The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-02-10

Lynch moved that, for the informatio, of ~.
special committee on paupers, each sonsr,;,,-
report the population Of his town. Af,sr .ou.-.,
cross-amsndments and some uerrime,t ~,
ton prevailed.
Sundry petitions for abatement Of ,a,s.
different bills were referred to the n,on., o.-N
| mittees
Bill Of c. S. c. Crane. detective, for Sion
bounty, for arresting horse.thief, was presented
by Lynch, and referred to the comu;,,a -.
Claims
| An animated informal discussion ensue5 he.
tween Msssrs Miller. Lynch and McCorni,k
relative to granting licenses 10 sell liquor ont.
side of corporation limits
On motion adjourned until 2p.M
AFTERNOON SESSION
| The Board met at p. NJ. Nichols moved that
the suujsct of dividing the towns of Mission and
Manius be taken up tomorrow evening at 2
o'clock. at the Court House. Carried
Mccormick moved that all petitions and 70.
monstrsnces on the subject be referred TO tho
committee on Township Organization. Csrrisd
oA motion of Mccormick the Board adjourned
| till A. NJ tomorrow.
| WEDNESDAY, FEB. =
| The Board met in pursuance of adjournment
Minute. read and approved.
On leave, Geo. s. Wedgewood, Superintendent
OF Schools, addressed the Beard, extending an
invitation to the members to visit the Teachers
Institute Of La Sale County, in session in Otta.
wa; also to attend lecture by Prof Edwards, of
| the Normal Institute; also, after advocating the
usefulness of Institutes and teachers drill, and
believing the latter to be preferable, sskci for
An appropriation Of $500 to enable him to hold q
four weeks drill during the summer
| Remarks were made by Gues and Rodgers in
favor OK the cause Of education, and Kodyers
moved that when the Board adjourned at noon
they adjourn to meet in q body At the Institute
at p. II. Carried
Flaherty, from the committee on p.up.-s, re.
ported sundry claims, with recommendation of
allowance. Adopted
Ferguson, from committee on claims reported
| the allowance Of Judges and clerks OF election
and boards of registry of the county. Report
adopted
Ferguson moved each Supervisor De allowed
two days each for serving notices. Carried.
The County Attorney addressed the Board
giving hi. opinion that the Board st this session
csnnot NEEDLE with assessment case presented by
Mr. Heenan
Rodgers m-ved that all paup-r bills. when
paid, be burned up, and tina. those rejected be
flied by the Clerk
Center moved ,hs. they be- burned by the
Clerk
! Miller moved 20 amend by sub-,itc ting Chair
man for Clerk
! Rodgers moved TO refer the subject to the
special p.uper committee. Carried
| {. Miller presented petition for az appropria.
ton 70 ply in part for the new iron bridge at
/ Ottawa. Referred 10 the committee on roads
| and bridge
| Nichols moved 70 instruct the committee 10
report tomorrow morning at o'clock.
C!aIS pr-.en,ed petition for an statement Of
'.xo.. Referred TO the committee on equali,l-
ton.
Crotty presented a petition, stating that the
law makes no provision for furnishing justices of
the peace with dockets, yet requires the justices
to turn said books over to their svecessors and
asked for appropriation for docket,.
| On motion Of Mccormick, laid upon the table.
| On motion Of Mccormick the Board adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Board in q body attended the Teachers
Institute in the afternoon, and having been
agrseably entertained till evening, returned and
met 1T the Court House at O'Clock, to take up
| the subject of tho division Of Mission and
! Nsnlius.
| The committee on township organization,
through Miller, Chairman, reported in favor Of
creating a now tewn out Of that portion of ter.
ritory known rs congressional township "a,
range E. Sd p. NJ, said town to be named
Moroni." to exist from March 1, 1872.
Mccormick called for the reading Of petitions
and rsmonstr.nces on that subject.
1856 names were found on the petition for the
division After 1870 names lad been road on
the remons,rance some discussion followed as to
necessity Of further reading, and finally the SUBJ
eot was settled BY counting the names. Tho
result was: For the new town, 1856; against
new town, 3OS
On leave, ]. S. Armstrong explained the man
ner in which the names were procured on the
papers, especially the petition. Some names
were ON twice, and even graves had been nearly
robbed to get 81 snatures.
Miller said, in substance, desire 20 technical
advantage. There are $50 voters in the proposed
| town. and two.thirds of the legal voters thereof
ars in favor Of the division The people OF this