The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-27
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10th, 1879.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as Yesterday, also Super
ysors Bellinghausen, Fades, kloye, Nc
Intyre IN. !, Parr and Wylie (AleX.)
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Supervisor Cheever moves that the
special order of business for Thursday
evening at Z o'clock, relative to the new
courthouse and Jail which passed yes
terday, be reconsided. Carried.
Supervisor Chever now moves that the
preamble and resolution offered by him
at the last July session, relative to Il new
courthouse and jail, be made the special
order of business for 2 O'Clock on Thurs
day afternoon next. Carried.
Supervisor Nelson presents the follow
ing resolution, v hch, on motion, IS adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, Several murders have been
committed in this county within the past
few years, and the persons guilty of said
murders have escaped arrest and punish
ment by absconding and concealing them
selves beyond the limits of the county :;
therefore
Resolved. That this county will pay a
bounty of 500 for the arrest and cOnvic-
ton of any person who has heretofore or
who may hereafter commit the crime of
murder within this county. and who shall
escape and be arrested beyond the limits
of the county.
Supervisor Beach presents petition of
the commissioners of highways of the
towns of Dayton and Rutland, asking
for an appropriation of 5000 to assist in
deiraying the expense of buildlnga bridge
across Fox river at or near Wedr0n,
which, on motion, was referred to the
committee on roads and bridges.
Supervisor Fischer presents the follow
ing resolution:
ReSOlrtd, That the County Attorney be,
and he is hereby instructed, to withdraw
the suits commenced in the circuit court
against the assessors of the towns of
Mendoza and Meriden.
Supervisor Miner moves to lay the
resolution on the table. The yeas and
nays being demanded. Supervisors
Adams Barton a. J, Beach, Carey ,Cheever
Conerton, Cooper, Fades, Flaherty, Fox,
Grove, Iickok, Hossack, klove, Lauf,
Miner, Nelson, O'Donnell. O'Laughlin,
PaT, Robinson, Thornton, Trout. Wylie
ALEX, and Mr.. Chairman, twenty-five
rs, voted in The affirmative. Supervisors
Barton E.l. Belliughausen, Fischer. Hell
mig, Mclntire \. c., Mcintyre (N.),
Palmer, Read, Singer, SteS enson, White,
Nylle =. c. and Wilson, thirteen (l3),
voted IN the negative. Resolution tabled
On motion, Board adjourn until =
O'Clock this =. NJ.
Wednesday, o'clock L. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as this A. VI.
The clerk read a communication from
Philip Il. Glllett, Superintendent OF the
Illinois Institution for the Education of
the Deaf and Dumb, which. on motion.
was referred TO the committee 10 audit
bills OF state charitable institutions.
supervisor Hickok, chairman of COM
nllltee on miscellaneous claims, submit
ted the report of SAID committee fixing
the per diem and mileage due To the sew.
eral judges and clerks of the special cleo
tion held on the first day of April, 1879.
and for the June election 1879, which re-
port was adopted. and the clerk directed
10 draw his order on the treasurer for the
several amounts therein specified in favor
Of the parties therein named.
Supervisor Z. Barton presents the fol-
lowing resolution, which. on motion, was
adopted:
Ee0lred. That the sum of 81 50 be al.
LEVIED for posting the election notices for
each of the elections held in April and
June, 1879, and that the clerk he author
ized TO draw his order on the treasurer in
favor of the several claimants for the
amounts.
Supervisor Z. Barton moves that the
matter of selecting jury list be made