The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-06

convict in the penitentiary is but 40 cents
per day. And pauper at the County In
sane Asylum in Ottawa is 81 80 per week.
In conclusions, your committee would add
that the sum of $500 was rendered DR.. Kill
bourn, Superintendent at the Elgin Insane
Asylum, as in full for all claims against La
Sale county for keeping her paupers for
1876, and that the same was refused, conse-
quently the bill of 1876 presented against us
remains as in September last.
Your committee would further add that he
has repeatedly written to Dr. j. G. Corbus, n
member of the State Board of Charities, and
also had personal interview with him, in
all of which your committee laid before Dr.
Corbus plain and full statement of the con
dition of affairs at Elgin, especially as to
these bills, but said Dr. Corbus has either
neglected or refused to bring the matter be
fore the State Board, while admitting that
La Sale county has just cause of complaint.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
MARTIN FLAHERTY,
Special Committee.
The chairman laid before the board the
request of G. w. Jackson, superintendent Of
the poor, for an appropriation of $1,000 to
defray the current expenses of the county as
ylum for the ensuing year, and on motion
authorized to draw orders on the county
treasurer for the same, on request of the sup
erintendent.
Supervisor Lewis introduced the following
resolution:
Resolred, That the clerk be authorized to
receive bids for the printing of one thousand
copies of the proceedings OF this board for
the current year in pamphlet FORM and to
award the contract to the lowest bidder, and
deliver ten copies to each supervisor and re-
tain the balance in the clerks office for dis
tribution, and that no further publication be
made; that the July and September sessions
be published as soon as practicable.
Supervisor Parr moved to amend by strik-
ing out one thousand and inserting one for
each town, which motion was lost.
Supervisor Lynch moved to lay the reso-
luton on on the table, which motion was
lost.
The question being on the adoption of the
resolution, the yeas and nays being demand
ed, Supervisors Barton, Beach, Bowen, Con
erton, Fox, Hickok, Jackson, Klove, Lewis,
Palmer, Pickens, Stevens, Stevenson and
True Q3) voted in the Affirmative. Supervs-
ors Belford, Boyer, Bostwick Brown Carey,
Delhi, Donlevy, Flaherty, Grove, Lynch,
Nelson, Parr Wiley, and Mr.. Chairman Q4)
On motion of Supervisor jackson, it is or
dered that the committee on roads and
bridges be instructed to visit the Marseiles
bridge at the time of visiting the Seneca
bridge and report upon both bridges at the
same time.
Supervisor jackson moved to instruct the
clerk to draw an order on the treasurer in
favor of the sheriff for any sum not to exceed
$500, per month to apply on labor for the
county, which motion was lost.
Supervisor Boyer introduced the following
resolution:
Resolued, That the clerk be authorized TO
have the proceedings Of the board published
in the Ottawa RepublicdR, FREE TRADER and
Wochenbldtt, and that they receive $25, each
for the same.
Supervisor True moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, which motion was lost.
Supervisor Lynch moved to include the
La Sale County Press, Mendoza Bulletin,
and Streator MOn5tor.
Supervisor Bowen moved to include the
Sheridan Nelcs Letter.
Supervisor Palmer moved to lay thewhole
subject on the table, which motion was
adopted.
Supervisor Lewis moved to reconsider
the report of the committee on fees and salar-
clerk and county treasurer upon which mo-
ton the yeas and nays being demanded.
Supervisors Barton, Bedford, Bowen, Brown,
Carey Dunlevy, Grove, jackson, Lewis, Mel
son, Pickens. Stevenson and Mr.. Chairman
Q3) voted in the affirmative Supervisors
Beach, Boyer, Bostwick, Conerton, Diehl,
Flaherty, Fox, Hickok, Klove, Lynch, Palm.
er, Parr, Stevens, True and Wiley 90 voted
in the negative The motion was lost
On motion of Supervisor Flaherty, it is or
dered that the clerk be instructed to publish
the proceeding of this session of the board,
according to law.
On motion of Supervisor Jackson, it is or
dered that the Superintendent of the poor,
have full power to make all contracts for sup
plies used at the county asylum.
Adjourned to the second Monday of Janu.
airy next at p. NJ. III. A. McCALEB
Clerk.