The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-15
red to the next March meeting OF tn,

n red TO the next March meeting OF Ii
p Boaru.
r Sup. Truman, Of the special commille
/, appointed to investlPaie the equity asylul
management, submitted the follow ing It
port which on motion WAS adopeu
Mr.. Chairman, &C., Your special CON
miltee TO VISIT the county asy lum wou
respectfully report that they have exam
rned tue matter Of persons being there al,
able to earn their own living, AMI woui,
respectfully report and recommend III
following:
That they md now IN the asylum 4
males and SO females; total, 100. Sky
five per cent. of the whole num,er are in
sane and feeble minded. Xxx males hay,
gone away within few days. Your com
mittee believe said SIX nlaes able 10 ear,
their own living when 50 disposed. Eiyh
males were in the presence Oi your com
mittee examined by the physician III chary,
of asylum. Said eight were pronounced
physically able 10 earn their own living il
places could be found for them where ihell
feeble labor could be nscd TO advantage
All are old me0. ranging In age from IS 10
70 years, but frOn causes not under In con
troll of the asylum officials, they become d
county charge until sume other means can
be devised to utilize and appropriate their
feeble abilities to help themselves and be a
relief to the county. Your committee fur.
Their find IN SAID asylum woman subject
to fits and the mother Of child niue
months old. We would recommend tina,
the County Agent be instructed to find a
suitable family who will adopt sad child
for its own good.
Your committee recommend that great
care be exercised by superyis IN send
| ing persons to the asylum, AS 1t Is Eecessa
rily n delicate thing for the persons IN
charge to refuse to receive or discharge
persons sent in by supervisors; and that
when any such persons are discharged by
reason OF physical ability 10 take care OF
themselves, the County Agent or War
den notify the Supervisor OF the town from
which snch persons were sent
All Of which IS respectfully submitted
+, G. LEWIS. Chairman,
CHAs l.. HOFFMAN,
WV TRUMAN,
NJ 'LAUGHLIN,
EVAN LEWIS.
The special order of the day was now
taken up.
Supervisor Dunavan moved TO amend
the report Of the road and bridge commit
tee by making the appropriation OF $S,70O
to the towns of Utica and Deer Park paya.
BILE out OF the TAX levy Of 1884. Ame.d-
meDt carried.
The question then recurring on the adOp.
ton Of the report rs amended, i. was car
carried ny the following vote: Ayes, But.
Ter, Blake, Conard. Carlin, Dcarih, Ores.
ser, Dunavan, Farrell, Griffin, Hoge w.
Hoffman. Hoge g w, Jennings, Lewis +
c, Lewis Evan, Laur, Lowman, McLaugh.
I'm, Martin Msierhoter, O'Loughliu, Per
kins, Parr, Rhodes, 81 ynor Swift, TrumbO
Wilson, White. Mr.. Chairman-30 noes ::
Cuthbertson, Donlevy, Fades, Fischer,
Gum, Helm,g, Hlkok, Mcintyre, Nc
BRIDE, Nicholson, Reynolds, Stevenson,
Truman-l3.
Supr. DunavaD, chairman of committee
to settle with county treasurer, submitted
The following report, which was on motion
adopted:
AR. Chairman, de-, Your committee to
settle with the county treasurer would re-
specially report that the SAID treasurer has
furnished them with the following annexed
statement c vering the time from the
September settlement up to the present ses,
siun of the Board.
Your committee would further report
tina; they have carefully examined all of
the vouchers, &c, and that the statement is
correct, and that your committee has can
cellcd all the orders presented to them ia
the books OF the county and circuit clerks
and destroyed all said vouchers by fire
All of which is respectfully subm'ted.
SAINT, DUNAyAN,
f. G. SWIFT,
f.. A. DEARTH.
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