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

action mlgnJ De dtlTlDuleu w di 4m0Slty
which | entertained against hirh. Such
insinuations would be disagreeable to
me- and besides might cans,. i'll feeling
between members. Under the circum-
stances | believe that the best interests
of the county require me to resign my
position as chairman Of the pauper com
mittee, and ! do hereby tender to you my
resignation. MARTIN FLAHERTY
Supervisor Lewis moves To refer the
communication back to Supervisor Fla
herty, with the request that he retain the
same.
Supervisor Tower moves to amend said
motion 10y accepting the resignation of
Supervisor Flaherty as chairman OF the
committee on paupers. Thereupon the
ayes and noes being demanded, super
visors L. Barton, Bellinghausen, Fisch-
er, Hemig, Iossack, Mclntire \. CO.,
Mcintyre (Nat.), Nelson, Parr, Pickens,
Robinson, Singer, Tower, White, Wilson,
Wylie Alex and Mr.. Chairman (17l
voted in the affirmative; Supervisors
Barton Pat J, Beach, Butte Carey, Chez
yer, COnertOn, Cooper, Fades, Fox,
Grove, Hickok, Klove, l.auf, Lewis, Mi
ner, O'Donnell, Read, Stevenson, Thorn
ton, Trout and A. &. Wiley l2l) voted
in the negative. Amendment lost. The
vote recurring upon the original motion,
the ayes and noes being demanded, ST.
pervisors Barton (l'at.), Beach, Butte, Ca
rey, Connerton, Cooper, Fades, Fox,
Kiove, Lauf, Lewis, Miner, ODOnnell,
Read, Thornton, Trout and Wiley Is. g.
l17), voted in the affirmative; Superyis-
ors Barton r.. J, Bellinghausen, Cheeyer,
Fischer, Grove, Helmig, llickok, Hos
sack, Mclntlre "a. Co., Mcintyre Nat.l,
Nelson, Parr, Pickens, Robinson, Singer,
Stevenson, Tower, White, Wilson and
Wylie Alex (20), voted i'll the negative.
Motion lost.
Supervisor Miller rendered his reSigna-
ton as chairman of this Board. Thereup-
on Supervisor Lewis moved that the reSlg-
nation of the chairman of this Board be
accepted. ThereupOn supervisor Move
requested that the vote be taken by us
ing, whereupon the clerk put the mo-
ton, shall the resignation of the chair
man be accepted. The vote, being taken
as requested, was unanimous against lhe
adoption of the motion.
Supervisor Lewis introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which, on motion OF
Supervisor kl0Ve, was adopted.
RcSOlCed, That the sum OF two hundred
and fifty dollars be and the same is here
by appropriated for the purpose of procur-
ing deed to lot 4, in block Is, IN the
town of Ottawa, and that the clerk be
authorized to draw his order on the coun-
ty treasurer for the same i'll favor or the
county attorney, said money when drawn
to be applied to the procuring or SAID
deed, as provided by an act of the gener-
al assembly approved May 3lst, 1879.
Supervisor Flaherty moves that this
Board allow f. &. Lewis the sum OF for.
ty dollars and Henry Mayo the sum OF
twenty dollars, the same being Tor eX-
penses incurred in going to Springfield
for the purpose Of pertectlng title 10
lot A. block Is, IN town of Ottawa, and
that the clerk be and is hereby author
lied to draw his order on the treasurer
in favor of the above named claimants
tor the said several amounts. Motion
carried.
Supervisor Pickens presented the petl-
ton of John Gardner, assessor OF the
town of South Ottawa for the year 1877,
asking for an abatement on certain real
estate in said town belonging to one L.
w. Cooper. Referred to the committee
on complaints and ATTACHMENTS.
Supervisor Grove presents the petit
ton of }. l.. Clark, asking for an
abatement on the assessment OF lot NO. s.,
i'm block No. |, in Clark's addition to
North Utica, which was referred to the
committee on complaints and abate-
ments.
On motion, Board adjourned till 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, July 18th, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes OF
yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
Mr.. w. L. Lodge, attorney for the Re-
celyer of the Chicago IL Paducah Rail
road, appeared before the Board and
made a proposition to pay pro rate per
cent of the tax due this county from said
company. On motion Of supervisor
Lewis, the matter was referred to the
committee on complaints and abate-
mentS.
The clerk read the report of Il. G.
Stevens, sheriff, for the half year ending
June LIST, 1879, which, on motion, was re-
ferred to the committee to settle with
county officers.
The clerk presented the bill of the
Sheriff of Grundy county, for boarding
prisoners from this county confined III
Grundy county jail, for the sum of S62.45.
Also the bill OF +. Ridgway, Nj. d., for
$2S, for setting broken leg of Philip
Sheldon, one of the prisoners from this
county confined in Grundy county Jail,
which bills are laid over to the Septem-
Der session of this Board.
On motion of Supervisor Butte. 1t Is or
dered that the uneXpended balance OF
one thousand three hundred and forty
six dollars and thirty-nne cents (Sl,346.-
39) of the 5000 appropriated at the last
January session of the Board in favor OF
the chairman of the committee on pau
pers Ito defray expenses of the County
ASVlum - and '1tO bp drawn in INSTALL
ments, be and the same is hereby set
over To the credit of II. G. Gibson, Coun-
ty Agent, and the clerk is hereby author
lied to draw his order on the treasurer
for said uneXpended balance of 81 1869
in favor of said County Agent of the
poor, subject 10 the same conditions as
provided in the resolution passed at the
last January session.
On motion of Supervisor Fades, it is
ordered that Il standing committee of
three be appointed by the chair, to be