The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-15

STATE OF ILLINOIS, La Sale County, @:
Samuel w. Raymond, county treasurer
Of La Sale county and state OF Illinois, be-
ing duly sworn says, that the above state
ment IL true according to the best OF his
knowledge and belief, and that 1t contains
all receipts and expenditures rs to Ices re-
ce,yed as treasurer. $. w. RAYMOND
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
Sd day of December, A. d. 1888.
p. FINLEN, County Cierd,
| Sup. Lauf, chairman OF committee on
roads and bridges, submitted the following
report:
| Mr.. Chairmqn de-, Your committee on
! Roads and Bridges would report that In
The matter Of the petition tor county aid by
the commissioners Of highways OF the
towns pf Ooktield, Fall River and Rut-
| land 1t appears that each OF said towns has
coupled with the law and under the law
they would be entitled TO appropriations
from the county rs follows: BrOokticld to
1904, Fall River to 500. and Rutland to
&Gll.GG. Your committee would recon-
nend that SAID appropriations be made as
prayed for in the said several petitions
from SAID towns.
Your committee would further report in
,hc matter of the petition OF the city OF
OttaNa, that it appears that the Illinois
river bridge at that point was constructed
by stock company and operated rs a toll
brio re for many years; that in 1877. with
The aid of the county, it WAS purchased by
be towns of Ottawa and South Ottawa and
for a number of Yeas maintained by one
or both of the towns: that in the summer
e "A
The bridge and under legal advice notified
the CITY of Ottawa that the city must main.
lain it, that the bridge is a great public
uecessity that it has been made to appear
~ the committee that The towns Jointly,
or the town of Ottawa alone, may make a
case against the county under the law
providing for the extension OF couniy a'd,
INT have not done 50 formally at this time
Tor the reason that the time has been insult
tcient to accomplish that result The
cummitte,. therefore believe ii would be but
substantial justice that said petition be
granted whenever SAID towns or either Of
tn III shall have made a case under the law
providing for the extension o! county aid
Your committee would beg to state that IN
passing upon the foregoing petitions and
recommending the grating ct same they
have not considered the present FINANCIAL
condition ct the county. but have acted
simply upon the merits o. the several petit
tons, dcenling the matter ot finances Il
question for the Board itself 10 determine
in passing upon the several items IN this
report, and each mem Der of the committee
reserves the right to vote rs he may think
proper on all the questions presented IN
Ina pprtiuIly all him itfpl
WM. LAUF, Chairman,
On motion OF Sup. Cuthberts0n it was
decided to take up each item OF the foreg0
lug report and pass upon 1t separately.
Thereupou lie appropriation Ut So94 to
the town OF Brooktied WAS passed by the
following vote: Ieas-Bu,cr, Blake ,Cuth-
bcrt-nn, Conard, Carlin, Dcarth, Donleyy,
Dunavan, Fades, Fischer, Gum, Gala
CHER. Griffin, W. Hoge, Hoffman, G.. W.
Hogc, Helmig, Hickok, Jennings, f.. G.
Lewis, Evans Lewis, Laut, Lowman, Nc
Intyrc. Mclaughlin, MaierhOter, Nichol-
son, O'Laugh!ln, Perkins, Parr, Rhodes,
Reynolds, Slgnor, Swift. Trumbo, Truman.
Wilson, White, and Mr. Chairman (39).
\ Ots-SteveD5on o..
The appropriation at 800 to the town
of Fall River was passed by the following
vote: hyes-Butler, Cuthbertson, Conard,
Carlin Dearlh, Gallagher, Griffin, Hof-
man, Helmig, Jennings, Lewis, Edward
c. Lewis, Evans Lauf, Lowman, Nc
Laughlin Nicholson, @ Laughlin, Perkins,
Parr, Rhodes, Slgnor, swift, Trumho, Will
son, Whlte-25 Noes-Rlnkc, Dresser,
DonleYy, Dunavau, Fades, Fischer, G mn,
Hogc, fWalter) EIoge George W hckok,
Mcintyre, Msierho!er, Reynolds, Steven
son, Truman, Mr.. Chalrman-lG.
And the appropriation of S6ll6G tc the
town Of Rutland, WAS passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYES Blake, Cuthbettson, Conard, Car
Gum Gallagher, Griffin, Hoge,
(Walter) Hoffman, Hoge, George w Hell.
mig, Lewis, Edward Co. Lewis, Evans
Laut. Lowman, Mcintyre, Mclaughlin,
Msiertofer, Nicholson, O'Laughlin, Per.
kins, l'arr, Rhodes, SIgnor, Swift, Trum-
DO. Wilson, While-20. Noes-Butler,
Dresser, Donlevy, Fades, Fischer, Hickok,
Reynolds. Stevenson, Truman, Mr., Chair.
man 10.
Supervisor Cuthbcrtson moved that tue
report of the read and bridge committee,
so far as it referred to the city Of Ottawa,
be referred to the next Sept. meeting OF
the Board.
Supervisor Swift moved to lay the mo
ton on the table which was lost by the
following vote:
Ayes-Butler, Griffin, Hoge, George W
Lewis, Edward c. Lowman, Perkins,
Parr, Rhodes, Swift, Trumbo, Whte-1l.
Noes-Blake, Cuthbertson, Conar1, Carlin,
Desrth, Dresser. Donlevy, DGnavan,
Fades, Fischer, Gum, Gallagher, Hoge,
Walter Hoffman, Hclmig, Hlckok, Lew
is Evans Iauf, Mcintyre, Mclaughlin,
Nicholson, O'Laughlin, Rey-
nolds, Signor, Stevenson, Truman, Wilson,
MIR Chairman-a9
The question then recurring on the orig
insl motion, it was carried by the follow
ing vote:
Aycs-Butler, Blake, Cuthbertsoa, Con-
ard, Carlln, Dearth. Dresser, Donlevy,
Dvnavan Fades, Fischer, Gum, Gal
lagher, Hoge, (Waiter). Hoffman. uickok,
Lewis, (Evsus), Lauf, Mcintyre McLaugh-
lin, Maierhoter, Nicholson, O'Laughlln,
Reynolds, Slgnor, Truman, Wilson. MIR.
Noes--Grif!in, Hoge,
George W. Helmig. Lewis, Edward O.
Lowmsn, Perkins, Parr. Rhodes, Swift,
stevenson, Trumbo, White-l2.
supervisor Lewis Of. c., submitted the
i no