The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-07-14

} Waltham.
Stevenson, from committee on com
plants and Attachments, recommend no &C
ton on petitions of 5. ". Cheever and }
10. Harris, of Ottawa, and j. l., McCor
ImlcK, OF Peru, for attachments Of assess
men,. As they did not apply to the town
the board has no power TO grant the petit
tions As to the request for rebate of tax
to the Mutual Union Tel. Co., the error was
made by taxing Chas. Metzger's dog to the
Company u >. The committee recon-
mend the Company call on hint is not
county tax. daughter, Reports adopted.
Plckens, from committee TO whom was
referred the petition of the Sisters OF
Mercy of this city tor aid for their hospital
recommended that such patients as the pau
per committee could prohtably send lon
| fixing the terms of reception Of PATIENTS
there be so sent and that the members OF
the board do all they can individually to
aid the enterprise in their towns. Adopt
ed
Lauf from the committee on roads and
bridges recommended an appropriation of
$44j699 in aid Of bridge over the bayou
of the Illinois river near Peru, and 5000
to towns of Worthwhile and Mission III aid
of bridge to be built at Millington.
In both cases the board to appoint two
commissioners to look after the county's
interests. Report adopted.
The order of the day being the petition
OF the young Ladies Library Association
for a room IN the building, the matter was
taken up and after lengthy discussion the
petition was granted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Buter, Conard, Dearth, Fades,
Fischer, Gum, Griffin, Hoge, (WQ Holt /
man, Ioge, Jennings, Lewis e.. C)|
Lewis, Lowman, Mcintyre, Mclaughlin,
Maierhoter, Mcbride, Perkin., Rhodes,
Reynolds, Sgpor, Swift, Stevenson, Trum-
DO, Truman, Wilson's
Noes-Blake CutnbertsOn, Carlln, Don
levy, Dnnavan, Gallagher, Helmig, HEX
ock, Lauf, Martin, Nicholson, O'LaughlIn,
Parr, Whlte-14
On motion of Hoge (W.J the court house
and jail committee and the sheriff were
authorized to assign the room and make
such regulations for Its government as
would protect the interests Of the county.
The county treasurer asked that he be
assigned another room, the one now
by his office being entirely too
small. The matter was referred To the
court house and Jail committee with pow.
er TO act
In the afternoon the court house and
all building committee recommended that
he treasurer and county superintendent
swap" rooms. The report was adopted.
The committee on fees and salaries re-
ported recommending the increase Of Nc
\lanus's salary from 500 to $1,000 which
vas adopted. As to increase OF compen.
alton to Waterman and jantor the com
nitlcc hShCNi W NC taCuScN, dII tltt were /.
ycuscd.
The county agents salary was fixed at
600.
In the matter of a reform IN the Jury
ystem, Fischer from the special commit
&c made a report, saying they had con
ulted with the judges, and at their re.
uest Judge Gilbert made some sugges
ions concurred In by Judge Stipp. In
ccordance with such suggestions TO be
published hereafter) committee on the
election of petit Jurors was appointed, as
Dllows: Fischer. W. Hoge and lIcln.
yre.
Messrs. Lauf and Gum were appointed
D look after the county's interest in the
rection Of the Peru bridge, and Messrs.
)unavan and Blake for the same work at
Ellington.
On motion I. G. Gibson was reelected
ounty agent for the ensuing year. Ad-
burned. |,
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