The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13


till the next regular session of the board
Beach moved to amend by publishing the re-
port in full with the proceedings Donlcvy
moved to amend the amendment by printing
the report, 5000 copies, for general distribu-
ton. Z. c. Lewis desired leave to attach
thereto statement prepared by a. NJ. Hoff-
man, Of the county treasurers office, showing
the amount per cent of taxation needed to raise
$4,000 per annum, as contemplated by the
committees report After some squabbling
the whole matter was withdrawn and presented
in a different shape
O'Laughlin introduced another resolution
postponing the subject till September, and di-
recting the clerk to publish the report on the
new court house and Jail with the proceedings.
Adopted.
Lewis was granted leave to append Hotf.
mans statement to said report and publish the
same Herewith. Granted.
Donlevy moved that 5000 copies of the re-
mort and statement be published
Westgate moved to amend by giving the
II.
Corcoran, of Chicago, and Furness, of Otta-
wa, architects, being present with plans for a
new court house and Jail, they were granted
permission to exhibit them to the board, but
before they could show them other business
came up.
Mr. Flaherty, acting superintendent of the
poor house, made some statement regarding
his stewardship. He had desired to be retain
ed in Office, but finding a law declaring him
from holding any Office while supervisor, he
gracefully withdrew.
Beach moved to reconsider the resolution to
elect superintendent of the poor house. Car
ried.
Miller desired to defer the subject till Sept
1st. Lewis wanted to take the matter up to-
morrow morning. Lynch offered substitute
to leave the management OF the county house
to the pauper committee. The substitute was
put and declared lost Ayes and hayes de-
manded. Ayes, II; nays, II. Tie. The
Char voted with the negative.
Lewis motion was carried, with the addition
that county attorney Mayo be asked to give the
board his opinion on the legal aspects Of the
matter
Mr. Pickens introduced a resolution direct
ing county attorney Mayo to begin suit against
the Illinois River Bridge company for $752.-
25, due on their taxes. Lewis objected to
haste in this matter. There is q legal question
involved besides the company have not
received the full payment for their bridge.
Laid over.
Adjourned till A. NJ Thursday.
THURSDAY.
The board came up smiling" pugilistical-
ly speaking.
P;ckens asked leave to withdraw his reso-
luton instructing the county attorney to bring
suit against the Illinois River Badge compa
ny, the matter in question, certain taxes, had
been amicably settled. Leave granted
The special order for this morning, the ques
ton being that of appointing county super
intendent of the poor. E, c. Lewis stated that
county attorney Mayo could not attend the
board as requested by the resolution, as he was
engaged in the trial Of criminal ease; but
that he had given it as his opinion, concurred
in by Mr.. Widmer and Mr.. Lewis, who had
carefully hunted up the law, that the board
cannot legally appoint one of its members, or
even as committee to superintend the poor
house. 1t was thought inexpedient to take
any action at present on this subject. Lewis
therefore moved the subject be postponed un'
til the September meeting of the board. Car
ried,
Tower moved that the sum Of $4,000 be al
lowed for expenses incurred in running INC
county house since the last session ofthe board
and that the clerk issue an order in favor OF
the chairman of the comm,ttee on paupers for
the same
Mr. Flaherty explained that he had been
compelled as acting superintendent to advance
SIT out OF his own funds to run the institu-
ton, and also had to buy span of horses
which were not paid for. Motion adopted.
Mr.. Flaherty took occasion to thank the
board for the confidence which they had re-
posed in him, and felt confident that they
would never find it to have been misplaced.
Boyer called attention to the fact that we
have large German population in this coun
ty. Many of these people came here at an adj
uanced age and have not learned to read the
English language. 1t is desirable that the re
port of the committee on the proposed new
court house and Jail be extensively circulated
and read by all classes, He therefore moved
that 1000 copies of said report be printed in
German.
Tower desired To amend. There are many
Norwegians in this county entitled to equal adj
vantages, besides respectable number OF
French people. One township-Miller, Ii
chiefly settled by this class Of people-he ap
pealed to Mr.. Nelson to corroborate this state
ment Bob grunted in the affirmative and
smiled He moved that zoo COPIES of the re