The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-25

an order on the county treasurer In favor
of said Thomas Rhoads for sixty dollars
($60) Mr.. Duffy informs your committee
$50 was the contract price.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. 7. GRIFFIN,
Chairman.
Supervisor Griffin also submitted the fol.
lowing report, which was adopted:
Mr., ChatJ1qnR, DC: Your committee on
Public Buildings TO whom was referred
the circular letter of the stare Board OF
Health in reference 70 the sanitary condi'
ton of public institutions, beg leave to re-
port that we have made very thorough in
vestigation of the county Jail and county
ASYLUM and find those institutions in good
clearly condition. We find that the jury
room connected with the circuit court Is
not provided with water closet, and as II
frequently happens that juries are held
there over night, We recommend that one
be constructed therein, and also transom
placed over the door leading into the water
closet connected with county courtroom.
A. T. GRIFFIN, Ch'n.
Supervisor Wilson submitted the follow
ing report, which was adopted:
Your committee on Charitable lnstitu-
tions claims respectfully report that they
have examined all claims presented before
them, and recommend the payment OF the
following, and that the clerk be directed 10
issue orders for the several amounts 70 the
several claimants, to-wit:
Illinois Asylum for feeble minded chill
dren................... ....'''S "
Illinois Eastern Hospital at kankakee. 20
Illinois Northern Hospital for the In
sane at Elgin.. .................... |o9 40
Institution for the education Of the
Deaf and Dumb at Jacksonville. TT "a
Total. ,.................'. 800" ~
All of which is respectfully submitted.
John Z. WILSON, Chn.
Supervisor Fischer submitted the follow
ing report, which was adopted;
Mr.. Chairman, de-: Your committee on
fees and salaries would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter Of fin
ing the salary of the county agent for the
next year, and recommend that the sum OF
5000 be paid for the services OF county
agent for the next ensuing year.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
c. FISCHER,
Chairman.
On motion CT Supervisor Mcintyre the
board reconsidered its action of yesterday,
in referring the petition of j. n. Strawn TO
the committee on Equalization of Lands.
Supervisor Mcintyre moved that said pc
tition be referred to the committee on
Complaints and Attachments.
Supervisor Stevenson moved that the
petition be laid on the table with leave to
petitioner to withdraw same. Carried.
Supervisor Marsh introduced the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
Res0lred, That the county agent instruct
the warden of our county house for the
poor, to select some suitable room in said
county house to which smoking by the in
mates shall be restricted, subject to such
further restrictions as shall be for the best
interests of the county, and that he be fur
Their instructed to take such measures as
will carry this result into effect
The chairman appointed supervisors
Lukins and Bubeck as a committee to look
after the county's interest in the eXpendi-
ture of the appropriation to the city OF OF
tawa for bridge purposes.
Supervisor McLauchlan presented petit
ton from the commissioners OF highways
of La Sale, praying for an appropriation
to said town for repairs on Shippingsport
bridge and approaches thereto, and the
same was referred to the committee on
Roads and Bridges.
Supervisor Stevenson submitted the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Res0lred, That the county clerk be and he
is hereby instructed TO assess all tracts and
parcels of lands, and all lots and parts of
lots that may have been omitted by the
respective assessors, and to assess the same
on the same basis as similar and adjoining
property.
lGnncluded on pnQe 3D.