The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21


S~-. Rolinson introduced the following reso-
-l..... which WAS adopted:
I.,>O.t5d, That the County Clerk be instructed
70 purchase = copies of the f. L. Il w. s. Gross
Township Organizations, aud that immediate
distribution Of the same be made, one to each of
The Township Clerks, and one to each Supervisor
OF the several towns in this county, and that
payment of the same be made from any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
that the Clerk draw his order on the Treasurer
icr the same.
On motion, the chair appointed Messrs, Vos-
burgh, Giliet, True, Standiford. Palmer, L,uf,
Lewis and Burr rs committee to visit the poor
house and farm and report to this board.
On motion, adjourned till 9 A. NJ tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. IL, 1872.
The board met in pursuance of adjournment.
Minutes of yesterday read and approved.
Super Standiford introduced the following
resolution
Resoloea, That the County Clerk be directed
to draw his order on the County Treasurer for
the sum Of three thousand dollars, in favor of
the chairman of the board, to be used by him in
such manner as his judgment may direct for the
purpose OF securing additional accommodations
for the public in exhibiting stock, &C., at the
State Fair, to be held at Ottawa, in said county.
Ayes-Bowen, Chapman, Donlevy, Flaherty,
Forristal, Hoffman, Johns; Klove, Lynch, Mich.
OH, Pickens Standiford, Stout and Armstrong
ia.
Nays-Beach, Burr, Ferguson, Gillet, Horn
lex, Lewis, LAUDER, Lauf, Palmer, Robinson,
Scott and Wsgner-12 Carried.
Supervisor Gallagher presented petition
from the Road Commissioners, of the town of
Peru. Referred
On motion of Supervisor Nicbol, ordered that
the Clerk of this Board be instructed to furnish
upon the written order of tho Supervisor of
each town, good and sufficient ballot box, for
the purpose OF conducting elections in each of
said towns, and that the Clerk draw his order
on the Treasurer for the purchase of the same.
The Committee on Equalization, to whom was
referrrd the petition of E. R. Wicks, for the
abatement of assessments, made the following
report, which was adopted:
"Your Committee, to whom was referred the
petition of E. +. W;ck., of the town Of Meri.
den, for abatement of assessments, have had the
same under consideration, and upon his affida-
Wit we recommend an abatement of five hun.
dred dollars OF moneys and credits from his as.
sessment and that the Clerk be instructed to
correct said assessment accordingly.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
z. H. SPICER.
Supervisor Lewis, from Worthwhile, offered
the following resolution, which was. adopted:
Resolced, That the Clerk of this Board be in.
structed % purchase a new clock, to be hung up
in his Office, ior the benefit of the public and
not to exceed the sum Of S25 and upon the
purchase of the same that he draw his order
on the Treasurer for the payment thereof.
On motion Of Supervisor Nichol, ordered that
Jno. S. Eddy be, and he is, hereby appointed
Constable in nd for the town Of Rutland
On motion Of Supervisor Mcpherson, ordered
that Jas. W. Dixon be and he is appointed Con.
stable for the town of Eden.
Supervisor Flaherty, from the committee on
pauper accounts reported sundry claims, which
were allowed, and ordered paid.
Supervisor Donlevy offered the following
preamble aud resolution, which were adopted,
viz:
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Cox, of the town OF
Wallace was and has been, for long time, on
the list Of paupers aud has received weekly
allowance of one and fifty huudreths dollars
per week, up to the first of last February, A. D.
1872, but at the last February session the same
was, BY some means, left off said Int, and that
there is now due her the sum of $42 There.
fore,
Hesolued, That the sum of $42 be and is here.
BY appropriated for her support, and that the
Clerk draw his order on the Treasurer for the
amount, in favor OF the Supervisor of said town
of Wallace.
Geo. W. Brumback, Surveyor of La Sale
county, submitted his annual report. In regard
to reviewing Of railroad crossings In said coun-
ty, which, on motion, was received ard ap.
proved, and ordered spread upon the records,
and is iu the words and figures following, viz:
10 tue members Of tue Board Of Supervisors Of La
Sale County, State of Illinois.
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned would report,
that in the matter Of railroad crossings il this
| county, that he has examined the crossings on
the III. Central Z. R. and that branch of the AL.
| ton and st. Louis railroad which passes through
La Sale county, where the public highways
cross the same, and find some of them consider.
ably out of repair, but at the appointed time
Mr.. Quimby, in behalf of the Central r. r., met
me and agreed with me ION part of the III. Cen.
trail r"road) to put all the crossings in good re-.
pair, Ms follows, viz:
Lev, To raise the approach to each public CROSS.
ing, 70 Ms to make the first twenty feet of EN-.
b'nkmeut on each side Of the track nearly level,
and Of sufficient width.