The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-22

Your committee has also examined the
foregoing report and find that the earnings
stated therein, from the evidence before
them. are the earnings OF that office, and
that the expenditures are authorized by this
board. The balance due the county tor the
whole year is S44,0G
The lsnces of earned, but not collected
fees IN the office OF the Circuit Clerk are
estimated tn be 80 thousand dollars; inthe
County Clerks office one thousan,. dollars.
Your committee believes them TO be rather
higher than lower, There appears to be no
system adopted by which they Can be ascer-
taincd with reasonable accuracy, and would
recommend that such q system be insugu.
rated, IL it can be done without an unrea.
sonable expense to the county.
Your committee admits that, for want of
time. II has not investigated the matter be-.
fore 1t as fully as 1t wished to. but having
full faith in the honesty and integrity OF
the county officers believe the above reports
to he substantially correct.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
CHAs. L HOFFMAN,,
Chairman OF Co nmittee
Ga motion of Supervisor Klove, 1t Is or
dered that the report of the committee on
each official separately b, con sidered sepa.
rately.
Thereupon it IS ordered that the report
of the committee on the County Clerks or.
flee be approved. On further motion IT is
ordered that the report OF the com.
mittec on the County Treasurer's Of
fee be approved. On further motion
1t Is ordered that the report If the com.
mittee on the Circuit Clerks Office be ap-
proved. On further motion it is ordered
that the report Of the committee on the Re-
Corders office be approved. Ga further
motion it IS ordered that the report OF the
committee on the Sherlffs Office be approx
ed. On further motion it Is ordered that
the County Clerk be allowed the credit In
his account OF 5000 SO. 1t being the amount
paid by him for the necessary clerk hire to
perform the labor of his office over the al
lowsnces made for said office.
On motion to allow the County Treasurer
the credit In his account OF $27325 for ex.
ira clerk hire. the ayes and nays being de.
manded, Supervisors Armstrong, Beach,
Bedford, Boyer, Conerton, Conway,
Flsherty, Finley. Gallagher, Gilman,
Heslet, Hoffman, Klove. Lewis. 10y, Lynch,
Marks, McIntire, Nicely, Nlchol, O'Sullvan,
Pickens, Pritchett, Sly, Stout, and Splcer,
90, voted in the affirmative Supervisors
BostwicK, Burgess Edgcomb, Hickok, Hor.
lick, LhuI, DlltItI, hlucT, MCDUudloi lscJ-
nolds, Suedaker and Walker, ~. voted in the
neg tive.
The motion is carried.
Supervisor Mcdonald, chairman Of the
the committee t. settle with the County
Treasurer, submitted the following report
which was, on motion. adopted.
Mr.. chairman and gentlemen Of tie BOard
of Supervisors The Committee to settle
with County Treasurer submit the follow
ing report. to-wit: That they have exam
med the accounts and vouchers of Samuel
w. Raymond. County Treasurer, and find
the statement hereto attached OF receipts
and disbursements by him since the last set
Element TO be correct, az appears from his
accounts and vouchers, and the balance
therein stated appear to be the true state
ment of the standing of said Treasurers
books and accounts from the data above re-
ferred to to the LIST day of January, A. ID.
1876.
They further state that they have careful.
ly compared and checked off each order and
coupon paid by him, after examining the
same and found TO be correct, burned the
same
s. w. RAYMOND. Treasurer,
In Account with La Sale Co.