The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-10-09
Proceedings of the Board.

TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 1850.
Record Of the proceedings, orders and resolu-
tions of the Board of Supervisors of the county
La Sale and State of Illinois, at special meet
ing thereof, commenced and held at the court
house in Ottawa, in said county, on Tuesday the
9Th day of October A. d. 1880.
Board met pursuant to a call by the clerk here
tofore issued as follows, to wit:
To Peter W. Stocksleger, County Clerk Of La Sale
County:
We, the undersigned members of the Board of
Supervisors of La Sale county, Illinois, do here
by request you to call a special meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of La Sale county, Illinois,
to convene at the court house in Ottawa on
Tuesday, October 5, 1880, at 2 o'clock p. NJ, to
take such action as may be deemed necessary by
reason Of the destruction OF records in the re.
corder's office in said county on the night of
October 2 1880.
John Ferguson, A. A. Klove,
E. G.. Lewis, Alexander Wylic,
Charles Metzger, Martin Flaherty
Fred w. Fades, f. Barton,
Samuel f. Parr, Nels Nelson, 3D.
J. j. Pool, j. NJ. Fox,
A. E. Beach, VIM. Stermont,
A. C. McIntire D. ID. Center.
Thereupon the clerk addressed to each super
visor a notice which is in the words and tgnres
following, to wit:
There will be special meeting of the Board
of Supervisors on Tuesday, the 9Th day of Octo
Der, 1850, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ. This meeting is
necessary to take action concerning the destruc
ton Of records In the recorders office.
p. w. SToCKsLEGER, County Clerk.
Upon calling the roll the following named su-
pervisors answered to their names:
Adams Wright, Armstrong G.. W., Barton f.,
Beach n. E., Bellinghausen Henry, Burgess S.
s., Center ID. D., Drackley VIM, Dresser Egbert
s, Fades Fred W., Ferguson John, Flaherty
Martin, Fox j. NJ, Gardner c. j., Gray John,
Helmig Henry, Hodgson Eli, Hoffman Charles
l., Hoge T. j., klove A. A, Lauf William, Low
man Arthur Mclntire Arthur G., Mcintyre
Nathaniel Metzger Charles j., Miller John,
mond, Palmer Joseph s., Parr s. E., Pool J. j.,
REYNOLDS W. A., Singer p. p, Stevenson James
W, Stormont VIM, White Matthew, Wylie
Alexander, Mr.. Chairman.
Thereupon Supervisor Armstrong submitted
the following statement of Stephen Arnold, re-
oorder:
To tie Hon. Chairman and Board Of Supervisors q
La Sale County, H.
J. the undersigned, would respectfully report
that at the fire in the vault of the recorders
office during the night of October I'd and Sd, the
following books were destroyed: Record books
Nos So, 1OO 49, l21, l23, 1914 lbs, 126, l27, lbs,
49, 100, 131 and 1872. Index books lettered A,
b, c, ID, f and F. Damaged record books Nos.
ia, 1l6, III, lis, 100 and l22. Damaged index
books lettered f, +, G, and X, and unlettered
grantor and grantee indexes.
As to the probable cost OF restoring said books
/ could not at present give an estimate.
Respectfully,
STEPHEN ARNOLD, Recorder.
OTTAWA, H., October 6, 1880.
Supervisor Ferguson moved that a committee
of seven members OF this board be appointed to
investigate the matter of the destruction OF the
records in the recorders office, and what action
this board should take in restoring books and
records and repairing the vault and report the
same TO this board. Carried.
Thereupon the chair appointed Supervisors
Ferguson, Adams, Hoffman, Kloye, Hoge and
Stevenson such committee.
Supervisor McIntire A. c., moved that a CON-
mittee Of seven members of this board be ap-
pointed 10 suggest plans and measures for the
arrest and conviction Of the person or persons
who set fire to the vault Of the recorders Office,
and that the chairman Of this board be chairman
of said committee.
Supervisor Barton moved to amend that this
board hold secret session this p. NJ. for the pur.
pose Of hearing statements Of the recorder and
his clerks and oihers. Amendment lost.
The question recurring upon the original mo-