The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-27
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Looming property.
i Supervisor OiLaughin offered the following
resolution, which, on motion, was adopted:
i R,sOlred, That further action on the report
of the committee on the new court house and
\ iail be postponed until the regular annual ses
'Ision of this Board and that the report of said
committee be published in tull with the pro
i cecdIngs of this session of the Board.
Supervisor Flahery moved that Supervisor
! T.. G. Lewis have leave to attach to the origin
al report of the committee on the new court
house and Jail, "A statement showing the rate
per cent. of taxable property Of this county to
build such courthouse, DC, winch motion
was carried.
On motion of Supervisor Stevens it is order
ed that architects Furness and Cochran be per
mittcd to exhibit their respective plans Tor
new court house and jail to this board which
motion was carried,
Supervisor Beach moved to reconsider the
election of Superintendent of the Poor ut
2 O'Clock this Z. NJ, which motion was carried.
Supervisor Lynch moves as substitute that
the election of county Superintendent of the
Poor be postponed until the next September
session Of this board and that the superinten'
dency of the county poor be under the control
of the committee on paupers
Thercupon the ayes and noes being demand
ed, Supervisors Arnold, Barton, Bedford, Bcy-
er, Bowen, Carey, Cooper, Donlevy, Grove
Lauf Lynch, Miller, OLaughlin, Palmer,
PIckens, Stevenson, Wiley II, voted in the
affirmative Supervisors Bayley Butte Chap
pei. Fades, lIickOk, KlOve, Lewis Il. g., Min
er, Nelson Robinson, Scott, Stevens, Stormont,
Tower, Wcstgate, White, Wylie, and Mr.
Chairman, Is, voted in the negative. The mo-
| ton was lost
Supervisor f. G. Lewis moved that the ques-
ton Of the election Of IA county superintendent
of the Poor be postponed till o'clock tomor-
row morning, and that the County Attorney,
Mayo, be requested to appear before this Board
at that time and give his opinion in relaionl
to the subject matter, which motion was car
ried.
On motion of Supervisor Donlevy, the Clerk
was instructed to have 5000 copies of the Re
port on New Court House and Jail printed inI
circular form for general distribution, heI
same to be distributed by the Clerk through
the several Supervisors of this county and
that the printing of the same be given by the
Clerk to the lowest bidder in Ottawa
On motion, Board adjourned till o'clock
tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY, July II, 1873.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent same as Yesterday.
NiiHut'o VI ytoNiNhN pio'N'N''''o" 1900 ">
approved
On motion of Supervisor L. G. Lewis it is
ordered that the question of the election OF Su-
perintendent of the Poor be laid on the table. |
On motion of Supervisor Tower it is order
ed that the Clerk of this Board be and he Is
hereby authorized to draw his order on the
Treasurer in favor of Supervisor Flaherty
chairman of the committee on paupers, for the
sum of two thousand dollars for the mainte
nance of the poor
Supervisor Boyer offered the following rcso
luton:
In consideration of the large German popu
laton of this county, many OF them heavy TAX
payers, therefore
Rcs0lred That the Clerk of this Board be
authorized to have 1000 copies of the report
the committee on new court house and Jail
printed in German.
Thereupon Supervisor Tower moved tot
amend by having also 700 copies printed in
Norwegian and 800 copies in French.
Thereupon Supervisor Forristal moved that
the resolution together with the amendments
be laid on the table, which motion was carried.
On motion Board adjourned till . o'clock
tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, July IL, 1873.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
Clll same us
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read and
approved.
Supervisor Lynch, chairman of the commit
tee to draft resolution of respect in honor OF
Giles w. Jackson, deceased presented the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution, which, after
"A few appropriate remarks by Supervisor
Miller, were adopted:
WHEREAS, GILES W. Jackson, who has been
a county officer and closely connected with
| this Board since 1850, when the county adopt
ed the township organization law, has had his
connections severed by DEATH the one and only
means by which the county could be deprived
of his invaluable services:
| Resolred, That for his family we most sin
ccrclv regret the loss ola devoted husband and
kind and aticctionate father; for ourselves, per
sonalv and ms members of this Board, the loss
of an agreeable and pleasant associate, and for
the county the loss of high-mnded, capable
Trustworthy and honorable officer
| R6SDlred, That this resolution be spread upon
the records, published with the proceeding
| of the Board, and that the Clerk furnish the |
family of the deceased with copy
Supervisor +. c. Lewis, from the committee
to draft resolutions of respect in honor of HUI
bert A. McCaleb deceased, presented the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution which, on
motion, were adopted:
| W IERfAS, NlHtt lnC ldSt ilttllhS vi
Sale County Board of Supervisors, 1t has
pleased an All Wise Providence to remove
| by the hand Of death our friend and com
panion, Hubert A. McCaeb, former clerk of
this Board; therefore be it
Resolred, That language affords no power to
express our sorrow and deep afliiction in the
contemplation of his untimely end.
Resoired, Further, that Col. McCaleb was
possessed of extraordinary qualifications both
of heart and intellect, that fortune had flvora.
bly placed him in relation to the members of
this Board in Il position where those qualities
shonc TO great advantage, that IN his death So
cicty has lost an ornament his associates and
Icompanions in the business of life u useful and
faithful friend and his country brave and
noble citizen.
Resoired, Further, that in his melancholy
death we are taught the uncertainties of life
and that We should cherish his memory and