The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30


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xii of which is respectfully submitted
LOTHROP PERKINS,
Chairman.
Supervisor Gardner, chairman OF the
committee on stationery, presented the
following report, which, on motion, was
adopted:
M. Chairman and Ge,itlemen OF ne
Board of Supervisors: Your committee
on stationery claims would beg leave to
report 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 10 the several claim
ants, tO.wit:
Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., stationery and
printing, NJ per bills accompanying This
John Gross, stationery and binding. a, per ..,
bill accompanying thir rrport............. ~"
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An of which is respectfully submitted.
G. J. GARDNER, Chairman.
Supervisor Armstrong, chairman OF the
courthouse and Jail building committee,
presented the following reports, which,
on motion, were adopted:
Mr.. Chairman md Gentlemen ~ ne
Board OF Supervisors: Your courthouse
and Jail building committee beg leave To
submit the following report:
That, in obedience to your resolution
adopted at your March session, aathorlZ.
ing and empowering the court holse ana
jail building committee to provide sulta-
BILE rooms for the holding of the different
courts and other county offices, and 10
provide for the removal and safe Keeping
Of a
new Jail, your committee leased from
John r. Nash the building known as the
DelanO block for the period OF twenty
months, commencing on the first day OF
April, at an annual rental of Sl,2O0 with
the privilege of two years at the option
of the county. This building is now oc.
cupied by the circuit clerk, circuit
court room, sherltf'S Office and grand and
petit jury rooms.
Your committee would further report
that they have leased the building Known
as the Walther's block Of E. G. Allen for
the period of twenty months, floln the
first of April. 1T an annual rental ii 81
POO. with the privilege of two years ut the
option Of the county, for the oHmoda-
ton OF the county clerk : Office, county
Judge, county courtroom, couny sur
veyor's Office, jury and committee rooms,
county agent, etc.
Your committee also leased the build.
ing known as the Exchange building, OF
l.. III. Eames, for the period OF Wenty
months, from the first of April, at the
rate of $500 per annum, with the prlvl-
lege Of an extension of two years at the
option of the county.
YOur committee leased from the
Messrs. Perkins the buildings kntWn as
the old gas works, at monthly
rental of SO, and have had the same
liked up for the purpose OF jail ana
jallor's residence, where the prisoners
are now kept.
Your committee rented from Sherman
Leland room in the opera housefor the
treasurers office, at Il monthly rental OF
S625, for the term OF twenty months,
commencing the 23d of April, ISL, but
the lease has not been reduced u writ
ing.
Your committee would further report
that they leased from Mrs. Walther the
water-clOsets situated in the rear Of Wal
theirs block for the term of two years for
the sum of $50, for the use of county or
iicers, and that said rent has been PAID
in full.
Your committee would further state
that they ordered the chairman and sec
rotary OF this committee 20 execute leas-
es with Messrs. Nash, Allen, EameS and
Perkins for the above described proper.
ty, and the same are now in the hands or
your committee.
Your committee would further state
that by virtue of that part OF the resolu-
ton requiring this committee to provide
suitable and safe repositories Tor the
books, records and papers OF the dill
ferent courts and offices, they caused
eleven trucks to be made upon which
proper cases and pigeon holes were made
to hold the various records, books and
papers, with proper appliances by which
each truck can be speedily removed into
the street In case OF tire-twO OF which
trucks are now in the circuit clerks Of
flee and containing the judgment dock
cts and other records connected with
said office, four in the county clerks Of
flee containing the same character of
books, papers, etc. There are now IN the
recorders office 5 trucks, 4 containing
the record books and one containing the
deeds, mortgages, etc. ready ror delivery.
Your committee would further report
that by virtue of that part of the resolu.
ton above referred to authorizing and
empowering them to do all such other
things in connection with the foregoing
resolutions as to them shall seem best for
the interest of the county, your commit
tee acted, as they believed, in the spirit
and intention of the above resolution,
and having to incur expenses IN repair
ing the buildings for u jail and jailor's
residence and removal OF the prisoners,
the removal of the county offices and the
fixing up of court rooms, and various
other expenses thereto, deemed II neces-
sary to request the county clerk to draw
his order upon the county treasury for
such sums and at such times as they
should deem best for the Interest OF the
county, which request is III words and
figures as follows:
L. w. STOCKSLEGER, Esq, County
Clerk. Sir: The undersigned, members OF
the courthouse aud Jail building commit
tee, under authority of resolution
adopted at the March session of the
Board of Supervisors, hereby diIect you
to draw orders on the general fund of the
county for the expenditures for the safe
keeping of prisoners OF the county, rent
of rooms for holding the courts and
transacting the business of the county,
removal of records, etc, as the same may