The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-27

bile for the location of court house and jail
in the city of Ottawa and report to this Board
mt its September session, the estimated cost of
each location.
On motion of Supervisor OLaughln the
resolution was tabled.
Supervisor Chapple offered resolution in
relation to the wagon bridge across the Hi
nois river at Marseiles, instructed tie clerk
of this Board to draw his order on the treasur-
cr for the sum of $500, being the amount APP
propriatcd at the last session OF this Board III
TABOR OF the commissioners of highways of the
town of Rutland.
Supervisor Grove moved to refer the rcsolu-
ton to the committee on roads and bridges.
Thereupon the ayes and noes being demanded
Supervisors Arnold Barton, Bailey Beach Bel
'Ord, Bowen, Brown, Butte, Carey, Conerton,
Cooper, Donlevy, Flaherty, Forristcl, Fox,
Grove, Hickok, Klovc, Lauf, Lynch, Miller,
Miner, Palmer, Robinson Scott, Stevenson,
Stormont, Westgatc, White 5. G. Wiley, Alex
ander Wylic-3l voted in the affirmative, Su-
peruisors Boyer, Chappell, Fades, Lewis +.
C., Nelson, O'Laughin, Pickens, Stevens, Tow
tr-0, voted in the negative.
The motion was carried.
Supervisor Boyer offered resolution asking
for an appropriation Of $3.50 IN favor of X. c.
Stevens, sheriff, which was referred to the com.
mittcc ON fees and salaries.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, President Of the Miners
Association OF La Sale county, was permitted
to address the Board in relation to grievances
against the coal companies and mine inspector
of this county. Thereupon Supervisor Lynch
moved to refer the matter to the committee on
tees and salaries, to investigate and report at
the next session of this Board.
Supervisor Westgatc offered an amendment
authorizing the chairman to appoint a com
mttce of three to investigate the matter.
Amendment lost thercupon the original mo.
ton was put by the chairman and declared
carried.
Supervisor L. c. Lewis introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the report of the
committee on equalization Of personal proper
ty, that there is a great and uneXplanable de
ticieDcy IN the personal property assessment
of several towns in the county, and whereas
this appears to be the result Of a design on the
part of the assessors of such towns to relieve
their respective towns of "A portion of their just
share of the burden of taxation OF the county.
Therefore,
Res0lced, That the committee on the equal
cation of personal property be instructed and
empowered to investigate the assessments made
in such towns, and If they shall find that such
assessors or any of them have been guilty of
any violation of their oaths in the exercise of
their sworn duty as assessors to have them
prosecuted to the full extent Of the laws, and
for this purpose that they be empowered to
authorize the county attorney to commence
such proceedings
Supervisor White moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, which motion was lost
Supervisor Bowen moved as in amendment
to the resolution that Il committee of three be
appointed by the chair to see that the spirit
and intention Of the resolution be carried out,
which amendment was lost Thereupon the
original motion was adopted.
Supervisor Tower moved that the clerk be
and is hereby authorized to have the said rcsO-
luton printed in sufficient numbers in proper
form and one pasted in each of the asSessOrS
books for the year 1879, and each year thercat-
ter, which motion was carried.
On motion Board adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning.