The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30


Supervisor Stevenson moved to amend the
report by deductsg three (3) per cent. from
the towa of Otter Creek and add the same
to the town of Earl. Lost.
The question then recurring upon the origi-
nal report, adopted.
Supervisor Miller offered the following
resolution:
Resolced, That the clerk of the Board he
requested to keep tabuated statement OF
all the incidental expenses connected with
the building of the court house and jail, eX-
elusive of the contract price of the same,
from Its commencement to its completion,
The ayes and noes being demanded, super
visors 80 voted in the affirmative and super.
vsors 2 voted IN the negative. Carried.
Ayes-Adams. Ames, Armstrong, Beach,
Bellinghauseu, Bowen, Conerton, Donovan,
Drackley, Dresser, Fades, Ferguson, Fischer,
Fox, Franks, Garland, Gilbert, Gray Helmig,
Abncr lloge Walter lioge, Lane, Lauf, Low
man, Mclaughlin, Miller, Miner, Nelson
Nels Nelson I'd, ODonne!l, Perkins, Read,
Reynolds, Singer, Stevenson, Truman, White,
S. c. Wiley and Alexander Wyle-39; Noes
Center and Mr.. CHAIRMAN.
Supervisor Gray offered the following res
Outlon, which on molten, was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors of
La Sale county did in 1880 appoint com.
mittee known as the Court House and Jall
Building Committee; and,
WHEREAS, We believe said committee
should continue unchanged until said court
house and Jail are completed; therefore be it
Res0lped, That this Board of Supervisors,
having full confidence IN the integrity and
ability Of SAID committee to perform the du-
ties of their Office, and therefore re affirm the
action of the old board IN making said ap.
pointment, and hereby authorize and EN-.
power the same to act until the completion
of the aforesaid buildings,
Supervisor Stevenson submitted the fol-
loving resolutions:
RcS0ioeH, That John Shuler, of the town of
Ottawa be allowed an abatement of fifty per
cent on the assessment of his elevator, re-
Gently burned and the lot upon which it
stood.
Supervisor Wylie moved to amend by
making it twenty five per cent.
The ayes and noes being demanded Su
pervisors Bellinghausen, Bowen, Center,
Concrton, Drackley, Dresser, Fades, Franks,
Garland, Hoffman, Walter Hoge, Lane, Lauf,
Nelson, Nes Nelson ~, Edmonds, Rey,
nolds White, S. G, Wiley and Alexander
Wylie-20: voted IN the atfirmilve, and
x,
Beach, Donovan, Ferguson, Fischer, Fox
Gilbert Gray, Helmig, Abner lloge, Low
man, Mclaughlin, Miller Miner, Perkins
Pead, Singer, Stevenson, Truman and Mr.
Chairman-22; voted in the negative Lost
The question now recurring upon the
original motion it was adopted.
Supervisor Gilbert offered the following
resolution, which on motion, was adopted
Resolred, That the county agent be author
lied to furnish J. W. Adair with board and
washing in the county asylum under such
regulations as the county agent may deem
proper.
Supervisor Perkins, chairman of the com
mittee on court house and Jail, submitted
the following report, which on motion, was
unanimously adopted:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, Of the Board
of Supervisors: Your committee on court
house aud Jail claims would beg leave TO re-
port that they have examined oil claims pre-
scented before them, and recommend the pay
ment of the following, and that the clerk be
directed to issue orders tor the several
amounts to the several claimants to-wit:
Henry Hammond, Waterman Ssh -
Supervisor Perkins presented the follow
ing resolution:
Rcsolred, That the proceedings OF this
board be published in the following papers
Ottawa FREE TRADER, Repu6iicda, Woctet-
biat,, and La Sale County H6rolG
Supervisor Walter Hoge moves to amend
that the clerk publish The proceedings of the
board in all the papers in the county.
Supervisor Miller moved an amendmen:
20 the amendment that the clerk publish the
proceedings of this board according TO law.
The question then recurrins on the amend
ment to the amendment 1t was put and car.
ried.
The question then recurring upon the
amendment as amended It was put and
CARRIED