The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-02

The attorney for the zinc works had alleged
that Hegcler, unlike the majority of men, has
NOT an India rubber conscience. He (Barton)
thought this unfair, and that he would admit
the statement as to the majority Of men, Mr.
Hegeler included, Laughter
After general debate Barton and O'Laugli
Inns amendments were voted down and the re-
port of the committee reducing the assessment
of the zinc works from Sll4,O0O to $4,000
concurrcd in,
Flaherty stated that the Sisters of Mercy Of
Ottawa had taken two halforphan children TO
board and educate, the county to clothc them
and on his motion the County Agent was III
rccted 70 furnish clothes.
Bcllinghausen called attention to q poor
family in Peru, a widow woman and ioar chll
dren, who would become permanent paupers
unless sent away. They desire to 90 to Eng
land where they have relatives. Moved that
tickets be purchased for that purpose. Carried,
Miner had two old people in Eden, and
asked for county aid, So per month.
This brought up the old question of county
aid in the towns outside OF the poor house.
Bob" Nelson said if this passed he should
demand aid for nine persons in his town. The
whole subject was voted down.
County Attorney Mayo submitted written
opinion on the question as To whether the
board can permit the county poor to be man
aged by the pauper committee during vacan-
cy in the office OF County Agent
The opinion cites all the laws on the subject
and a. he holds gives the board power TO APP
point an agent or not, as they choose, and also
permits them to run the business by their
special committee, or by the rauper commit
tee. Any way they like to do it Is legal
IS this sustains Flaherty, that gentleman
was DESTROYS of having 1t spread upon the rec
ord and Lewis opposed, bat Flaherty's point
was made and the opinion will be recorded
and published with the proceedings
Flaherty moved that Drs. Macarthur and
Hard be appointed County Physicians to ill
the vacancy left by n". Petit, resigned (under
a binding invitation oy Flaherty)
Lewis thought several things should be done
first such as fixing the salary, consulting the
new county agent, Nc.
Flahelty The first salary was fixed long
ago. Every member Of the pauper committee
tavors these gentlemen, and their well.known
high standing in this community is a sufficient
guaranty that the sick will be properly cared
for The county agent has nothing TO do with
it. The county agent is perfectly satisfied
however lie renewed his motion that
the gentlemen named 30 appointed, salary
$500 per annum-tOr h.'i jLy'Hding mcli-
ciucS. Carried
Lewis offered resolution, that IN case OF a
vacancy in the Office Of county agent, warden,
matron or county physician, happening be.
tween sessions that the committee on paupers
have power to fill the same by appointment,
until the next session OF the board. Carried.
Cheever offered series of preambles call
ing attention of the board to the dilapiuated
old structure known as the court house anS =.
the vile cellar hereunder called a jail ~
sented resolution that new ones hSfl
ed Immediately at a cost not -
300. He explained that
ago the subject of a new lNUFACTURER, =
was agltated, but the We
ropRed TDe ,d present ns, OK manufacturer
Sale county had scarcelyLLs.
than Ottawa alone has now
wants of the people have ouaalle Street
it is wholly unfit He spoke .~4 As.,-
and jail floors crowded one W Ievle. %
We must very soon build and ny Mt SO
is cheaper than ever before and lG4N ~ u
some time to come. OF course
it nor do heavy taxpayers who ZrO
most towards building IT. They req
need of it. As a matter Of pure bus.
sight we should build now. l.,
On motion, laid over till the Septefdge.
sion
Lewis, from the committee to define
ties of county agent, warden and matt
ported the following resolution, whiVng
adopted I'D
at shall be the duty of the county aga-
take entire charge of all purchases of
kind for the use of the county in the sulpos
of the poor; he has the supreme control OF
Of the poor house farm and
den and to employ and discharge all employ
with the asylum. poor farm an
garden except warden and natrOn, and to dt
termine the question on the admission or dis
mlssal of all persons to and from the aSyluml
The warden and matron shall take special
charge of the general comfort and welfare Oh
the inmates and the control and management
of the whole asylum, subject to the general
Of the county agent, whose power
shall be paramount
The warden shall have special charge ofthe
farm and garden, subject to the control of thef
county agent"
The board in the afternoon got through with
the business of the session, being the reception
and approval of the committee on the equali-
,ation of lands town lots and personal prop
erty. These reports being lengthy and ina
tabular form came in too late last evening to-
be of any use TO us this week i
Stevenson, reported from the committee on
Attachments in favor of abating S11.22 from the
axes of acre of land on section IA, South
Ottawa, petihoned for by John Gardner. Adopt
ID.
Wylie moved that Mayo be sent for to in
orm the board what had been done to the as
SCISSORS of Merden and Mendoza, for having
violated the law in assessing their respective
owns last year as alleged. Mayo was sent for
ana reported that he had begun suits against
he parties A long discussion followed, but NO
notion made on action had in the matter.
Mayo to 90 ahead with the suits. 80
KlOve moved that the mem bers be alloYfl
he usual perdlem and mileage for attended,
his extra session After some debate, az
ion to strike out the mileage was lost a..
ginal proposition carried. nod
On motion, 1t was ordered that the pro- Gu.
ngs of this session be published in Til Cul-
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