The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-14

examined al Claims preSeutcu pcloto
them, and recommend the payment OF the
following, and that the clerk be directed
to issue orders for the several amounts to
the several claimants, to wit;
Asylum for feeble minded children. @Ol
Illinois Northern Hospital, for the in
Illinois Eastern Hospital, for the insane -
ut Kankakee. ....... ............. 10 81
Institution for the Education OF the
Deaf ana DUMB. ..,.".........: 10 oo
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN p. WILSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Reed presented petition
from many citizens and tax payers of the
city of Ottawa, praying for aid in the con
struction of bridge across the Illinois nv
er at Ottawa, and on motion the same was
referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Supervisor Griffin submitted report of
the committee on Public Buildings, which
was adopted
Mr. Chairman DC, Your committee 70
whom was referred the matter OF Shields
g. Browns "Air Covering" for steam pipes,
beg leave to report that they have investi.
gated the matter az much as the limited
time will allow, and in their judgment the
covering has certain merits that recommend
it for use, and would perhaps accomplish
what is claimed for il by the inventors but
| as this boards time expires with this session
and warm werther is at hand, we recon-
mend that the matter be laid over until the
! September meeting of this board.
| All Of which is respectfully submitted,
A II. GRIFFIN,
ID. HOLLECKKR,
Il. FtRNswoRrH,
| $. r. PARR, C0mmttte5.
On motion board adjourned to | 30 p, N.
THURSDAY, March ), 'S5, 80 o'clock p. NJ.
! Board met pursuant TO adjournment,
with Supervisor Fischer in the chair. Pres
ent same as this morning except Sup. Lewis.
On motion of Sup. Fades the county
agent was instructed to purchase artificial
limbs for two inmates of the county asy.
! lum, thereby relieving the county of the
support of said inmates by rendering them
capable of earning their own living.
Sup. Reed, from the special committee
to supervise the expenditure of the road
and bridge appropriation to the town of
Peru, submitted the following report,
which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, dc. We, your committee
appointed to inspect and look after the in
terest Of the county in the matter Of the
building OF two abutments at the north and
south end OF the road bridge across the
Illinois river at Peru, beg leave to report.
We have examined the same and find the
abutments are built In a good, substantial
manner, and TINT one half the estimated
cost of the same be paid by said county
and the clerk of this board be authorized to
draw his order ON the treasurer for the sum
of sixteen hundred and two and forty,three
one hundreth dollars in favor of the town
of Peru, the same being one.half Of the es
timated cost of building said sbutments,
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Signed, JOHN F. REED,
JOHN FoRRIsTAi.
Sup. Stevenson, chairman Of committee
on complaints and attachments, submitted
the following report, which was adopted:
lHr. Chairman, dc. Your committee on
complaints and attachments would respect
fully report that they have examined the
matter of the petition of Austin Hays, OF
the township of Miller, presented before
them, relative to clerical errors made by
him in the assessment Of NJ NEli, sec
ton ~, "a, s, owned by 8. K Rasmussen
and the E15 NWli section Is, 81, g. owned
by Hogan Hoganson, and your committee
being clearly satisfied that said assess
ments are erroneous and unintentional
recommend that the clerk correct the col
lector's book of said town, so as to assess
the NJ NEli section IL, "a, at 81 ,220,
instead of 5000, as returned by the asses
sor; and the Ell NWh section Is, "a, at
81 ,7SO, instead Of $2,7SO, as now assessed,
and to extend the proper tax on the cor
rected valuation; and that the clerk shall
also note the corrections on the assessors
book by interlining with note of reference
to page and date Of this action Oh the
records OF this board.
And we have also examined the verbal
petition of Adam DilIer of the township
neous assessment Of the VIZ Sci, section
80, 81, 4. We find the assessor has assessed
said 80 acres as full quarter of 100 acres,
We recommend that the clerk correct
the collectors book 80 az to assess said
tract as so acres, valuing the same at
LOO, and extend the proper tax thereon,
and make the same correction in the as
SCISSORS book, with proper reference as
recommended In the previous report
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JAS. W. STEVENSON, Chairman.
Sup. Miller offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted;
ResoIued by the Board Of Supervisors Of
La Sale County: That, after a long and
intimate acquaintance with f. G. Lewis, IN
has public ds yell az prtcate life, in which
he has fulfilled every duty as citizen and
man warrant US in asking Governor Oglesby
TO retain him on the board Of railroad and
warehouse commissioners; that We believe
in doing 50 the governor would crafty all
parties In this part Of the state. And the
clerk Of this board be instructed 70 trans
nit copy Of this resolution to the governor
On motion Of Sup. Miller 1t was ordered
that no gas or coal bills be paid monthly
by order Of the clerk On the county treas
urer, as heretofore done, but that said bills
be audited regularly by the proper com
mittee Of the beard
On further motion Of Sup. Miller the
sheriff was requested TO examine the gas
meters monthly.
On motion Of Sup. Dunavan committee
OF two, composed OF Supervisors Fades and
Griffin, was appointed by the chairman to
confer and contract with the Ottawa Gas
Co for the necessary SUNNY Of ras