The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-15
rMe Board of Supervisors.
Jaiy Session Equalization OF tho Assessnent
OF 1882 .--WhHt tho Assessors say La halle
County IL worth. miscellaneous business.
MONDAY-FIRsT DAY.

session began at the Circuit Court room, bu
that court continuing business on Tuesday
the sittings of the Board after Monday wer
held at Turner Hall.
The clerk called the Board 10 order; and a
roll call the following, excepting Lewis ant
Miner, answered to their names:
Wright Adams, Mission; Henry Belling
hansen, Peru; Jackson Butte Farm Ridge
d. d. Center, Fall River; ID. w. Conard
Miller John J. Conerton, Dimmick; Pete
Donlevy, Wallace; VIM. Drackley, Manlius
Egbert S. Dresser, Groveland; Samuel Duna
van, Adams Caspar Fischer, Mendoza; Mar
tin Flaherty, Serena j ohm Forrestal, La Sale
G. T. Franks, Merlden; Isaac Gage, Brook
field; Joseph Garland, Ophir; Hiram T. Gil
bert, Ottawa; Amos T. Griffin, Utica; B. A
Hattenhauer, Bruce; Henry Helmig, Peru
L. b. Hlckok, Troy Grove; Chas. L. Hoffman
Eagle; G. w. Hoge, Usage; Walter Hoge
Bruce; Marcus j. Lane, Allen; VIM. Laut
Richland; Edward G. Lewis Deer Park; Ar
thur Lowman, South Ottawa; John McLaugh
lin, La Sale; John Miller, Freedom; John
p. Miner, Eden; John Nicholson, Vermillion
Samuel E. Parr, Rutland; Lothrop Perkins,
Ottawa; w. III. Pitcher, Bruce; w. A. Rey-
nolds, Hope; James Rhoades, Dayton; LOUIS
Rohrer, NorthvilIe; Sol. G. Rosenhaupt,
La Sale; James w. Stevenson, Otter Creek
Vim. G. Trumbo, Grand Rapids; VIM. Tru.
man, Mendoza; Matthew White, Ottawa;
Samuel c. Wiley, Earl; Alexander Wylie,
Waltham
The clerk having announced that the cleo
ton of chairman was the first business IN
order, Hoffman moved that the Board proceed
to ballot for chairman, which was agreed; the
first ballot, on motion of Center, being made
informal.
Donlevy nominated John Miller, former
chairman; and Wright Adams nominated E.
&C. Lewis, chairman of last Board
The clerk appointed Adams and Center as
tellers; and ballot was taken with the fol.
lowing result:
Miller .........,.......... 20
Thereupen Gilbert moved that the informal
ballot be declared formal, which being agreed
to. the clerk declared John Miller elected az
chairman for 1928
Mr.. Miller on taking the chair said that
had he consulted his own feelings only
he would have declined this honor, knowing
from experience its difficulties. Spite OF the
fact that it's an honorable position, he was
not one to push himself into exalted positions.
But since the Board had bestowed the place
upon him he would endeavOr to fill the office
to the best of his abilities He had but one
pledge to make that IN making up the
standing committees he would have but one
aim in view-the good Of the county; would
neither favor friends or slight others. He
had lived In the county for forty years; had
seen 1t in all stages of its growth and the
county's interests with him were paramount
always. He returned his hearty thanks for
this expression of confidence, and sat down
amid a storm of applause.
The credentials of Geo. w. Hoge were
then read, he having been appointed by the
town board OF Usage to fill the vacancy caused
by his fathers resignation owing to Ill health.
A communication was read from the Grand
Jury of the June term OF the Circuit Court,
asking that Z. C. Campbell, of Ottawa, who
had acted as clerk, be allowed 81 per day of
its sessions extra compensation. The jury
examined about 200 witnesses and found 30
indictments, making so much work for the
clerk that he had to put in both day and
night No committees having been ap-
pointed, the communication was tabled.
A year ago committee was added to the
list, being known as "committe on general
whose business should be to re-
wise the work of the other equalization com.
mi,tees. Such committee having failed to
demonstrate its usefulness, IT was, by resolu.
ton offered by Stevenson, abolished and cut
off the list.
Gilbert having called attention TO the extent
and importance OF the mining interests OF the
and to the fact that each year this
Board has to appoint mine inspector, into
whose qualifications the Board or one of its
committees has to inquire, moved that a
standing committee be added to the list to
be known as COMMITTEE on mines and min.
ing Carried.
In regard to place for holding the sessions,
Flaherty said Turn Hall could be procured at
So per day On motion of Donlevy the hall
was engaged, whereupon the Board adjourned
to Tuesday morning.
TUEsDAY-SECoND DAY.
The roll having been called and the record
approved, the chairman announced his com