The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-18
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
JANUARY SESSION.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The Board OF Supervisors met III Tue 'o"'
uonsc an Monday last at ? o'clock +. Nv III pur'
,,,o,oo of adjournment The clerk called the
Iii and all the members ans wercd to their names
came in during the call of the roll, (eXcep'
Mr. Barton, including the new meihoels
Adams of Mission, successor 10 non r''"' %
Bowen, and Mr.. Wilson, instead OF Hon. oa''''''
r Lewis Although these two honorao!e' nave
o,onc Ito the legisla,ure), the reporter observes
,,,.h main that no resolution of coincidence was
nassed to ease the sorrow of their friends
The clerk called attention TO the fact that lhe
chairman, Hon Samuel X. Lewis, had resished'
and n vacancy now existed. The election OF
chairman TO fiji this vacuum was declared to be
in order. Robinson nominated John Milier'
Beach moved that Mr.. Miller be chosen ny aec'"'
nation. Unanimously adopted' Johh Miner
came up hesitatngly, and in modest speech
said in substance: "Gentlemen OF the Boaru Oh
Supervisors, thank you sincerely Tor 'he COM
rIiment which you have paid me, wholly IN
sought by myself, in honorins me by 'his hi"rh
Of YOUR esteem. Consulting my own feelings
should have declined, knowing my own iheNpe-
ri.pce and want of knowledge of the rules OF par
liamcn,ary law, and the responsibilities OF the
position. Heretofore we have conducted our
hnsiness in "A way satisfactory to ourselves; ana,
as the Board is composed OF sensible men, trust
that in the future rs the past we may progress
tremendously. | shall faithfully endeayor to do
nv part, trusting that you will overlook my
faults, as they will certainly be OF the head ana
not the heart" tApplause)
The clerk announced certain changes in the
committees. made necessary by the designations
of Messrs. Lewis and Bowen and the presence OF
the new members. Brown thought committee
should be appointed to examine the credentials
of Messrs. Adams and Wilson, The clerk ex-
nIained that the certificates Of their appointments
were in due form from the town clerks Of their
respective towns and had been duly filed
Reach presented petition asking further
,ounty aid of 5000 for the bridge across Fox river
At Wcdron, now completed. Referred.
O'Laughlin presented claim Of Dennis Dona-
hue for causing the capture Of ilackett, horse
bhief,-arrestcd, tried, convicted, and now IN the
uenitentiary Robinson presented a claim OF
Thomas Maher, OF Seneca, for the same service
in the same case. Both referred to the proper
committee.
On motion of Forrista adjourned till ga NJ,
Tuesday.
TUESDAY.
Board met. Quorum present Minutes APP
proved
Flahery called attention to AN article in an
evening paper rejecting upon himself, and upon
the conduct Of a lamcnted and universally re-
spected citizen, who for years had hllod place
Of trust and responsibility, against whose charac-
ter MS citizen or conduct as q public official the
breath of Islander had never been whispered I'M
Ill now. Mr. Flaherty did not care for himself,
as the records are free and before all who choose
10 examine them, and he feared no i'll results to
mis- name from anything he had done; but Giles
W. Jackson has passed away, and in justice to
his good name we should see if there is any truth
in these outrageous charges He asked that the
Board or n committee visit the Poor House ana
examine the whole subject fully Brown favored
a committee of the entire Board; report by
special committee, if they do not find these
charges sustained, might be open to loose clap
trap criticism; he believed Mr., Flaherty to have
honestly, faithfully, economically and prudcntIy
discharged his duties, but still in justice to him
we should grant his request. O'Laughlin de
mauded to know If these charges are presented
By any responsible person; he thought it beneath
the dignity Of the Board to notice anonymous
statements. Flahcrty thought the members of
A.. D., .,,,1 ,.,t ,,,;s,, ,,,onso,v.s Ia, ,isit
ing the County House; it had been charged by
the matron that he prevented the Board from Wis
ting the Asylum last fall, which was not true
Grove understood that the parties interested IN
these charges were willing to come before the
Board. The motion to refer the subject to the
Board as a committee of the whole prevailed.
The sherif's statement OF accounts since Dec.
Dec. ?, 1873, was read, as follows:
Earnings ............. .................s9l0 IA. II
receipts '''''o'
a,,, DISBURSEMENTS -, .oo a,
o. d,nnty + oOo OO |
Outside deputies. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800 90
Deputy La Sale City COurt',...,...... So0 w
Actu"' Fo'c''hS expenses '''''''''''' '''''o