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

surance on the same, and that there has
been paid 1928 of county tax for 1875 on
said property: therefore we recommend
that the county tax be refunded, and that
the county clerk be instructed to draw his
| order on the treasurer for 1928 in favor Of
SAID King and Brown.
| Sup. Sp,cer submits county clerk order
No. iO8S, series of 1874, and asks that the
same be cancelled, it having been allowed
by this board through error.
The request is granted and same is order.
| ed destroyed.
Sup. Flaherty introduced the following
| resolution:
Resolred, That the county attorney, coun.
ty Judge and sheriff be and they are hereby
authorized to offer reward not exceeding
the sum of $500 for the apprehension and
conviction of murderer In cases of muir
der within this county. when the murderer
shall have escaped beyond the limits of the
county, when majority of said officers
shall decide that it is to the interes: of the
people of this county to offer such reward
The question being upon the adoption OF
the resolution, the ayes and nays being de-
Boyer, Burgess, Finley, Flaherty, Heslett
| Hichok, Klove, Lewis, Lynch, Miller, Min
or, Nicely, Nchol, Pritchett, Snedaker, Spi-
Ger, Tower, True and Walker, %, voted IN
the affirmative; Sups. Byrne, Conerton,
Conway, Edgcomb, Gallagher, Gilman,
| Hoffman, Hornick, 10y, Marks, Mcdonald,
O'Sullivan and Reynolds, 10, voted in the
negative.
The resolution is adopted.
Sup. Mcdonald, from the committee on
claims reported back the bill of Geo. w.
Brumback, county surveyor. and ask to be
relieved from further consideration of the
same, and on motion of Sup. Flaherty the
| bill Is received and the committee discharg-
ed and on further motion of Sup. Flaherty
ii IS ordered that the bill! be allowed for the
sum of S25, and that the clerk be authoriz-
ed to draw his order on the treasurer for the
! sane.
On motion of Sup. Flaherty it is ordered
that the clerk be authorized to draw his or
der on the treasurer for the amount of the
bills allowed d. Heenan & Co. at the Sept.
session OF this board.
On motion board adjourned TIL o'clock
tomorrow morning.
FIFTH DAY-Friday Jdnuary l4M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday.
Minutes OF yesterdays proceedings read,
corrected and approved.
Sup. Heslett moves reconsideration OF
the vote adopting the resolution authoriz
ing the county attorney, county judge and
sheriff TO offer reward in cases OF murder,
which motion is lost.
On motion of Sup Flaherty ii is ordered
that all cash allowances to paupcrs be dis
continued.
Sup. Reynolds, chairman OF the commit
tee to settle with the supervisors, submitted
the report Of said committee which on mo.
ton was recommitted for correction.
On motion board adjourned till 1la
o'clock this =. NJ.
FRIDAY-January 1871, ~ O'Clock Pm.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as this A. NJ
On motion of Sup. Gilman, the Chairman
of this board and the Sheriff are instructed
to repair the tubing and pipes connecting
the artesian we'll with the Jail If IN their
opinion the same needs repairing, and the
clerk is authorized to draw his order upon
the request OF the chairman lor the COST Oh
such repairs.
On motion Of Sup. Gilman the clerk is
instructed to make abstracts from the re-
corder's office of the amount OF sales OF at
least ten tracts of land IN each town in the
county conveyed by warranty deed, COM
nIencing on the LIST day of June, 1876, and
running back until the number is obtained,
and an equal number of town lots IN each
of the large towns and cities in this county
for the use of this board at its July session
in making the county equalization.
Sup. Gilman, chairman of the committee
on township organization, submitted the
following report:
Mr.. Chairman aud gentleman Of tie Board
If Supervisors Your committee to wnom
was referred the petition of Edward Teal
- NJ honorable bOuv 10 sci
off and separate the south part of the town OF
Mission, and the north part Of the town OF
Manlius, embracing the territory contained
in gressional township: 81 north, range
), east of the Sd p m, in the county of La
Sale, and to create new town comprising
the territory so set of TO be designated and
known as The town of Miller, would beg
leave to submit the following report in the
matter before them:
After taking the whole matter into con-
sideration, your committee find that more
than twenty Of the legal voters residing IN
the territory proposed to be organized
into a new town have pc,itioned for the or
, ganiza.ion of such town. They further
find that there are more than fifty legal vo-
tiers residing in the said territory proposed
10 be organized into such new town, and
that due notice of the filing Of said petition
has been given as required by law; and mt
appearing 10 your committee from the GER
, tifica,e Of the Auditor Of tlIe State OF Ill,
! now on file In the Office of the county clerk
/ of La Sale county, that the records OF his
! office do not show that any town in the
state has adopted the name Of Miller, and
your committee being OF the opinion that it
/ is for the best Interests Of the parties con-
cerned that a rev town should be organiz-
( cd out of the territory comprising the south
/ part OF the town Mission and the north part
of the town Nanlius, embracing all the ter
rity included in congressional township ~
, north, range j, cas-, OF 81 T. m, in the coun-
| ty of La Sale and state OF llli2ois, would
/ therefore recommend that Tie prayer OF said
| petition be granted, md that a new town,
I comprising the territory embraced withinl
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