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

time to time, and INT out such ccfec,s 10 tn
committee as he eisy discover, If any
The vote on the resolution was a. follow;
lcas--ArmStrong, Beach Boyer, Byrnc Cente
('onnerton, Cox, Flaherty, Gil!ctt, Harringto!
.'iornick, Johns, Klote, lewis, Log. Lynch, Nc
dttre, Miller, Morrison, Ncelcy, nelson, OSu
lhabI Palmer, Pitcher, Price :haver, Stout
Tho U'e, Tower, Trout ADD Worslcl --3?; Nays
EastmcEI Pckcns, Pritchet, Shechsn and Walk
cr--5
Mr.. WOrsle1 asked leave to Change Ls Vol!
rom yea 10 nay. The chair announced that II /
did not change the result leave would be given
The law in cases of such appropriations require
two-thirds of the members of the board in tat
aifirrtativc) Wcrsley changed his vote to ray
Mr. Ce0tcr asked similar leave, and subsequent
ly changed his vote to nay, leaving the result, o'
yeas,.o nays % yeas being necessary. 80 the res
Olution and appropriation were adopted. Tho
absent and not voting were Gallagher, tri!man
Hoffman and Lauf,
Pickens, from the committee on Roads and
Bridges, appointed to examine the La Sale
bridge. reported that they had found 1t perna.
ncnt, durable structure, a credit to La Salle
County, and one of the best in the northwest,
Mr. Morrison, being called upon, said that he
fully endorsed the report. Mr.. Medley said that
he, with ten Others or the committee, had given
the bridge careful examination As to the re.
ported crack in the south abutmcnt, not one of
tho committee had been able to find it until it
was pointed out 1t was an insignificant affair
in one end The face wall was not bulged out as
reported, and three men easily swing the draw
in the bridge. 1t is not only good but first.
class bridge. Report aiopted
The resolution offered at the September term
lay Mr.. Gallagher, for an appropriation Of ten
thousand dollars for this bridge, was taken up.
Miller moved to amend, by dividing the suin in
20 three equal payments; the two last payable
in one and two years. Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch moved to amend bJ providing that
should said bridge give out or become a failure
while payment or payments vet due, such
sum or sums unpaid shall remain in the Treas.
ury, and their payment BE thereby revoked.
Adopted.
On the passage Of the resolution amended
yeas were p, nays II,
M, Nelson presented a petition for, and re-
monstrance against dividing the town Of Mission
into two election districts, the polling place Of
the northern half at Sheridan and tao southern
at place near Norway. Referred.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Morrison moved, as the regular chair had
gone back to Springfield, that John Miller be
chairman pro ten. Carried without dissent
Johns moved that Lewis procure for the chair
pro tenn. the maui for gayeI which Miller had
so ably welded on former occasion. laugh
teri Miller closed his ear, which was on the
side toward Johns and didn't hear the motion,
hence it wasn't put.
Mr.. Arnold, the keeper Of the county poor
house, being present, at the suggestion Of the
Supt OF poor, Mr.. Jackson, and 90 leave, al
dressed the board. lie said there had beer ru-
mors that certain young man who had been
brought there recently with badly frozen feet
had been i'll treated. This was not true. The
person referred 10 was a fceblc-minded young
man, 81 years old, y woman-nOt related to
him-camc to the poor house to see him, and az
ter crying, sobbing and fussinG over Kim awhile
asked leave to give him piece of cake, which
wac granted She went off and reported that he
ate It like hungry dog and that he was neg
lected, sc. The Keeper alleged that this pauper
has had one Of the best beds, and most comforta
BILE rooms in the house, and is daily fed from the
keepers own table.
Flaherty said there was nothing in the yarn,
It must have come from those who do not wish
the removal OF the poor house.
Lynch remarked that the board had 10 objcc
ton to the friends or relatives Of paupers re-
moving them whenever they please. lie was
satisfied that there were many private families
in La Sale County who did not fare as well at
their dwellings as these pauper5 in the county
poor house
Thomas moved the appointment Of a commit.
tee on investigation but it was unanimously
voted down.
Neelcy observed that there was vacancy in
the committee on TOWNSHIP Organization, and
moved that it be filed Carried. The chair ap.
pointed " Mcintyre to fill the opening.
Trout moved that IS per day be allowed to
supervisors for posting election notices. Here
followed much conversation and side debate,
Finally $3.50 was adopted as the right sum.
Morrison moved that each supervisor lie al.
lowed 81 per day for returning the collectors
hond to the Recorders Office. Lost yeas -
nays. Those > who voted in the Affirmative,
feeling lonesome, explained their votes.
IS it appeared that some OF the supervisors,
living at remote points rrCm the county seat,
had incurred actual expense aud los. Of time,
Lyuch moved that 81 he allowed 60 such super.
yisors a. demanded it, Carried.
Gallagher observed that the committee on
claims had refused to allow compensation for
time in returning election lists 20 the county
seat, and moved that said Committcc be instruct
ed to do 80. After much debate and reading laws,
it was adopted.
The committee on raupcr,, NJ. Fiahcrty
chairman, reported the budget Of pIupcr ac-
counts since Sept. last. Adopted
The committee on claims. Worsicy chairman,
reported the election expenses Of Nov. last,
which being read, was re-committed to correct
one or two errors in computation. Tie commit
tee recommend the allowance to Judges and
n-rl,s of nlectinn Of two lnN.l tirnD md 10 tLn