The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-01

ing resolution; ,, tai
Resolred That the court house ana jan
building committee he authorized 20 let me
contract and proceed to builu JAN Ho' !"
exceed the cost of S23ouO
Supervisor Palmer moved that Inc reso'u'
ton be tabled. Carried.
Supervisor Beach, chairman OF me com
mIilee on paupers, submitted the following
report, which on motion was concurrcu III,
,Nr. Chairman ant Gentlemen II TIE B0dFd
of .SyDerriSyyS. The matter referred toyour
committee concerning the placing ol 'eic-
plune AT the county house, would report
that they have had the same under consider
alton, and that they have failed to Obtain
terms that we think would TIC satisfactory 'o
this board, and would ask to be relieved
from the further consideration 81 the same
We have also investigated the matter con
corning the LIABILITY Of the county To pro-
vide u burial ground TOR paupers or stfanS'
ers The county attorneys opinion Is that
/, ia nj the expense of the county, and not
cities or towns Respectfully submitted.
A i. BEACH, Chairman.
Supervisor Flaherty presented the follow
ING resolution which on motion was adopted
Res0ired That II the committee snail DC
able to make satisfactory terms with MI
Randall that they are authorized TO proceed
to contract for and erect such jail
Supervisor Klove presented the following
preamble aud resolution:
WHEREAS, The question OF building
court house and jail has been definitely de'
termined by this board in favor OF ercc'ing
said buildings, and part OF thc cost o' erect
ing said buildings has already been eHlenu
ed on the tax books for the year leSo; ana
WHEREAS, 1t it generally regretted by
al. ka hon il n
cd on the present court house square ON nc,
count of the size and surroundings OF SAID
square: therefore
Res0lrrd That a committee Of three bc APP
ponted to ascertain what 1t would cost The
county TO buy the east half of the original
court house square, which with the present
court house square would make m elegant
site for court house; and further
Resolped, That in the meantime the repre-
seutatlves from tins county in the legislature
be and they are hereby requested to secure
the repeal of the law locating the court
house on the present court house lot or
square, so that in any contingency "hlch
may arse this board may huid SAID court
house where IN their estimation the interests
of the public require it to be bullt,
Supervisor Miller moved to table the reso-
luton.
The ayes and noes being demanded, Sn'
pervisOrs Armstrong, Barton, Beach, Bur
CESS, Center, Drakley, Dresser, Flalicrty,
Fox, Grey, Hoffman, IIoge Laui, LOwman,
McIn,re "a. CT. Mcintyre M, Nj Her, MI
ner, Nelson, ODonnell, Palmer, Parr Read,
REYNOLDS, Singer, StcvensoH, White, and Mr.
Chairman, 2S-voted in the affirmative
And Supervisors Adams, Bellinghausen,
Fades Ferguson, Fischer, Gardner, llemlg
Klove, Me'zgcr, Pool, Storm"nt, and Wylie,
--l2-voted in the negative. Tabled,
Supervisor Fox, chairman OF the commit
tee to settle with the county officers, present
ed the following report, Which on motion
was adopted:
Nr. Chairman, ami Gentlemen IF the Bodrd
Of Supervisors Your committee to seit'e
with county officers herewith submit the re
port of the circuit clerk properly aulhchti'
Gated, and we find that he has kept book
with an itemizrd account; but this only ap.
plies To the fees and elnuumeuts OF the CIR
cult clerk proper In regard 10 the ices oi
Witnesses, justices aud coustab'es mat he
holds ~ custodian 10y virtue oil HIS
office, we have failed 10 get any account.
He advises US that he holds n considerable
amount and that he is the proper person 10
hold IL that he has control of il; that 1t does
no control of it, and he refuses 10 render an
account, ut the request of your committee In
view of the facts herein stated, your commit.
tee, after consultation with the county allor-
ncy, are advised that the law faileu To give
the Board of Supervisors a lawful control
over the fees before mentioned; yet your
committee believe that the board should he
the proper custodian of such fees on the re-
tiremcnt OF the clerk from office, and that II
is the only way by which the citizens OF La
Sale county who have rights as witnesses
justices and constabes and others, can be
properly protected.
Your committee would state further sup
posing retiring clerk should hold, for In.
stance, $1,000 of such fees belonging TO cili
zens Of La Sale county, and should cmgra'c
or remove cut Of the state permanently, IN
that case we unhesitaungly say that the
county, through lis Board of Supervisors,
should he the proper custodian OF those ices
for the benefit Of lis owners.
j. NJ. Fox,
w A. REYNOLDS,
WRIGHT ADAMS,
j. j. Pool,
. A. A. KLoyE,
c. J. GARDENER,
ARTHUR LOwMAN,
Committee.
To the Honorable, tie Chairman ana mem
bers of the Board IF Supervisors Of La Sale
County, INtn0is: The undersigned, clerk OF
the circuit court of La Sale county, Hi
nos, herewith presents his fourth annual
report as such clerk, of the receipts and dis
bursenenls Of said office for the year end
lug Dec. 9th, 1880:
Months. Receipts Expenditures
| 1919 December las % al
! 1880. January l65 10 .a 3W
February 272 70 6l5
March 1919 ~ 40
| April 23G 80 &c 40
May 1913 is 40