The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-30
CniCuIr CouRT ROOM,

Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present the same ms yesterday,
On motion OF Supervisor Flaheriy it
ordered that tile clerk be authorized 10
draw his order on the treasurer in favor Of
Leonard Doldtr tor $50, the amount al.
lowed HIM yesterday.
The clerk then read the report of Re,
corder Arnold and on motion OF supervisor
Flaherty the same was received and ord.
cred spread upon the records, and which
report is in the words and figures fol-
lowing, % wit;
To tic Chairman end Bgar3 IF SVperriS.
oys: In compliance with the request Of
this board to report to 1t concerning the
Burnt Records, - the work done and to tie
done, the expense to the county SO far and
probable cost of completing the sane
beg leave to state rs follows.
LIST RenumlauEg entries in four entry
books, upwards of $4,000 entries, Tor the
purpose Of indCying, such index to be used
IN discovering burned instruments.
2i lndeXing entries by lot and block,
section, town aud range, otherwise known
rs lot and land indexes,
81. Comparing entry books covering
burnt period and checking out all instru.
deXing them under names OF grantcrs aud
grantees.
4th. Making grantur and grantee indexes
of the entries of instruments destroyed.
9TH. ReCOpyiug SIX damaged and par
TALLY destroyed records.
9th. accompanying entries with records
and inserting book and page, where the
instruments corresponding with appear Of
record, thereby determining the entries OF
burnt instruments corresponding with
the entries of the same instruments upon
the lot and land indexes OF the county
It'll. IndeXing al record books Of IN
average OF 740 pages each.
Sth. Comparing the indeXing.
9th Recording 2GGj destroyed instru.
ments. Amount paid so far for the above
work $9,96S.3i.
There still remain go records ,enurcl "a
be indeXod, and part of 6 or books
There are also to be made the grantee
side of the indexes and the mortgagor and
mortgage indexes.
As 10 the work to he done am unable
to make any correct estimate as to the
time 1t VIII take or the cost.
Respectfully submitted.
STEPHEN ARNOLD, Recorder
SUPERVISOR ielllnEndQsen, CHAIRMAN OF
the committee on fees and salaries, sub
United the following resolution, which was
on motion adopted
ReS0lrsd, That the county clerk be aud
he is hereby authorized to employ the ne
cessary clerks, at compensation of - 5U
per day, to complete the tax books for the
year 1882
Supervisor Conerton, from the commit,
tee on complaints and attachments, sub
mltted the following report which was on
motion adopted;
Nr. Chairman dHd Gentlemen Of Ht
B1ard ofSuperrisors: Your committee on
complaints and Attachments would respect.
fully report that they have examined the
matter OF the assessment Of the La Sale
National Bank, to which their attention
has been again called, and would recon-
mend that the order made by this board at
Its July session relative to the assessment
OF sad bank be rescindcd, aud that the
property Of said bank be assessed at $3S,-
600, without lhe addition Of twenty per
cent. rs then ordered.
!. j. CONERToN,
ISAAC GAGE,
john FORREsTAI,
GEO w. HOGE.
Supervisor HclmIg, chairman Of the
committee on paupers, submitted the re.
port of county agent Ct. c. GIBSON, and on
motion the same was received aud ordered
spread upon the records, and which report
is in the words and figures following, 10
wit.