The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-01

across the Illinois river known as the
ShippingpOrt bridge which. on motion
was referred to the committee on roads
and bridges
Supervisor Lewis moved to reconsider
the report of the committee on claims
adopted yesterday. Thereupon, the ayes
and noes being demanded, Supervisors
Boyer, Brown, Cary, Chapel, Conerton
Cooper, Donlevy. Flaherty. Forristal
Fox, iliCkOk, klove, Laui, Lewis, Miner,
Palmer. pIckens. Robinson, stevens,
Stormont, Stout, Westgate. White, Wi
ley, wilson and Wylie (3l) voted in the
affirmative, Supervisors Fades, Nelson,
OLaughln and Stevenson AZ voted in
the negative. Carried.
ThereupOn. on motion of Supervisor
Lewis, the report was recommitted to the
committee on claims.
The chairman appointed Supervisor
Flaherty, Lynch and l'ickens a commit
tee to examine all claims of the various
charitable institutions of this state
against this county.
Supervisor Brown moved to correct the
minutes OF yesterday in reference to the
charges against Supervisor Flaherty so
as to read "any and all charges that may
be preferred against Supervisor Flaherty,
chairman of the committee on pauperS.
| Carried.
On motion of Supervisor Forristal,
Board adjourned TILL 10 o'clock A. NJ.
10 O'CLOCK A. M-The hour appointed
for the investigation of the charges
against Supervisor Flaherty having ar
rived, the Board went into committee OF
! the whole. Thereupon the chair APP
pointed Supervisor Lewis chairman OF
! said committee. At the hour of II NJ.
| the committee, through their chairman,
! reported progress, and asked leave to
| continue their investigation at O'Clock
p. NJ, which was granted Thereupon,
on notion the Board adjourned till
| O'Clock this +. NJ.
WEDNESDAY,, O'CLOCK, p. NJ, Board
met pursuant to adjournment. Present
same as this A. NJ.
Upon further investigation of the
charges against Supervisor Flaherty the
committee, through their chairman again
reported progress and asked leave to CON
tinue the investigation at | O'Clock to-
morrow, which request, on motion, was
lost.
On motion Board adjourned till .
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY, January 10th Board met
pursuant TO adjournment Present same
as yesterday.
Minutes of Yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Supervisor llickok. chairman of the
committee on miscellaneous claims,
again submitted the report of said com
mittee liking the per diem due the several
judges, clerks and boards of registry of
the last November election.
Supervisor Lewis moved that the re-
port be adopted. Supervisor Stevens
moved to amend the report by allowing
one day instead of two. The ayes and
noes being demanded, Supervisors
Adams, Beach, Butte, COnertOn, Cooper,
Fades, Fox, Grove, Miner, Nelson,
OLaughin, Stevens, Stevenson, Stor-
mont, Tower and Mr.. Chairman 10y vot-
ed in the affirmative. Supervisors Ar
mold, Bayley, Carey, DOnlevy, Forrstal,
llickok, klove, Lewis, Lynch, Palmer,
Westgate, White, Wiley, Wilson and Wy
lie (l5) voted in the negative. Carried.
The original motion to adopt the report
as amended being put by the chair, the
adoption of the report was lost.
On motion of Supervisor Tower the
committee were granted leave 10 With
draw their report.
Supervisor Stevenson, chairman of the
committee on complaints and abate-
mentS, submitted the following report,
which, on motion, was adopted:
M. ChdirfadltdHd Gentlemen Of the BOdm
~ Supervisors: our committee on com
plants and ATTACHMENTS would respectful
ly report that they have examined the
matter OF the petition of ID. Wolverman
and John G.. Barlow, of StreatOr, present
ed before them, and recommend rhe fol-
lowing: That the Clerk of this Board be
authorized to correct the Assessors book
OF the town of Bruce to conform to the
schedules of said parties as returned by
the Assessor of said town, and that he
also notify the Collector of said town to
return his book FOR Il corresponding cor
rectiOn.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES W. STEVENSON,
Chairman.
On motion of Supervisor Stevens the
salary of Henry Mayo, as County AttOr-
ney, was fixed ut six hundred dollars for
the ensuing year.
Supervisor Lewis moved to reconsider
the action of tins Board on yesterday dis
solving the committee of the whole. Car
ried.
ThereupOn, on motion, it was ordered
that this Board go into Il committee of
the whole at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing for the further investigation of the
charges against Martin Flaherty us chair
On motion of Supervisor Beach it was
ordered that when this Board adjourns it
stand adjourned till O'Clock
supervisor Tower introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which, on motion, was
adopted:
RoSOtred, That the committee on fees
and salaries be instructed to ascertain
from the County Attorney regarding the
| authority OF establishing the salary of
the Warden of the county house and, if
they have such authority, that they be
requested t. report 1T this meeting sal
airy for such officer for the ensuing year.
On motion Board adjourned till
O'Clock this +. VI.
7 O'CLOCK z. M.-Board met pursuant
! to adjournment. Present same as this
! \. VI.
Supervisor Tower, chairman of the
committee to settle with the county OIL
GERS, presented the reports of the County
Clerk, tncuit Clerk and Recorder, which,
on motion, were adopted, and are in the
words and figures following:
\ bStract of earnings and fees received