The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-10-05

examined the matter of the resolution of
the Supervisor of Rutland in relation to
the appropriation from the county to-
wards freeing the Marseilles bridge,
passed ut the January session of this
Board, and would recommend the follow
ing;
settles Bridge Company have, as per
agreement with the towns OF Fall River
and Rutland, transferred all their right,
title and franchises in the MMSetlleS
bridge to said towns;
And whereas, it appears by the resolu-
ton passed at the January session OF
this Board, that the appropriation was to
be paid upon the order of the Commits
sioners of Highways of said towns, and
it appearing that the commissioners on
the town of Fall River have failed to
take action in the matter, consequently
depriving said bridge company OF the use
of the appropriation, we would there
fore recommend that the Clerk of this
! Board be authorized to draw his order on
the County Treasurer upon the order OF
the Commissioners of Highways of the
town of Rutland) for the sum of S2333.OO,
that being said town s share of the APP
preparation passed by this Board. and
the sum of 81 1900 be paid to the char
man of this Board when III his opinion
the requirements OF the law have been
complied with. to be applied by him i'll
part payment of the debt on said bridge
in favor of the town OF Fall River.
All of which is respectively submitted.
PATRICK BARTON, Chairman.
Supervisor Stevenson, chairman of the
committee on Complaints and attachments,
submitted the following report, which on
motion was adopted:
I a 4 the I,pnr1
u Supervisors:
Your committee on complaints and
attachments would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter OF
the several complaints presented before
them, and, upon the petition OF Wllllam
:. Mccormick, your committee would
recommend that he be allowed an aDate-
ment of $1,000, that amount having been
added To his schedule unbeknown to him
by some person unauthorized by law.
Upon the petition OF VIM. ). Jackson,
of the town of Bruce, asking an abale-
ment of the same amount and for the
same reason, we also recommend IKE
abatement.
Upon the petition of Levi Green, of the
town of Vermillion, asking for the re-
funding of certain taxes paid III duplicate
by him, your committee, having exam
ined the assessors books of the towns OF
Eden and NermilliOn, find he was as
SeSSed on the same personal property Ill
both towns for the years 1876 ana 1871.
Therefore we recommend the refunding
of the county tax paid in the town OF
Eden, amounting to % cents, and that
the Clerk be authorized to draw his order
in favor of said Levi Green for said
amount.
Upon the petition of John L. Burke,
r.. nciI Of part n in n
sales made in error and for the refundlng
of money paid by him on the tract SO
sold to-wit: the 5. W. Il n. f. Il sec.
81, II. SO, II. !, east of the Sd L. NJ, and
having ascertained by aid of the County
Treasurer that said tract was canal land,
and not subject to taxation, we recon-
mend that said sale be set aside and that
the Clerk be authorized to draw his order
in favor of said John II. Burke tor the
amount of county tax paid by him, and
also that the Clerk be instructed to certl-
fly the foregoing facts to the proper otii-
GERS for the benefit of said petitioner,
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES w. STEVENSON, Chairman.
supervisor Stevenson, chairman OF the
committee on complaints and abate-
ments, read an instrument purpOrtlng to
be the petitron of Thos. Dunaway, ask
lllG lOI al IttltlCllOD VI Ct.pU tipblI NO
seSsment for the year 1878, and, as said
petition or statement was not in form, the
committee asked for instruction as to the
disposition of the same. Thereupon, on
motion of Supervi'r Brown it was ordered
that the same be returned to the commit
tee with leave to withdraw.
The following remOnStranceS, signed
by Levi W. Rood and 46S others, were
presented to the Board:
10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
La Sale cO,taty, Greeting:
WHEREAS, Believing, as we do, that
public business should be conducted on
the same principle of economy as private
affairs, and as the debtor class in all parts
of the county have all they can do to pay
interest Oh their Indebtedness and live,
and have heretofore been heavily taxed
for number of years to build Il large
and cOmmOdiOuS asylum for the poor,
also to free the river bridges of the cOun-
Therefore, we humbly petition your
honorable body to postpone the consider
alton of building new courthouse and
iail until times materially improve.
On motion of Supervisor Lynch it was
ordered that the said remonstrances be
received and placed on file.
Supervisor Lynch offered the following
petition:
10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
La Sale county:
WHEREAS, An intelligent person I'M
der the strictest rules of economy is war
ranted in supplying all necessaries and
comforts propOrtionate with his means,
and
WHEREAS, The same rules of economy
which apply to individuals in the man
agement of their private business should
be adopted by the representatives of the
people i'll the management OF public af-
fairs, and
WHEREAS, The citizens of La Sale
county during the past forty years have,
as their wealth increased, prOportionately
added to their comforts by erecting new
and commOdious dwellings and liking
them up with all the cOnvenienceS their
means would permit aud
WHEREAS, The present courthouse
and jail were built nearly forty years ago,
with view To accommodate the wants of
"a population not exceeding thirty thou
sand: