The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-17
WEDNESDAY, 4. VI.

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Petitions for attachments of assessments begin
to come In. Flaherty wanted relicf-certan OF
his goods being assessed in two towns; M. X.
Odds, Mendoza Adjourned more than law re-
qured. Both referred.
Parr wanted to know if an insurance OF $4,000
in the Royal, on the Court House should be re-
newed. Armstrong thought it all nonsense to
do So The matter was dropped.
Klove wanted n. j. Whitney appointed j. p, to
fill vacancy in his town. 1t was done
petition of James Leroy, Streator, for an
abatement came in, and was going through the
usual formula of motion, &c, when Armstrong
said it would save time to refer those things at
once if not objected to. Lewis The Board has
decided to have them take the other course Bar
ton: "Yes, always want to hear them read.'-
Petition referred.
Mr. John F. Nash, of the First National Bank,
of Ottawa, presented petition from that bank
asking q reduction of the assessment of its bank
stock and that the bank stock OF the comfy be
caualized Barton moved to refer to committee
on complaints and Attachments Hoffman thought
it better to refer it to committee equalization
of personal property. Wiley wanted the opinion
of the county attorney as to which would be the
proper committed. The chair reminded the lat
ter gentleman that that was useless as commit.
tees were only certain machinery of the Board.
Klove agreed with Hoffman. a. &. Mclntirc
said 1t was only a complaint. Stormont said the
assessment would have been reduced by the town
board, but they supposed this board would put
Ottawa banks on par with other banks in the
nj Iid nothing ElnhprV. 60 Tho
Ottawa board then shirked their duty" Lewis:
There is a misrepresentation. All the bank asks
is that all property of this kind be equalized
Mr.. Nash: We do not appeal from the town
board nor want an abatement. We do not wish
to dodge our duty; but simply to be put on a
par with other bankers of the county,
Barton by this time was willing to let the pc
tition go-anywhere.
Miller said there must first be made an abate-
ment.
Burgess was sure this business would get the
Board into trouble; and that the petition must
go to the committee on attachments, who could
confer with the equalzing committee. He then
branched off on the old, old story that lands are
assessed at 80 per cent. and bank stock at 80. Is
that justice? No, sir! The bank complained
because their stock had been assessed at 20 per
cent
An aye and no vote finally referred the petition
to the committee on complaints and attachments.
VI. y. Larned, Utica, wanted a reduction Of
500 imposed as a penalty for not taking the oath
under misunderstanding. John Stout wanted
50 20 refunded-the price he had paid for some
tax certificates, the lands named in which could
NOT ba fnund Roth referred
The chair appointed Adams, Bellinghausen and
Lowman permanent committee to settle with
State Institutions.
The sheriff's report was read, showing
Earnings TO June 80, 1SS0..............$4,lO 81
Receipts 10 same datc.................. 5s6OS
Referred.
Klove said the sheriff made this report as a
hist to the Board TO reimburse him for private
moneys advanced. The Board ought TO give him
81 800 or $1,000
A. c. McIntire: There is no call for this re-
port unless the sheriff does want money"
Eioyc-"I have heard only unofiicially that be
does
Flaherty-" As election time draws near, per-
haps we ought TO give him some"
Nelson" 1t is a curious coincidence that the
sheriff never asks for money in July except dur
ing election year,
COURT HOUSE AGAIN.
Wright Adams said that having no desire TO