The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-11
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
Regular February 0eGnlon 1871.
ERIDAY. Jaa. Sd. 1871.

Regular February 0eGnl0n 1871.
FRIDAy. Jaa. Sd. 1871.
The Beard met at o'closk A. n.
Mr. Rodgers. from the special committee on
the assessment Of lands indefinitely described,
reported. recommending that the different sssess'
ors be requested t. enforce the Law, and In ssss
of failure that the Board shall enforce the pen.
atty. Adopted.
Mr.. Mcintyre. from the cemnittss on equsi''
xatioa, reported in favsr OF transferring the
assessment of $500, on the south-esst quarter OF
seOtisn No. 80, in South Ottawa. to the nsrth-
east quarter Of said section, Adopted.
Alss that assessment of f3SS, on Perssaal pro.
perty, assessed to L. Sullivan, in tho town ct
Grovelsud, be transferred and assessed to ;. J.
Rove, the owner Of the property. Adopted.
Also, that the assessment Of $50 10 G. g.
Miller. of Grand Rapi1s, be abAted On account
Of error Adopted.
Hon. James CLARK, of Utica, in the chair.
Nv. Armstrong addressed the Board in rsls-
ton to the bridge at LEVEL.
Mr.. Gum, from the committee en- roads and
Bridge, having reported in favor of allowing
last session of the Board. He said it Was now
ascsrtained that the bridge will cost $9.342 in
stead of $6.20O, a. was before estimated. This
is to be IN iron bridge of the first elasa. The
sbutmenss are AZ, and are very substantial.
Guiles offered, and had, communication from
W. w. Gilman, of Mendoza, read, dsnounoing
the appropriation of money to ell bridges, BY the
county. Mr.. Guiles desired all these applications
for money 10 build bridges to come up together,
and made . motion to that effect.
Mr. Undsrhill opposed, unless rsru could get
help too
Guiles' motion carried.
The committee reported that they would REQ.
ommsnd to La Sale &2,00O; to Strestor $1,000;
to Otter Greek $500, aad to Lowell bridge 500,
for bridges. A long discussion followed.
Hassn opposed tho whole batch, and gave ne
tice that if these pass, next year they wsald ask
for $500 for bridge aersss Fox river between
Mission and Serena.
Mr.. Clark took the floor and advocated the
Lowell appropriation, - it 10 general thorough.
fare and ne village or city il particularly bono.
fitted.
Mr.. Hetheriugton said the bridge at La Sale
is dangerous crossing. Lives have been lost
there. 1t is parallel with the Ksek Island rail.
road, and close to it, and teams often run away
there. We must have good and safe bridge.
Mr.. Rice said, Ottawa has TO build her own
bridges, bat the precedent has been fixed Of Civ
ing u county aid, aud he thought it too late to
chicago tho practice. He should vote for tho up.
preparations.
Mason wished to know.if the new constitution
does not cut off further appropriations, a. some
towns are now taxed to the fall limit
j. W. Armstrong said the new constitution
also provides that property shall be assessed to
its full value aud one provision for the ether.
Towns are not to exceed certain per cent. of
taxation on the full value Of their property, not
On the value - now assessed, which is fer below
thu true value.
A veto was taken on the recommend alton Of
hA Of no ttaa su1 hid
for $500 for the Lowell bridge, rssultiag-Ayes,
Barber, Baker. Burgess. Borugssaer, Conway,
Clark, Order, Croswsll, Curyea, Flaherty,
Guiles, Gum, Hetherinxton. Hoag, LAUDER,
Lauf, HcIatyrs, Michel, Rice, Richardson
Rogers, Spissr, Stout, Williams and Mr.. Chair
man. In the negative, J. L. Armstrong, Chap
man. Hanna, Harris, Mason, Phelps, Pickins,
Undsrhill and Wiley, Ayes 25 N.y.9.
Mr.. Williams presented = rssolutisn requesting
cure the passage Of general law to provide for
the construstion Of roads and bridges, in which
tive or mere tswns are Interested, in such man.
ner that the eosslsf demonstration shall be pro-
portioned between sush towns in Just and equit-
able nsunsr. Adopted.
The special committee, to whom had been re-
ferrsd the investigation Of the charges against
G. W. Jackson. Superintendent Of tbs posr.
Martin Phelps keeper, and DR.. Highly, physician
Of the poor house. through NJ. Rice, reported
they found such charges unssstailsd, and that
they had taken the testimony Of witnesses pro
and cor, and testimony was also presented for the
examination Of the Board.
After seme discussion the report was adopted.
Mr.. Rice moved that the evidence b priated.
After sharp debate, in which HetheriuRtou,
Conway aad others desired to have it printed
Mcintyre and other opposing, the motion to print
was lost
Afterwards, by general consent, the entire sv.
denee was read 70 the Board at the evening" sess.
ion by Arnstrsns, the secretary Of the com.
Aittoe.
Mr.. Guam, frsm the committee On roads and
bridges, reported. recommending an additional
appropriation Of $500 to the bridge at Strsstsr.
The question being taken, the ayes we're, Bar.
CESS, Borngasser. Clark Order, Croswell, Gum,
h11te.ttiheringson, Hoee, Mcintyre, spicsr, Stout
Wliilsm, aud the Chairman. Nsys-J. L. Arm.
strsAg Arnold, Baker, Barber, Chapman, Con.
way, Ferguson, Flskerty, Fleming, Guiles, Han.
ma, Harris, LAUDER, Lauf, NisAoi, Phelps, Pick.
ems, Richardsos, Rodgers, Uaderhill, wilkins
and Wiley. Ayes-13. Nays-22
Mr.. Cum from the committee ON roads and
bridg0h reported 10 favor of allowing toward,
the La Bale bridge, the estimated cost of which
10 x3O,OOO, the sun Of $1,000.
Ayes-Bureess Borngasssr, Chapman. Clsrk.
Order, Curyea,. Guam, Hethsria9ton. Hog.
Lauder, Rice, spiesr, Wilkins, William. and
Mr. Chairman. Nays-Anold, Baker. CONWAY
Ferguson, Flaherty, Fleming, Guilss, HIM
h!ArriS' Lauf, Mason, Aclatyre, Nichol, Phelps
ilcksn., RicA.rdsoa. Rodgers. Stsut, Undsrhill
and Wiley. Ayss-l5. Nsys-2I