The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-22

us, Qaughter,) we should need no bridges We
must build these bridges, and the law says we,
as board, must pay half of the cost of them.
The law is so plain that the wayfaring man
though foolAneed not err therein"
u Peru owes for her free bridge $50, 900 and you
only offer trife to help us.
Lewis-Somc Of the best lawyers in this state
have decided this law sound What l object to
is our mixing in the quarrel of Utica and Deer
Park.
| Beach moved to refer the whole subject TO the
committee on roads and bridges.
| Parr thought the amounts offered unjusty
Disseminated between the towns, especially Of
tawas old shell of bridge and Utica's fine struc
| ture
Bcach's motion lost.
| Klove's amendment ditto.
Spicer's Substitute JAILED BY vote Of s yeas to
3Gnays.
The board took recess till 3 p. NJ. to cool off
| AFTERNOON.
| Refreshed and calmed, the board met at the
court room, Judge Miller having vacated the
premises.
| Lewis offered an amendment to the report OF
the committee, which was amended to cover
some legal points in the suit between Utica and
Deer Park, which having been accepted, the pre-
vious question was put and the report of the COM
mittcc appropriating the several sums hereto
fore named for the bridges at Utica $1,000, Peru
IS, 800, Earl s4OO and Ottawa SO, 600, was adopted
and the several sums ordered paid, by the follow
ing vote
Those voting for the appropriations were Bal
ley, Beach, Bedford, Boyer, Bowen, Brown, Carey,
| nn;I E,x I onfE
c. Lewis, Lynch, Miner, O'Laughn, Palmer
Parr, Pckens, Spicer, Stout, Wiley, and thechair-
man, s. r. Lewis-A. Those voting in the neg
alive were: Arnold, Barton, Bostwick Conerton,
Cooper, Eastman, Gillett, Hickok, Jackson,
Klovc Marks, Nelson, Stevens, Stevenson and
True-14.
The chair explained that though stakeholder
in the bridge ut Ottawa, he was not debarred
from voting the best legal talent having been
consulted, and reported to that effect Neither
should his constituents be deprived of his vote in
their interest because of the accident of his being
a stakeholder. His own private interests would
incline him to vote no, as by the recent appraise'
ment on which the bridge had been purchased,
he was loser to the extent of $3.50 or more.
Donlevy introduced resolution, which was
and placing them under the control of the town
or towns wherein located.
Some of the members having supposed that
the afternoon session would be held at the city
hail. had met there ignorant Of the fact that the
court room had been given up to the board, and
they were sent for. On arriving their names were
called and their votes taken on the bridge ques-
ltion as though they had been present when the
vote was had.
/ In view of this board at every session having
to dodge about from the court house to Lynch's
hall or the council rooms, or to seek quarters
wherever they could find them, clearly demon
strating the need of new court house, Flaherty
moved that court house and Jail be built as soon
as possible.
Spicer thought the question should be divided,
voting on the new Jail first
Hon. e. w. Armstrong being present, on leave
explained that a new court house cannot be built
except upon the present court house square,
without special act of the legislature, but jail
could be erected wherever convenient.
Lynch explained that, under the court arrange
mcnt there could never be more than ten
dozen prisoners at most confined in jail at one
time, as the circuit court can sit here almost con-
tnually hence no large or expensive Jail will be
needed. There is much greater want of court
house than of Jail.
Lewis thought that Flaherty's motion was too
general. 1t means nothing definite. Let us not
humbug the people or ourselves. He would
amend by Immediately commencing to build
After some consultation, the appropriation for
bridges, &C., were thought enough on the tax
payers at present, and the matter was dropped.
| The committee on the question as to whether
ex-sherf Mcintyre had wrongfullypossessed him.
self of certain books belonging to the county, re-
ported that Mcintyre retain said books by pay
ing the original cost thereof to the county. As
to the charge that he attempted to collect fees
due the county, no evidence had been laid before
them. Report concurrcd in.
Brown offered resolution, which was adopted
insructing the county clerk, circuit clerk, and
clerk of the city court of Peru to issue fee bills to
collect the amount of back fees, S93', shown to
be due the county in the settlement of exsherif
Mcintyre and that said fee bills be placed in sher
if Stevens hands for collection. Carried.
Bill OF Harvey Day for boarding an INDECENT
person from March, 1872, to September, ls74-|
amount, S5SO5O presented and laid upon the Ia
| BILE
Spicer moved that the clerk notify persons
owing fees to the county, by postal cards, of the
amount due, before delivering fee bills to the
sheriff Carried
Marks moved that the next session of this
board commence on the second Monday in Janu
airy next. Adopted.
| Nattinger s. Fletcher offered to publish the pro-
ceedings of this board in their daily at $3.50 per
column. Submitted.
Bowen remarked that their attempt to publish
the proceedings of last session was failure The
report was not complete. Their offer, and a mo-
ton to receive bids for publishing the proceed
ings in pamphlet form, were tabled
Jackson offered a resolution that the present
sheriff keep, without pay, execution and process