The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-09

Mr.. Chairman: Your committee 10
whom was referred the claim OF James
Foster would recommend its payment,
and that the clerk be authorized to draw
his order on the treasurer in favor OF
James Foster for the sum OF S96.6l. All
of which is respectfully suomltteu.
l.. Is. HICKOK, Chairman.
Supervisor Carey presented the petition
of Matthiessen Il Iegeler zinc COMPANY
of La Sale. Illinois, praying for an aDate-
ment OF the assessment upon thelr
real and personal property as assess.
ed for the year 1879, which, on motloh OF
Supervisor \. c. ,Mcintire, was referred
to the comon complaints and Attachments.
ThercupOn, on motion of supervisor
Patrick Barton, two members or inns
BOardare added 20 the standing committee
on complaints and Attachments. Ihe ciair
appointed supervisors Patrick BartOnald
Thornton as such additional committee.
Supervisor Lewis moves that said com
mittee be authorized to visit the Matthies-
son a. IIegeler Zinc Company at La SAKE
and investigate the assessment OF sad
companys property, and if they find that
the same is an unjust assessment that
they report to the Board any change That
they may deem equitable and just, which
motion was carried.
Supervisor Fades presents petition
of Condrean & Purcell, of Sueator, ILL.,,
praying for an abatement OF the assess
ment on their stock Of goods as assessed
for the year 1879. And it appearing that
the said Condrean q Purcell dld not ap-
pear before the town board Of review, as
is required by law, thereupon, on motion
of Supervisor Stevenson, the petition Is
tabled.
Supervisor Wyle, chairman OF the com
mittee on equalization OF personal prop
erty. presents the following partial re-
port. which, on motion, is adopted.
Dir. Chdi,Utda and GcHtLcmen " ne
.B0uTd Of .SuDc,tiSOrS:-Y our committee
on equalization Of personal property
would respectfully make partial report
of the matter presented before them, ana
find that the assessors OF the towns ol fall
River and Serena have neglected to as
sess the grain on hand III said towns, ana
us your committee cannot make Just
and equitable equalization between the
several towns unless such property is as
sessed, your committee would therefore
recommend that this Board order the as
SCISSORS books of said towns returned to
the assessors thereof, with Instructions TO
forthwith assess the grain and all other
unenumerated property on hand In Salu
towns on the first day of May, 1879. All
of which is respectfully submitted.
ALEX WYLIE, Chairman.
The hour of 10 o'clock having arrived,
which time has been set by this Board FOR
the special business of electing County
Agent to have the general supervision
and charge of all matters in relation to
the care and support of the poor in &C
| cordance with Sec. 80, Chap. l07 Revised
| Statutes of 1877, thereupon, on motion OF
| Supervisor Lewis, it is ordered that the
first ballot for such County Agent shall
be informal, tlereupon the chair appoint
! ed Supervisors Parr and KlOve as tellers.
| The result of the informal ballot Is as
follows : Chapman, 3; Bedford, II /; Cray
craft, Gibson, 10; Stout, |; Griffith, 3;
Gedney, |; Hathaway, |. Total number
of ballots cast, 40.
Thereupon formal ballot is ordered,
with the following result: Gibson, - !;
Belford, 8; Chapman, A; Grllilth, =;
Stout, 2; Hathaway, g. Total number
| of ballots cast, Al.
1t appearing that Theodore Gibson, of
Ottawa, H., has received a majority of
| all the votes cast, he is therefore declared
| elected County Agent, to have the gener-
! al supervision and charge of all matters
in relation to the care and support OF the
| poor.
Supervisor Beach introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which, on motion, ls
adopted:
Resolved, That the County Agent, who
is to have the general supervision and
charge of all matters in relation to the
care and support of the poor, be required
to give bond in the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance of his duties in relation to any money
or funds that may come into his hands as
such County Agent, said bond to be APP
proved by the chairman and clerk OF this
Board, and to be increased or renewed as
they may deem necessary.
supervisor Adams made statement
in reference to an invalid pauper now re-
siding i'm the town of Mission. and asks
that this Board appropriate sufficient
sum to convey said pauper to Norway,
where his relatives reside, which is re-
ferred to the committee on paupers
Supervisor A. &. McIntireS moves that
DR.. J. G. Corbus, member of the State
Board of Charities, be permitted to APP
pear before this Board, if he desires to
do so, and make statement IN relation
to the management of the hospital for the
insane at Elgin. Carried.
On motion, Board adjourned till 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY, July 18th, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same rs yesterday. Minutes OF
yesterdays proceedings read, corrected
and approved.
Supervisor Cheever, chairman of the
special committee To settle with Super
visor Flaherty, chairman of the commit
tee on paupers, submitted the following
report, which. on motion, was adopted
To he Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
La Sdlle County,:
GENTMEMEN Your committee APP
pointed to settle with Mr.. Martin Flah-
erty, chairman of the pauper committee,
respectfully report that we have careful
ly examined his account with the county
from September LIST, 1878, to July 10Th,
1879, together with the vouchers present
ed TO us for disbursements during the pc
ri0d stated, and that we have found the
said account correct, the same showing
that Mr.. Flaherty has received S7,369.52
and paid out like amount, thus balanc-