The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-21


Cash expended ........,...... ..,.....,,.S3 5OO1
Boarding prisoners .............,..... lW'5,5O
TumkcyS fees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Gl5O
Jautors services. .......'.......... ..... "oI5c
Total Observation-Disclosures. -, $50 90
Amount drawn last session. ............Sl 5oOOO
Total due sheriff. Observation-Disclosures. $395 10
Bill, allowed and ordered paid.
Recommended, that hereafter in boarding jury
the sheriff take the iurics to the place where he
can get board the cheapest, and board them
there.
Barton, from the committee on roads and
bridges reported on the application Of Rutland
and Dayton that they find said towns have enter
ed into a contract with the Canton (O) Bridge
Co. for an iron bridge across Fox river AT Wcdron,
with stone abutmcnts, and closed with II rcsou.
ton directing the clerk to draw an order on the
Treasurer for the sum Of $4,000, the towns nam
ed having secured their proportion Of the cost
Grove had no objection to the report of the
committee but the board has not dealt uniform
" with the towns. The law is that the county
shall pay one half of the cost of these bridges hut
such has not been the course, some receiving
onc-half Others one third others less, and there
is no uniformity.
The ayes and nays being called the result was:
Ayes 81, nays &.
On the petition of the town Of Freedom, 500
were appropriated to build bridge across Indian
creek. Ayes 35, Noes ..
Barton read an agreement OF the Commissions
crs of Highways of the towns Of Dayton and
Freedom to accept 5000 in full Of all demands
against the county for the erection of said bridge
On motion Of \. Lynch, Vim. Kriegcr and Pat
rick Ryan were appointed judges of election in
I'd precinct, and NJ. F. O'Crowley Judge of elcc-
ton of the LIST precinct, town of Ottawa.
Coroner Reynolds presented bill Of 500 for
office rent. Referred to committee on claims
Committee reported against it and report con
trmed.
Committee on roads and bridges to whom had
been referred the resolution Of Mr.. DOncvy, that
hereafter where Il bridge is built which compels
county aid, that at least three members OF the
road and bridge committee of this board act with
said town commissioners in contracting for the
building of said bridge, reported fayoraby on
the same.
Tower, chairman of the committee TO settle
with the county officers, reported that they had
the committee on pauper. and find the same
correct, also, that he had balance ON hand of
SOL 50; also that Martin Flaherty be allowed
the sum of 500 rs compensation for his services
attending the county asylum seven months, com
mcncing Feb /, 1873, and ending Aug. 81, 1873.
The following is the aggregate Of the various
pauper expenses of the county for the past year:
Deaf and dumb Observation-Disclosures. S3lS. Is
fccbic-inlnucd. ....,.,...,., ..,,...., li'f-
Northern insane Observation-Disclosures. @S.Ht
County Asylum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 49,. ?6Ol.Sl
Total. $40, 2?3 -
The following is the pauper account by towns,
for the past year, Adams, $G3.73; Brookiicld9 go;
Bruce 3iLG5; Dayton 500; Dmmck 55c,
Eagle 500; Earl 1913; Grovcland 43.15 Hope
$3.50; La Sale 5SO16; Manius 2l.l0; Mendoza
$1,000; Mission 300; Worthwhile ll.50; Ottawa
2G4 40; Otter Creek 1870; Peru 25S95; Rutland
%; South Ottawa 1906; Troy Grove 900; Utica
l.l5; Vcrmillion 1000. Total *l,93lJS.
On motion Of Chapel, f. $. Hollowcll, \. c.
Barnes and VIM. l.. Dunayan were appointed
judges of election of precinct 2, town of Rutland,
O'Laughlin moved that the salaries of the
guards of the jail be fixed at $3.50 per diem each.
Inc cOInlLllVC Oh iCGS duu Sdl"l'No 'tl''''N'1
recommending that Sheriff Stevens be allowed
$3.50 in addition for outside deputies for the past
two wears making on annual addition of $3.50
for said service.
Lynch withdrew the court house question in
partly humorous and partly sarcastic speech.
The committee on fees and salaries reported,
fixing the salaries Of sundry officers and deputies
as follows; Sheriff $1,000; outside deputies
900; travelling expenses 1880.
4 motion to add $500 to the shcritf's salary
was voted up and then voted down.
O'Laughlin moved to make the outside de-
puties $500 and to reduce the travelling allow
ancc TO 200. Carried.
Brown moved that the deputies salary be
81 600. Mine inspectors pay to be s. per day
for 80 days, while engaged in his duties; in coun-
ty clerks Office An additional sum Of $50 dollars
per annum to enable him to pay James McMan-
'us, clerk in the revenue department, 500 dollars
per annum. The report as amended was adopted.
Mr. Wiley of Earl, introduced a resolution
which was adopted, that committee Of be APP
pointed by ballot to select site for court house
and ail the frs, chosen to be chairman of the
committees said committee to report at the next
session of the board
The first ballot was informal, Mr.. rlaherty re.
cciving 10, the highest cast
! The next was formal vote. Flahcrty, Miller,
Grove, Hckok and half dozen Others ran. Fla
hcrty having received Il votes, Il few more than
any one else, was declared elected chairman Of
I the committee OF court house, and the following
made the others of said committee: John Mil
ller, Samuel Grove, Nelson II. Cooper, Samuel c,
Wiley, Ransom Palmer and Allan Stevens
| Lynch moved that the new committee he in
structed to mike some necessary repairs on the
present court hu.lsc and Jail. Ayes q = rays
| The chairman q committee on claims and abatc-
mcnts to whom had been referred the petition
of Jasper II. French to set aside the taxes Of
1876 and 1871 reported adversely and on motion
the petition was laid on the table.
| The assessor Of Ottawa not having returned
~ sai1 TOWN This year nor SOY