The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-02
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
of the January Session.

PrOceeQlnBS VI eA0 V"J
Record of the proceedings, orders and
resolutions of the Board of Supervl,,
sors of the County of La Sale ana
State of Illinois, at an ADJOURNED ses.
sion thereof, commenced ana iieiu ~ ~
county, on Monday, the 1ith day OF
January A. ID. 1878:
hoard met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the chairman.
On the cali of the roll the following
named Supervisors answered 10 thelr
Arnold s., Mendoza ; Bayley VIM. g.,
Vermillop Barton Patrick, Eagle !;
Reach A. T.. Dayton; Bedford George
r.. Hone: Beyer John, Peru; Bostwick
Noble j.. Freedom; Bowen Francis,
Mission: Brown James b., Peru; Ca
rev j. l., La Sale Conerton John J.'
Dimmick Cooper Nelson, Groyeland :;
Diehl Alfred, Farm Ridge: Donlevy fe-
ter, Wallace; Eastman {. T., Qphir :;
Flaherty Martin, Serena; Fox }. NJ,
Grove Samuel, Utica; llickok l.. b..
Troy Grove; Klove A. A., Adams; Lauf
William, Richland; Lewis L. c.; Deer
Park; Lewis 5. r., Fail River; Lynch
Andrew, Ottawa Marks H., MENDOZA;
Miner John F., Eden; Nicely w. j., OF
tawa: Nelson, I'd Nels, Miller; OIaugh-
lin NJ, Brookiield; Palmer Ransom,
Grand Rapids: Parr Samuel E., Rutland;
Pickens James H., South Ottawa Splcer
+. H., Manlius; Stevens Allen, Allen;
Stevenson James. Otter Creek Stout
John. Ottawa; Tower l.. H., Usage;
True Geo. A., Waltham; Wiley ). e.,
Earl
On motion .of Supervisor Flaherty 1t
l,ot hn m
nance, proceed to examine the reports OF
the several county officers, and report the
same to this board for approval.
Supervisor Lynch introduced the FOL
lowing resolution, which, on motion, was
adopted
Resolved, That the county clerk be and
is hereby directed to notify the committee
appointed to examine the Ottawa ana
VermilllOn toll road, to examine said road
and report to this board on or before
Thursday next.
Supervisor Diehl introduced the joint
petition of the commissioners OF high
ways OF the towns of Vermillion ana
Farm Ridge, asking for an appropriation
TO aid in repairing the bridge across the
Vermlllion river between said towns:
Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges
Supervisor f. G. Lewis introduced the
following resolution, which, on motion,
was adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of the county
of La Sale, represented by this board,
are due and rehereby gratefully express
ed to Col. ii. A. McCaleb, late county
clerk of this county, tor the uniform gen
tlemanly bearing and earnest and ell
cient labors while performing the duties
of his office, and that we send our good
wishes after him in his new field OF labor.
On motion Board adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY January 18th, 1878.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes or
Yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
supervisor Flaherty made II statement
in relation to one Charles Florence, an
insane pauper from this county NOW III
the Elgin asylumj whereupon, on motion
of Supervisor True, the clerk was IN
structed to issue an order on the county
treasurer in favor of Supervisor Flaherty,
for a sum not exceeding $4,000, to be eX-
pended at his discretion, toward paving
the transportation of said Charles Flor
ence from said asylum to France.
Supervisor Hickok, chairman OF the
committee on miscellaneous claims, sub
mitted the report OF said committee Tx
ing the per diem and mileage due the sew
eral Judges and clerks of election, which
report was adopted, and the clerk direct
ed to draw orders on the treasurer for
the several amounts therein specified III
favor of the parties therein named.
On motion of Supervisor DOnlevy, it
was ordered that the sum of $500 be al
lowed to each Supervisor for posting cleo
ton notices and for approving and re-
turning collectors bonds, and the clerk
was directed to draw his order on the
treasurer in favor of said Supervisors
for said amount.
Supervisor Diehl presented to the board
the estimated expense of building u bridge
across the Nermillion river, between the
towns of Farm Ridge and Vermillion,
which was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Supervisor OLaughlin presented to the
board certified estimate of the value OF
the bridge across the Illinois river at
Seneca, which was referred To the com
mittee on roads and bridges.
Supervisor Brown introduced the fol-
lowing resolution
RESOLVED, That this board authorize the
county clerk to furnish the necessary
books and blanks as required by Sec. 2S9
Of the revised law.
On motion of Supervisor Tower the
resolution was tabled.
Supervisor Medley moved To reconsider
the resolution Of Supervisor Lynch, adopt
ed on Yesterday, authorizing the clerk to
notify the committee appointed To eN-
anime the Ottawa aud Vermlllion toll
road Carried.
Thereupon Supervisor Lynch withdrew
his resolution.
On motion Board adjourned till o
o'clock tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10Th, 1875.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes of
yesterday read and approved.
Supervisor Lynch presented the petit
ton of several of the citizens of the town
of Ottawa asking for an abatement Of tax
on property destroyed by fire since the
same was assessed, which WAS referred to
the committee on complaints and abate-
lnentS.