The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-09

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Supervisor Flaherty presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which, on motion, is
adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has been asserted that
the acts of this Board in managing the
affairs of the County Asylum through the
pauper cummittee was illegal, therefore,
resolved that the county attorney be re-
uueSted to submit to this Board writ
ten opinion on the question.
Supervisor Tower presents the follow-
ing resolution:
Resolred, That the County Agent shall
have full power to employ or discharge
either warden, matrOn or employees
which are employed at said County Asy-
lum by him as Agent of La Sale county.
The ayes and noes being demanded,
Supervisors Barton E. J, Barton Patrickl,
Butte, Carey, Cheever, Fades, Flaherty,
Fox, Nelson, O'Laughlin, Read, Singer,
Tower, White, Wiley Is. c. and MIR.
Chairman-l6-voted III the affirmative.
Supervisors Adams, Bellinghausen, Coop
er, Fisher, Grove, Helmig, HickOk, Hos
sack, Klove, Lauf, Lewis, Mclntlre "A.
C), Mcintyre (N), Miner, O'DOnnell, Pal
mer, Parr, Pickens, Robinson, Stevenson,
Thornton, Trout, Wilson and Wylie
(Alex. )-2i-voted in the negative. Res
OlutiOn lost.
Supervisor I.ewis moves that commit
tee OF three be appointed by the chair to
draft resolution defining the duties or
the county agent, warden and matron,
and SAID committee may consult the
county attorney in reference to the SUB
ject matter. Carried. Thereupon the
chair appoints Supervisors Lewis, Beach
and Adams such committee.
On motion of supervisor Lewis, 1t is
ordered that Supervisor Flaherty be add
ed To said committee
On motion of Supervisor Tower, it is
ordered that said committee report at tins
session of the Board.
Supervisor Wilson moves that tins
Board adjourn till 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Supervisor f. Barton moves
to amend the motion by adJ0urnlng I'LL
s o'clock tomorrow morning. Amend
ment lost. The vote recurring on the
original motion. it is carried
Adjourned till 8 O'Clock to morrow
morning.
SATURDAY, July 10Th, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes or
Yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
Supervisor klove moves that wherever
the words County superintendent OF the
Poor occurs in the record of the proceed
ings of this session of the Board that the
clerk be authorized to change the same
to County Agent" Carried.
On motion of Supervisor klove 1t IS Or
dered that the report of the committee
on complaints and attachments adopted
by this Board yesterday in relation to the
abatement of the assessment OF the prop
erty of the MatthieSSen and Hegeler
Zinc Co. be reconSidered. Supervisor
Nathaniel Mcintyre moves that said re-
port be referred back to the committee
on complaints and ATTACHMENTS. carried.
SuperyiSor HoSSack moves that the res
olution of Supervisor Faherty request
ing the county attorney 10 submit to this
board his written opinion, whether the
managing of the affairs of the County
ASYLUM through the Pauper Committee
was legal. be recOnsidered. Carried.
Supervisor Flaherty moves that the
county attorney be requested tog give his
written opinion whether or not the pau
per committee have legal authority to
take charge of the County Asylum in case
a vacancy should occur in the office OF
County Agent, either by death, reslgna-
ton or otherwise. Supervisor Alex.
Wylie moves that the question be tabled.
Whereupon the ayes and noes being de-
manded, Supervisors Adams, Barton E.),
Cheever, Fischer. Fox, Grove, Hickok,
Klove, Lauf, Lewis, McIntire "a. c..
Mcintyre IN, Palmer, Parr, Read, Rob
inson, Trout, Wilson and Wylie (Alex.l
-l9-voted in the Affirmative; Supervis-
ors Barton tPatrick), Beach, Belling-
hansen. Butte, Carey, Cooper, Fades.
Flaberty. Helmig, Hossack, Nelson,