The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-19

n Ferguson introduced resolution requestin!
81 Mayo's opinion on these points touching the do!
tax fund: % wncn are claims for damages 70
sheep killed by dogs 10 be paid; (2j when shall
the balance be paid to the town board; 81 whci
shall the supervisor pay the balance to his sue
cessOr.
i Beach, from pauper committee, reported re
commencing that DR.. Clendenning he appointed
county physician for La Sale and Peru at slO
per annum. Singer suggested that DR.. Fraser
! bid was but SIPS; and moved that as he was tht
better surgeon he be substituted for Clendeu
ming, and backed his appeal by petition to tha
effect signed by some ID or 20 La Sale people
Flaherty thought it bad policy to reject an old
and satisfactory employee (Frascr) simply be
cause another mans bid was lower. He favored
giving the poor the best aid. Lewis objected tc
this question Of bids, II the mans vile 10 sick
he would not rush around getting bids for medical
aid. Now this is question OF some one else's
wife who should have the best aid Appointing
q servant Of this kind by bids is not in accord
ance with the spirit OF the age. Flaherty said
the Board should do as they had always done
fix salary and appoint physician. 1t was re
ferred back To the committee, who, after consul
tation recommended Fraser ut the rate Of 1925,
to serve until the September session.
On motion OF Palmer the ''thistlc resolution
WAS reconsidered, and on motion of Stevenson
referred to a committee Of thrce-StcvensOn, Mi
ner and Centre.
Wye, from the committee to whom was re.
ferrcd the petitions touching the court house site
reported, Fades doing the reading. The MAORI.
|ty report was as follows:
The Undersigned, members Of your committee
to whom was referred the petitions presented to
the Board, favOring change OF location for the
proposed court house beg leave to report that We
ind the petitions signed by nearly 1000 Of the
Mendoza, Mission, Peru, Dimmick. Troy Grove,
Worthwhile, Meridcn, Ctlca La sale, Adams,
Earl and Waltham.
And while some members OF this Board thought
the wording Of some OF the petitions was an in
suit to this Board, we believe that such was not
their intention.
Your committee . arc OF the opinion that
the petition Of the petitioners Is well taken in
this: That the site Oh which IL is proposed to
tuild the new court house il entirely inadequate
small but is SO situated that the noise from the
street must necessarily interfere with the busi
ness TO be transacted within the walls OF the
building.
The undersigned are aware that there is good
legal authority for the opinion that the court
house must be built on this site II built at pres
ent, and If no legislation is had repeating the
law locating the court house for La sale county.
We beg leave to state, however, that it has
heen argued before this Board that there could
be no difficulty in having the law referred to
repealed; and It has never been demonstrated
that this argument is not correct On the con
trary, the Board has always shown disposition
10 defeat any attempt in the direction OF request
ing the legislature Of the state to repeal law
which stands In the way OF discussing the merits
or dement's OF different proposed sites.
In view Of these facts we are Of the opinion
that the petitioners are correct in their position
and although the preliminary steps for building
q court house have already been taken and con
expense has already been incurred in
the direction of getting plans for building, we
still believe that now Is the time for correcting
an error, which In our opinion the Board has
made; and We therefore offer the following reso-
utioD:
WHEREAS, THIS Board is Of the opinion that
'ourt house should bs built at The sorlsst possible
moment but still believe that the law it stands
prevents the Board from proceeding 1t once to
enter into contract for the erection OF the build
ng on account OF the apparent insdeQuacy of
he present site;
R.,o,p-i. That the necessary steps be taken to
ecure the speedy repeal OF the law locating the |
'ourt house on the present Site so that the Board
n ay discuss and decide the first question which |
must enter into the question OF building--thc To- |
,ation Of the building itself. ALEX. VILE,
CAsPAR FISCHER.
Mr.. Fox, from the same committee, submitted
minority report, saying he could not sign the
majority report, though opposed to the present
location. His report is as follows:
!, the undersigned, member OF the comInittee,
most con fdence in the judgment OF the members
IF the committee whose report has just been pre- |
entcu ye. uuu " ,u' W 40 a' ; ..o,. '
,pinloh WIN tne,rs ~ w., ~ .no ,bo,ha
mat snouu oe a'tnvnvu - tne pet.'Io.t 'na, ~"
'een prescntou. "ni'o 'u'? IL liz 49,, v |
req rght Oh every tIApAye' III Il" o",, nc, 'Ju.,
% DC hcaru gu 'nls suoJee'' -; =, iyn,h, ;n
ieVe Ina, IL ealu peta.lpneis ,puu y.
% suen close rela,lohsh'P WIN ,ne nn
er a: 10 ,ully rea@c tne s'are uouoa .uI' ,h
over the prospects q. 'n's pVa'u 80 nui W..
power 10 ouild on any o'.er s''e .nna w. ou o,,e
n any reasohaole .,'ne' lne{ "ouiu not p'''S
heir objections farther, hot"i.hstshu,ns .ne scr,
,us ooJect,ohs urGeu asa.ns' NV i,n
ION ana hOt"ltnslsnulnG 1 am ueupS ,0n In,
sresseu with inc weight VI ,IoSc Se
must appear TO al! that the poa,u nav nau
ohg ana some"hat Expensive &c ~ VI . lug,
ng the matter up 70 point "nel. !. nns ~" |
ABOUT arrived "hete inc yeAeu quessio,. % VoHa
louse may DC SET II. rest no 'iot '.;.ns ~ "'9o