The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-09

On m0tl0n, the request is sIaht7" ""'
bills laid on table.
( Supervisor Flaherty. chairman OF the
special committee to settle with the bonds
men of Geo. s. Wcdgewood, submitted the
report of said committee, which, ON motion,
was adopted and ordered to be spread upon
the records, and is In the words and tgnres
following, towit:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of tie bora
If SuDergis0rs. Your committee appointed
at the last session Of this Board To confer
with the sureties on the official bonds OF
George = Wedgewo God, late County Scnool
SUPERINTENDENT of said La Sale County, DEG
leave TO report that, with view to eject a
| settlement of the suits now pending on said
| bonds and In conformity with the wishes
of said sureties, your committee met ma.
iority of the responsible sureties on said
bonds at the office of the County Attorney,
on Monday, the 18th inst, and aiter nearing
the g statements OF the sureties, ana collecting
such facts In relation TO the matter rs your
Committee was able to obtain, your COM
mittee are OF the opinion, without desiring
at this time to censure anyone In particular,
that the very great carelcssness on the part
of this Board 10 making settlement with the
said WedgwoOd has contributed 10 great
degree Ia the loss of large amount OF
money 10 the school fund OF this county.
and has, also been the means OF damage and
loss 10 the sureties on his Official bonds.
This Is particularly the case IN relation To
the sureties on the second official bond OF
said WedpwOod, where the greatest deficit
occurs. Your committee are informed, and
believe the fact to be, that many OF the
sureties on this bond, and as your committee
believe, all that are responsible, were In
duced to sign the same by reason OF the re
port made by the Board OF Supervisors just
previous thereto, that they had examined
the accounts of the said Wedgwood and
found them correct that before signing SAID
second bond, said sureties sent X. ID. McDoE-
aid, now member of your honorable body,
to examine the settlement OF said WedR-
wood with this Board and their action IN
relation thereto; that owing to the fact that
his accounts had been reported correct by
the Board of Supervisors, your committee
are assured that the sureties above referred
to signed said second bond, which they 9TH
erwise would not have done. Your commit
tee are free TO confess, that the very negli-
gent manner In which the settlements with
said Wedgwood were made and approved
by this Board, opened the door for the prac-
ticc OF the most stupendous frauds on the
schoo fund of the county, and deceived
persons who became his suretes, az TO the
true condition OF his affairs in relation to
said funds, and thereby has, as your com
mittce are advised, raised the legal question
as to the liability OF the sureties OF the said
second bond.
Your committee would further report that,
in view of the facts above stated, much
blame is attached by the sureties oD said
bonds to the Board OF Supervisors for their
present embarrassment in the respect.
Your committee would further report that,
white there is a diversity OF OPINION among
the sureties as to their legal liability on SAID
bonds, tor the reasons above stated, still II
was agreed bet ween the suTetles then pres
ent and your committee that Judgment
might be entered In SAIL suits against said
suretcs tor thirty-slX hundred and fifty.'our
dollars and forty eight cents, In foil satisfac-
ton of the liabilities OF said sureties on sal.
bonds. that being the amount found by the
Jury To have been embe2zled. on the crlml-
nal trial OF said Wedgwood, in the Circuit
Court, provided this Board shall ratify and
approve the report Of your committee in
this respect Your committee feel confident
that settlement apd adjustment of tho ma,
ter on the above basis would DO Just and
reasonable under all circumstances. There.
fore your committee recommend the follow
lag resolution
ReSOlcd That the County Attorney be
authorized to settle and adjust the suits on
the Official bonds of the said Wedgevood,
now pending IN the Circuit Court on the
basis OF taxing judgment on said bonds, the
aggregate Of which shall not be less than
thirty-six hundred and fifty.fOur dollars and
forty eight cents.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
MARTIN FLAHERTY, Chairman.
Supervisor Gilman, chairman of the COM
mittee on township organization, submitted
the following report, and on motion the con-
sheraton of the same was made the special
order of business Tor tomorrow morning at
0 O'Clock:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Board
Of Supervisors Your committee on Town
ship Organization beg leave TO report that
they have examined the petition OF the legal
voters or congressional township 81, range
east, asking 20 be organized into town
with the name of miller" and recommend
that the prayer Of the petitioners he
granted. BY order of the Committee.
w. w. GILMAN, Chairman.
On motion, Board adjourned until 2
o'clock J.. NJ.
THURSDAY, Sept. 23d, . o'clock, = NJ
Board met pursuant TO adjournment.
Present same as his A. NJ On motion
Board adjourned TIL ~ o'clock this z. NJ