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

Proceedin ss Of the Board OF Super.
visors-.EeDruary Term, ls72.
The members Of the Board of Sup rvisors Of
La Sale county, Illinois, assembled at the Cour,
House in Ottawa, on Monday, February 5. 1872
The Circuit Court being in session, the members
Of the Board we're called to order in the County
Judges office BY the Clerk. Tho chairman, G.
W. Armstrong being absent, Mr.. Rodgers, of
Earl, was made chairman protein. The roll be-
ing called quoyum was found to be present
On motion of Mr. Nichols the Board adjourned
to meet at the City Hall. Carried And the
members proceeded thither and were again called
to order by the chairman, Mr.. Armstrong. The
roll being called, the following gentlemen RS.
sponded to their names, viz:
w Armstrong, A s Beach. Jno Borngasser,
Geo Caldwell, ] II Center, Jpo Crotty, NJ II
Order, l. Clark, Michael Conway, NJ G Don.
aghho, Martin Flahsrty, John Furgeson. ID d
Guiles, Chas Hoffman, Hayes, A J Hanna,
w N Holiday, Ben Hetherington, W. Hogs,
G Harris, A A Klove Evan Lewis, A Lynch, L
LAUDER, VIM Lauf. Miller, II McFerson, John
Morrison, II. Mccormick. L Michel, p A
Phelps, Jas Picken. j ID Rodgers, o Rosdael, l.
Scott John Stout. A Wilkinson, d Wagner,
and C Wiley.
| Absent-Mr Burgess.
! The reading of the minutes of the last day
proceedings OF the last session were dispensed
with, except such ~ related to the bonds of the
the collector aAd treasurer. These, together
with the names of the sureties on each, were
read.
The clerk stated that the county superintend.
ent had filed q new bond, and that he the clerk
had approved the same. as required by law, and
| read the names OF ths sureties thereon fer the
benefit of the Board.
The clerk called attention to the resolution of
the Board uf 1871 relative to the bonds of the
| treasurer.
On motion OF Mr.. Rodgers, the subject WAS re-.
| ferrsd to the committee on Finance.
Mr.. Mccormick moved that the minutes, a.
read, stand approved. Carried.
The clerk reported registry and election claims
! for last election Referred to the committee on
Claims.
The clerk presen ted sundry patches Of bills be-
longing to the Court House, and Jail, and pauper
accounts The accounts were properly referred
Mr.. Flaherty moved that the clerk furnish the
paupsr committee with the am cunt. paid 10 pas.
pers since last meeting.
The clerk explained that such report had been
prepared.
Flsherty explained that he wished 10 obtain
| amounts Of allowances 70 each township.
Clsrk.-Ws have that also, but did not give
the names Of tho psupers.
~ Ill L..
drawn?
Clerk-No.
Flahsr,y.-Ws wish to know who y.,. thi,
money, and who get orders. There is = rumor
in one OF the townships that there j. something
wrong in the disbursements % p.up-r money
Donsghho.-At our las. mse,ing we named
eur several permanent psuper-. named two
and the amount required for the support Of each
Whenever paid them took Their eiyt. aud
thereby had no trouble.
Lynch moved to refer the 81 . .1 .he cora.
n,ittee or psupers Carried
The clerk read general abs eprropri-
ations from the different fund.-, rcd by a
resolutions OF the !orne. session Of aaard.
On motion Of Nichols the Board al u.u.d til
A. NJ. Tuesday.
The Board met in pursuance OF adjournment
quorum being present, the minutes Of ye..er.
day were read and approved.
Mccormick from the finance committee, on
the subject OF the bonds Of 8. W. Raymond ~
collector and treasurer, that said bonds were cor.
rect, the security ample, and reported = resolu.
| tion approving tho same. Adopted.
The committee on psupsrs, Flshsrty asked for
Information a. TO Whist should Be allowed for
ssffins for papers.
BY fosns. rssslutio, Of tho Board the ulti.
mate limit for pAupers oofius was s., bat in
many instances oofins oeuld not be procured st
less thsn IS Or 80
Giles moved the committee have Discretionary
powers in the premises. Carried.
Lewis called attention 70 On alleged deficit In
the accounts OF Mr.. Baker, former supervisor
| Of Worthwhile, with the poor of that township,
and asked for special oonmitss Of three to in.
| vsstisats. Carried.
The chair appointed Nssssrs. Klovs, McCor-
mick and Scott.
Phelps offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Our republican form Of govern:
ment secures to Us equal representation, equal
! taxation and equal rights, and
WHEREAS, Certain towns end cities Of La
Sale county ere granting license for the sale Of
spurious and malt liquors, and therefor receiving
| . revenue, and the county at large in no way
benefited thereby and