The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-02-17

expenses.
Stout presented the following:
'ln behalf of the La S.lle County ,va.oho,.,
association We desire to tender to you our thanks
for appropriations heretofore made sor ,,.
feel compelled to ask your honorable boau aau
propriate the sum of 5000 for the purpose Of nrp.
curing the best practical teacher and Ins,;tnte
worker that can be engaged to assist US in bav.
ing an Institute of four weeks during the snro-
mer vacation. c. >. WEDGEwooD,
President OF Association
\ hol moved TO allow 500.
b ,ch moved to give $50, on which amend.
ment the vote follows:
Ayes.-Beach, Borngasser Center, Conway
+ aherty, Ferguson, Guiles, Hetherington, Har.
ris, klove Lauf, Miller Nicho, Pickins, Rodgers
and Rosdail-16
Nays:-Armstrons, Caldwell, Crorty, Crder.
Clark, HoitmOn, Hays, Lewis, Lynch, LAUDER.
Moterson, Mccormick, Scott, Stout, Wagner and
Wiey-16.
The vote being tie, the motion to allow $50
was lost, and Nichols motion to allow 500
which prevailed
Ferguson reported sun6ry bills.
Nichols moved II reconsideration of order for
printing, 50 as to include MENDOZA Bulletin $25.
Crotty objected. This will open the door %
Guiles surportci it. Hays though. the peo.
pie ought to take their county seat papers Bust.
ness is ali transacted here
Lynch thought it not fair 70 compel people 10
take the county papers for ths proceedings twice
year for So
Hays thought the Court proceedings, tax sales,
sheriff notices, &c, should cause them to take
the county papers
Miller he'd always been opposed to publishing
legal matter in any other language than that OF
our country. He did not wish to say a word IN
kindly Of the Germans, but he thought il wrong
in principle. He referred to the foolish custom
OF publishing governors messages in all other
languages. They might well require US to
publish in Chinese, Russian and all others.
Liuber-When they want the Gerinsn vote
then they talk different, The German vote OF
the county is nearly onc-third. Let them know
what we have done so they can understand it,
Lyach desired 10 throw al! the papers out. He
would not give any paper cent. The people
support the papers, and lie papers .hould-must
publish the proceedings If they don't publish
them they will hear from US Motion to recon-
slider lost
S'ou, moved $25 to Mendoza BulI<tia,
Wagner moved 10 add Earlv,l!e Gazlt.e
Lyuc4 moved 10 lay the subject the table.
Il Hlo" the Ottawa papers Will publish without
rccompeusation."
riol
Lynch moved to reconsider the resolution al.
lowing $9j 20 Ottawa !. 7n-s.
Clerk stated that the Board mus. publish, and
the law says the compensation shall be ;25.
Lynch repeated his argumen, as to tho duty Of
papers to publish, And | would sonfue il 70
one"
Mccormick moved to lay motion to reconsider
on the table. Carried
On motion the further reading Of the minutes
was dispensed with.
HotEnau, from committee to settle with traas.
urer, reported 'ha present standing OF the county
finances. Adopted.
CALDWELL petition from r and B. committee
for ferry At Little Rock, between D, Pax and
Utica, petition for n appropriation, sluwins
Importance Of a ferry to the people living IN ,hst
vicinity
F. Bull asks for license. Committee re.
ported iavor.bly.
Nichol moved adoption
Caldwell explained that Mr.. Bull makes .ppli.
cation because he is the owner Of tue land, be de-
siEing to transfer it ts another party.
Caldwell withdrew resolution.
Order moved Armstrong have usual slJ for
reporting proceedings OF this Board Adopted.
Crotty, from committee to settle with county
Superintendent reported. Report adopted.
Resolution that county surveyor legslze cer-
tain surveys. On motion of McFerson passed
Rodgers, resolution tha. be appropriated
for plat book and fer extra clerk hire. Car.
ried.
On monthly allowances.
Hoffman moved tina. clerk make abstract Of r.
X. lands, and publish same.
Center offered resolution that county superin-
tendent be required hereafter to presen. vouch.
ers will his report.
+. l.. Waterman called attention 70 loss BY
fire on his property. and asking abatement OF
tax. Granted.
Caldwell, license to Z. F. Bull to be transferred
to Hiram Way. Adopted. p
Crotty presented resolution that a vote OF
thanks be offered to clerk, speaker and shee:E,
which was adopted.
Adjourned sine die.