The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-02
TUESDAY. March 10. 1881

DOdlu met pursuant 10 duJcululltnl.
Present same as yesterday; also super
visOrs Mcintyre (Natel and Stevenson.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
Supervisor Flaherty, chairman Of the
committee on roads and bridges, pre-
sented the following report, which, on
motion. was adopted:
Your committee on roads and bridges,
to whom was referred the petition OF
thes commissioners Of highways of the
towns of DAYTON and Rutland, asking
for a further appropriation Of $500 for
the building of bridge across Fox
river, beg leave to submit the following
report
That at the September meeting Of
the board of supervisors, a. ID. 1878, an
appropriation Of 5000 was granted to
aid said towns in the construction of
said bridge the commissioners Of said
towns agreeing to release the county
from any further claims. Your com
mittee would further report that the
cost of said bridge as reported by the
road commissioners was ST. 200. Your
committee believes that the towns were
Justly entitled under the law 10 one-half
Of the cost of construction of the bridge.
viz $500. but the road commissioners
of the towns having signed an agree
ment relieving the county from all
claims, your committee desires to lay
the facts before You and to ask for
further instruction
MARTIN FLAHERTY,
Chairman.
supervisor Miller moved that the sum
of six hundred 1900 dollars be allowed
to the towns of Dayton and Rutland.
balance of one-haf of the expense to
defray the cost of a bridge across Fox
river between said towns.
The ayes and noes being demanded,
supervisors Armstrong, Beach. Burgess,
Center, Drackley. Flaherty, Fox, Gard
ner, Gray, HOdgson, Hoffman. Hoge.
Klove, Lowman. Met2ger, Miller. O'DOn-
nell Palmer, Parr. Singer. StOrmont,
White and Mr.. Chairman (23J voted in
the affirmative, and supervisors Adams,
Barton, Bellinghausen. ConertOn,
Dresser, Fades, Ferguson, Fischer, Hell
mig, Mclntire, Mcintyre, Miner, Pool.
Read, Reynolds, Stevenson and Wylie
IN voted in the negative. Carried
Supervisor Flaherty moved that the
clerk be authorized to draw two orders
on the treasurer for the said SIX hundred
dollars $500 in favor of the commits.
siOners of the towns of Dayton and Rut-
land. One-half to each. Carried.
Supervisor Barton presented petitions
from the towns of Wallace and DAYTON.
which, on motion of supervisor Adams.
were referred to the committee on town
ship organization.
Supervisor Adams presented petitions
from citizens of the towns of Adams
and Mission asking this board to defer
building new courthouse till the location
for the same can be changed.
Supervisor Fox also presented a like
petition from the citizens of the town OF
Worthwhile.
Supervisor Barton presented petition
from the town OF Neriden asking this
board to defer building new court
house till the location for the same can
he changed.
Supervisor Gardner also presented i
like petition from the citizens of the
town of | tica
Supervisor Beilinghauseu also pre-
scented like petition from the citizens
OF Peru.
Supervisor Miller moved that all the
petitions asking to defer the building of
Il new courthouse till the location for
the same can be changed be referred TO
the committee on public buildings. The
ayes and noes being called. supervisor
Beach. Burgess, Drackley. Gray. Hoge.
Lowman. Mcintyre. Miller. Nelson.
O'DOnnell, Palmer and White ~ voted
in the affirmative. and supervisors Ad-
ans, Armstrong. Barton. Bellinghausen.
Center. CouertOn. Dresser. Fades. Fer
guson, Fischer. Flaherty. Fox. Gardner.
Ielmig, Hodgson. Hoffman. klove. Me