The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-30

e in returning election lists He lived - milt
0way on straight line or - by railroad II
was allowed G5 miles.
r, Cox, OF La sale, was allowed Tor two day n
- tendance at the September term OF Inc poard,
; successor to supervisor Ncustadt, deceased.
/. Eastman Of Ophir called attention to tue a
/, seasons book Of that town. Michael Curtis r'
- turned that he found on the records Of mortS.
gcs $3.50 in favor Of AfcB. Adams, OF tina
town, while Adams had sworn That his persona
c property was worth only $500. Adamss aiiida
t Wit accompanied Curtiss's return, ana makes
. bad showiSs Cor Adams, The boarf took no &C
; tion, as the grand jury was Thought to be tn
> proper tribunal TO unragel the mystery OF TIT
. difference in the amounts. If Adams has SOLE
= these mortgages, il is argGrd that his sHorn re
} earn would hold good, but On June LIST they wert
: OF record to the amount above stated, and moi
/, caseeLcd.
Lynch from the special committee on paapcrs
reported that Thos- Peterson, Size person whom
they were charged TO look after, had died; thu,
they I'D not kill him, and asked to be discharged
from f.rther labors in T. Petcrson's behalf, as
they he'd already beca released by higher pew.
O.. They were excused from further agony.
The paupcr committee reporteJ sundry bills
allowed. Adopted.
| Morrison offered resolution that the ten
thousand collars allowed to the La Sale bridge
over the Illinois river be in three equal pay
ments, on June list, 1875, June lst,, 1876 and
June lst, 1871. Carried.
Gallagher offered resolution that Nathan
Cudderbacll be permitted to erect pontoon toll
bridge across the Illinois river at Utica the
toll to be for one or two horse vehicle, 20 cts.
over and back q man aud one beast, 10 cts. each
COW, horse, hog, &c, cts; foot passenger cts.
Lynch opposed toll bridges on general prn-
ciplcs,
Johns thought this bridge public necessity.
Resolution adopted,
| The committee on claims reported back the
claim Of Thos. Barnes, city marshal of leland,
for 5000 for artesting and bringing criminals to
trial. without recommendation
It appeared that Barnes, who had made a state.
ment to the board on leave, had, in his capacity
As private detective, city marshal, &c, ferreted
out, captured and brought to grief three noted
criminals, ed Morris beng onc) all of whom are
now in the penitcntiary sent through his efforts
He had also pursued Others who committed their
IdcprcdatiOns in other counties. Flahcrty wanted
to linowslnw much of Barnes's expense had been
incurred ia catching those who had piled their
trade in Ia Sale county Barnes could not tell.
Lynch opposed detectives, and the whole sys-
tcn, and did not like to set the precedent of pay
ing them FOR volunteer work.
The ahcrift, on leave, explained that he had
advised Barnes to work up the cases.
Lynch didn't want the county officers to under
take to bind the county to give rewards for Grim
inals without authority, and moved TO table the
subject, Ayes, Is, nays, IS Faherty moved to-
give Barnes So Thomas moved to allow $50
Gallagher moved 1920 Sharp debates followed,
Wors,ey attacked the lawyers They are sharp
enough TO get these Thieves clear on the trials
He would like to send the lawyers who defend
the thieves to Joliet with their clients, laugh
teri Thomas rctorted Lawyers connot be
| jurymcn, the juries clear the thieves, and the
juries come from the country, (Renewed laugh
teri Finally, without coming to vote, the
board adjourned till Friday morning.
FRIDAY
The board came up smllingly, at the proper
time. Hon. Chas. Hoffman put in an appear
OllCt. nelson CdIIcu ullcHLlOn 10 INT record IN
tile case of the dead Norwegian paupcr, whose
name had bcea given in as Nelson He (Nclson)
wanted it understood that he (Nclson) is not the
pauper referred to- (Laughtcr) Chairman
Miller issued his ukaSc forbGdIng smoking
Hereupon the Sheriff and our reporter in the
lobby oused two Havanas into the same spit
toon and looked innocent, while the members
larfed
Thomas accepted the $l20 amendment to
Flahcrtys motion of appropriation to Thomas
Barnes for public service, and a vote was taken,
resulting in Il for and II against Lynch called
attention to the law which requires a majority of
all the members to make an appropriation, which
is - in our case also that this bill has not been
sworn to. On motion, the subject was recon
sidcrcd, with leave to withdraw. Palmer offered
a resolution appropriating sl2 per mouth to Mr.
and Ms. Miller, 4 couple in Grand Rapids, aged
respectively - and e, who are helpless and
| indi-icn, Carried.
| Thr committee on Court House and Jail
/ Lynch, chRirman-rcported sunday bills allowed,
among them were Cullen * Sapp's, $3I350
/ Osman Is Hapeman SiI2j; Mcintyre, boarding.
prisoners, S7G5l0 washing do. 5000. Extra
! services in liquor cases, $4,000. Mr., Lynch re
marked that thi- extraordinary prosecution Of
liquor cases ha, already cost the county in extra
fees, etc. about 5000, The report was accepted
/ Thomas. from thu committee TO settle with the
county officer, reported at length The Sheriff
needs additional compensation. ltnly on ac-
count of the liquor prosecutions. The sheriff
had been compelled to advance in thi, class of
business IN cot, about son. and fees lad accru-