The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-01-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Proceedings of the January Session.
MONDAY, January Sth, 1877.

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Records of the proceedings, orders and
resolutions of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of La Sale and state OF
Illinois. at an adjourned session thereof
commenced and held at the Court House
in Ottawa, in said County, on Monday
the Sth day of January, A. d. 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the chairman
ON the call of the roll the following Su,
pervisors answered to their names:
Patrick Barton. Eagle; A. f.. Beach,
DAYTON: John Boyer. Peru; Noble >.
BOStwick. Freedom; Jackson Butte, Farm
Ridge: John j. Conerton, DimmIck;
Michael Conway, Wallace; Martin , fla-
herty, Serena; l.. b: Hick0k, Troy
Grove; John FOrrestall La Sale =. ~.
Klove, Adams; William Lanf, hlcHlallu'
Evan Lewis, Worthwhile; r; =. LeWiS'
Deer Park; S. r. Lewis, ran hiVeI I,a Ail-
drew Lynch, Ottawa; l.. Marks me- Meilu ~
ia; VIM. J. Nicely, Ottawa, ooii'' Mi.
Nichol, Rutland; I'd, Nels NelSPi, p pai-
Ter; Thode O'Snlliyan, utlca, =; .; ott a."
mer. Ophir: j. ii. Pickens, South OIta-
wa. lanes Pritchett. Groveland: ErastuS
G. Snedaker. Grand Rapids; +. ii. Spicer,
ManIius: Allen Stevens, Allen; James
Stevenson, Otter Greek; John Stout, Ut
fa,ya L. III. Tower, Usage; Geo. \. True,
Waitham: Richard II. Walker, Earl; d..
G.. White, Meriden.
The clerk laid before the board the APP
monument of ID. G. White, as Supervisor
from the town of Meriden, vice ). NJ:
TIeslet. resigned, which is ordered spread
upon the records, and is as follows:
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Town OF MERIDEN. |, ;. a. Bowers,
Town Clerk of said Town, hereby certify
that, on the 9Th day of January. 1877. ID.
&. White was duly appointed supervisor
of said town. that he has qualified accord
ing to law by taking oath and giving
bond. >. A. BOWELS
Dated Jan. 9th. 1877. Town Clerk.
Therefore the chair appointed Super
visor White a member OF all commit
tees. to fill the vacancies Occasloned by
the resignation of 5. Nj. Heslet.
On motion of Supervisor Nichol, It IS
ordered that the committee on equallZa-
ton of railroad properly be abolished,
Supervisor Flaherty gave notice that
at the next session of the board he would
move to amend the rules by abollshlng
the committee to settle with the super
yisOrs.
Supervisor Nichol introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Res0lred, That the city of Ottawa be
permitted to use the county jail for cal
aboose until the first day OF June next.
The ayes and nays being demanded, SUI
peryisors Beach. B6stwick, Butte, Coner-
ton. Conway, Flaherty, llickok, Forces
tail Klove. Evan Lewis, +. G. Lewis, ).
r. Lewis. Lynch. Marks, Nicely, Michel,
Nelson. Palmer, Pickens, Snedaker,
Spicer. Stout, Tower True, Walker and
White 1861 voted in the Affirmative. SUI
pervisor O'Sullivan ~ voted in the neg
alive. The resolution is adopted.
On motion of Supervisor True, 1t IS or
dered that the report of the treasurer on
delinquent taxes be made the special
order of business at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
On motion, adjourned till o'clock to-
morrow morning.
TUESDAY, January 9th, 1871.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday, also Supervl-
sors Byrne, Bowen, Bayley, Miner, Fin
ley andLauf.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
On motion of Supervisor FlaheTty, it is
ordered that three additional members be
appointed on the committee on claims.
Therefore, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
klove, Spicer and Barton members OF
said committee.
On motion of Supervisor Flaherty, it is
ordered that two members of this board,
and Superintendent Jackson, be appoint
ed committee to employ a county phys
ician to attend the inmates of the poor
house and jail. Thereupon the chair ap-
pointed Supervisors Flaherty and Lynch
as such committee.
Supervisor Pickens introduced the fol.
lowing resolutions:
ReS0lred, That it is the sense of this
board that our county asylum should be
insured, and that a committee, consist
ing of Superintendent Jackson and two
members of this board, to be appointed
bv the chair, are hereby instructed to
have said asylum and furniture insured
for an amount not exceeding $4,000, in
GLIDING loss by lightning, for II term not
less than three nor more than five years
Said amount to be distributed among
three or more companies as said commit
tee shall deem for the best interest of the
county, and on presentation of the
proper vouchers by the committee the
clerk is hereby Instructed to draw his
order on the treasurer for the same.
Supervisor Flaherty moved to lay the
resolution Oh lile ldDlt. 1 ne question: pt'
ing upon the adoption Of the motion, the
ayes and nays being demanded, Superyi'
sors Barton, Beach. Boyer, Bostwick
Butte, Byrne, Conerton, Conway, Flaher-
ty, White, Hickok, Forrestall, klove
Evan Lewis, L. G. Lewis, Marks, Nichol
Pritchett, Snedaker, Spicer, Stevens
Stevenson, True, Walker and Mr.. Chair
man, (25) voted in the affirmative. SUI
pervsOrs Belford, Lynch, Nelson, OSul
Ivan, Palmer, Pickens, Stout and Tower
tS) voted in the negative.
The resolution was laid on the table
On motion of Supervisor Tower, it il
ordered that committee of three he ap
pointed to prepare resolution instruct
ing assessors as to the assessment of per
sonal property located in different towns
or districts, owned by the same individu
ais, thereupOn the chair appointed super
visors Tower, True and Stevens as sucl
committee.
Supervisor Flaherty submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which, on motion, wa
adopted:
ReSOLred, That the committee ol
finance be instructed to report To thi
board certain resolutions in relation L
the mode of collecting 6plinuunpt faxes