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

bas now mon its collectors books many
| claims for delinquent taxes, the amount
of which is very large and has been sew
eral wears IN accommodating, and
WHEREAS, The present method of en-
forcing the collection OF delinquent taxes
in this State is utterly inadequate and
insufficient for the purpose OF compelling
the payment of the same, ana
WHEREAS, The burden OF supporting
tbe different departments of the govern
ment by the payment OF taxes should
iustly be borne 10y all citizens who enjoy
The protection thereof in their due pro-
portion, and
WHEREAS. There seems to be, under
existing laws, no remedy lor the eVllS
complained of in this report. therefore
RPsOlred, That the board of supervisors
of La Sale County, through the Senator
and REPRESENTATIVES of said county, do
hereby respectfully solicit the earnest at,
tention of the Legislature OF the state OF
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enumerated, and urge upon Sald leglSla-,
ture the necessity OF relnouellng ana
amending the revenue law or the State
in that particular as soon as the same can
he properly and perfectly accomplished.
Respectfully submitted,
4. A. KLOvE.
Supervisor O'Sullivan introduced pc
tition of the citizens of Utica, asking
that an allowance be made Tor the sup
mort of Michael McCabe, a pauper OF said
Town. without compelling him to go TO
the county house. which, on motion, was
referred to the pauper committee Tor re-
port. ro, :. g.,
ordered that the clerk be directed 10 draw
an order on the treasurer on january 2olh
in favor of +, c. Allen for SD, beng
semi-annual interest on mortgage against
the moor farm, and that. on the 18th day
of July, he be instructed TO draw an order
in favor of the same for the sum of s.
625. being principal and interest on same.
Provided the MORTGAGE releases his
mortgage of record.
Supervisor Flaherty, chairman of the
pauper committee, submitted the follow
ing report, which, on motion was adopted:
My. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Board of Supervisors Your committee
on paupers, to whom was referred the re-
quest of the citizens of the town OF Uu-
ca, asking aid for Michael McCabe, re-
port as follows:
your committee that there is i'll the coun-
ty several old residents whose condition
require assistance, which your committee
would recommend to be given If the
county had no suitable place to keep
them. but, as you are well aware, the
county has provided good home for the
care and comfort of the poor, where they
can enjoy themselves as well, if not bet
ter. than they do at present, and if the
county relinquishes the rules in favor Of
one it must to others, a course which your
committee would nOtrecommend. There
fore. your committee would recommend
that the petitioners have leave to with
draw their petition.
In behalf of the committee,
MARTIN FLAHERTY, Chairman.
Supervisor Tower, chairman special
committee, submitted the following re-
port:
Gentlemen Of the Board Of Supervisors:
Your committee, who were appointed to
prepare a resolution inStructing assessors
as to the assessment of personal property
located in several towns or districts own
ed by the same individual, have conferred
with the County Attorney, and would
make the following report:
WHEREAS, Questions have arisen in
many cases touching the Sit,s, or proper
place, to list personal property within the
county for taxation, and
WHEREAS, Under the law the county
board, in cases of doubt, is authorized to
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Therefore,
Resolred, That the personal property of
persons owning or operating one or more
different tracts of land as one farm. sit
uated in different townships, or in differ
ent school districts in the same township,
and residing on said farm, shall be as
SeSsed for taxation in the town and school
district where the owner resides. In all
other cases. personal property on farms
shall be listed for taxation in the town or
school district where the farm with which
the same is connected is located, and that
the clerk cause printed copies of this res
olution toaccompanye each assessor book.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
l.. ii. TOWER,
GEO. a. TRUE, ,Com.
ALLEN STEVENS, !
The question being upon the adoption
of the report, the ayes and nays being de-
manded, Supervisors Arnold, Barton,
Bedford, Beyer, Bowen, Butte, Conerton,
Flaherty, White, IIickok, Forrestall,
Klove, Evan Lewis, Lynch, Marks, Miner,
NichOl, Nelson, Palmer. Snedaker, Spioer,
Stevens, Stevenson, Tower, True, Walker
and Mr. Chairman, (27), voted in the aair-
NATIVE. Supervisors Beach, Bostwick,
Conway, Finley, O'Sullivan, Pickens
and Pritchett, ~, voted in the negative.
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Supervisor Lynch introduced the bill
of James Waterman, which, on motion,
was laid on the table.
Supervisor Evan Lewis, chairman of
the committee on roads and bridges, sub
mitted the following report which, on
motion, was adopted.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of tie
Board Of SuperriSorS:-Io our committee
on roads and bridges, to whom was re-
ferred the request of the Supervisor of
the town of Peru, asking for an appro-
priation for the Peru bridge, submitthe
following report:
That on Investigation they find that
the committee on finance, in reporting
the amount necessary for county pur-
poses, reported merely enough to cover
the incidental expenses of the county for
the years: therefore, they recommend,
without giving the matter serious consid-
Grafton, that the matter be deferred UNI
til the next meeting of the Board of SUI
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