The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-24

The Building Committee reported the
work on the new building completed and
that the committee had agreed to pay The
balance due, SIG, 1896, less $4,000, to be
paid when all the llttlc odd patching,
painting, &c, shall have been finished
about May /
Mr. Stevenson, from the Finance Com.
mitcc, reported that II having appeared
that the coun,y's money is all spent and
that there Is no money to pay the cnntrac
tors, the committee with the Chairman OF
the Board, having consulted with bankers,
the county anG other attorneys, concluded
the only way out of the difficulty is TO issue
county orders at per cent. interest for all
balances due ri settlements 10, the erection
of the buildings. The recommendation
was approved, and the clerk instructed TO
Issue orders of this kind as certified by the
| BuIldisg Committee
| On motion IA resolution presented by
Mr.. Dunavan requesting the Legislature to
abolish the grand jury system was adopted
without debate,
BY request, Hon VIM. Reddck, one Of
the trustees of the Kankakee Insane Asy.
Ium, appeared before the Board to give IN
formation on the subject of care of the in
sane Of the state. He said there are now
in the sta.c $500 insane outside of those IN
the State Asylums. He was sure the state
would make provision for these. All the
existing asylums will be enlarged, he had
no douot, and an entirely new one would
probably be built IN the neighborhood OF
Rock Island, as well as providing insane
wards at the penitentlaries for the care o.
the criminal insane. He said also that il
it appeared at the examination of On IN
sane person by the County Court, that the
person is able to pay for his clothing the
Judge could order the patient sent to any
State Asylum where there should be room.
Mr. Reddick was given a vote Of thanks
On Wednesday morning Mr. Eoge, of
the committee 10 settle with county Off. !
GERS, reported settlement with the Circuit !
Clerk. The report showed earnings, So. |
1C62j; receipts, S4,3G544; salaries, $500;
due the county, $77G44 The report WAS
adopted
Hlckok, of the committee on claims, re
ported the election officers pay, which was
approved.
Stevenson, from committee on com
plants and ATTACHMENTS reported on various
matters of tax Attachments, somewhat as
follows: john Nelson, Eden, refunded
$l2S2; Samuel DlckermGn, Bruce. col.
Iector ordered to refrain from collecting |,
on certain piece; II. p Merritt, Hope,
tax refunded; y. F. Burrell La Sale. 60
per cent, refunded; Fred Benkeudof o..
ter Creek tax levied III Allen refunded II.
\. Graham, Bruce, balance not to be col.
Iecied, having paid one half levied Re.
port approved
Mr.. Bellinghausen, Of the Building !,
Committee reported contracts made: For
furniture, Tobey Furniture Co,
Chicago, $500, goods to be delivered
March 25th; fixed furniture, Truesdale
Mfg. Co, Peoria, $2,450; Dlebold Safe Co.
iron furniture for vaults; Ottawa Gas Co..
fixtures, not to exceed $500; Scott Bros
X Co, Ottawa, carpets and mGltngs. Re
port adopted.
The same committee reported orders ,
drawn on the building fund to date, $l31,. 9
52SO9; on the general fund $1079G 70
The cost Of the Court House as il stands ,
was Sl9l ,3334l, of which only $500 was
or extras. including the architects com.
the total cost OF the new build.
ng has been sl267G57S. i
THE BUILDING ACCEPTED. IL
Hon. q. W. Armstrong, chairman of the {
Committee, thereupon said The \
Building Committee Was created by the {
Boards election to act until the building /
should be built and paid for The com /
nlitee had large task. 1t had to provide
temporary quarters for the officers. the |
courts, the prisoners. They did this and j
he rest They have got along harmoni- {
'uslyi they have had no trouble with any
me; and having TO rely on the Board to {
atty al! their acis they were constantly u
Encouraged in finding ali their reports ap- '
proved. The building is now completed /
md paid for. No man will be able to say 1
he is owed dollar When Yesterday i, G
vas agreed TO issue orders for balances
luc, two gentlemen from the north end OF
he county. unsolicited, came forward with d
heir checks for $4,000 each and took up 7
he orders. And now | am instructed to 4
urn over the keys Of this building to this II
}oard. And he did so. He added that 3,
he committee had been mos, fortunate IN r
heir selection OF Architect and Supcrin-
cndcnt. Both have been faithful, and the 3
work OF all, including the contractors, has a
,een harmonious and effective.