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

before IL was announced Il was discovered that
about half the Beard didn't know what they We're
voting on or how TO vote when they did know the
question. So new vote was ordered, pending
which the members again took occasion 10 re-
lcve themselves.
| Barton. Of Mrridcn, said he was new member;
that he came here with great confidence in Mr..
F.; that he was sorry he resigned yet, If he says
he desires 10 do 80 he means II.
Flahcrty said he could work with the new sup.
ern,endent, but he could not work on the COM
mittee when members of the Board were threat
eninS him with hot shot, Nc., &c
Lewis said the question with him was simply
the countys interests. He thought personal feel.
ings should be laid aside, The superintendent is
a new man, who will for Il time have to 90 to Mr..
Flahcrty for information; and he was opposed to
placing the management Of the poor into entire
| " new hands. lie thought the Board had right
to insist ON Mr.. F.'s staying Oh the committee,
Then followed general explanation of the
question, G.ewiss motion0 inquiries for lnstruc
tons how 10 vote "what's the question:" &c,
&c, until the chair became so heiuddlcd that not
even he could state il. silence being had long
enough for him TO collect his faculties, he
said the question meant, To state it in such Il
manner rs would bring it within the cOmprehcn-
sion of the Board, ''lr You wish Mr.. Flaherty TO
retain his position vote yes; if YOU wish him to
resign vote mo-" The vote gave Il ayes and
90 noes.
JOHN MILLER.
Mr. Flaherty's resignation was accepted, so
every one thought, and SO dit the chair, for he
Immediately rose and orally resigned his position
as chairman of the Board adding aft YOU will
grant nav request J will give YOU my parting
benedictio."
Talk about your thunder caps and clear skies,
Guy Fawkes plots Suddenly revealed ambus-
cades, and all that sort o thing. The Board
came TO dead silence. As the poet saith, "A
deathike quiet and deep silence fell" which
continued for some seconds, until Hossack broke
the spell 10y moving that Flaherty be requested
to hold his position until the September term.
Flahcrty said lie had no desire to remain in the
position.
The motion was withdrawn.
The chair reminded the Board that there was
no business save his own request to he allowed
TO resi- IN.
Barton. of Mrridrn, laid lie could think of
nothing To say save My God, why hast thou
torsakcn mc?' though 1t wasn't quite the thing
to quote Scripture to the Board lie thought,
however there was something at work which he
did not understand, and counseled harmony.
Lewis was shocked at the chairs request; he
didn't know what to say; thought there was no
feeling in the Board TO warrant his resignation,
and lie would protest against it.
The chair said if his election depended on the
sacrifice of his best friend or his motives while
acting as chairman were questioned, the coun
tvs interest set at naught, he must resign, and
he ronN return to the bosom Of his family before
he could sacrifice his friend
1t began about this time TO dawn upon some
of the Board that though Lewis's motion was
lost all was not lost; whereupon Patrick Barton,
of Eagle, moved that action on Flaherty's com
munication be postponed until September, The
motion was withdrawn, however.
Lewis moved that the resignation of the chair
be accepted, the vote to be had by rising. The
opposition was unanimous.
Fades, of Bruce, then made the comforting dis
covery that Mr.. Flaherty's resignation had not
been accepted, and SO announced himself The |
Board hove heavc" Of relief, and al went |
lovely again as marriage bell.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion OF Lewis, $3.50 were appropriated TO |
get deed 10 Lot 4, Block IS, in town Of Ottawa.
This is to make good warrantee deed given by
the county in 1887 to the purchaser Of the lot.
The county had at the time no title to the lot. /
Bills of f. c. Lewis, $40, and H. Mayo, $50
expenses at Springfield in settling up the above
matter, were paid.
Petition OK T. W. Cooper TO have assessment
reduced from $500 to $50 on Il quarter section in
South Ottawa, and one from j. l.. Clark, Utica,
on Lot s, Block l., reduced $500, referred to com
mttce on claims
Adjourned to 9 A. VI Friday
FRIDAY, July Is
The Board met atc \. VI. Roll called and min
utes read.
Wilson stated that the attorney Of thct hlcago
Il Paducah Railroad Company was present and
desired leave to address the Board. Leave ac-
corded that gentleman, and he stated in substance:
"The {. Il p. L. K. is in the hands of a receiver,
and he, the speaker, as the attorney of the road
under the instructions of the receiver had recent
~ been adjusting the taxes assessed against the
road in the several counties through which said
road passed. In La Sale county the company
returned to the assessor valuation, which was
just and equitable amounting to $3.50, but the
state board of equalization, from some unknown
cause, raised this assessment 10 SW,G9J. Their |
road extends through this county distance Of
less than one mile, and consists of the ties, track
and chair-irOns, not worth encffth OF the sum 10 |
which the Board had seen fit to increase il. He, |
aG the attorney Of the road, had settled with all
the other counties, on the county tax along their
line save this, AT 80 per cent. of the taxes. He
was willing to pay this amount. The collection
Of this large tax was cnjoncd by the Mclean
county Circuit Court in 1873, and remains so and
no doubt will be a permanent Injunction, still
the company was willing to pay what is just
He submitted proposition in writing cmbody. |