The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-29
position all the iron.work called tor by the
plans and specifications.
All of which Is respcCtfullY submitted,

for granted;
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen 0fMe B0dw
Of Supervisors In pursuance OF a resolution
of the board adopted at the March term IN
struCting the committee to ascertain The cost
of an iron fence and stone walk around the
new iall on the north and east side, your
committee would report that they have had
several samples of iron fence submitted tor
their inspection, and find that the fence 40
feet on Columbus street and log feet on
Jackson street can be put up Tor from 4SO 10
525 dollars including one drive, and one
small gate, all complete and painted. Ana
your committee would recommend that they
be authorized to enter into contract tor the
erection of the said fence. In regard to the
stone walk we have asCertained that the
stone for walk ii iect wide on Columbus
street and feet wide on Jackson street will
cost in Joliet about 5000 and the freight on
same will be about $l30. The work Ofhaul.
ing and laying the atone, including the ne
cessary rubble stone, will cost about 5000
making total estimate cost of l,72O-not
including the cost of the gutter.
Your committee IN view OF the fact that
the brick walk on Columbus street with
some repairs can be made quite passable,
and there being no sidewalk on the south
side OF Jackson street, between Columbus
and La Sale streets, deem it advisable and
would recommend that the laying Of the
stone walk be postponed for the present
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. w. Armstrong, Chairmdn.
Supervisor Belinghausen, chairman OF
committee on tees and salaries submitted
the following report which was on motion
adopted
Mr.. ChaiyU,an and GentLcmen If tie B0ard
ofSuDeyytsOys Your committee on tees and
salaries recommend that the salary of the
county agent for the ensuing year be fixed
at the sum OF five hundred dollars.
Respectfully submitted
III. BEIIINGHAUsEN, ChdtrmaR.
Supervisor Perkins offered the following
resolution:
htesoLCed, that it is the sense of this Board
that no blame can IN any way be attached
to Sheriff Clark for the escape OF the prisoners
Clarity and McGowan from the county Jail
Supervisor Gilbert moved that the resolu
ton be referred to the committee on court
house and Jail with instruction to report who
IN their Judgment was to blame for the es
cape OF the prisoners in question. The Ayes
and Noes were demanded. Supervisors
Adams, Belllnghausen, Butte, Center, Conard,
Donlevy, Drackley, Dresser, Dunavan,
Fischer, Flaherty, Forristal, Franks, Gar
land, Gilbert, Helmlg, Hickok, Hoffman,
Hoge &c. W., Lane, Lewis, Lowman, Nc
Laughlin, Miner, Nicholson, Reynolds,
Trumbo, Wiley Is. c., Wylle Alex, and
Mr.. Chairman, 30, voted in the affirmative.
Supervisors Griffin, Hoge (W), Parr, Per
kins, Pitcher, Rhoades, Rosenhaupt Ste
venson, 0, voted in the negative. Carried
Supervisor Stevenson, chairman OF the
committee on complaints and Attachments.
submitted the following report which was
on motion adopted;
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of tie B0ard
of Supervisors Your committee on com.
plants and Attachments would respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
OF the assessment of Hugh A. Jcnnett, OF the
town of Rchland presented before them,
and find him assessed three hundred dollars
for corn cribbed IN the town of Usage, and
that said corn IS also assessed in the town of
Rlchland where it rightfully belongs. Your
committee therefore recommend that the
three hundred dollars be released from assess
ment in the town of Usage
And also the petition Of Supervisor Adams
in behalf of AuflR Atkinson, OF the town OF
Mission, asking that said Aufn be assessed
with So, 200 In money, instead OF Tl3,OO0 as
now assessed. Your committee deeming
such correction but simple justice, recon-
mend that the prayer of the petition be
granted.
And also the petition of Mrs. Margaret
Reed, OF the town of La Salle asking the
rcfundng of $40 of the taxes on the east
half Sec. 30, 81, /.
Your committee having no evidence OF
the justice of said request, recommend that
1t be not granted.
And also the petition of Edward Neary
asking the remission of the taxes for the
years 1890 and 1881 on certain lands IN the
town of LaSalle, because of their overflow.
Your committee recommend that the
prayer of the petitioner be not granted.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
JAS. w. STEVENSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Lauf, chairman Of the commit
tee on roads and bridges, submitted the FOL
loving report which was on motion adopted:
Mr. Chairman ami Gentlemen Of the Bcard
ofSuperpis0rs Your committee on roads
and bridges would respectfully report that
they have examined the matter of the Board
of Trade Telegraph Company aud would
beg leave TO report back the resolution rs
amended, which Is as follows:
Whereas, the Board of TRACE Telegraph
Company presented It's petition to this board
a. the March session, 1882, for permission
to run its line of telegraph through the
county of La Sale without at that time de-
signaling any particular route, and whereas
since the SAID session 1t has been made to ap.
pear to this board that said telegraph com.
pany desires to construct its line of telegraph
from Morris in Grundy county to StreatOr
in La Sale county, and thence to Ottawa,
La Sale, Peru, Mendoza an Wenona, there
fore resolved that this board so tar as it is
authorized hereby gives its permission to
SAID telegraph company to erect its line
of telegraph along and upon any Of the pub.
lie highways between said points that il
may deem proper to erect SAID line, provided
said telegraph company shall not have the
right 10 set their poles or make any other
encroachment upon SAID highways nearer to
the center thereof than three feet from the
marginal line, and provided further that
nothing herein contained shall be construed
to relieve said telegraph company making
satisfactory arrangements with the highway
officers of the respective towns and cities
and also with the owners of lands over or
along which they may desire to erect and
establish SAID line OF telegraph.