The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-25
Supervisor Beach presented the following
resolution, which was on motion adopted:
Resalnnd Ihat thu cauntu clnrlr hn OF

Resoluod, That the county clerk be au-
thorlZeu to request the assessors of the several
towns To meet III Ottawa, at a day he may
designate, when the books will be ready for
delivery, and convenient for our member of
Tn. State Board of Equalization TO meet with
them.
Supervisor Fades. from the committee on
miscellaneous clsims, presented the bill of
w. b. Titus, for services rendered as super
intendent of building new court house and
jail, for the SUN Of two hundred and seven.
ty-five dollars and siXty-tive cents, ($27565),
and on his motion the same was allowed and
the clerk authorized to draw his order on the
treasurer IN favor OF w. b. Titus for said
amount. Carried.
Supervisor Armstrong moved that a com.
mittee of three be appointed to draft resolu-
tons and express the sentiments Of this
board, and to present the names of two or
more Individuals to attend the bi.centenniai
convention, to be held at New Orleans, in
honor Of La Sale, the great explorer.
Thereupon, the chair appointed Supervis
ors Miller, Center and Wertheim as such
committee.
Supervisor Perkins asked permission,
which was granted by the board, to with
draw his pending motion offered yesterday
and Supervisor Adams was permitted TO
withdraw his amendment thereto, relative to
cheating the new court house and jail.
Supervisor Truman submitted the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolred, That the court house and jail
building committee be, and are hereby EN-
powered to contract for and procure such
heating apparatus for the court house and
Jail as In their judgment shall be for the
best interest of the county.
Supervisor Fox offered the following sub
stitute:
Resolced, That the court house and Jail
building committee be instructed to cause
the court house to be so far prepared for the
reception of steam heating apparatus as is
necessary to do, and that they be instructed
to cause hard coal stoves to be put in the
building with a view of their being used IN
til such time as the board may deem proper
to displace them by Indicating apparatus.
Supervisor Adams called Tor the previous
question. The chair then announced, Shall
the main question be putg =
The ayes and noes were demanded: Su,
pervisors Adams, Ames, Connerton, Fades.
Gardner, Garland, Lauf, Perkins, Steven.
son and Wiley S. c., Q0) voted in the Of,
tirmatve; and Supervisors Armstrong.
Beach, BellInghausen, Bowen, Center, Duna,
van, Drackley, Dresser, Ferguson, Fox,
Franks, Gray, Helmlg Hodgson, Hoffman,
Lane Lowman, Mclaughlin, Miller, Miner,
Nelson, Nelson, O'Donneli, Read. Reynolds
Truman, Werthelm, White, Alex. Wylie and
MIR. Chairman (32) voted in the negative.
Lost
Supervisor Gray moved that the subject
matter be postponed until the next July SEES
sion of this Board.
supervisor Hoffman moved that the mo-
ton, h,1 ut SIa koh1 ,nd
The question then recurring upon the SUB.
stitute the yeas and noes were demanded.
Supervisors Bowen, Conerton, Dunavan,
Drackley, Dresser Fades, Ferguson, Fox,
Franks, Garland, Lauf, Miner, Nicholson,
O'Donnell, S. c. Wiley and Alex. Wylie Q8)
voted in the Affirmative; and Supervisors
Adams, Ames, Armstrong, Beach, Belling-
hansen, Center, Fischer, Gardner, Gray Hell.
mig, Hodgson, Hoffman, Lane, LOwman,
Mclaughlin, Miller, Nelson, Nelson, Per
kins, Read, Reynolds, Stevenson, Truman,
Wertheim, White and Mr.. Chairman (2G)
voted in the negative. Substitute was lost
The question then recurring on the origi-
nal resolution of Supervisor Truman, the
ayes and noes were demanded. Supcrvis.
ors Adams, Ames, Armstrong, Beach, Bel.
inghausen, Center, Fischer, Gardner, Hell.
mig Hodgson, Hoffman, Lane Lowmsn, Nc
Laughlin, Miller, Nelson, Nelson, Perkins,
Read, Reynolds, Stevenson. Truman, Vert
helm. White, Wylle, s. c., and Wylie, Alex,
26, voted in the affirmative; and Supervisors
Bowen, Connerton, Dunnavan, Draci:ley,
Dresser, Fades, Ferguson, Fox, Franks, Gar
land, Gray, Lauf, Miner, Nicholson, O'Don.
nell and Mr.. Chairman voted in the mega
tive. Carried.
On motion board adjourned till O'Clock
this p. N.
9 O'CLOCK p. NJ, March 10.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres.
ent same as this A. m.
Supervisor Beach, chairman OF the com.
mittee on psupers, submitted the following
report:
Mr. Chairman dHd Gentlemen Of tie Board
of Supervisors:
Your committee TO whom was referred the
matter concerning the recommendation of
candidates for warden and matron of the
county asylum have had the same under
consideration, and beg leave to report that
they would recommend Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Reedy for the position.
Supervisor Lowman moved to amend by
striking out the names ThOs. Reedy and
wife and inserting the names Of Albert Mar.
tin and wife.
Supervisor Fischer moved an amendment
to the amendment by striking out the names
of Albert Martin and wife and inserting the
names of Adam w. Mecay and wife.
The ayes and noes were demanded. Super.
visors Adams, Ames, Bellinghausen, Conner
ton, Dunavan, Drackley, ENdcs, Fischer,
Gardner, Garland Gray, Holman, McLaugh.
lin, O'Donnell aDd Wiley, =. c., Is, voted IN
the affirmative; and Supervisors Armstrong,
Beach, Bowen, Center, Dresser, Fox, Franks,
Helmig, Hodgson, Lane, Lownan, Miller,
Nelson, Nelson, Nicholson, Perkins, Rey-
nolds, Stevenson, Truman, Wertheim, White,
Wylie, Alex, and Mr.. Chairman, "a, voted
In the negative. Amendment to the amend.
ment was lost.
The question then recurring upon the
amendment of Supervisor Lowman, Super.
visors Bowen, Center Gray, Hodgson and
Lowman ), voted in the affirmative: and Su-
pervisors Adams, Ames, Armstrong, Beach,