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

town OF Sheridan.
Supervisor Marks moved that the whole
subject he laid on the table, the ayes and noes
being demanded, Supervisors Arnold, Bar
ton, Bedford, Bostwick Bowen, Brown, Car
cy, Conerton, Cooper, Eastman, Flaherty,
Gillett, Hickok, Lauf, Marks, Nelson, Tower,
True and Wiley 40, voted in the ailirna-
tive, and Supervisors Bayley, Beach, Boyer,
Diehl, Donlevy, Fox, Grove, jackson, klove,
Lewis, Lynch, Miner. Nicely, O'Laughlin,
Palmer, Parr, Pickens, Spiccr, Stevens Stev-
enson and Mr. Chairman, (2l), voted in the
negative. Lost.
The avcs and noes being demanded upon
the amendment to the amendment, super
visors Beyer Bowen, Carey, Conerton, Coop
cr Flahcitv. Grove, IIickok, Lewis, Pickcns,
Tower and True, Q3), voted in the ailirma.
tive and Supervisors Arnold Baylcy, Bar
ton Beach, Bedford, Bostwick, Diehl, Don
lew. Eastman, Fox, Gillctt, Jackson Klovc,
Lauf, Lynch, Marks, Miner, Nicely, Nelson,
O'Laughlin Palmer, Parr, Spicer, Stevens,
Stevenson, Wiley and Mr.. Chairman, (21,
voted in the negative. Lost.
The ayes and noes being demanded on the
amendment Supervisors Bayley, Boyer, Bow
en-, Brown, Carey, Diehl, Donevy, Grove,
Lewis, Nicely and Mr.. Chairman, QD voted
in the affirmative, and Supervisors Arnold,
Barton, Beach, Bedford, Bostwick, Conerton,
Cooper Eastman, Flaherty, Fox, Gilett,
Hickok, Jackson, Klove, Lauf, Lynch, Marks,
Miner, Nelson, O'Laughlin, Palmer, Parr,
Pickens, Spicer, Stevens, Stevenson, Tower,
True and Wiley, (29), voted in the negative.
Lost.
The ayes and noes being demanded on the
Beach, Boyer, Bostwick, Brown, Carey, Diehl,
Donlevy, Fox, Jackson, Klove, Lynch, Nicely,
O'Laughlin, Palmer, Parr, Pickens, Spicer,
Stevens, Stevenson and Tower, (21), voted in
the affirmative, and Supervisors Arnold, Bar
ton, Bedford, Bowen, Conerton, Cooper, East
man, Flaherty, Gillett, Grove, Hickok, Laui,
Lewis, Marks, Miner, Nelson, True and Wi.
ley QS), voted in the negative. Carried.
Supervisor True moved that the committee
on roads and bridges have leave to withdraw
their report, whereupon the ayes and noes
being demanded Supervisors Arnold, Bar.
ton Beach, Bedford, Bostwick Bowen, Brown,
Carey, Concrton, Cooper, Donlevy, Eastman,
Flaherty Fox, Gillett, Grove, Hickok, Jack
son, Lauf Lewis, Marks, Miner, Nicely, Mel
son, Pickens, Spicer, Tower, True, Wiley and
Mr.. Chairman, (30), voted in the affirmative,
and Supervisors Bayley, Boyer, Diehl, klove,
Lynch, O'Laughlin, Palmer Parr, Stevens,
Stevenson, QO), voted in the negative. Car
ried.
Supervisor Flaherty moved that the rcsolu.
ton Of Supervisor Lynch be referred to the
road and bridge committee; whereupon, the
ayes and noes being demanded, Supervisors
Arnold, Bayley, Barton, Beach, Beltord, Boy.
er, Bostwick, Bowen, Brown, Carey, Coner-
ton, Cooper, Diehl, Eastman, Flaherty, Fox,
Gillett, Grove, IIickok, Jackson, Klove, Lauf,
Lewis, Lynch, Marks, Miner, Nelson, Pal
mcr, Parr, nickens, Stevens Stevenson, Tow
er and True CD voted in the affirmative, and
Supervisors Donlevy, OLaughlin, Spicer and
Wiley az voted in the negative. Carried.
Supervisor OLaughlin moved that the
committee on roads and bridges report by 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning; which motion
was lost.
Supervisor Marks, chairman of the com
mittec to settle with the county officers, sub
mitted the following report, which, on mo-
ton, was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen CfHe BOard
| IF Supervisors. Your committee, to whom
was referred the matter Of uncollected fees,
would report that at the last September scs
! sion they offered resolution, which was
| passed, to have some postal cards printed and
| furnished to the clerks, to be mailed to all
dclinoucnts; and in their judgment, if any
/ y
will have the desired effect.
l.. MARKS Chairman.
Supervisor True chairman of the commit
tee on complaints and Attachments, submitted
the following report, which, on motion, was
adopted
.Nr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Board
IF Supervisors. Your committee on com
plants and attachments would respectfully
Al, al,
of Messrs Reed, Gibson, Watson d Hartman
presented before them, and recommend the
following: 1t appearing satisfactorily to
your committee that the property described
in said petition was destroyed by fire July
%, 1877, and that it was only insured for
about onc-tcnth of its value we would re-
commend that nine -tcnths of the county tax
be related from the collectors book name
", twelve and 60.100 dollars, (Sl2.60) and
and that the proper officers be instructed TO
make said abatement
On the petition of f. f. Bale, of Streator,
for the correcting of the tax extended upon
his personal property on the collectors book
Of TIE town of Bruce it being seltevident
tha' the assessor made "A mistake of $1,000
in the addition of the several valuations of
his personal property, which mistake was
Car~i,tl into the collectors book, making the
tot. valuation 81 40. instead of S445, we
recommend that the clerk be instructed to
maize the necessary correction on the col
lcc,ur's book of the town of Bruce.
ON the petition of J. y. Merriman for re.
funding OF tan paid in March 1877, we would
ask TO be relieved from the further consider.
alton of the same.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. A. True, Chairman.
Supervisor Flahcrty introduced the fol.
lowing resolution, which, on motion, was
adopted:
hrSoGed, That the Supervisors of the towns
of Bruce, Eagle and otter Creek together
employ one physician and surgeon, at IA sal
ary not to exceed one hundred and fifty dol
lars per year, TO he known as the county
physician" OF said towns, whose duty shall
be 10 render professional services to the pau
pcrs Of said towns. Said physician and sur
gcon to be subject to removal by said Super
visors for negligence of duty; and said ply
stefan shall furnish all necessary medicine
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Supervisor Flahcrty introduced the fol
towing resolution, which, on motion, was