The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official ProceedIngs-JulyT Term, 1881
MONDAY. July II, 1881.

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MONDAY, July II, 1881.
Record of the proceedings, orders ana
resolutions of the board OF supervisors
of the county of La Sale and state OF
Illinois, commenced and held at the
circuit court room. in Ottawa, i'll said
county, on Monday, July llth, 1881.
Board met pursuant to law ana was
called to order by the clerk. Upon call
ing the roll the following named super
"ylsors answered to their names
Wright Adams. Mission; John 9.
Ames, Bruce; &. w. Armstrong, Brook
field: A r. Beach, Dayton; Henry Bel
linghausen, Peru; Henry Bowen, Serena;
ID, ID. Center. Fall River; John j. Con-
ertou. Dimmick; Samuel Dunovan, Ad-
ans: VIM. Drackley, Manlius; Egbert
=. dresser. Groveland; Fred, w. Fades,
Bruce: John Ferguson, Troy Grove; Cas-
per Fischer Mendoza; j. NJ. Fox, North
vile: Chas. II. Franks, Meriden; g. j.
Gardner. Utica; Joseph Garland, Ophir;
Hiram Il. Gilbert. Ottawa; John Gray,
La Sale; Henry lIelmig, Peru; Chas l..
Hoffman, Eagle; Abner H0ge, Usage;
Walter IIoge, Bruce; VIM. Lanf, Rich
land; Edward g. Lewis, Deer Park; Ar
thur Lowman, South Ottawa; John Nc
I.aughln, La Sale; John Miller. Free
dom, JO1u l.. MluCi, I1uOb' iivW"u
Nelson. Rutland; Nels Nelson, ID, Mil
Ter: Edmund O'Donnell, Wallace; Lo-
throp Perkins, Ottawa; Edwin L. Read,
Grand Rapids: w. A. Reynolds, Hope;
PIP. Singer, La Sale; James W. Steven
son, outer Creek; VIM. Truman, Men
do;a: Matthew White, Ottawa; 5. &.
Wiley, Earl; Alexander Wylie, Wal
than.
The certificates of the above named
Supervisors having been duly filed in the
office of the county clerk, and it appear
ing that quorum is present, supervisor
Hoffman moved that this board elect Il
chairman by ballot. Carried.
Supervisor Furguson moved that the
FIRST ballot be an Informal one. Carried.
ThereupOn the clerk appointed super
visors Fox and Ferguson rs tellers.
The board then proceeded to ballot
with the following result: there being AZ
votes cast, of which supervisor Belllng-
hansen received II votes, supervisor
Fades vote, supervisor Lewis received
26 votes. supervisor Miller received =
votes. and supervisor Wiley. ). c., re
ceived | vote. ThereupOn supervisor
Bellinghausen moved that the Informal
vote be made formal vote. Carried.
Supervisor Il. G. Lewis, having re-
ceived a majority of all the votes cast,
was thereupon declared duly elected
chairman of the board of supervisors for
the ensuing year.
Supervisor Hoffman moved that a COM
mittee of nine be appointed, to be DESC
mated Il committee on general equaliZa-
ton, to whom shall be referred the re-
ports of the other committees on equaliZ-
alton. Carried.
On motion board adjourned till Q
O,Plonk IN. morrow morning.
TUESDAY, July II, 1881.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday, also supervl-
Sor Lane.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
read and approved.
The chairman announced the follow
ing standing committees for the ensuing
year: ,
HOge J, Nelson. Nicholson.
Truman, lloge W., Wiley Is. C.), Con-
erton.
Public Buildings: Messrs. Fischer,
Hodgson, Gilbert, Nelson, Bowen.
EeQal,zdtion-Ld Lands: Messrs. Nelson,
Stevenson. Read, Armstrong, Franks,
Bowen, Nicholson.
Lots. Messrs. Fades, Drackley, White,
GRAY, Gardner. Reynolds, Helmig.
Personal Pr0ptrty. Messrs. Wyle,
(Alex.). Adams, Hoffman, Fischer, Cen
ter. O'D0nnell, Dresser.
General Equalization: Messrs. Hoff-
man, Adams. Armstrong, Franks, Fades.
Helmig, Wiley Is. c., Dresser, Perkins.
Complaints and Abaten,ents! Messrs.
Stevenson, Conerton, Ferguson, Ames,
Bowen.
Tounstip Organizations Messrs. Cen
ter, Miner, Read, Armstrong, Hoffman,
Nicholson, Franks
Roads and Bridges: Messrs. Gray,
Lauf, Drackley, Lowman, Dunovan'
Lane, Garland.
Paupers Messrs. Beach, Fox, Miner,
Singer, Helmig, Truman, White.
fees and Salaries. Messrs. Bellinghau-
sen. Hoge tA.l, Beach, Wylie (Aiex'h
Garland.
Settle ,cith County Treasurer: Messrs.
Miller, Ferguson, Gilbert.
Claims Messrs. O'Donnell, Fades,
Hodgson, Lane, Mclaughlin.
Settle ,oih County School Superintend-
ent Messrs. Dresser, Ferguson, Duno-
van.
Settle NTH County Officers Messrs. Fox,
Adams, REYNOLDS, Bellinghausen, Hoge
Stationery; >Messrs. Gardner, .Ames,
Perkins.
} Settle ,cith State Charitable Institutions:
4dessTaA Adams, Bellinghausen, Low
man.
Superv "A Bellinghausen moved that
the. matter OF paying the judges and
clerks of the special election for county
surveyor be taken up at this session and
that the ape be referred to the proper
Supervisor ADAMS moved to amend:
1Thas all dlairrs against the county be
LpaidAt this session, and that the respect
nG,pe referred 10 the proper COM
fecurTlng upon the origl-
hpded, carried.
Hoffman moved that
sidered after Thursday
noes being demand
eh, Bowen, Center.
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