The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-26
Minutes of Yesterdays session were read

Minutes of yesterdays session were read
and approved,
Supervisor Miller introduced the fol
! lowing resolution, which was adopted:
! Res0lred, That as the room now occupied
| by the treasurer is inadequate to the work
of the Office, that il is hereby ordered that
after the election in November next the
room now occupied by the states attorney
shall he allotted 10 the use OF the treasurer
and the states attorney be given the choice
of the rooms remaining vacant.
Supervisor RoSenhaupti introduced II com
mittec of the physicians Of II Sale, who
through their chairman, DR.. |. ;. Cole pre-
sented "A petition in relation 10 the treat
ment Of the sick paupers OF said town, ana
the same was on motion referred 10 the
committee on paupers.
On motion of supervisor Fischer the cleo
ton of Il county agent for the ensuing yem
was made special order of business for IL
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Supervisor OLoughlin introduced the
! following resolution:
! ReS0ioed, That the committee on public
buildings be and they are hereby instructed
| 10 have the names Of the court house and
! Jail building committee and the architect
cut upon the corner stone of the court
house, also the year said building was com
| pletcd
On motion Of supervisor McLauchlan the
resolution was referred 20 the committee
on public building for their report
Supervisor Perkins presented petition
from the commissioners Of highways OF
Ottawa and South Ottawa in relation 10 an
appropriation for road and bridge purposes
10 said towns, and the same was referred
10 the committee on roads and bridges.
On motion board adjourned till O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
THURSDAY, July II, 1884.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Present same as Yesterday.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
approved. =.
Sup Stevenson, chairman of the commit
tee on Complaints and Attachments, submit
ted the following report, which was adopt
Ell as whole.
Mr.. Cha,f1naH and GeatiaaeH CfHc B0drd
IF SuperoisorS-Io Committee on Com
plants and Attachments would respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
of the petition of the Western Union [ele-
graph Company presented before them ask
ing an abatement of their personal proper
~ assessment in certain enumerated towns
for the year 1884 and your committee be-
leving that their lawful and proper rene
dy was before the respective town boards
and that this board has no jurisdiction, ask
to be relieved from the further COnsidera-
ton of said petition.
,I ,ua bnva al ayamippl the pptitinD
of Theodore @. Thompson, of Troy Grove,
asking 70 be relieved from the assessment
of certain specified personal property in the
town of Meriden for the year 1894, and be
ing satisfied that said property was duly
and lawfully assessed in the town OF Troy
Grove, your committee recommend that it
be released from assessment on the books
of the town Of Meriden.
And on the petition Of +, ii. Spicer, OF
Marseilles we recommend that the Clerk
be authorized TO correct the description OF
lot rs, block 8, Jackson's Addition to Mar
settles, 50 that the different parts may be
assessed to the respective owners, and the
tax extended pro rata.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAMES w. STEVENSON, Chdtrndn.
Sup Fischer, chairman of committee on
Fees and Salaries, submitted the following
report, which was adopted;
Mr.. ChatJnan, dc: Your committee on
Fees and Salaries would respectfully re.
port that they have examined the matter of
the salary of County Agent pesented before
them and recommend that the salary OF
County Agent for the next ensuing year be
fixed at six hundred dollars.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
G. Fischer, Ch0irm@n.
Sup Gum presented "A petition from Ed
ward j. Kelly, deputy probate clerk, ask
ing for an increase of his salary, and the
same was referred to the committee on
Fees and Salaries,
Sup Hickok introduced V b. Weeks,
Police Magistrate, who addressed the board
in relation to claim Of his against the
county for fees in criminal cases.
Sup Perkins introduced the following
resolution which was referred to the com
mittee on fees and salaries:
ResOlced, That the salary of Warden
Reedy and wife of the County Asylum he
increased from 81 10000 to $l,20O00 per
year
Sup Perkins, chairman OF Court House
and Jail committee submitted the follow
ing report which was adopted:
Your committee on Court House and
Jail claims would respectfully report that
they have examined all claims presented
before them, and recommend the payment
of the following, and that the Clerk be di-
rected to issue orders for the several
amounts to the several claimants, to-wit;
W Milhgan, req'n owen Fox case ~ 66
" FIX. of trip rs 90
" Sheriff. services, no order
to be drawn. ........... 4,9l3 -
" expense bill ....,......... NJ 80
" Jail act boarding prisoners ! ,lOl %
" barn rent not allow'd Is 30
" guarding jail. ......... 100 90
supnlies for sick prisoners % 80
mendinp ...... "A II
" washing for prisoncrs.... loo 70
tailor. ............... lS1 30
A. Lynch, supplies for jail.......... 10
W. X Stewart, work in court house 10 90
Bennett X Rialc, supplies for offices % %
Burke Bros, %
A. Alshulcr, supplies for iail........ 81 30
W. II Gilman, work in otlices,..... 95
w Codding, stone for artcsian well
cover. .....,.. .,.-......' - W
Ottawa Gas Co., work in court house
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