The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-01-18
AN EXPENSIVE PaUPIx.


Vosburs, Tie Supervisor for Earl, Of san II ior
the expense o! keeping Tor TWO months Eauper
In that town known as d.. Power. Tht "D,c-
tor is Somewhat rotei case. III" vas in the
county house while, bu, made r. es"ipe, AID
while on drunk had his feet sc badly frozen
that he Is reduced to erutches. a, + rlvil!e he
Was taken s'cS, aud being a loathsome, disagree
able creature, IL = hard work 10 have him k
en- care of at any price. DIR. Voshura, - super
VISOR, being over-eer OF rhe poor tor the town ex
ofiiaio, had to that To Vas cared To-, nd in
doing had incurred this enormous bill, or the
heavier part OF it. II cr"'ted quite row.
Nichols commented on The items OF the bill
"Five cords Of wood "2 tuns of coal "9ys,ers,"
&c. II was an outrage. He would stay Ill
nigh aud f-h. sucA oiil. M. Ly nru sid lie
law made the supervisor ovcr-eer % the poor,
and MS such, no rather thoug at the Board would
be held for his acts Allen suggested that if the
Board mast the bill they should pas. vore
Ct censure on the supervisor. Nosburg DECLARED
that he would have at least ~ much OF the bill
as he had ordered some S254) p,id, or he would
resign and quit the op.rd ia disgust. The coun-
that the BIrd not bound by every act Of
extravsgauce or folly that ihe supervisor, acting
in bis oil isl cap lily, might commit, but so
much of thi. bill as was really nece-s Try the
Eoard would be legally compelled to Ply. En-.
erson denounced Doe. Power d. u notorious dead
beat and the bill as m outrage There was one
charge Of $i92 for 90 days board, enough to
aarJ So ~. ND
have congress water carried to bis room t~ise a
day. The bill referred back to the Z upper
Committee, who -uoSequently reported in ivpr
of allowing SlG4 ~, which was adopted, DR..
Vosburs desired to know what to do with DR..
Powers ? IL his present condition it would be
tantanouut to his death to move him to the poor
house. The Board declined to solve the c9nun-
drum.
RELIEF TO TIE TOWN OF wALTHAM.
Some years ago an Ottawa butcher. having
bought load Of sheep in the town Of Waltham,
in driving towards home got sloughed, took cold
in consequence, got sick, and sued the town for
damages incurred on account of its bad roads
The suit wen, against The town in the Circuit,
Court, but on appeal TO the Supreme Court the
town won the case But it had cost the town
1890, and, as the question involved was one OF
public interest. the town asked the county tc
vote $500 towards the expenses OF the law suit
The suru was voted
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.
Mr.. Glove called attention TO the fact that the
State Board of Equalization had valued horses
in l.. Sale county at $50 Sc aud in adjoinin.
counties at so, and on bis motion a resolution
was adopted protesting against the discriniua
ton unjust.
ABATEMESTs.
The committee on equalization made a report
which was adopted, denying the abatement aske
by A. II. Evans, of Mendo,a granting abate
ment of $500, on certain property in Freedom
ssprayed by Mr.. Cump.on, assessor OF that town
refusing the correct on asked by the Mes.r:
Green, Of d ,y,on aud, in the case of Mr.. Huns
berger, granting an abatement OF $1,000 On hi
personal tax.
BRIDGE AT SHERIDAN.
An appropriation of $4,000 was voted toward
building "iree wagon bridge" across Fox rive
at Sheridan, said bridge to have substantial ston
piers and abu,rnents, and not to cost less tina
$4,000.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
The committee to settle with Mr.. William
the new county superintendent Of schools. RI
ported his total receipts to date $25, 429.5S di
bursed for printing $3.50 balance on han
$25, 403 So. On the recommendation Of the con
mit,ee he was allowed $500 per day for q day
services.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The usual appropriation Of 800 to the Count
School Superintendent to defrsy expenses
teachers institutes was voted up and down tw
or three times, but the last vote, We believe, va
up.
The Circuit Clerk was authorized to fix up th
old sheriff's Office for hisfuture quarters and
draw ON the clerk for his pay.
The Sheriff was directed to set up stove
the grand jury ROOM
5000 were voted to the Superintendent of II
poor to assist in running the poor house.
An addition of $500 was made to the Sheriff
salary in lieu OF travelling expenses.
A salary of $500 was voted to the States A
torney.
Total psuper accounts allowed up to moo
yesterday, $6,02S3l. Court House and Jail a
counts. S55OOaS.
New PAPRRs.--The Wenona Tribune, sui
csssor to the Strea,or Rock, J. W. Burrougi