The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-15
SATURDAY., DEC. y, 1850

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Present same rs yesterday except SupCE-
vioors Reynolds, Mills, Farrell and Martin
Minutes OF yesterdays proceedings we're
read and approved.
Supervisor lIoge, CIV, offered The follow.
ing, which on motion was adopted;
ReSolred, That when this board do iiunl
~ adjourn, 1t adjourG 10 meet on the SIT
oud Tuesday of March, 1884; md the clerk
Is hereby instructed to draw his order On
the treasurer in favor OF the several super
vlsurs for the mileage and per diem, ac-
! tual attendance, of each member Al This
session.
! The clerk read a statement from the pro
bate clerk Of the amount, Of property i'll
vcntoried aud in process of administration
IN his Office for the preceding year, which
! was ordered spread upon the records OF The
board.
SAID report Is In the words and figures
following, to wit:
To the B0ard, dc. At the suggestion Of
your chairman and other members ol the
board Of supervisors, who have expressed
the desire to know approximately the =
mount OF property which Is annually adj
ministered upon in the probate court, |
have made an inventory nj the same, real
and personal, which is a. follows:
Total amount OF persona! property ia ud-
ministratlon and guardlanshlps from Dec.
4th 1882 to Dec. lst 1888. 81 ,O69,9OO
Total amount of real estate. 5S3, AGO
Total amount of real and person
al property in conservat'rsh'ps 42,IjU
Total 81 ,G9),3lu
1t Is safe to say that the real value ut the
foregoing property Is at least one to'ftG
greater than the above estimate.
As the amount of bonds to be given Is
determined by the valuation Of the prop
erty, this fact induces, rs well as the desire
10 have the property invcntorled mt prices
which it wall be sure TO bring at public
sale, al undervaluat,on which may be talr
" estimated at % per cent.
The foregoing amount, therefore, IN
creased by % per cent. to-wlt: the sum ot
S2,1l9SS7 90 may be considered as the ap-
proylmate value OF the property which has
been in administration within the ator
said period. Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR T. BARTEIs. Clerk.
Supervisor Blake presented the follow
ing report, which on motion was adopted:
To The Board. d.. Your special COM
iullItt appointed Nv DOoiu VI '~Ni'N'''
s,rs of La Sale county 10 look after the
interest of the county ID the bridge To oc
erected on or near the lines of La Sale
and Kendall counties ac.Os> the Fox XIV
err would respectfully report the following:
Your committee were notified by the com.
miSslOners Of the towns OF Worthwhile and
Mission IN the county of La Sale, and The
commissioners of the town of Fox in the
county of Kendall, to meet with them on
Sept. 9th at Milington TO receive ana
open bids for proposals for building SAID
bridge.
The commissioners OF the towns aiore-
said were present and organized according
to law by appointing Il. Ballou chairman,
and J. H. McMath secretary. There were
thirteen different companies represented.
After examining the different bids. we a
warded the contract for the superstruciure
to the More Bridge Co, of Youngstown,
Ohio, tor the sum of e, Ago. We also a =
warded the substructure to +. Barber, OF
Marseilles, for the sum of $1,000 per cubic
yard. The substructure we think will be
completed this week, when the committee
will meet to accept the same. Your Gem
mlttee further report that We went To SEN
eca on Oct. End to examine the approa II
of the bridge across the Illinois river, lie
approach in question being on the Brook
field side. The damage was caused by
washout, aud the work was done und. r the
emergency clause of the law, which allows
the commissioners to go on and do the
work and spply tor an appropriation du-
ring the progress of the sama, or after the
completion Of the work. Your committee
pronounce the same to be good anu SUD-
stan,ial job, and the cost OF same as shown
by bills and statement furnished oy the
commissioners Is $1,9SS.03. and the COM
m,ss,oners claim one h If of that amount,
or 1921. All of which is respectfully sub
mit,ad JAMES a. BLAKE.
SAM l. DUNAyAN.
Committee.
Supervisor Lewis, Z. C., offered, the ioi.
lowing. which on motion was adopted: