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


Resolved, That the town of Rutland be
divided into two election precincts, and
that all north of a line commencing on
the east line of said town, at the half sec
ton corner of section %, Il. "a, II. 4,
thence west to the west line of said Sec
ton %, thence south to the center of the
east line of section 30, then west to the
east line of section 33, thence south to
the northeast corner of section A, Il. 33,
Il. a, thence west to the northwest cor
ner of section 4, thence south to the CEN
ter of section 5, thence west half Il mile
to middle OF section 5, thence south to
the canal, thence west on the canal to the
west line of the town, to be called cleo
ton precinct No. 2, and all south of said
line to be called election precinct No. |.
That the school house known as the
Grove School House be the place OF hold
ing the election in the I'd election pre-
cinct, and the place OF holding the cleo
ton in the LIST precinct De the place where
the elections are now held in the town of
Marseilles, and that Il. +. Mackinlay, j.
b. Barnes and f. 5. Hollowell be ap-
pointed Judges of election in election
precinct No..
Supervisor OIaughlin introduced a
resolution to appropriate $4,000 to aid i'll
purchasing the toll bridge at Seneca,
which was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Supervisor Lewis moved to allow the
bill of the clerk of the Supreme Court for
Sl4.30 Motion lost.
Supervisor True, chairman of the COM
mittee on complaints and ATTACHMENTS,
submitted the following report, which
was adopted
Your committee would respectfully
report that they have examined the mat
ter of the petition of Ole Hanson, for
the refunding of twenty dollars, Overpald
tax, by reason OF a mistake made ON the
collectors book for 1876, of the town OF
Mission. We find on examining SAID book
that an error was made by which Ole
Hanson has paid twenty dollars on the 5.
i. Is. southeast a of the northeast a sec.
n, town 35, II. 5, containing 4 76-lOO acres,
which should have paddy Osman l..
manson, on the l25 6l-l0O acres northeast
Il sec. q, II. So, II. 8, west. Would there
fore recommend that the said twenty dol
lars be refunded to the said Ole Hansen,
and that the clerk be instructed to draw
his order for the same, and also to extend
that amount, viz: $50 as back county
tax on the 125 65-l0O acres northeast a
sec. q town 50 range 5, on the collectors
book of the town of Mission OF the year
1877.
On the petition of G. NJ Price, for the
refuiIuing of a part of the amount palo
at the sale of lands for taxes in 1874, on
Hot l, block |, Rusts Addition to Mendo-
IA, we would ask to be relieved from
further consideration of the same.
On the petition of Daniel Murphy, Tor
the setting aside of certain tax sale made
I'm error. and the refunding of the amounts
paid. we find that there is no such lOt
rs lot 6. block A, town of Streator, which
was sold to said Murphy ut the sale for
taxes on June 10, 1874.
And also that the NWl4 of NE4, Sec.
|. Town 81, r.. 5, is Canal land, and not
taxable. but was sold at the sale tor taxes
lin June II, 1874. We, therefore, recon-,
mend that the said sales be set aside ana
that the amount of county tax pad be
refunded to the petitioner, and that the
clerk be instructed to draw his order TOR
the same and also that he certify the
facts to the proper officer for the benefit
Of said petitioner. oo r oe
ON the sale of lot t. block 80, Town OF
Streator. the fault lies with the collector
who made out the delinquent llSt, ana we
request to be relieved from the CONSIDER
alton of the same. c.
Supervisor Stout, chairman OF the com
Inittee to settle with the. School Superln-
tendent. submitted the following report,
which was adopted
Your committee would beg leave 10 re-
port that they have examined the DOCKS
and vouchers of Superintendent WI
Iliams and find the same to be correct,
from which we submit the following
statement:
! H. WILLIAMS, IN ACCOUNT WITH Ia SALE COUNTY.