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into consideration cannot recommend an

appropriation.
And in the matter of the petition of the
commissioners of the town of Dimmick, II
being petition for aid for bridges built I'M
der the old law, and your committee would
not advise the establishing of precedent
of going back of the present law, which
we believe requires the board to appropri-
ate when all the requirements of the law
have been complied with; as the favora-
BILE consideration of the petition would
open the door for petitions from every
town in the county. And your committee
would further report that, in the matter of the
petition of the commissioners of the town
OF Peru it being a bridge for which this
board had made an appropriation and
comes strictly under the law, and your
committee would recommend that the same
be allowed. All of which is respectfully
submitted WILLIAM LAUF, Chairman.
Supervisor Martin, from the committee
on roads and bridges, submitted the follow
ing minority reports
Mr.. ChdiTmdR, dc.-Gentlemen Your
committee ON roads and bridges to whom
was referred the petition of the commits
sioners of La Sale, praying for an appro-
priation of S9002.50 to help in paying for
AN approach to the Illinois bridge, south of
the city of La Sale, would respectfully re
port that they have carefully examined
the said petitions and are convinced that
the claim is just and equitable and heavy
burden TO the town of La Sale, owing to
the debt of $4,000 lately spent by the said
town for the constructing Il bridge over the
Illinois river at its own expense, and your
committee would therefore refer this pc
tition to- your honorable body to deal with it
and make such provisions to help the town
as in your judgment you may deem best
and proper All of which is respectfully
submitted. j. MARTIN,
ARTHUR LowMAN,
f. c. LEWIS.
Mr. Chairman, dc.-Gentlemea Your
committee on roads and bridges to whom
was referred the petition of the commits
sioners of the town OF Dimmick, praying
for an appropriation of $l592 80 to help the
town in rebuilding three bridges which
were swept away by floods in 1882, would
respectfully report that they nave carefully
examined the said petition and would re-
spectfully report that the total cost of the
three bridges is u heavy burden to the tax
payers of the said town, and your commit
mittee believe are entitled to aid from the
county, but are unwilling to name sum,
but submit the whole matter to your hon
orable body to deal with as in yonr jndg-
ment you may think best and proper
All of which is respectfully submitted.
j. MARTIN,
ARTHUR LowMAN,
f. c. LEWIS,
Committee.
A division of the question being called
for it was decided to consider the reports by
townships.
Supervisor Lewis Evan moved that the
sum of one thousand be appropriated to
the town of Dimmick in accordance with
the minority report Motion lost by the
following vote:
Ayes Cuthbertson, Carlin, Dearth, Don
levy, Hoge, (W.), Jennings, Lewis CD
Lowman Mclaughlin, Martin, Maierhofer,
Nicholson, Perkins, Parr, Rhodes, Swift,
Trumbo Wilson, White, Mr.. Chairman
90 Noes Blake, Conard, Dresser, Duna-
van, Fades, Fischer, Gum, Griffin, Hotf-
man. Hoge C. W., Hickock, Lauf, McIn-
tyre, Mcbride, OLaughlin, Reynolds, Sig
nor, Stevenson, Truman-l0
| On motion Of supervisor Fades the ma
jority report of the road and bridge CON-
mittee was adopted so far as it referred to
the town of Dimmick.
Supervisor Mclaughlin moved to amend
the minority report so rs to appropriate
$4,000 to the town of La Sale Motion lost.
Supervisor Martin moved to amend the
minority report by making the appropra-
ton $4,000 to the town of La Sale, out of
money in the treasury not ntherDise appro-
priated
Motion lost by the following vote:
| ElAyes-Cuthbertson Conard, Carlin, Gal
lagher, Griffin, Lowman, McLauchlan,
Martin, Perkins, Rhodes, Swift, White-12-
Noes: Blake, Dearth, Dresser Donlevy,
Dunavan, Fades, Fischer, Gum, Hoge CIV
Hoffman, Hoge C. W., Hickock, Jen.
nings, Lewis E), Lauf Mcintyre,
Maierhofer, Mcbride, Nicholson, O'Laugh-
lin, Reynolds, Signor, Stevenson, Trumbo,
Truman, Wilson, Mr.. Chairman-27,
Sup Fades moved that the minority re-
port so far as it referred to the town of La
Sale, be adopted. Motion lost by the fol
lowing vote:
Y@s-Cuthbertson, Carlin, Gallagher
Griffin, Lowman, Mclaughlin, Martin, Per.
kins, Parr, Rhodes, Swift, White-12.
Nays-Blake, Dearth, Dresser, Donlevy,
Fades, Fischer, Gum, w. Hoge, Hoffman,
G. W. IIoge, Hickok, Jennings, Lauf, Nc.
Intyre, Maierhofer, Mcbride, Nicholson,
O'Laughlin, Reynolds, Signor, Stevenson,
Trumbo, Truman, Wilson, Chairman-26.
On motion the majority report as to La
Sale township was adopted.
Sup. G. w. Hoge moved the adoption OF
the majority report as to Peru township
Motion carried by the following vote;
Yeos-Blake, Cuthbertson, Dearth ORES
ser, Donlevy, Dunavan, Fades, Fischer
Gum, Gallagher, G.. W. Hoge, W. Hoge,
Hoffman, Hickock, Jennings,E. Lewis, Lauf,
Lowman, Mcintyre, Mclaughlin Martin,
Maierhofer, Nicholson, O'Laughlin, Per
kins, Parr, Rhodes, Reynolds, Signor, Ste
venson, Trumbo, Truman, Wilson, White,
Chaman-35.
Ndy-Conard-1
On motion of Sup. Hoffman the majority
| report as "a whole was adopted,
| Sup. lIickok, chairman of the commit
tee on Miscellaneous Claims, submitted the
| following report, which was adopted;
! Mr. ChdirHaH dc, Your committee 10
whom was referred the petition of Christie
| pher Smith would respectfully report that
they have carefully examined the same and
find that said petitioner has been diScharg-
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