The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-07-19

Bills Of Sheriff Shredder and a doctor for hoard
ing prisoners and nending broken leg-of a
person---sent TO Grundy county on account Of the
smalness and unhealthy condition OF the La
Sale county Jail, amounting to ssO,45, read and
laid over till the September session.
| On motion Of Butte, the uneXpended funds TO
the credit of Mr.. Faherty were placed 20 the
credit OF the new superintendent Of poor, Mr.
Gibson.
Mr.. Fades moved that a standing committee
of three on stationary be appointed. Carried.
| Mr. Flaherty stated that the law requires that
all moneys due the state institutions from coun-
tie, must he paid every three months, and moved
that . committee OF three he appointed TO exam
me such accounts and on finding them correct,
that the Clerk on their certificate to that effect
shall draw his order on the treasurer for the same.
Carried
The chair appointed Messrs Flahcrty, Pickens
and Iossack as such committee.
Adjourned till 2p.M,
AFTERNOON.
! Petition Of c., b. IL. O. Railroad for abatement
of assessment of their property at Leland, Strea'
tor and other points, read and referred
| Bill OF expenses OF committee on Attachments
on visit to La Salle-$ll ~, allowed.
! The committee above namedreported that they
had performed their duty, and found the assess
ment of Matthicssen II Iiegeler's zine works and
property manfestly too high. They unanimous
! " agreed that the assessment was neither just,
uniform or propOrtlonate, conclusion deduced
from the admissions OF the assessor himself that
he jumped al his figures Some of the improve
ments were not located where they were assess
ed, the result of gross ignorance and careless
ness They found the assessment of said zine
works, etc, to he Sll4,0,000, and they recon-
mended that the sum be reduced. 10 S10,-
10000. Adopted.
Tower moved that the county superintendent
of the poor have power to cm.loy and discharge
matrou, warden and employees OF the county
asylum.
Pending this question arose as To the right
of the board to delegate This power, and Flahcrty
introduced resolution on the subject,
Lewis moved co.nty attorney Mayo be sent for
ana Lcwis.went himself to find that official.
Tho legal light of the board soon appeared,
and the resat of the etlhgencc shed upon the
subject was that it was discovered that the
board has no such authority. The board has
TIL, power in common with that Of appointing II
county agent (Which, by The way, is the name of
the Office, not superintendent of the poor, us
heretofore enormously used, and it cannot dele
gate this or any other legal authority to any one.
Mayo's decision having settled the matter, the
majority of the board, while favorng the rcsolu-
ton, voted no, and It was defeated by a vote of
10 to "a.
Flaherty remarked in answer to question
that he considered that he had the authority to
hire aud discharge the warden and matron of
the asylum while acting AZ county agent, be-
cause tho board had expressly delegated him
such power, but under this decision the county
acted Illegally in the matter.
Lewis moved that a committee OF 3, to act in
conjunction with the county attorney as an advi-
sing member thereof, be appointed by the chair
to prepare a resolution defining the duties of the
county agent, also of the maron and warden Of
the county asylum, Carried.
The chair appointed Supervisor Lewis, Beach
and Adams such committee.
Lewis moved that Mr.. Flaherty be added. Car
ried.
Tower added a motion that said committee re-
port at this session
a voice This session may last two weeks
yet
Chairman Miller, in genuine horror and aston
ishment: " T,No r,kS yt.' Laughter.
1t was explained that there is 4 legal question
whether the Board can adjourn while the assess
nent sts arc incomplete, two Of the books hav
ing been returned to the assessors for correction.
The chairman previously announced the com
mittee on stationery to be Fades, Grove and Bill
linglausen and also stating that hereafter he
should exercise his prerogatiye to accept or re-
iect all designations of chairmanships, &c.
Several motions to adjourn calls Of yeas and
NAYS, &C. interviewed, resulting in the fun makers
getting a neat little lecture from Uncle John, the
chairman, who didn't want the records numbered
up with nonsense.
The Clerk having been directed not 10 read
these notes, &c, County Attorney Mayo, on the
suggestion Of Lewis, gave an opinion as To whcth-
er the Board can adjourn while the assessment
books are out and leave those assessments legal |
or pass the matter by till the September session.
The attorney decided that To adjourn would be
lawful but it might nvalidatc these assessments
or at least cause the county much litigation and
trouble and he thought the Board had better re.
main in session till the absent hook corrected.
Adjourned till "a. Vi. to-day.
Habital poor health II a direct result Of haO-
i,u.l poor attention 10 the physical system. Keep
the head cool, the feet warm, and the bowels |
regular by the proper nee Of DIR, Bulls Baltimore
Pills, and sickness cannot approach Won Price
81 cents.