The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-14
Board Of Supervisors--Special
Meeting.

3. OTTAWA, ILL.,, October 90, 1874
We, the undersigned Supervisors, deem i
b. necessary for the best interests of the county
:, that a special meeting of the Board of Super
visors be called to meet on the 9Th day Of
! November, A. ID. 1874, at the Court House in
! Ottawa, to consider the question of purchas
| ing farm for the poor, and erecting suitable
e buildings thereon, and such other questions
as may be necessary tor the care and protec
ton of the poor of said county.
E, The County Clerk of said county is here by
{ directed to cause notice of said meeting to be
published IN the Ottawa papers, and a notice
to be served upon each Supervisor IN purSu
ance of law.
, Geo. W. Armstrong, Cyrus Shaver,
A. Lynch, John Stout,
Ransom Parmer WI, Nicely,
Thos Johns, Michael Conway
Chas. l.. Hoffman, \. +. Beach,
VIM. w. Gilman, John Miller,
c. H. r. Thomas, JAS. II. Pickens.
Due notice having been given according
to law, Board met pursuant TO the foregoing
request.
Supervisor Armstrong, chairman, being alb
sent, on motion Supervisor Miller was elect
ed chairman pro tenn.
On calling the roll the following named
! Supervisors answered to their names:
Beach, Boyer, Conway, Eastman, Flaherty,
Gallagher, Gillet, Gilman, Harrington, Hotf.
10y, Lynch, Mcintyre Miller, Morrison, Nee
|ly, Nelson, O'Sullivan, Pickins, Pitcher,
/ Prichett, Sheehan, Smith, Shaver, Stout,
| Tower, Trout, Walker, Worsley.
! Supervisor Johns, chairman Of the special
committee to provide accommodations Tor the
poor of the county, submitted the following
report:
| Mr. Chairman: Your committee, to whom
was referred sundry matters pertaining TO
county farm, have had the same under con.
sdera,on and beg leave to report that they
/ find after careful examination that neither
sufficient supply of water or reliable dram
age can be had. Your committee have caus.
ed temporary building to be erected on the
east end of the old insane building at the
county farm Said new building is 20 by 40
feet long and cost 1915 1t is now occupied
and furnishes sleepng-room for twenty-tour
persons which, in the opinion OF your com.
mitted, will be ample accommodation until
permanent buildings can be erected at SUCH
place as the Board may direct.
Your committee, IN pursuance Of lEstruc-
tons from this Board, published for propos-
ais to sell farms, and received ten Sucn pro
posals, eight of which farms they carefully
examined, said farms ranged in price from
$50 to $3.50 pei acre. and would Recommend
the purchase of farm containing no acres,
situated two miles west oil the city of Ottawa,
known as the Woodruff or more lately the
Bassnett farm. Said farm is bounded on the
south by the Illinois Iiver and on the north
by the Illinois and Michigan canal Said
farm can be purchashed for 500 per acre, and
IN the opinion of your committee is the best
and most suitable farm that they have exam
ed. The soil is admirably adapted TO garden
ing ordinary tilage or for grazing purposes.
The drainage is perfect and an abundant sup
ply of water is almost absolutely certain by
means of an arteslan well. If by chance an
artesian well cannot be had, an abundant
supply can always be had, from the river on
the south and the canal on the north, or by
sinking an ordinary well TO the level OF the
river, which at that point IS almost thirty
feet.
Your committee have not had sufficient
time 10 report fully on buildings for county
farm. They have hastily examined plants III
the Office of Mr.. FurncsS, architect OF this
city, and are favora5ly Impressed with them,
but are no, prepared to recommend thei' '"Iop-
ton at this time. The building proposed by
Mr.. Furness will accommodate IA paIpers
and Az insane person, and the rroba3'r cost
of building, heating and plumbing Mil be
900 For further information in regard
said building your committee will refer you
to Mr.. FurneSs, who will appear before You
and explain.
Ali of which is respectfully submitted
Thomas JoIINs, chairman.
On motion adjourned till o'clock this y. N.
O'CLOCK.