The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, same as yesterday. Minutes OF
Yesterdays proceedings read and APPROX
ed
Supervisor Lewis, chairman of the spec
ial committee appointed TO repair the jail,
submitted the following report, which, on
motion was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
Board of Supervisors Your committee
to repair the county Jail would beg leave
to report that they have caused the same
to be repaired in accordance with the res
oluton of this Board ut its September
session, at cost of S250.5O, for which
amount the clerk issued an order OIL the
treasurer in compliance with she certitl-
cate of your committee.
SAMUEL r. LEWIS,
Chairman.
Supervisor +. G. Lewis, chairman of
the committee to confer with Isaac Il.
Hit. State Agent, in regard to swamp
lands, submitted the following report:
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of La Sale County, Illinois, Gentlemen
Your committee, to whom was referred
the matter of the claim of the county of
La Sale against the United States Gov
eminent for indemnity for swamp lands
which were coded to the State of Illinois
of Congress upon that subject, beg leave
to report that they have given the mat
ter all the attention they could without
subjecting the county to any expense,
and have been unable to come To con-
clusion to recommend any particular ac-
ton, now beg to lay before the Board all
letters and circulars which they have been
able to collect bearing upon the subject,
as well as the proposition of Mr.. Isaac X.
Hit, Illinois State Agent, and the com
mittee asks to be discharged. Respect
fully submitted. +. {. LEWIS,
Chairman.
On motion of Supervisor True, it is or
dered that said report be recommitted,
with instructions to the committee TO
make the best contract possible with Mr.
Isaac Il. Hit, or any other person, to
collect the amounts due the county from
the United States Government, for Il per
cent of the same, without any expense
whatever To the county.
Supervisor Tower, chairman of the
| special committee To prepare resolution
on assessment of personal property, sub
! United the report of said committee.
! Supervisor White moved to lay the res
olution on the table, which motion was
| lost. Thereupon, on motion, the resou-
| ton was recommitted with instructions
| to amend.
On motion of Supervisor Boyer it was
ordered that the committee on roads and
bridges he instructed To report ut this
term on the petition of the commission
ers of highways of the town of Peru, for
an appropriation presented at the Sep
TENDER term, 1915, and postponed from
time to time
supervisor FOrreStall introduced re-
quest of the Sheriff to exchange the stoves
in the court room for larger ones, which
was referred To the committe on court
house and jail.
Supervisor Spicer, chairman of the COM
mittee on fees and salaries, introduced
the following resolution, which, on mo-
ton, was adopted:
ReSOlred. That the county attorney be al
lowed the same compensation as last year
for attending 10 county bqsinesS, provid-
ed he accepts the same in lieu of all
charges against the the county for pro-
fessional services rendered the same.
On motion board adjourned till 90 clock
tomorrow morning.