The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-06
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, OCTOBER +, 1877.

"
dates present, Supervisor Spicer intro
duced the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolred, That this Board now proceed
to elect an inspector OF Mines by Daiiot.
The ballot was taken with the follow
ing result: James O'Malley received II
votes John Dixon received II votes
James Riley received votes. James "
Malley was declared duly elected.
Supervisor Parr introduced JOINT Pc
titon of the Commissioners of High,
ways of the towns of Fall River ana
Rutland, asking for an appropriation 10
aid in purchasing the toll bridge across
the Illinois riverat Marseilles. Referred
! to the committee on roads and bridges.
Supervisor O'I.aughlin introduced the
petition of the commissioners OF hlgE-
ways of the towns of Manlius and BROOK
| field, asking for an appropriation TO ana
| in purchasing the toll bridge across the
Illinois river at Seneca. Referred TO the
committee on roads and bridges.
Supervisor Donlevy introduced reso-
luton providing that in future each town
support its own Daupers.
Supervisor Spicer. chairman OF the
committee on fees and salaries, submitted
the following report:
Your committee would report that
they have carefully examined the matter
of fees and salaries Of the various county
officers, and recommend the following
! salaries, to wit:
! County Judge. .......$3, 10000
| County treasurer. ....... ..'.' l,oU O0oo
! one deputy. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5.Oo.V o
! County Clerk. observation-disclosures. -,Wo.oo
| clerk. ......... ..'....'.'''''. oO 0o ~
2clerks, $3.50 each. ........ ....... l,5UU.oo
| Extra clerk hire. ...............: oVo.OU
Your committee recommend that no
change be made in the School Superin-
| tendent's salary-200 days at 81 per day.
In regard to Mine Inspector your com
mittee have consulted with Mr.. Cherry,
Mr.. Brumbach and others, and would
recommend that the Mine Inspector be
the mines as provided by law, at salary
of five dollars per day, including eX-
penses.
On motion of Supervisor Flaherty, 1t IS
ordered that the salaries of the several
county officers be taken up andacted upon
| Seliatim. The question being upon the
salary of the County Judge, the years
and nays being demanded, Supervisors
Bedford, Bowen, Carey, Delhi, Donlevy,
Flaherty, Grove, Klove, Lewis, Lynch,
Miner, Nelson, Palmer, Parr, Spicer, Ste
vens, Stevenson, Stout, Wiley and MI,
| Chairman (2O) voted in the atfirma-
tive. Supervisors Bayley, Barton, Beach,
Bostwick, COnerton, Cooper, Eastman,
Fox, Gillett, Hickock, Marks, O'Laugh-
| lin and Pickens (13) voteu in the mega
tive. The recommendation OF the COM
mittee was cOncurred IL.
The question next being on the recon-
mendation of the committee on salary OF
| County Clerk, on motion carried.
! The salary of deputy County Clerk $500
was also adopted. The salary of two
| deputies for County Clerk, at $3.50 each,
also adopted. On allowing $500 for eX
ira clerk hire for County Clerk also adopt
| ed. On allowing $1,000 salary to the
County Treasurer adopted. On salary OF
Deputy Treasurer, $500, also adopted.
On salary of Superintendent of Schools,
recommendation of the committee also
concurred in.
On salary of Inspector of Mines report
Adjourned TILL ga. NJ. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Sept. 10Th.
Supervisor Flaherty, from the commit
tee on roads and bridges, reported us
follows:
,n9 1bGtftions of the commissioners of
| highways of the towns of Peru, Utica,
Deer Park, Ottawa and Earl, report that
! the township of Peru be allowed $500;
! the townships of Utica and Deer Park be
allowed the sum of $1,000, 0ne-half OF
| said sum to be paid to the town OF Utica;
that, as the town Of Utica has paid one
half of the costs Of the bridge across the
Illinois river between said towns, the APP
preparation be paid, One-half to the town
| of Utica out of the tax of 1877, and the
other half to the town which shall have
| finally paid the other half, or divided be-
tween the towns in proportion to the
| amount each has to pay OF the remaining
| halt that the township of Ottawa be al
| lowed the sum of $1,000, and the town.
| ship of Earl the sum of $500, and that
| the Clerk be directed to draw his orders
| in favor of the treasurers OF the road
| commissioners of the towns above named
| after the taxes of the year 1877 are col
| lected.
In relation to appropriations asked for
| by the towns of Manlius, Brookleld,
| Rutland, Fall River, Farm Ridge and
| Vermllion, we would state that the ac-
| ton Of the towns in the matter has been
| merely informal and consequently cannot
| recommend to this Board to grant any
| appropriations until said towns comply
with the requirements of the law, other
wise your committee would have recon-
mended appropriations in the same ratio
as in the Lowns of Ottawa, Peru, Utica
| and Earl.
Supervisor Marks introduced the fol-
lowing resolution as Il substitute for the
report of the committee
ReS0lced, That all appropriations asked
for from this Board for the purpose of
building new or buying old bridges be
postponed until our next meeting, and
That this Board appoint a committee of
three to secure the written opinion OF
some attorney outside of La Sale county
in regard to the new road and bridge law
and report the same at the next meeting
of this Board.
Supervisor Pickens moved to lay the
resolution on the table. The yeas and
nays being demanded, the years were
Rallnv Rpvnr RnStWirk Brown. Gary.