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

Leaving balance due the
Treasurer OF. ............ 5 407 IS
We find the bonded debt of the
county cue and unpaid to
Oe. ..h............... foV w
Total county debt unprovided
or. ...'...........''' - o4' 10
We would recommend that the sum OF
$l25,000 re raised and extended on the col
lectors books for the year A. d. 1873 to Fay
the Indebtedness, and for the new aims
house and ordinary expenses of the county.
Your committee finds that there Is no
funds in the treasury to meet the ordinary
expenses OF the county until taxes are col
lected, and beg leave to offer the collow ing
resolution
Resolred, That the County Treasurer and
the chairman OF the board OF Supervisors be
authorized to borrow sums Of money from
time TO time as shall be necessary to meet
the expenses OF the county until thetaxes OF
1875 are collected.
On motion of Supervisor Flaherty, It Is
ordered that the v0(e allowing Il. Williams
bill for seven hundred and rlne dollars and
ninety eight cents be recODsldered; and on
the further motion OF Supervisor Flsherty,
It Is ordered that his said bill be amended by
striking out one hundred and thirty-six, and
luStIbIuk OuC uuukICu Ou1 . oCA NlCCc, duu HIS
per diem on the same, and on further mo-
ton 1t Is ordered that the bill as amended
be allowed, and that the clerk be authorized
to draw his order on the Treasury for the
amount. #.
On motion CT Supervisor Armstrong, 1t Is
ordered that the vote TO lay upon the table
the report on complaints and Attachments, in
the case of lot /, block 8. town of Leland,
be recOnsidered, and on further motion the
recommendations Of the committee are con.
cured IN, and the clerk is authorized to
draw his order on the treasurer IN favor of
E'ial Hanson, for 81 IA.
Supervisor Hoffman, chairman of the
committee to settle with the county officers,
submitted the following report, which, on
motion, was adopted and ordered spread
upon the records:
To tie Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board Of Supervisors Your committee to
whom was referred the matter TO settle with
the county officers as to their receipts, fees
and salaries and ether expenditures. would
respectfully report that they have had the
same In consideration and beg leave TO sub
nit the tOllowir report:
The law directs that all county officers
shall, on the first days of ane and Deem
Der Of each year, make out report OF their
receipts and expenditures, deliver said re-
port to the chairman Of The Board of ST.
pervisors, ycept in the case of the Recorder,
who Is required to leave his report with the
County Treasurer and pay over any surplus
over and above their salaries clerk hire and
other Incidental expenses OF heir respective
offices and allowed them by the Board Of
Supervisors, INTO the treasury Of the county.
The recorder has complied strictly with
the provisions of the law; the other officers,
owing to the TACT of there being no chair.
man OF the Board Of Supervisors on the LIST
day Of June last, withheld their statements
until the present session OF the Board, ex-
cept the sheriff, who on account Of an accl.
dent happening him some time ago. is un.
able to perform the duties OF his Ctfico and
his Deputy was unable to make report as
required by law.
The following reports have been made
and presented to your committee by the
various officers, and upon examinations and
comparison with the books of their respec-
tive offices, found to be correct and true as
far as YOUR committee were able TO see: