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

ment from $1,000 to $1,000, but us they did not
90 before the town board the petition was tabled,
The committee on personal property reported
that in Serena and Fail River the assessment ON
grain was irregular ana the books were ord ,rcd
sent back tn the assessors.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR.
Ten o'clock having arrived, the Board proceed
ed to the election OF superintendent OF the poor,
Beach prcfaccd the ballot by remarking that one
Of the candidates, who could give the best of Sc.
curity, had agreed To take the office for 5000 But
the Board said the salary had been fixed. The
informal ballot gave +. c. Hathaway, /; 5. r..
Chapman, 3; cX.supcwisor Bedford, II; Il. :.
Cracraft /; 4. C.. Gibson, 10; John Stout /; B..
B. Griffith 3; II. f.. G-dney, |. On the formal
ballot Chapman received t. Bedford, $ Gibson,
-, Stout, ,, Griffith, ,, Hathaway, B. Gibson
was then duly declared elected superintendent OF
the poor and his bond was afterwards fixed at
$4,000.
Adams of Mission, wanted transportation for
W. b. Miller, a sick man of that town, from Mis-.
SION to Norway where his father would take care
of him. II will cost $50. Referred to pauper
committee.
THE INSANE.
Mcintyre, of Mendoza, said ne understood there
was conflict between the authorities of the Elgin
Asylum and La Sale county in the matter of the
county, insane. Dr. Corbus had told him that
he thought it misunderstanding only, which
was working injustice to this county. Mcintyre
thought now the best time To fix the matter up
before the new superintendent began his work.
Corbus had said, if necessary, he would present
the case of the asylum TO the Board Flaherty,
being called on, stated the trouble about III this
way: La Sale county's quota of insane is 80, but
the number of cases she has sent has been great
er than that number and new cases increased
rapidly until DR.. kilbum refused to receive any
more. Judge Miller contemplated a personal let
ter to DR.. Kilburn, but Mr.. Flaherty suggested
to first find out what were the countys rights
and then insist on them. Mr. +, told DR.. kilburn
that il there was room forno more cases he would
take Il number Of the incurablcs 10 the county
asylum. There were at that time two cases in
our county Jail of all places in the world, and
six or eight at the asylum. Flaherty stated these
facts TO DIR. X, but the DR.. wanted Mr. Flahcrty
to pick out those he would take to Ottawa, which
hc would not do, but said he would take the quiet
ones. Ia which DR. X. replied there were no quiet
one, Finally he agreed 10 luL" thcrrccnt cases,
hut Mr. tuhcrly WIS no >orncr home than he
again refused. Then Mr.. F. did what he could
through Senator Lewis and States Attorney
Mayo to force an exchange, the lattcr"rritng to
DR.. Corbus, one of the trustees. DR.. COrbus's
reply was unsatisfactory so far rs forcing an cN-
change was concerned, but he said he was not
surprised ut the complaints-he had been expect
ing them Then DR.. Kilburn wrote to Mr.. Fla
herty asking him 10 make the selection OF cases
to be removed, in the meantime writing To their
friends saying Mr. F. was attempting to remove TO
the county house such and such persons. Mr..
+. replied to him that those who were able to do
so should be made TO take care of their own in
sane al j that he would take the others to the
asylum Finally nine were sent to Ottawa. That
DR.. Kilburn, continued Mr.. Flaherty, is trying to
make capital against the county is proved by
communication in the FREE TRADER at the time
of the trouble inserted said Mr.. F. by man
whose son had but short time previous been
refused admission, La Sale is not the only coun-
ty thus troubled, Cook and other counties make
the same complaints.
Barton, of Mcrden, moved that committee
be appointed to investigate and report IN Scptcm
Der; but when Lewis showed him that the COM
mittec had no subject matter, he withdrew his
motion
Sam. Parr, Of Rutland, thought the whole trou-
Bile, arose from the fact that some sessions ago
some resolutions censuring DR.. kilburn had been
placed on our records and that if they were only
removed it would be all right. The end of the
matter was that DR.. Corbus was Invited to make
such statement in the matter he desired.
Adjourned to o 4. W. Thursday.