The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02

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Hickok, Jackson, Laut, Lewis, Marks, Mel
son, Palmer, Parr, Pickens, Stevenson, Tow
er and Wiley (20) voted in the negative,
Lost
On motion, the Board adjourned till nine
o'clock tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY, Januagv 10Th, 1873.
Board met pursuant to adjournment Pres
cnt, same as yesterday.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor Barton, chairman of the com
mittee on roads and bridges, submitted the
following report:
Your committee on roads and bridges, to
whom was referred the petition Of the com
missioners of highways of the towns of
Brookfied and Manlius at the September
session of the Board, 1871 making applica-
ton tol an appropriation to assist them in
freeing toll bridge across the Illinois river
in the village Of Crotty, in said county, and
by resolution of this Board at said Septem-
Der term were directed to examine the bridge
aforesaid, find it good, substantial struc-
turc composed Of stone piers and abut-
mcntS, and the supcrstruCturc of wrought
iron, and the approaches rallied, and all IN
tirstclass condition; and that the town au-
thorites have made the necessary assess
ments fulfilling the requirements of the law,
as will appear from the accompanying pa
pers; and we recommend the same ratio that
was awarded at the September term to the
Ottawa bridge be allowed 10 the Seneca
bridge, as by the following resolution:
ResoiCed That the clerk of this Board be
and is hereby instructed to draw his order
upon the treasurer Of this county in favor or
to the order of the commissioners of high
ways of said towns of Brooktield and Man
Illus for the sum of nine thousand six hun
dred dollars, $4,000 upon their certificate
or certificates that the president and directors
of the Seneca Bridge Company have trans
ferred, conveyed and assigned all their right
title, interest and franchise and real estate
belonging or appcrtaining to said bridge
company 20 the commissioners of highways,
for the use of the people thereof to be paid
out of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and IN accordance with
resolution heretofore adopted by this Board.
PATRICK BARTON Chairman.
Thcrcupon the previous question was call.
ed, upon which the ayes and noes being de
manded, Supervisors Bayley, Barton, Beach,
Bedford, Bowen, Carey, Conerton, Cooper,
Diehl, Eastman, Flahcrty, Grove, Jackson,
Klove, Lauf, Lewis, Lynch, Miner Nelson,
O'Laughlin Palmer Pickcns Spicer, Stcv-
ems, Stevenson, True, Wiley, (21), voted in
the affirmative, and Supervisors Boyer,
Bostwick, Brown, Donlevy, Fox, Gillett,
IIickok Nicely, Parr, Co., voted in the mega
tive Declared carried.
Thereupon the adoption of the previous
question was called. The ayes and noes be
ing demanded, Supervisors Baylcy, Barton,
Beach, Beltord, Boyer, Bostwlck, Bowen,
Carey, Cooper, Diehl, Donlevy, Flaherty
Fox, Grove, Jackson, KlOve, Lauf, Lewis,
Lynch, Miner, Nicely, Nelson, O'Laughlin,
Palmer, Parr, Pickcns, Spiccr, Stevens, Wi
ley, Mr.. Chairman, co. voted in the ailirma-
tive and Supervisors Brown, Concrton East
man, Gillc,t, lIickok, Stevenson, True, O.,
voted in the negative Previous question
declared carried.
Supervisor Barton introduced the follow
ing report:
And we would further beg leave to report
in regard to the petition of the commission
crs of Highways of the towns of NCrmilliOn.
Vile and Farm Ridge asking for an appru.
priation for repairing Il bridge across the
Ncrmillion river We have not examined
the same but find from the estimates Of
county surveyor Brumbach and reports that
said bridge is nearly completed We al
so find that the commissioners of said towns
having complied with the law We recon-
mend that the prayer of their petition be-
granted and beg leave to offer the following
resolution:
R3solred, That the clerk of this board he
and is hereby authorized To draw his order
on the treasury of this county in favor of the
commissioners of highways of said towns
upon or 10 their order upon the presentation
of their certificates or certificate aCCompani-
ed with the report of the engineer that thc
work has been completed to the satisfaction
of said commissioner for the sum OF twu
thousand three hundred and fifty dollar
($2 800 out Ofany moneys not otherwise al
propriatcd, in accordance with resolution
OF this board heretofore passed on that >uJ-
jeCt.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PATRICK BARTON, Chairman.
Whcreupon on the adoption of the rrpur'
the ayes and noes being demanded, Supcryi.
sors Baylcy, Barton, Beach, Bedford, Boyer
Bostwick Bowen, Brown. Carey. Dichi
Donlevy. Flaherty Fox, Grove JacN-ou,
Klovc. Lauf Lewis, Lynch, Miner, Nicely.
Nelson, O'Laughlin, Palmer, Parr, PiCkrn-.
Spicer, Stevens, Wiley, Mr.. Chairman, 60.
voted in the affirmative and Supervisor
Conerton. Eastman. Gillc;, Hickok. Steven.
son, True 90. votes, IN the negative ::rpuI'
adopted
Supervisor Barton introduced the follow.
tag report:
GouO committee ssr;hc' rcuor; ;i1' 80