The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-14

R,SOi,td, That said candidates be requested TO
furnish the board with an oyster supper and APP
Ipcndagcs on Friday evening next.
Carried with applause, John Stout alone voting
ono" with the privilege Of changing to "ycs'
next election.
Adjourned till Thursday morning.
THURSDAY.
The board met at the court house, instead OF
the city hail. and all felt that the change was for
the better.
The roll-call was dispensed with and the min
utcs read. The Clerk for Il joke, pretended TO
read Browns humorous resolution on the oyster
supper as part Of the regular proceedings. In
Gle John Miller, of Freedom, objected and made
Il very sensible speech thcrcon-on the oysters
being in the records, not in the membership
when the gentleman discovered the hoax, he
withdrew his remarks
OLaughliu, from Brookicld, from the commit
tee 10 settle with the county superintendent of
schools, reported, showing that Supt. Williams
had received April |, 1873, S25,5O5,5S and had dis
burscd 50, 3Oj5s receipts since then and the bal
amcc on hanC now 1921.
The committee recommended that r. Williams
be allowed 500 for services from March 10Th to
June 18th, 1873; also for office expenses, includ-
ing postage, advertising and Office, $l5G.
Note by Reporter: Our county court house,
said to he so commOdous, is costing the people
Sl5O per annum for rent, for want OF room Tor
the county superintendent
The report was adopted.
The committee on claims and attachments re-
commended a reduction OF $500 on the assess
mcnt of Chas. Bruncr, of Peru for double assess
mcnt After 4 spirited discussion between Brown,
Dyer, Flaherty and others, the yeas and nays re-
suited Is for and % against,
n j. Bostwck having been assessed $500 on
personal property in the towns of Wallace and
Freedom on the some property, the proper abatc-
ment was granted.
Lewis Sawyer, Of EAGLE, having been assessed
hfty-onc head OF cattle in Eagle, which belong
lin Livingston county, was excused from taxes in
this county on said stock
W. H. Cryder, having Il grievance of Sl522, the
same was duly adjusted.
Supervisor Miller presented a very interesting
paper relative to the Indian Creek bridge. The
board in September, lS64 had allowed the sum
of 800 towards said bridge, but the money had
never been drawn from the treasury. The bridge
was built at a cost of about $500, but was torn
q. down 10y the ice. subsequently, after long
wranglc among the commissioners OF highways
Il new one was constructed at cost OF about ST.
800. He asked for the original appropriation
In his explanatory remarks, he Interested the
board with the fact that out of % yeas and 9hay'
on that appropriation ia 1854, he alone of The
Iprcsrut board Wa then a member OF Tie super
! yisurs The subject was referred 10 the commit
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The commissioners "l highways VI 'N' '''""'
of DAYTON and RuilaHd presented petition 10
an .,r,r,rrintou ol - GOO foI bridge across Fo,
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river al "edr"h' Inc o''uSe WI" 'o'' - 80"
the towns having provided Tor Their nan 81 IN
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