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

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Meetings of
yesterdays proceedings up to O'Clock
meeting were read and no objections
made.
Supervisor Beach, chairman of the
committee on pauperS, submitted the tol-
lowing report, which, on motion, was
adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board of !SuDerriSOrS. Your committee
on pauper claims would beg leave to re-
port that they have examined all claims
presented before them and recommend
the payment of the following, and that
the clerk be directed to issue orders for
the several amounts to the several claim
ants, to wit:
NdDltS For What. clauaed dHO"d.
jacob Kline, board and care of
pauper, otter Creek...,... l!loo llo'o
VIM. Stormont, Poormaster,
H'' ;eS +, Sail. s' 800
NJ Ryrnc palper to co house 400
All of which is respectfully submitted.
\. f. BEACH, Chairman.
Supervisor Metzger, chairman OF the
committee on stationery, submitted the
following report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board Of Supervisors: Your committee
on stationery respectfully report that
they have entered into contract with
Messrs. Culver, Page, lloyne n Co.. of
Chicago, for the necessary books and sta
tionery for the county for the next twelve
months. Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES }. METZGER, Chl!tu III.
Supervisor Adams, chairman OF the
committee to settle with state charitable
institutions, to whom was referred the
Of nif nf +
ted the following report which, on mo-
ton. was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board of Supervisors: Your committee
on state charitable institutions would
beg leave to report that they have exam
ined the petition from citizens OF Mem
dota in the case of Mrs. Raardon and rec
ommend that the prayer be granted All
of which is respectfully submitted.
WRIGHT ADAMS, Chairman.
The same committee, to whom was re-
ferred the memorial OF the board or SUI
pervisors of Rock Island county, Illinois,
also submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board of Supervisors: Your committee
on state charitable institutions would beg
leave to report that they have examined
the memorial from the board of supervis
ors of Rock Island, and would recon-
mend that this board cooperate with them
in that effort. All of which Is respect
fully submitted.
WRIGHT ADAMS, Chairman.
Supervisor Mcintyre (N.), chairman OF
the committee on fees and salaries, sub
mitted the following report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Board of Supervisors: Your committee
on fees and salaries would respectfully
report that they have examined the mat
ter of fixing the salaries of the several
county officers whose term of office COM
mences on the first Monday of Decem-
Der, 1880, to wit: Circuit Clerk, Recorder
and Sheriff of La Sale County. They
beg leave to report to your honorable
body the following as the result OF our
Clerk, 81 800; deputy do, $1,000. Salary
of Recorder, 81. 800; LIST deputy, $500;
End deputy, 5000. Salary of Sheriff of
La Sale County, $500; office deputy do,
$500; outside deputies, $500.
Your committee would also recon-
mend that the Sheriff. in addition to his
salary aforesaid, be allowed his reasona-
BILE travelling expenses, and that said
Sheriff be required to keep an absolute,
true and correctaccOunt of said travelling
expenses, and by giving price and cor
reCI udlc loI tdCh llcui VI oalu
expenses. Your committee would fur
Their recommend that the allowance
made heretofore for the pay of an officer
to attend the La Sale city court be
stopped, and nothing allowed hereafter,
as SAID court is not held as required by
law, the Judge having resigned and said
city failing to elect "a successor. And
your committee would further report
that they have examined the matter of
fixing the salaries of the Warden and
Matron of the county house, presented to
them land would respectfully recommend
as follows: Salary of Warden per year,
$500; salary of MatrOn per year, S5OO-the
same to take effect the beginning of their
incoming year. Respectfully submitted.
NATH. MCINTYRE,
A. f. BEACH.
ALEX. WYLIE,
THOS. j. HOGE,
M. WHITE.
Supervisor Ferguson moved to amend
the report by making the Warden and
Matron's salary four hundred dollars
each per year.
Supervisor Fox moved an amendment
to the amendment that the Warden and
MatrOn'S salary be fixed at five hundred
dollars each per year, and they to pay the
cook in their own department. Amend
ment to the amendment carried. The
question now recurring upon the amend
ment as amended, carried. The queS-
ton now recurring upon the report as
amended, carried.
Supervisor Armstrong, from the special
committee on courthouse and Jail, sub
mitted the reported of mileage and per
diem Of the respective members of said
committee, las follows: G.. W. Armstrong,
days at $50, $3.50; So miles at &c.
S4S0-total, l7.30; F. w. Fades, ! day,
$3.50: 81 miles, Sl.60-tOtal, ITO; III.