The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-23

Circuit Clerks salary. ... $50
All OF which y respectfully submitted.
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NNIh nlrf. .'........ .............. 1000
All OF ~h'ch j. respectfully submitted.
T.. ii. SPICER, Chairman
Supervisor True. chairman of the com
mitter on complaints ard ahatements. sub
United the following report:
Mr. Chairman and Gentltmen of the Roo,,,
IF Supervisors:
Your committee on complaints and atal.
ments would resp ctiuus r+i,Or, that Thu.
have examined the matter OF The peli,inr :
Of sundry persons presented before them.
and rrc"mme, the following:
On the petition ~ Daniel Murphy, for IN,
reluudDg OF the county Tax paid Dy HIM a,
the sale Tor taxes, on the 18th day IT jane,
1873, on lot IN block g. town of Strcat"r
1t appearing that there is no such lot, !, hap.
ing been put on the collectors book by mis-
take, we would therefore recommend that
the sale uf said lot DC set ASIDE, and the cuun.
~ tax, namely, Al ceEts, be refunded, n, Il
that ihe CLERK be directed To draw his ord
for the same 10 favor Of SAID Daniel Murun,
and also that the clerk certify to the prpp,r T
state and town officers the facts above statcG.
On the petition Of }. J. Marsh, for the II
funding OF the county tax paid by him. at
the sale for lax"s on the 11th day OF June,
1874, on TIE burih east quarter, ut the mort, h
east quarter. 81 cuoU 25, town 81, range 4,
ana tEc southeast quarter Of southwest quar-
ter section p, town "a. range 4, We find that
the SAID tracts y ere catered upon the collect
oi's book twice, and that the tax was PAID hy
the proper person, and therefore ne sale ol
said tract WAS Illegal We, therefore, recon
mend thai the sale OF said lots be set nsId,
and the rouny TAX paid by said J J Mar
amounting 10 $500, BE- refunded, aud tn.
the clerk be instructed to draw bis nrur.
for the same anG, also, that the clerk mott,
the state and town Cffic"rs OF the aboy
facts.
On the petition OF Samuel Hamilton, Tor
rebate OF tax raid in 1915, IL appearing bs
the assessors books that the west ha,
south halt lot | of north west uuarir,
section 10, town 80, range 2, Was asse,se
Tor the year 1875 at $500 mole thaD the .,n.
bciO-e, or this year, which excess Gl $50
the assessor If that year aGm!ts W.. mi To-
take. We. therefore, recommend lhai :,
sum Of three dollars ana Twelve c,nts (f3
~ Of The county tax be refunded, and thu
the CLERK be directed 10 draw his order iu
the same.
On the petition OF Jabez Clark, tor re-
ductiOu ot the assessment on the nOri. on,
hall OF 10. 2, block 20, III the town of New
Rutland, oar COMMITTEE being satisfied that
al error has been mRde ny the add ION ct n
cipher to tie amount intended. making ST..
OCO out OF $40, we, therefore, IecOmme nd
that an abatement OF 5000 be made IN u, a.
sessment OF said lot for the scar 1876.
On the petition Of a. A. Kove, fra
abatement OF $SS, the same as was allowed
last year on lot g. section % town oG, raugc
3. we find that said lot Is ass, ssed this year
!, lam L,, Ioa L.,
ommend that an abatement ct 1888 be made
on said lot on the assessment tor thr y,Ai
1876
GA The petition 0i q. NJ. Pre- :nr TIE 80.
funding OF the tax paid by him At ;he -,
Tor taxes tor tb~ years 1873, 1874 ard 1879
onlDt block, |, Rust's Addition t. Mendoza,
the committee would report back the IetI-
tou aud ask e. b. relieved from the further
consider ation Of the same.
Your committee on complaints and abaie-
mtnts would respectfully report that they
have examined tue matter of the petition oi
The German church OF Peru. Whereas church
property being by law, EXEMPT from TAX
ton, we would recommend that The nssess-
meut on lot7, block 1863, Brewster's Ad-
Gitlon 10 Peru, be entirely hbated.
All o. winch IL respectfully Submitted
GEO. A. TRUE Chairman.
Supervisor Armstrong, from the commit
tee on miscellaneous claims, submitted the
following report:
The committee on claims would beg leave
to report that they have examined al claims
presented before them, and recommend the
payment of the following, and that the clerk
be directed to issue orders for the several
amounts to the several claimants, to-wit:
Names. For What. Claimed. Allowed,