The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-23


trict No. 10 he and is hereby declared iii.
vided as above set forth, and that all
west of the line above mentioned be
known aud designated as road district
\ No. 81. A r
II Is ordered that the bill of Reuben s.
Yocun circuit clerk for fees In criminal
cases whcrin the defendants were ac-
quilted or the costs could not be col
lected, amounting TO 1922 o., be and Is
hereby allowed,
IL Is ordered that the report of Reuben
y. ocum circuit clerk, on fees earned
and collected for the year ending Dec.
1s', 1915. be approved.
| Ihc following proposition was read
from Hon. John NJ. I.ansfcn, viz:
To the Honorable County Board OF Alexander
County, Illinois:
| GENrLEMEN-IOu are aware that this
county has Ind claim tor and on ac-
count Of swamp lands within her bound
aries undcract of congress, Sept. IS, 1850.
and acts anicndatory thereof, and acts OF
the general assembly of this State. One
or two attempts have been made in the
prosecution OF this claim. but nothing
was ever accomplished. Judge Olncy
entered into n contract with the county
| in 1866. the terms OF which gave him one
third of which he should be able to re-
cover
Being then In business with Judge
Olney. had occasion to examine fully
into the matters in question, and in the
course OF Investigation | spent several
days at the auditors Office at Springfield
| and found the questions exceedingly
complicated. Whatever Judge Olney
did. nothing seems to have been accom-
, pii~hed in the way Of obtaining money.
scrip. or anything else.
make this proposition to your honora-
Bile board that will undertake the prose
cuiion d. the claim. .prooeeecd Ml,l, il Wi,lli
through without any expense, cost or
risk whatever to the county, FOR one-lia!f
of whatever may De recovered.
Yours truly,
. JoHN NJ. IANspEN.
1t IL therefore ordered and resolved,
that John N. lansdcii, of Cairo, Illinois,
is hereby authorized TO settle with the
general land office for all claims due the
county @! Alexander, growing ont at the
acts OF Congress referring 10 swamp
lands, approved September Is. 1850 and
March ., 1880, and amendments thereto,
including the claims of the county of
Alexander growing out OF the several
acts of the general assembly of the Stale
of Illinois, donating the Interests of the
State IN swamp lands to the counties of
the State and that lc be allowed 10 re-
tain IL and iur his sole compensation one
halt OF the amount Of sncli claiuls when
settled. upon the express condition that
no expense or cost whatever Shall be
charged 10 or paid by the said AleXau.
der county.
Thercupon the board adjourned until
. o'clock AIN. Tomorrow.
FIFru DAY.
FRIDAY MORNING. Q O'CLOCK.l
...f December 10, 1879.
The board met pursuant 10 adjourn.
lnent.
Presrnt--sanc officers a. on yestor-
day.
1t il ordered that the number of days
Schools shall devote to her office is
hereby fixed at one hundred. and the
said School superintendent is
hereby again respectfully requested
10 devote alsonable amount OF said
time in visNf,. schools outside OF the
city of cairo at Shc commencement of the
school term, 80 that the said schools may
have the benefit of her instructions during
the time OF the school months: aud said
School Superintendent is required to set
forth in her report the number of DAYS
devoted TO the schools in the city of Cairo.
ana the number OF days devoted TO
schools in the country, and that the clerk
certify this order 10 the said school Super
intendcnt.
1t is hereby ordered that the following
persons he appointed supervisors of road
1 .t.s#a Toll. a.