The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-02

Supervisor Gallagher introduced petition
acking for an appropriation to apply TO me
cost of the bridge already built across 'he
Illinois river at Peru, which was referred 10
committee on roads and bridges.
Supervisor Miller Submitted the pelitIon
stoned hy the legal voters of township 81, H.
Z asking to have said congressional township
l,oade into new town to be known by tue
name of the town OF Miller, which was rcler'
red 10 the committee on township orGahiAa'
| ton. :, :,
On motion of Supervisor Mcdonald u Is
ordered tina, Supervisor Spicer De appoih,se,ui
a member of the various committees 10 III
the vacancies occasioned by the resignation
of G. H. H. Thomas.
Supervisor Gilman, chairman of the spec
\ ial committee on Aims House, submitted lhe
rrnort of said mmlttee, which on motion
was LAID on the table.
On motion Board adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning
TUESDAY, Sept, 81, 1870.
] Board met pursuant TO adjournment
| Present, same as yesterday, also Supervis'
ors Pri:chett, Conway, Bostwlck, Byrne,
Armstrong and Tower.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor Flaheriy introduced petition
signed by The citizens OF Serena asking lha'
a license be granted Francis Savage, in the
village of Serena, ia saic town, when on mo-
ton was laid on the table
Supervisor Mcdonald was appointed n
Member of the committee on claims.
On motion of Supervisor Edgcomb it Is
ordered that John Dumaran, pauper in the
Town of Ophlr, be allowed five dollars per
month for the months of September and DC
tober, 1915.
On motion of Supervisor klovc, it is order.
ed that this Board meet at 112 o'clock tins
evening for the purpose OF preparing the
resident pauper list
On motion Board adjourned till ~ O'Clock
this p. m.
TUESDAY, Sept 81, IL o'clock, p IN.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment
Present, same as in the morning.
Supervisor Flaherty, chairman of the com.
mttee on paupers, submitted the report Of
county superintendent of the poor, which IS
ordered spread upon the records, and Is in
words and figures following; to.wit; --
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors IF La
Sale County,
The undersigned, superintendent OF the
poor Of La Sale County, would most respect
fully report to your honorable body that
there are now at the county farm fitty-four
persons who are receiving aid from the coun-
ty; thirty.two are males and twenty-five are
females. Eleven of the males are insane and
five Of the females, making sixteen that are
insane and will probably have to be support
ed by the county until death relieves them.
The past year we have been crowded to the
utmost, having had, some OF the time between
sixty and seventy inmates to provide for, and
1t has been with great difficulty that we could
make room in the present building. The
past year the inmates have enjoyed health
with the exception of chronic difficulties
with which they were afflicted when they came
to the asylum No disease Of an epidemic IA.
ture has prevailed in the institution, and un-
der the care of the county physician, DR..
Wilcox everything has been done for the re-
lief of the sick and insane that humanity
could dictate. The wardens of the inslitu-
ton, Mr. and Mrs Arnold, have been untiring
in their efforts to provide for the poor and
unfortunate, and the house has been kept in
perfect order, neat and clearly, md the sick
have had all the attention and care bestowed
upon them that was necessary To make them
comfortable have visited the institution
from time to time ana have conversed with
the inmates as to their treatment and have
not had Il single word against any of the en-
ploycs of the institution The work of the
warden and his family has been largely in
creased on recount of the increase OF the mum
beers and the great scarcity of water. The
farm has been we'll titled, and every acre has
brought forth abundan,ly The whole ex.
pense To the county for the past year, which
includes all salaries paid, physicians bills,
groceries, clothing and all improvements
made upon the farm, has amounted to the
sum OF 81, 100, We have given board to the
amount of fifty years TO one person, thereby
costing per week for board, clothing and
medical attendance the sum of $1.80 for each
inmate. This is little higher than the two
preceding years, and is caused by our hav-
ing no grain to sell on account of the severe
drought of 1874 We now have upon the
farm thirty-six acres OF corn, three and one
half acres of potatoes and large amount of
garden vegetables which will supply the table
the coming winter. As time Is approaching
when we are In hopes Of removing into our
new building, it will be necessary for your
honorable body TO make some provision To
furnish 1t with the necessary furniture, and
provide tor some outside buildings and fenc-
ing. During the last week have had the
warden bring down few of the inmates that
were able to labor, and have cleaned out all
of the grove of wild plumb and undergo with
OF vines that were in front of the new asylum
and intend TO have the road leading TO the
asylum laid out and nicely graded and fenced
this fall.
All Of Which is respectful submitted
GILES W. JACKSON,
Superintendent Poor IF La !Salle Countp.
TURsDAy Sent Of ~ O'clock N IN