The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-22
Board Of Supervisors.

TUESDAY, March II, 1884.
Record of the proceedings, orders and
resolutions of the Board of Supervisors OF
La Sale county and State of Illinois at a
special term thereof commenced and held
at the court house in Ottawa in said coun-
ty on Tuesday, March eleventh, A. ID. 1854.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
with the following supervisors present
Butler, b. j., Ophir; Blake James A., Sc
rena; Cuthbertson, VIM, Dimmick; Co
nard ID. W., Miller; Carlin, John H., Wal
than; Dearth, f. A., Farm Ridge; Dres-
ser, L. s. Groveland Donlevy, Peter, Wal
lace; Fades, F, W., Bruce; Farrell, John,
La Sale; Fischer, Caspar, Mendoza Gum,
Henry, Eden Griffin, Amos T., Utica;
Hoge, Walter, Bruce; Hoffman, Chas' L.,
Eagle; Ioge, George W., Usage; Helmig.
Henry, Peru; Hickok, l.. b., Troy Grove !;
Lewis, Edward c. Deer Park; Lewis, Ev.
an, Worthwhile; Lauf, William, Richlani /;
Lowman, Arthur, South Ottawa; Mcintyre,
VIM. H., Allen; Mclaughlin, John, La
Sale; Martin, John, La Sale Maierhofer,
Mat, Manlius; Mcbride, II. A., Merden;
Nicholson, John, Vermillion; OLoughlin,
Michael, Brookfeld Perkins, Lothrop, OF
tawa; Parr, Samuel r., Rutland; Rhodes,
James, Dayton; Reynolds, w. A, Hope
Signor, VI. H. Earl; Swift Edward c., OF
tawa; Stevenson, Jas. W., Otter Creek {;
Trumbo VIM g., Grand Rapids; Truman,
VIM, Mendoza; Wilson, }. r., Fall River;
White, Matthew, Ottawa; Miller, John,
Freedom.
On motion of supervisor lloge, (W) the
record of the last days session of the De
cember term, 1888, was approved as pub
lshed
Supervisor Perkins presented petition
from Christopher j. Smith relative to sal
airy claimed to be due him AS janitor, which
was read and on motion referred to the
committee on miscellaneous claims.
The clerk read receipt from the
Wrought Iron Bridge Company, of Canton,
Ohio, acknowledging full payment of the
judgm mt and costs against La Sale county,
which on motion was placed on file.
Supervisor Fischer presented Il petition
from Homer Munson, of Mendoza, praying
rebate on personal property taxes paid by
him for the year 1888, which on motion
was referred to the committee on com
plants and Attachments.
On motion of supervisor Fades all bills
now ON file in the clerks Office were order
ed referred to the appropriate committees
to be examined and audited
On motion of supervisor Griffin board
adjourned till o'clock to morrow morning
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 1884.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday and supervisor
Dunavan.
The chairman stated that question had
arisen as to the legality of supervisor But
Ter sitting as a member of the board from
the township of Ophir, he having recently
moved out of said township. Thereupon
supervisor Butler announced his withdraw
al as member of the board.
Supervisor Perkins moved that supervi
sor Butler be invited to remain and watch
the interests of his town during the pres
ent term of the board.
Supervisor Fischer offered as an amend
ment that the resignation of supervisor
Butler be accepted.
On motion of supervisor Hoffman the
amendment was laid on the table.
Supervisor Hoge, C. W., moved that
the whole matter be laid on the table
On motion of supervisor O'Loughlin the
motion of supervisor Hoge, C.. W.
was laid on the table.
The question now recurring on the orig
inal motion of supervisor Perkins, it was
carried.
The minutes of Yesterdays proceedings
were now read and approved.
A petition from the Western Union Tel
egraph Company praying for rebate on
its personal property taxes in the town OF
Utica for 1888 was read and on motion re-
ferred to the committee on complaints and
Attachments.
On motion of supervisor O'Loughlir
board adjourned till o'clock p. NJ
O'Clock p. VI.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as this morning and super
visOrs Jennings and Gallagher.
A petition from Messrs Bungart &
Schrand, patentees of new lightning pro
tector was read, and on motion leave was
given them to exhibit their invention to
the board Immediately after adjournment
this afternoon
Supervisor CuthbertSon presented pc
tition from the commissioners of highways
OF Dmmick praying for an appropriation
to said town for one-half the cost OF
bridge built therein, and the same was or
on motion referred to the committee or
roads and bridges
Supervisor Perkins presented bill from
III. A. Streeter for repairs on JAIL and on
motion it was referred TO the court house
and Jail committee for examination.
Supervisor Fades presented a petition
from Charles Wolfsberger praying for d
rebate on his personal property taxes in
Ottawa for the year 1888 and on motion i,
was referred to the committee on com
plants and attachments.
On motion of supervisor Hoffman board
adjourned till o'clock to morrow morning
THURSDAY, March -, 1884.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday. Minutes OF
yesterdays sessions were read and approved
Supervisor Stevenson, chairman of com.
mittee on complaints and Attachments, sub,
mitted the following reports, which were
on motion adopted:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of tie B0ard
Of Supervisors. Your committee on com
plants and Attachments would Respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
of the petition of the Western Union Tel
egraph Co. presented before them, and ask.
ing for an abatement or refunding of Dor.