The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-22
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
January Term, 1876.

Record OF the proceedings, orders and
resolutions OF the Board of Supervisors OF the
County of La Sale and State of Illinois, at
an adjourned session thereof, commenced
and held at the court house in Ottawa, in
said county, on Monday, the 10th day OF
January, A. ID. 1876.
FIRST DAY-Monday Jaaua,y 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment and
wss called to order by the chairman.
On call of the roll the fOlluwing supervis
ors answered to their names:
Beach, Dyer, Burgess, Conerton, Conway,
Edgecomb, Finley, Flaherty, Gallagher,
Gilman, Heslett, Hichok, Hoffman, Hor.
nick, Klove, Lewis, 10y, Lynch Marks, Mil
Ter. Miner, Mcdonald, Mcintyre, Nicely,
Nichol, O'Snlllvan, Pickins, Pritchett,
Reynolds, Snedaker, Sly, Stout, Spicer, True
and Walker.
Supervisor Gilman, chairman of special
committee to erect aims house, Submitted
the report of said committee, and on motion,
the consideration of the same was post
poned.
The clerk laid before the board the notice
of Mcfarland d Price, also the notice of NJ
W. s. +. Lester, concerning their respective
CLAIMS tor material furnished and work Gone
on the county aims house, and on motion
the same was LAID on the table
The Clerk also laid before the board the
certificate of Chas. +. Lippincott, Auditor
of Public Accounts, in relation TO the new
town of Miller.
supervisor True introduced the petition
of Frank II. Whipple, asking for an abate-
ment on property therein described, which
was referred to the committee on complaints
and attachments.
Supervisor Mcdonald introduced the fol,
lowing resolution:
Res0tced, That this board receive at this
session no new business after Wednesday
noon next, except majority of full board
consent thereto. The question being upon
the adoption of the resolution, the ayes and
noes being demanded, supervisors Beach,
Beyer, Burgess Conerton, Finley, Flah.
erty, Gallagher, Gilman, IIaslett, HIGH
ok, Hornick, klove, 10y, Lynch,
Marks, Miller, Mcdonald, Nicely, Nichol,
O'Sullivan, Pickens, Snedaker, Sly and
True-25-vo.ed in the Affirmative; Super
vsors Conway, Edgcomb, Lewis, Reynolds,
Stout, Spicer and Walker-7-voted in the
negative. The resolution was adopted.
Supervisor Spcer introduced petition
signed by the citizens residing IN the s. Of.
Town "a, Range 6, against the formation Of
the new town of Miller, which on motion
was referred to the committee on township
organization.
On motion, the board adjourned ill .
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
SECOND DAY-WedneSddy jan. 1lM.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, same as yesterday and SuperviN-
ors Armstrong, Beltord, Bostwick, Byrne
and Lauf.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
op6 onprnyp1
Supervisor Lewis introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolced, That the clerk be instructed to
issue an order ON the County Treasurer for
$3.50, being the amount appropriated by
this board at its January Term, 1868, to aid
IN the construction of bridge in town OF
Fall River and which was never drawn by
said Town.
The question being on the adoption of the
resolution the ayes and noes being deman-
ded, supervisors Beach, Boyer, Burgess,
Conerton, Finley. Hichok, Hoffman, Klove,
Lewis, 10y, Lynch, Marks, Miller, Miner,
Mcdonald, Nichol, O'Sullivan, PickeRs,
Pritchett, Reynolds, Sly, Stout, Spicer, and
True, "a, voted in the affirmative, and super.
visors Conway, Edgcomb, Flaherty, Gilman,
Heslett, Suedaker and Walker-1-voted in
the negative The resolution was adopted.
relating to the support of paupers, which
on motion was referred TO special commit
tee consisting of supervisors Gilman, Lewis,
Miner, Snedaker, Pritchett and Lynch, with
instructions for said committee to prepare
rules and submit the same for consideration
by o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
On motion of supervisor 10y. special
committee consisting Of supervisors 10y,
Lynch and Hasett is appointed to examine
into the condition of the estate of Philander
Brock, an insane person residing In the
town of Otter Creek and report the same tn
the board.
On motion, board adjourned till : o'clock
this ".
TUESDAY, : O'Clock +. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present the same as this A. VI.
Superyisor Gilman chairman Of the coui
mittee 10 erect Aims House, submitted the
report: $780,,
Your committee appointed TO superin'enU
the building OF county asylum, have dIs
charged that duty and now report that the
building is completed in all lis details III
accordance With the plans and specifications
for by authority ofths board, anu
is now occupied by such of the poor as nave
been thrown upon the county for suppoi'.
The entire cost of the building, including
heating apparatus, gas works ana arteslah
we'll has been S54 S2496 and may be stated
under the following heads:
Colwell, Clark & Co., contract for..',
building. ..................s+i,0O coo ~
Additional work and material by order
Of committee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dr."
\. L. Ide for steam heating apparatus 1iSo"
Colman Gas Works Manufacturing 90
for apparatus and pipe. ....:...' I,-o1V'
Joyce Il McDougal, Artesian Well. S55+t
IT, j. Burgess, gas fitting and plumbing SI,..'
II. c. Furniss, Architects commission @0Oo0u
The only item of the above unpaid Is
$50 retained in accordance with the terms
of contract for Gas Works, which gives the
county till lst OF March next 10 test SAM
and If NOT perfectly satisfactory the same i
10 be removed by contractor and the money
already paid (sioO) refunded to the county
We would therefore recommend Isl, Thar
II. W. jackson, County Superintendent b.
authorized 10 determine the fitness and ca
pacity of said Gas Works, and on the Isl
If March next, on behalf Of the county, =