The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-27

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the people of the county, therefore We it
Rcsolred, That this Board employ "A com
petcnt and discreet person or persons, who
shall proceed, under direction Of this board,
to make true and correct listof all uncan-
celled mortgages recorded in this county Ia
whom given and by whom made, describing
premises mortgaged giving d@te Of mort,
cage and amount secured and date of maturi-
~: also all bonds for deeds where convey
nnccs have not been made, Said eXamjna-
ton To extend back for period OF ten years I;
and that the person or persons 80 employed
shall report to this Board u; its next meeting.
Supervisor Mclntire a. c. moves thatthe
preamble and resolution be adopted and re
terred to the finance committee, with the re-
quest to report as soon rs practicable. Car
red.
On motion of Supervisor Flahcrty, it is
ordered that the county agent bc instructed
to take the necessary steps to procure a |.
5. pension for one Christian Stevens, an in
sane person, now an inmate Of the county
asylum
The hour of two o'clock having arrived,
which time has been set apart Tor the max
ing of Jury lists, the clerk thcreupon read all
the names, by towns, Of jurors that remained
in the Jury box; and all those who were IN
pllnlDlp 10 serve n SUCH jurors Nclt bdhtl
out and stricken from the list.
The hour of three o'clock having arrived
which time has been set apart for the election
of nine inspector, thcreapon James . Mai
lev is put in nomination by Supervisor Bell
lnghausen and John Dixon is put in nom
nation by Supervisor Fades and there
being no further nominations, Supervisor
Fisher thereupon moved that we now pro
coed to elect mine inspector by ballot, and
that the first ballot be an informal one,
Carried.
The chair thcrcupOn appoints Supervisors
McIntyre (NathanieD and llickok tellers.
The informal ballot resulted As follows;
James OMalley received twenty-five votes
and John Dixon received thirteen votes.
Thereupon Supervisor Fades moves that
the informal ballot be made formal, and that
James O'Malley be declared duly elected
mine inspector for the ensuing year. Car.
ried.
Supervisor Bellinghausen moves that Il
committee of three be appointed to purch Sc
an thermometer for the use of the mines n.
spector, for registering AR currents IN coal
mines. Carried.
Thcreupon the chair appointed SupervlS-
ors Bcllinghausen, Nelson and Barton l'at-
rick such committee.
Supervisor Cheever presents petition ~!
John Stark askisg the privilege Of putting
up lightning rods on the county asylum at
the rate of fifteen cents per foot, and points
at one dollar and fifty cents each, which on
motion of Supervisor Barton vas laid on the
table
On motion of Supervisor Lewis 1t is or,
dered that the committee on court house and
ial be also made Il committee on public
buildings.
Supervisor Hossack presents the follow
ing resolution which on motion WAS laid on
the table:
Resolced, That the committee on court
house and Jail be instructed 10y this board to
make such repairs in the court house and
jail, including the artesian well, rs in their
judgment may be needed, at a cost not to cX-
coed twenty thousand dollars 100000
Supervisor Miner moves that the bill Of
Granville Perry, constable, be reconsd,
cred, taken up, and that the same be allowed
for the sum of seventy-One dollars and nine
ty.eight cents.
Supervisor Mcintyre on moves as an
amendment that the bill be referred back to
the committee on claims.
Supervisor Fischer moves an amendment
to the amendment that the bill Of Jacob Mil
Ter DE also TcCOnsluclCu.
Supervisor OLaughln moves that the
whole subject matter be laid on the table.
Carried.
Supervisor MClntirc CA. c. presents the
following resolution which on motion was
adopted:
Resolrcd, That the committee on public
buildings be empowered to cause the county
ASYLUM to pc examined and to replace such
bricks as may be found to be imperfect, and
20 have such building properly oiled and
painted.
Supervisor IIckok, chairman of the com
mittcc on miscellaneous claims, presents the
bills of Drs Atwood a. Brown for the sum
of twenty-five dollars for holding post NOR
ten examination ON the body OF Margaret
Kelly. And on his motion the same is or
deIed paid and the clerk authorized to draw
his order on the treasurer in favor OF said
claimants for the said amount
The board now proceeds to draw the grand
jury for the October, January, March and
June terms of the circuit court.
Supervisor Chcevcr moves that the assist
ant supervisors be also permitted to cast
their ballots for grand jury
Supervisor Nelson moves that the motion
be laiu on the table Lost.
The question now recurring upon the Origl-
nal question, il is carried.
The drawing of the grand jury being now
completed, thereupon on motion, It is ordered
that tins board now adjuorn till O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
SATURDAY, Sept, 18th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday.
TN mpjiOn if Ia ordered that the reading
of the minutes of yesterdays proceedings be
dispensed with.
Supervisor Flaherty presents the follow
n5 resolution which on motion is adopted
RcSoirod, That the committee on court
house and Jail investigate the condition of
the arlcsan well III the court house yard
and if in their judgment the well cannot be
repaired so as to furnish Il full supply of
water then said committee shall contract AT
once for the putting down of new well
and that the clerk be directed TO draw his or.
der IN favor of the committee for the cost of
the same; that the committee shall consult