The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-27

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live and Mrssrs Rurr CONWAY Center
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I,ur Morrison Pritchett and Smith voted
/ in the NEGATIVE Yeas, %: NAYS. ~. There.
|upon said rrnoIt was lrrl4rrd adopteI and
/ tir clerk Instructed ~ draw his order ON tbr
treasurer for said sum Of $500. onc.half in
favor of the .unrryi,or of the town of Ot,cr
/ Creek and the other half in favor of the
supervisor of the town Of Bruce, whenever the
road and bridge committee shall certify to Iii,
clerk of the hoard that they have uIcrntpd
|tncsamc.
/ The PAuper Committee, to whom WAS re-
frrrrd the rcpo,i Of c. ". jackson. Syni Of
the Poor Of this county. reported back the
same and ON motion. ordered that said re-.
port br approved and spread upon the rec
lords. which is IN the words and figures fol.
lowing, 10 Wit
q Io Mo Uu0rJjL B04yR # Supervisors # La
SGi's CouutV,
Since the last annual meeting ofyour hon
.orabIc BODY, there have been admitted into
.tAc county house tftysix persons requiring
.assistancc Twelve OF the number were in.
sane There have been during the year five
deaths, and ono birth. The whole number Of
week board has been twcnty.onc hundred
and forty seven, l2l41) or nearly II wears for
lone person The health Of the institution
has been remarkably good during the past
year, and the deaths that have occurred have
been of those who vert in the last stage Of
disease, when sent in by the proper officers
The actual cost to the county this year for aid
furnished has been for Board, clothing, med
zeal Attendance one dollar and ninety cents
$3.50 per week; or for board only sixty COO
cents per week, showing it to be a little less
than last year. There are at the present time
| forty inmates, and the prospects are that most
, Of them will be permanent Uoar!erS at the
lc0unty house. We have raised during the
year y acres Of corn, 5 acres of potatoes, :
acrcs OF oats, and have cut and stacked 81
/ tons of hay The farm under the manage.
mcnt of Mr. Phelps has been made to bring
| forth most bountitnlIy and the amount Of
vegetables raised from the gardens have Civ
EN- the inmates an abundance and great va
rety Of TODD. Every inch of ground has been
put to practical use, and no weeds are allowed
to grow upon the place, nor in tbs roads that
pass by it. | have visited the house from
thine to time during the last year. and have
always found it in neat and Clearly condI-
Ition, and all done for the comfort OF the in
/ mates that could be considering the condition
! that most OF them are in when brought to the
| institution. There has been no difficulty with
i any OF the inmates during the last year, al,
though twelve OF them are insane, ana all
who have charge OF the Institution have
worked together in perfect harmony thcfebI
making the institution what it was intended
| to be, Il home for the poor and triendlesS. II
believe the employees have all endcavored to-
carry out the rules that govern the institution
most fully, and have also cndeayorod to cut
down the expenses to the lowest point com.
'patible with the comfort and health Of its in
mates. | do not feel that | ought to close
this report without calling your attention toI