The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-06

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| fireman Sampson, Justice fees. % is
Frederick Bcrkenbeuel, bounty. 300 %
All of which is respectfully submitted.
l.. b. HICKoK, Chairman.
Supervisor p. Barton, chairman of the
committee on roads and bridges, presented
| the following report, which on motion was
adopted:
Mr. Chairman AMI Gentiemen Of tie Board
| of Supervisors: Your committee on roads
and bridges would respectfully report that
| they have examined the matter of the petl-
ton of the commissioners of the towns Of
! Rutland and Dayton presented before them
asking for an additional appropriation of
six hundred dollars for the bridge at Wedron,
and recommend the following:
Whereas, at the September session of the
Board of Supervisors for the year 1878 ape
| tition was presented by the commissioners
of highways of the towns of Dayton and
Rutland praying for an appropriation from
the county to assist in the erection of a
bridge across the Fox river at, or near, the
village of Wedron, and
Whereas, said petition was referred to the
committee on roads and bridges, and, after
having examined all the facts in regard to
| the receiving proposals and letting contracts,
| your committee found that there were five
| proposals submitted to the commissioners
for their consideration three being for an
| iron superstruCture and stone piers and abut-
| ments and one for combination of wood and
iron, and the other beng composed Of wood,
| and
Whereas, the commissioners in their wis
dom thought proper of accepting the highest
proposition submitted to them, notwithstand-
| ing the other bidders were willing and ready
| to enter into sufficient bonds for the fulfill
| ment of their contract and
Whereas, upon further inquiry by your
committee, the commissioners could not give
any satisfactory reason for so awarding
the contract, and the commissioners feeling
anxious to secure the appropriation they en-
tered into n written contract which was
signed by the commissioners Of both towns,
they agreeing to forever relieve the county
of any further obligation in the matter in
case the county appropriated the sum of five
thousand dollars, that being the amount
agreed on and which was allowed at the Jan
uary session of the Board of Supervisors
and has been applied in part payment of
SAID bridge. And further, that, in view of
all the facts connected with this case, your
committee unanimously desire to be relieved
of further consideration of the subject.
All VI WHICH 10 lCsptN'uiy
PATRICK BARTON, Chairman.
Supervisor Flaherty moved that the bal
ance of $500 due the towns of Dayton and Rut-
land on bridges be allowed. The ayes and
noes being demanded, Supervisors Adams,
Beach, Butte. Flaherty, Fox Grove, Miller,
Nelson, O'Donnell, Parr, Pickcns, Read and
Trout-13, voted in the affirmative, and Su.
pervlsors +. Barton, =. Barton, Bellinghaus-
en-, Cheever, Conerton, Cooper, Fades, Fischer,
Hemig, Hckok, Hossack, klove, Laui,
Lewis, Nat Mcintyre, A. G. Mclntire, Mi,
ner, Merritt, OLaughlin, Palmer, Robinson,
Singer Stevenson, s. c, Wiley, Wilson and
Alex Wylie-26, voted in the negative Mo.
ton lost
Supervisor Flaherty moved that the clerk
of this board be authorized to draw his or
der on the treasurer, IN favor OF the commits
sioncrs of the towns of Deer Park and Yer
million, for the sum of $30OS3, balance due
on bridge. Whereupon Supervisor Lewis
moved to lay the motion on the table. The
ayes and noes beng demanded, Supervisors
Adams, L. Barton, Bellinghausen, Cheevcr,
Conerton Cooper Fades Fischer Fox
Grove Ielmig, IIickok, Hessack, Klove
Lauf, Lewis, A. c. McIntIre Nat. Mcintyre,
Miner, O'DonnelI, Palmer, Read, Robinson
Singer Stevenson, Trout, 5. c. Wiley, Will
son and Alex Wylc--27, voted in the atlirma-
tive, and Supervisors =. Barton, Beach Butte
Flaherty, Miller, Merritt Nelson, O'Laugh-
lin, Parr and Pickcns-1O, voted in the neg
alive. Carried.
On motion of Supervisor Fades, leave was
given him to withdraw the resolution here.
toiorc presented tor the appointment of an
assistant mine inspector
The hour of two o'clock having arrived,
to which time the turhci consideration OF
the report of the finance committee on alb
strac,ing mortgages had been postponed,
Supervisor Klovr called ior the reading o!
said report, which is IN the words and figures
following, IT, wit:
Mr. Chairman and GeHtlcHeH ~ tie B0ad
IF Supervisors: At the September session
A. ID. 1879 of this honorable body The follow
| ing resolution was adopted;
Whereas the people of La Sale county
| complain that all visible and tangible prop
erty bears AN undue and excessive proper
ton of the taxes of the county; and whereas
| they do assert that personal property, mon
| eys and credits are not assessed in pro
| portion to other property, and that per-
sonal property, moneys and credits are in
many cases concealed from the assessor,
and that some persons owning or controlling
such personal properties, moneys snd cred
l.. Il. h.