The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-05

| CuptINlSOT barton moved 10 alllcutt 10 tItl-
journ till : O'Clock this T.. VI. Lost.
Thcreupon the question recurring upon
the original motion. Carried.
THURSDAY, January 81, 1881.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment Pres
Cnt same as yesterday.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor Barton moved that the rules Of
the house be suspended for the purpose Of
inspecting architect Meyers plans for court
| house. Carried.
Supervisor Palmer moved that Supervisor
! Barton explain to tho board architect
! Meycrs's plans for court house. Carried.
After having the said plans explained to
! the hoard by Supervisor Barton, thcgcupon
| Supervisor Palmer moved that this board
| now take up the report Of the court house
and jail building committee. Carried.
supervisor Barton presented the following
! resolution:
Res0lced. That we do not accept the plan
now before this board drawn up by Mr..
Beers architect.
Supervisor Fades offered the following
substitute:
RcSoircd, That the report be referred back
to the committee with instructions 10 pro
coed in the procuring of plans of court house
in conformity with conditions imposed by
the previous acton Of this board, which is
not to exceed the amount Of Sl5O0O0 for the
entire cost, heating and furniture for court
house and jail.
Thereupon Supervisor Barton accepted
the substitute.
On motion of Supervisor Fischer it is or.
dcred that this board adjourn till O'Clock
this afternoon.
THURSDAY, Jan. 81, 1881, o'clock 7. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment Pres
ent same IA this A. NJ.
Petition of G.. S. Eldredge, Chas Blan-
churd and Y others, asking the board to
take steps towards procuring another site
for new court house was read by the clerk.
Thcreupon, on motion Of Supervisor Beach,
the said petition is referred to the committee
Oh public buildings Carried.
Supervisor Palmer moved to amend the
resolution of Supervisor Fades by striking
oul the words furniture and heating.
The ayes and noes being demanded, Super.
yisors Adams Armstrong, Beach, Bellins-
hansen, Burgess, Center, Flaherty, Gray,
Helmlg, IIUdgson, Hoffman, HoGc, Lauf,
Lowman, Mclntire "a. c., Mcintyre (N)
Mc,zgcr, Miner, Palmer, PaGr, Read, Rry-
nOlds, Singer, Stevenson, Stormont, White
and Mr.. Chairman-2I-votedin the affirm
alive, and Supervisors Barton, Conc:ton,
Drackcy Dresser Fades, Ferguson, rs
cher. Fox, Gardrer, Kloye Miller, Nelson,
O'Donncl Pool and Wyle-15-yoted in
the negative Amendment carried.
The question now recurring upon the orig
nal resolution as amended,
The ayes ana noes being demanded, Super
visors Adams, Armstrong, Beach, Boiling
hansen, Burgess Center, Drackley, Ead-
Fluherty, Gray, HelmIg llodgson, Hoffman
lIogc, klovc, Lauf, LOwman, MClatrc "a.
O., Mcintyre M, Mctzger, Miner, Palmer
Parr, Read, Reynolds, Singer, Stevenson
White and Mr.. Chairman-29-votcd IN the
affirmative, and Supervisors Barton, COncr-
ton, Dre ser, Ferguson, Fischer, Fox, Gard
ncr, Miller, Nelson, O'Donneil, Pool, Slor
mont and Wylic-l3-votcd in the negative
Carried.
Supervisor Ferguson pr,fented the following res
oluliOn:
Resolyed, That orr Senator and Representatives
in the Legislature be requested 10 procure the I'M
mediate repeal OF the existing Lass locating he court
house the public square in Ottawa, illinois, 30
that the proposed new courthouse may be erected
elsewhere, IT, in the judgment Of the Board of SUI
pervisor- public interest will be promoted by the
erection Of court house in another locality.
HeSoired, That copy OF the foregoing resolution
be transmitted to our senator and each oil our llep-
rcsentatiycs III the & neral Assembly
Supervisor Wylie moved to postpone further &C
ton on this resolution Till to morrow AT 10 O'Clock.
Lost.
The question recurring upon the orgina! res
olutOn, IL was carried.
Supervisor Fischer moved that the courthouse
and jN building committee be requested to poet
pone further action till our meeting in March next.
Supervisor Hoffman moved to amend that the
courthouse and jail building committee be request
ed to report At o'clock tomorrow morning. Car
ricd.
The question now recurring upon the original
motion az amended, carried.
On motion board adjourned till o'clock to NOR,
row morning,
| FRIDAY. January 2sth. 1881.
| Board met pursuant TO adjournment. Present
same yesterday. Minutes Utyestcrday's proceed
| ings read and approved
Supervisor Armstrong, chairman Of court house
aud jail building committee, submitted the follow
ing report, recommending the adoption Of the reso-
| luton:
| TO ne honorable Chairman and Hoard Of Super.
riSOrS: Your committee TO butd a courthouse and
Jail TO whom was recOmm tied the report heretofore
submitted by said committee, have had the same
under adyiscmcnt and beg leave TO report that after
careful consideration of the matter would rec
ommend the adoption Of the courthouse plans as
| prepared by Mr. Beers under our direction, sub
| irct to such notifications in plans and such
| terms A. may be agreed upon by the committee
| And your committee would further recommend the
| adoption OF the following resolution:
RosOirtd, That the committee be and they arc here
by luy authorized aud empowered to proceed 10 ad-
Nertise and receive bids, and make such contracts
| + the erection and completion OF the said court
house under such instructions and directions the
board may tit to give this committee ana report
their dongs from time 10 time to th. board. In all
of which am instructed to ask the concurrence OF
| the board. GEo. W. ARMSTRONG, Chairman.
| Supervisor Ferguson submitted the following
| olution an anne ndmcnt:
| Prorided, That the full deail4 Of the building
| shall BE- submitted TO and approved hy this board
before the contract II let by the hui ding committee.
| The ayes aud hoes being demanded. supervisors
| Adams. Barton, Bellinghauscu, COnrrton, Dresser,
| Fades, Ferguson, Fischer, Fox, Gardner, Hemg,
klove, Lauf Mcintire "A. O., Meizger, Miller,
| O'Donnell, Parr. Pool, siormort and Wyle (2l)
voted in the affirmative, and supervisors Armstrong
Beach, Burgcss, Ceuter, Drackley. Flaherty, Gray.
| Hoffman, HOce, LowmAn. Mcintyre (Sat). Miner
| Nelson. Palmer. Read, Reynolds Singer Stevenson,
White and Mr, Chairman CD voted In the negative
| Carried
The question nov recurring upon the original re-