The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-19
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
July Meeting.

Board met pursuant to law and was called
to order by the Clerk,
On calling the roll the following Superyis.
ors answered to their names:
Armstrong, Burr, Beach, Byrne, Bowers,
Boyer, Barnes Childs, Clark, Conway, Cen
t ter, Emerson, Edgecomb, Flaherty, Gillet,
Gallagher, Hoffman, Haight Harrington,
liornick, Hoge, Johns, Klove, Lewis, Lynch,
, Laut, Miller, Morrison, Neustadt, Pitcher,
| Palmer, Pritchet, Pickcns, Smith, Spicer,
: Smith, Stout, Trout, True.
On motion the following preamble and res
olution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Circuit Court of La Sale
+ county is now in session and il is impracti.
cable for the Board to hold its session in the
Court House, therefore,
ReSoteed, That this Board adjourn to the
City Hall, in the City Of Ottawa.
CITY HALL, Ottawa, III.
:, 1t appearing that quorum is present, on
motion, the Board proceeded to the election
OF a chairman for the current year, whereup.
on Mr. George w. Armstrong, of Brookfeld.
was duly elected.
OnmotiOn of Neustadt, ordered that q com.
mittee of five be appointed to investigate the
subject of the contest as to the election of q
Supervisor in the township Of Fall River,
whcreupon the chair appointed Messrs. Neu.
stadt, Clark, IIaight, Morrison and True as
said comittee,
On motion, ordered that the Board adjourn
until Q o'clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, July 18th, 1873
Board met Pursuant to adjournment. Pres.
cnt same as yesterday, and also Supervisors
Ferguson Spicer and Smith.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Petition OF W. II. II. Holdridge, praying
for an abatement of $2Gj5, assessed on sixty
head of steers bought by him in March last,
for which he is indebted, was, on motion, re
icrred to the equalization committee
Petition of A v Mitchell and SO others Of
the town of Otter Creek, praying an increase
of assessment on the real estate Of John
Smith Martin Crider and Christian Baker, OF
said town, was, on motion, referred to equal
cation committee.
""P'i' 4'oi lug l"''""N'" 'il' i'iI'"ii't
resolution "lllch was, on houoh' aoop'eo:
Hesoste", mat IVY Board proceed TO tLe
transacted durina the time necessariIv EN-.
ployed in equalizing the assessment.
The Chair announced tho following com.
mittecs tor the current year:
F.nance-Mcssrs. Klove, Morrison, Child,
Burr and Clark.
Court House d"d J@FI-Messrs. Lynch,
liaight, Palmer Pritchett and Harrington,
Eq'mlfzatton-Spicer, iloge, Haight Edge
comb, flIchcr, Emerson, Lynch, Holman
ana Miller
F0HPerS-hessrs' Flalerty, beach, ClafE'
Conway, Neustadt Curtis, Trout and y.
Smith.
'SettEe rtM 20, Ire"Suref-Nessrs Holman,
Byrne and Morrison,
'SetNSe ''@" 'SchooS Com"''ss!o"fr-MessFs.
7'" "" ii'i',,oN "iiU : lUe' re,n
c'"'mS-AeSsIs' erSusoh' Laui anu ooyei'
HoadS a"d BrtdgeS-Messrs Gallagher,
True J. S. Smith, Child and Bowers
yoroqljD -ATessrs Tolns
,t.,. n., u.., C,,..
nIIi'i' l i'hci'S '"' ii'' al" "4''o'"
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of the contested seat in this BoarC. OF
fine momhor from Fau Rivor township ,r,da
- ''
'ne iollowlng report
That ID. ID. Center and A. VI. Ebersol are
csrnfi nj ~ NV &C., unu "i,o
mittce would recommend that A II Fbersol
be admitted to a seat in this Board as Super
visor OF sad town.
On motion of Lynch, ordered that action
IN said report be deferred until the County
Attorney be consulted in regard 10 the subject
matter.
Sundry petitions were presented for abate-
ncnt of taxes, which, on motion, were refer