The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-31
THURSDAY. July u, ISIS

| Present same as yesterday. Minutes OF
yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
Supervisor Mcintyre Matt presented
the following resolution, which, on motion,
was adopted:
| Board of Supervisors: AS your Board
will no doubt deem it advisable at this
session to appoint county agent for the
| present year, your committee on fees and
salaries would respectfully report to you
| that they recommend that the salary of
saiu county agent be and the same is
| hereby fixed at the sum of five hundred
dollars for the ensuing year.
Respectfully submitted
NATHANIEL MCINTYRE,
ALEX. WYLIE,
A. Il. BEACH,
THOs. j. IlOGE,
NJ. WHITE.
Supervisor Barton moved that a special
committee of three be appointed 10 con-
fer with the County Attorney in relation
to the assessment of railroad property
heretofore listed under schedule ID, and
ascertain why such property is not now,
as heretofore, listed under such schedule.
Carried.
ThereupOn the chair appointed Super
visors Barton, Flaherty and Gray as such
committee.
Supervisor Beach introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which, on motion, was
adopted:
ResOlyed, That committee of nine be
appointed to take under consideration
the practicabllity of the Board proceed
ing the present year to erect suitable
court house and jail; that such commit
tee be requested to ascertain the most
available location, the probable total cost,
&c; also, if said committee should think
it not best to commence the erection of
such buildings the present year, that they
ascertain the necessary repairs upon the
present courthouse and Jail, and any
other information in regard to the matter
that may be considered important, and
that they report their views at the next
September session of this Board.
Supervisor Beach moved that the chair
appoint committee of three who shall
choose "a committee of nine to carry out
the provisions OF the resolution.
ThereupOn Supervisor Mcintyre (N.)
introduced the following substitute,
which was accepted by Supervisor Beach,
and which, on motion, was adopted:
Resolved, That this Board now proceed
under the resolution to vote for nine
members of this body to carry out its
ceiving the highest number OF votes be
declared said committee.
ThereupOn the chair appointed as tell
ers Supervisors White and IiOge.
The Board then proceeded to ballot,
with the following result: Adams, IL
votes; Armstrong, 10; Barton, 5; Beach,
II; Bellinghausen, -; Burgess, u; Cen
ter, 6; COnertOn, 5; Drackley, 2; Dresser,
4; Fades, IS; Ferguson, 3; Fischer, 7;
Flaherty, 20; Fox, 10; Gardner, 3; Gray,
5; Helmig, 4; Uodgs0n, 4; Hoffman, II;
EOge, a; KlOve, Is; Lauf, 4; Lewis, "A;
Lowman, 4; McIntire "a. ca, II; McIn-
tye (N.), rs; Me'zger, =; Miller, y; Mi
ner. 3; Nelson, IL; O'Donnell, 3; Palmer,
=; Parr, s; Pool, s. Read, !; Reynolds, 3;
Singer, 3; Stevenson, I; Stormont, Is;
choice for the Sth and 9th members of said
committee, on motion of Supervisor McIn-
tire A. ca, the Board proceeded to bal
lot for Supervisors Fades, Mcintyre and
Stormont, they having received on the
first ballot 10 votes each, with the follow
ing result: Supervisor Fades received 81
votes, and Mcintyre IN y, % votes. SUI
perviSorS Armstrong, Bellinghausen,
Burgess, Fades, Flaherty, Lewis, Mcln-
tire "a. C.), Mclntire (N.) and Miller,
having received the highest number of
votes, were declared elected committee
to carry out the provisions of the reSolu-
ton on new court house and Jail.
On motion Board adjourned till
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
FRIDAY, July Is, 1850.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes of
yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
Supervisor Barton, chairman OF the
special committee on railroad lands. sub
mitted the following report, which, on
motion, was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board Of Supervisors: Your committee
on railroad lands would, respectfully re-
port that they have examined the matter
of the assessments of railroad lands of
the c., b. & q. II. II. in Meriden, Earl,
and other towns. presented before them,
and find said railroad lands assessed ut
about one-fourth the value OF farm lands
in townships where said lands are, and,
that there is no increase OF values made
for land owned by them without the rec
ord plats of any town, village or city, and
after advice and consultation with the
County Attorney. would recommend that
the County Clerk be instructed to pre-
pare schedule of all the lands owned by
railroad companies In this county, and
the value per acre at which farm lands
are assessed in the various townships,
and also the value of lands lying within
the record plats of all towns, villages and
cities through which any railroad may
pass.
And that this Board instruct the Coun-
ty Attorney to present said schedule to
the State Board OF Equalization for the
purpose of having all railroad companies
lands assessed at the same rate per acre
as other lands in the respective town
ships, and also the same rate per acre as
other lands within the record plats of any
town. village or city where said railroads
may have lands, either the right of way
or other lands owned by them.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
+. BARTON,
Chairman.
The written opinion OF Henry Mayo,
County Attorney, relative To the equaliZa-
tion of assessments bplnp read WAS on