The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-17

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| OF property rs his own.
=. Beach introduced resolution dispensing
with county attorney ON the ground that al
. his duties are 10y law part of the duties u
! the states attorney.
Il On motion 1t vas made the special order fo
yesterday al Or. NJ.
Waiter HOge introduced a resolution in
d structing the clerk to discontinue the Re
5 ward" advertisement. The Times wanted $50
for a few months insertion, which rather
broke up the court house and jail committee
MINE INSPECTOR.
On motion Of Mclaughlin the report Of the
committee to investigate the mine inspector
and the appointment Of an inspector for TIT
ensuing term was made the order for yesterday
, morning. The report Of the committee found
that inspector Dixon had not done his duty
that the mining laws are almost universally
disregardcd IN the mines in this county; that
so days, rs allowed, is too little tine for the
work TO be done by the inspector. They found
, no record of the mines kept; guess there are
about 50 mines anu 5000 miners. II recon-
mends that the inspector he allowed to work 12J
days, and that he be paid $500 per day
| MIR. Dixon objected to The report, because
there WAS not practical miner on The com.
mtlee; and that the chairman, Mr.. Nell, WAS
prejudlced against HIM. He was willing to
leave his case IN the hands of experts.
! Fades thought there ought to be a commit
! tee of experts to examine candidates tor the of
/ fee.
Miller wanted to know who such men were,
in what were they expert, sc.
| Mr.. Mclaughlin said the board didn't need
any eyperts-,he business was one any practi.
cal miner with nerve enough To enforce the
law could do All lac needed 10 know was the
m La md M mn pf tIn ~ al
terms in the law, and in support Of his posi-
ton gave many cases of abuses and dangerous
careessncss which any inspector not neCessar
lly an expert could readily see should be rem
cdicd, bcncfltlEg both miners and operators
Perkins presented a petition from the com.
missioncrs OF highways ut Ottawa, asking
county aid in building bridge over Fox river
at Ottawa. The petition was referred.
Ferguson wanted the county attorneys opin.
ION as TO whether the board would have To
meet IN special session in December to appoint
county superintendent of schools
Friday,
Beach reported pauper bills, which we're
paid.
The char appointed AS committee on inning
experts. Fades, Mclaughlin aud Fischer.
Beach reported on the communication of
swamp Land Hit that the county didn't need
any $lOG swamp land record, and asked TO be
excused from consideration Of HITS cOmmu.
nicaIon. Excused.
Beach, from pauper committee, recommend.
ed that DR., Finley he continued as county ply.
siclaC for Streator and vicinity; and that he
La Sale supervisor he authorized to employ
such physician for that section as he deemed
proper. Agreed to.
Fox, from pauper committee, made a report
in reply 10 the charges Of the State Board OF
Charities, as given above, stating that the com.
miltee had examined INTO the facts and found
that report on the asylum false and unwarrant
ed. Ga motion, the report was ordered pub
lshcd and Il copy sent to the Board of Char
ties for correction of their report.
In Eades'S report on miscellaneous claims il
appeared that Mason, a J. Z. of La Sale, had
rcmuncra,ed himself for fees earned by pock.
citing fines that should have been paid to the
school fund The subject was thoroughly dis
cussed, md Armstrong, who while anxious
that Justices should he paid their fees by the
county, moved thai the county attorney should
took into the matter and prosecute all justices !
who have gobhed fees collected for whether
the justices are paid their fees or not, the law
Insists they shall pay all fines TO the school
fund.
Dr. Weiss report as county physician Was
read and adopted
Gray, from the committee on roads and
bridges, reported recommending The apprOpri.
alton of s. 3OS, onc.hult the cost of new
fridge over Fox river south of the aqucduCt at
Ottawa The matter was explained by Mr.
Gilbert, and after long discussion, the money
was appropriated by vote of 80 To l2
In relation To inspector of mines, there was
II lively discussion. Gilbert read the commit
tees report, CcnsurIng the present inspector,
to which Dixon, inspector, replied on his own
behalf Then Mr. Mclaughlin event for"
HIM IN "A very sharp manner. However the
report was adopted, and the election of new
inspector made The order for last evening
Mr.. w. ii. Wilcox, of Lincoln, Ncb., drew
plans for the new court house. They were re
jcctcd. Yesterday, however, he rcappeared
again in the shape OF two lengthy communlca
tons. In which he predicts some terrible things
others that he will sue the county
for using his plans without pay. The matter
was referred to the committee on public build
lngs.
In the afternoon the Building Committee
made u report on the work done 80 far They
have paid ont; Oncourt house SIG .G70 50; on
jail, SlI Si670; balance Of appropriation OF
$4,000 on hand, sic 1892.
llOgc, OF Usage, presented petitions from
Albert Calm and Adam Rcnman, of Garfield,
asking that the board grant them licenses Ia
sell liquor in that village. There being no
corporation IN the town, they apply to the
board. The petitions were numerousy signed.
Afler u patriotc debate and some skirmishlng
the petitions were tabled hy vote OF % to II
Adams called attention 10 the fact that the
equalization committee in July had raised
Osagc's assessment $ll 600 Adams SAID there
was no special reason Tor the act, except thai
there were 81 900 10 get rid OF and happened
to take Usage as the victim. Tie committee
hoty denied this Impeachment; hut the clerk
was instructed not to extent county tax on that
amount in the town.
BeaCh's resolution to dispense with county
attorney come up as special order, the mat
ter was discussed at length, and was adopted
without dissent. County attorney Mayo's term
expiring this month, his duties will be done
by Mr. Brewer, states attorney.