali
Roads and Bridgs-Messrs. Caldwell, Con.
way, Hanna, Donaghho, Hethering.on and
Crider.
Petition Of sundry citizens of Farm Ridge,
relative to bridge, was read and referred.
Petition of sundry citizens of Hope, relative
to fees in certain case, audited BY the town
board, referred to the committee On township
organic alton.
A similar petition from different citizens Of
Lostant was read and referred to the same com!
mittee, as also one from certain tax. payers of
Adams.
the committee on paupers.
Several citizens Of Wenoua petitiened the OK.
emption from taxation Of number OF lots re-
Gently perchssed by that town for park, which
was read and referred.
Adjourned till 2P. NJ
o'clock p. NJ. Present-all the members.
Petition of JAS H. Nichols. for $1,000 bounty
as a soldier, read, and on motion Of Mr. Center
referred to the military committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Mccormick, the board ad.
journed till o'clock p. n.
EVENING SEssIoN.-Bo.rd met at Z p. NJ, in
pursuance Of adjournment
Petition Of A. B. Anderson and Others pray.
ing for a division of the town Of Rutland, read
and referred, together with remembrance frem
st. Clair Gum and others.
Bill Of Geo. Kissel and j. Forristal referred to
finance committee.
Resolution relative to taxes on certain prop.
erty in Lostant and Leland was read and re.
ferred to the finance committee, subsequently 70.
ported back with recommendations to the table.
On motion leave was granted TO withdraw the
resolution.
Mr.. Flaherty presented petition Of J. B.
Bayley and others, IN reference to the building
Of a bridge across Indian Creek. Referred to
committee on roads and bridges.
Petition Of Josiah Shaw and others, for di.
vision Of the town of Rutland, read aud referred.
r. S. Wooley aud others presented petition
in reference to the building Of u bridge across
Indian Greek, in the town of Rutland. Referred.
On motion of Mr. Guiles, the clerk was Or
dered to draw check the treasurer in be.
huff Of Mr.. Hansin, sick person, to pay his ex.
penses TO his home in Peru.
Adjourned till o A. NJ. Thursday.