The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-29
[oFFICIAL.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

day, Jag iOtH' i""V'
Board met pursuant to law and wa
called to order by the Clerk.
Upon calling the roll the followln
named supervisors answered 10 incl
names
Wright Adams, Mission; Henry Bel
linghausen, Peru; Jackson Butte, Farm
Ridge; ID. d. Center, Fall River; ID. w
Conard, Miller; John }. Conerton, Dim
mick: Peter Donlevy, Wallace; VIM
Drackley. Manlius; Egbert 5. Dresser
Groyeland: Samuel Dunavan, Adams
CASPER Fischer, Mendoza; Martin Fla
herty. Serena; John Forrestal, La Sale
G. H. Franks, Meriden; Isaac Gage
Brookiield Joseph Garland, Ophlr; III
ram II. Gilbert. Ottawa; Amos L. Griffin
Utica: b. A. Hattenhauer, Bruce; Hen
ry Helmg, Peru; l.. B. Hickok, Troy
Grove; Chas. l.. Hoffman. Eagle; Geo
w. Hoge, Usage; Walter Hoge, Bruce
Marcus j. Lane, Allen; VIM. Lauf
wa; John Mclaughlin, La Sale; John
Miller. Freedom; John Nicholson, Yer
million: Samuel E. Parr, Rutland; Lo-
throp Perkins, Ottawa; w. IL. Pitcher
Bruce; W. a. Reynolds, Hope; James
RhOades, Dayton; Louis Rohrer, North
vile: Sol G.. Rosenhaupt. La Sale;
James W. Stevenson, Otter Creek; VIM.
G.. Trumbo, Grand Rapids; VIM. Tru-
man, Mendoza: Matthew White, Ottawa;
Samuel G. Wiley, Earl; Alexander Wy
lie, Waltham.
The certificates of the election of the
above named supervisors having been
duly filed in the Office of the county clerh
and it appearing that quorum IS pres
ent, thereupOn Supervisor Hoffman
moved that this board elect chairman
by ballot. Carried.
The nominations being in order, there
for, John Miller, of the town Of Free
dom and +. G. Lewis, of the town Of
Deer Park, were nominated for chair
man.
Supervisor Center moved that the first
ballot be an informal one. Carried.
The clerk then appointed supervisor
Adams and Center as tellerS.
The board then proceeded to ballot
with the following result: There were
forty-three (43) votes cast, of which SUI
perVisor John Miller received twenty
three (23l votes and +. G. Lewis received
twenty (20) votes. Thereupon supervi-
sor Gilbert moved that the informal bal
lot be made formal. Carried.
Supervisor John Miller 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.
The clerk then read a petition OF the
grand jury asking that &. G. Campbell be
paid the sum of 81 per day for services
as clerk of the grand jury, thereupOn, on
motion Of supervisor Flaherty, the petl-
ton was laid on the table.
Supervisor Stephenson offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was, on motion,
adopted:
WHEREAS, AT the July session Of the
previous Board of Supervisors an addi-
tiOnal standing committee was added to
the list, known as the committee on
general equalization, and whereas said
committee failed to demonstrate its ne
cessity or usefulness; therefore,
ResOLred That said committee be dis
continued and dropped from the list.
Supervisor Gilbert moved that there be
a standing committee of three appointed
by the chair to be termed committee on
mines and mining and be added to the
list of committees usually appointed.
Carried.
Supervisor DOnlevy moved that Turn
Hall be procured for holding this session
of the Board therein at the rate of $500 |
per day. Carried.
On motion Board adIournedtO meet at
Turn Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
TURN HALL, Tuesday July II, 1889.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Same as yesterday and Super |
yisOrs Lewis and Miner.
Minutes OF yesterdays proceedings |
read, corrected and approved.
The char then announced the stand
ing committees for the ensuing year as
follows, to wit
Finance: Messrs. Lewis, Stevenson,
Rhoades, Nicholson, Gage.
Court House and Jdit: Messrs. Perkins.
Truman, Pitcher, WlleytS. c., Conerton.
pubtic BWldingS: Messrs. Fischer,
Butte, Gilbert, Parr, IIattenhauer.
Equdtzdti0n-Lan Messls. Wiley
Conrad, Kohrer, Nicholson. Lots:
Messsrs. Pitcher, Drackley, White, Grif-
fin, Truman, Reynolds, Rosenhaupt. Per
sonal property: Messrs. Wyle (AleX.),
Adams, Hoffman. Fischer, Center, Don
levy, Dresser.
ComDIaiatS and AJatements Messrs.
Stevenson, Conerton, IIoge &c. W.,
Gage, Forresta.
Township Organization Messrs. Cen
ter, Miner Hoffman, Forristal, Franks,
Garland, Parr.
ROADS amt Br7dgeS: MeSsrs. Lauf,
Drackley, I.owman, Dunavan, Lane,
Garland, Lewis.
PauperS: Messrs. Helmig, Truman,
Miner, White, Hattenhauer, Rohrer,
Irumbo.
Fees and Salaries Messrs. Bellinghau-
sen, Wylie (Alex.l, Flaherty, Rosen-
haupt, LowmaD.
Setie w,th County Treasurer: Messrs.
Gilbert, Ilickok, IIoge &c. W.
Claims: Messrs. IIickok, Lane, Ne
Laughlin, Butte, Donlevy.
Settle rth County Superintendent
Messrs. Dresser Dunavan. Conard.
settle NTH County Officers: Messrs.
adams, Bellinghausen, Hoge (WD,
Trumbo, Reynolds.
Stationery; Me srs. Flaherty, Perkins,
lielmig.
Settle ,cih State Charitable h,stitu-
tiCns: Messrs. Reynolds, Bellinghausen,
Rhoades.
Mines and Mining: Messrs. Hoge
W. J, Mclaughlin, Hemig.
On motion of supervisor Bellinghau-
sen 1t is ordered that the bills against
this comfy and now i'm ppleagsian nf tla