The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-02
.d, thistles growing in The town for


which he is agent.
~. If any are growing, where tglVing
/ Spctionl how many, to what extent, ana
when and how introduced, II known
A. I'm towns where Canada thlstles are
craving a detailed statement oil ms
Treatment of each infected district or
tract. with costs and result or treatment
3th. Such other matters relatlhg 10
! Canada thiStles as may DO required "
/ him from time TO time by sala ooarn oi
| Supervisors. ,.,
5lh. His views on the treatment OF
| Canada thistles, and such Suggestions
! and recommendations 10 Sald oodiu do "o
! shall deem proper ana useful ..,,..,
The ayes and noes being demanded,
suneryjs0rs Barton, Beach, Burgess, Con
ertnn Drackley .Flaherty, Gardner, Gray,
Uelmip McIntire, Miller, Miner, Nelson
O'Donnel. Singer, Stevenson, White'
and MIR. Chairman tlsl voted III me al
! 6rmatiye, and supervisors Adams; Arm
! strong Center. Dresser, Fades, fergU-
son. Fischer, Fox, Hodgson, Hoffman,
| Uore. Klove, I.auf, LOwman, Mcintyre
Meter Palmer, Pool, Read, Reynolds,
! Stormont, Wyhe (22) voted III the mega
| tive. Lost .,.,.,.
Supervisor Armstrong, chairman OF the
| courthouse and Jail building committee
presented the following report, Which' on
motion, was adopted
Mr.. Chairmd, and Gentlemen oj ht
| Jo,,,.d ar Sune1,,jSOrS. Your committee
| on court house and Jail beg leave 10 MAKE
The following report: That III Obedience
| tn a resolution heretofore adopted by tins
boarl YOUR committee proceeded ana
gave notice to CONTRACTORS. ana builders
for sealed proposals for the construction
of a iail and shertf's residence tor the
county of La Sale, which notice IS mere
to attached and made a part OF TINS re-
mort. and il IN words and figures IA iul-
lows:
"NOrICE 70 CONTRACTORS AND BUILD
ERS.
Sealed proposals are invited Tor the
construction of a Jail and sheriff 3 resi-
nencc for La Sale county, III the CITY Oh
Ottawa, until the second day OF MaTcil
next at T. O'Clock M, said proposals ~ DE
under seal and addressed to the building
committee for the constructors OF Sal1
iail, in care OF the county clerk OF Stlo
county, Endorsed, proposals lor D,illaltig
County Jail Proposals are Invited Tor
the building complete, and also for the
several parts of the work each by ltSeli,
and especially for the irOnsmlths work
and mason work, as specified, and also
for the same design OF work, but CON,
bounded of iron and chrome steel, rolled
together in accordance with Il brief spec
Iijcation to be furnished by the party pro
pOsing: also for cages made OF carOOhlH,
ed iron. steel, or combination OF IRON ana
steel, the committee reServing lhe Tlghl
to reject any or all proposals not deemed
for the interest of the county TO accept,
The plans and specifications can be seen
at the rooms Of the committee NJ Ottawa,
or at the office of q. i, Randall, archl-
tect. ~ Dearborn street, thlcaGo.
GEO. W. ARMSTRONG,
Chairman Of Building Com.
Upon the second day of March, IN ac-
cordance with the above notice, your
committee proceeded To open the bias
presented to them for the construction OF
said Jail, and the bids for the various
parts thereof There were twenty-three
bids received. which bids are as follows;
FOR THE BUILDING ENTIRE.
/ n oinr tiaItn,, nm ,,-....... s2SloJuD
NAM t,nii,r. Unt1yi, III ~ 2h.T}l 90
stone cclsand hoor 20ooo 10
N.Nr,l 4 sun ....... 3i.S5D 10
Thomas and nugh CuIwcll ottawa. III 2lSoJ 90
Weiss Il Wolf Ottawa, III ........ ...... Ii5e" ~
FOR BUILDING, EXCEPT IRON WORK.
+ Il. Couugriy Chicago Ill.,. ...... Sio.,m wv wv
MCNrnl ~ son ..-..... ....... iS,1N w
Thomas 4 Hugh CowclI OTTAWA II. $500 %
Weiss ~ Woi, Ottawa, III. .,.-.. .... IIr5N' "0
FOR IRON WORK.
.Etnn Iron Works Chicago III .. . $1,000 %
Du1y " Doano, Ottawa, l'..-....... ltpN %
Union Foundry, Chicago .............. lf,WN w
Il + HOugh indianapolis, Indiana. 800 ~
with carboniIed iron ll,lUO 90
n strn4tnr Chicngo ................ 1900 on
~ ''' ,' with plain iron in guard, 1850 %
with i plate instead of y 1900 90
MASON WORK.
Johu Klein, ottawa, Ill.............. .....S 9,Ood"
CARPENTER WORK.
Thomas a Hugh Colwcll, Ottawa, III 5 2SH M
cur STONE.
h. Il BrlIuard a CO., Joliet III ......... 15t3 "
PAINTING AND GLAZING.
r Kccgau 81. Chicago, m ............,.. ~ "
=. NJ Anmout .....,.,. ~ w
n s Lrpprr ... ............ 7oO w
Gilman i Hardin, Ouuwa, III. .......... 625 90
ThcUdOrr Lcttrn, Chicago ...- .......,...,. DIV"
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING.
l.. Prrkip- Ottawa, III, gas hitting w ~
plumbing. 81 -
T. &a,, Ihi,ag, ulumbnr and gns fitting Gq3 ~
4. + Irons Il Co, Chicago. ... ........ 10 ~
Sanders a Bro. Chicago ... -...... ..... ISL w
II Smcaton, ottawa, plumbing zoe. ....,.. 40 NJ
GALVANIZED IRON WORK.
II. smcnton ottawa, IN ..,,..... ...... I,lsl 90
n Il Dewey ............. l.lS9 "a
Your committee would further re-
port that there were six proposals for the
completion of the jail and residence ac.
cording to the plans and specifications,
and that the remainder of the bids was
for various parts thereof
Your committee would further report
that after the most careful and search
ing examination of all the bids and pro-
posals presented To them for their con
sideration, they consider the proposal OF
Messrs Weiss e Wolf, of Ottawa, Ill, to
be the best, rs well as ii is the lowest, bid
submitted to them, and that in pursu-
ance thereof they did award the building
aforesaid to the said Weiss n Wolf, and
Mt "A
said Weiss Il Wolf for the construction
and completion of the said jail and resi-
dence in accordance with certain plans
and specifications drawn up and submit
ted by G.. +. Randall, the architect EN-
ployed for that purpose,
Your committee would further sub
init that they caused the said contract to
be prepared by Mr.. Mayo, the county al
torney, and that, by resolution oi the
said committee, they caused the chairman
of this board to sign the said contract,
l,,t hn al