The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-14
ERIDAY-FITH DAY.

Beach. chairman of pauper committee, reported
claims aggregating ) and recommended
their payment. As whole the claims are
below the average. The largest sum allowed
to one township is S52S.20 to IaSallc; Peru's
bills are $40, and Ottawa's S306.49. Report
vlopted.
The committee on fees and salaries recon.
mended allowing County Attorney $500 salary
for the ensuing year
Cheever, from committee on aOur, house and
jail recommended the payment of bills aggre-
eating Sl3.0S6.' 6.
Fox, from committee to settle with county off,
GERS, submitted Sheritfs report, with recommen-
dation for payment of the sum of S3O5.5O in ex-
cess of the allowance for the travelling expenses
of 1873, excepting an overcharge of $27 for car
riage hire The report took considerable dis
cussion as to the propriety of the Board fix
ing limit TO the travelling expenses of the
sheriff which ended in the adoption of the re-
port and the resembling of the resolution of
1873 limiting the travelling expenses to $1,000.
Fox also reported back, without recommends
ton, the sheriff bill for expenses incurred in
his effort to secure Lynch, confined AT the time in
a Jail at Balston Spa, New York, amounting to
1892 Referred back to the commtte for fur
Their consideration.
A bill of H. Hamilton, attorney at law, for
alleged services rendered in assisting the Sheriff
in the Lynch case, was laid on the table by q
unanimous vote.
Adams offered resolution instructing the
County Clerk to draw his order in favor of the
several county officers for no more than the ac-
tual disbursements for their respective offices.
Adopted.
Parr offered resolution authorizing the COM
mttee on court house and Jail to erect small
Ia. nd rnurbS tha ynuth side
of the court house square, Adopted.
Stevenson, from committee on complaints
and abatements, made a report recommending
an abatemente of $3.50 on the assessment of
Luke Cary, Utica, for the year 1879. Adopted.
Pickens, from committee on township organi-
zation, reported in favor of granting the prayer
of the Milford petitioners asking that certain
streets be vacated. Adopted.
Eads, from committee on stationery, reported
bills aggregating $l,'42.79, and recommended
their payment. Adopted.
In the afternoon, Hickok, from committee on
claims, reported, recommending the payment OF
divers claims amounting to S7lj, and asked to
be relieved from the further consideration Of
the claims Of George Gaut, l.. Sampson and
Frederick irkenbeul-the latter for 500 sol
der's bounty. Adopted.
Fades, from committee on stationery, submit
ted bills OF Osman u hapemaD lor &c anu
recommended their payment.
Bill of DR.. Macarthur for Slj was allowed.
Also bills for repairs on Jail, amounting to
S3S.75.
Barton from committee on roads and bridg-
es, re-submitted the September report Adopt
ed
A motion by Flaherty to appropriate $500 to
the towns of Dayton and Rutland was lost, and
a motion to appropriate S300.S3 to the towns of
Farm Ridge and Deer Park was laid on the table.
Thespecial order-the ma Ority and minority
reports of the finance cOmmittee--set for two
o clock, was then taken up and the majority re-
port adopted by 81 ayes TO 9 nays after pro-
tracted discussion, participated in by Superyis-
ors Lewis, Mcintyre, Kloye, Miller, Hossack,
Fades and Parr, Lewis and Fades opposing, the
others supporting the report.
On motion of klove the contractors were Civ
en- until the lst of March to complete the work
and on motion of Beach the committee was con-
tinued and authorized to settle with the con
tractors. Belinghausen was authorized TO act
with the committee.
motion by Robinson 10 print in pamphlet
form the proceedings Of the July, September
and January sessions was laid on the table.
Stevenson, from the committee on complaints
and attachments. reported in favor of refunding
TO Mrs f. NJ. Henry amount paid at tax sale
on lots on which the taxes had previously been
paid.
Adjourned to o'clock this 4, N.