The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-12-19
TuURspAY-FouRTH DAY.

9lO.U0 balance que county, SlS, ZZo.oo.
TuURsDAY-FouRTH DAY.
The matter of the NJ Byrne tax case from
La Sale came up on report Of the special
committee. 1t was found the law in the case
had been complied with. Byrne's affidavit
showed the assessed valuation was less than
the amount of back taxes, and that the taxes
were greater than it was believed the prop.
erty lin its then condition of title) would
sell for in open market The question is
"What are you going to do about it?" The
county attorney might suggest way in
which the taxes may be collected; the CON-
mittee could not.
The Circuit Clerks report showed earn
ings past six months, 50, 1885, SO receipts,
81 ,53935; uncollected, $75020; expenses,
$l.79O.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed at the December term to investigate
the matter of outside aid to paupers came
up next, printed copies being furnished the
Board. 1t was lengthy and, on its face,
showed an extreme looseness in these &C.
counts, Injuries being supplied without linn
it. 1t also showed that these accounts were
constantly and rapidly increasing, gave SAM
pie bills audited, and table Of expenses for
''necessaries" and "luxuries," town by town,
as per bills paid at July session. The sub
ject matter will be better understood when
the report is published, as it will be next
week. The committee close by recon-
mending:
l. That the Board will allow no bills for
outside aid except on itemized orders Of sup
ervisors.
| 2. That orders for provisions shall include
nsthing but -four, meat, fish and potatoes, ex-
cept in cases of extreme age or sickness.
8. That orders given for other purposes
than for provisions shall include articles Of
prime necessity only
4. That orders issued by assistant supervi-
sors shall not be recognized by the Board
except in cases where given on the written
request Of the supervisor.
5. That any substitution Of one article for
another by the party on whom the order is
drawn shall render the whole order void.
6. The committee also recommend the
adoption of form of order to be used hereaf.
ter, which the County Clerk be instructed to
procure in book form and supply the same to
the supervisors of the several towns, which
ia u stub and main order containing items
acessities and blank lines for other arti-
| and contemplates an itemiZed order,
which goods alone can be furnished on the
| order.
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was so looked upon by all.
Norton, Earl, moved to adopt the report,
Fisher, Mendoza, said he would be ashamed
to have such report 60 to his town.
Gum chairman of cOmmittee) said they
had examined some 9, 900 orders and not less
than %, 900 different items. He thought the
recommendations should be adopted espe-
cially the 9Th, which would relieve supervis
ors from annoyance and Mt the same tine
limit the orders to necessaries.
An animated and laudably humane discus
sio" therenpon arose as to what were "neces-
saries. Fisher thought coffee, tea and even
sugar in reasonable quantities were but ut
the rate of S. a family he thought they be-
came luxures. He thought the order should
be adopted. Reed, Ottawa, approved the
report. The difficulty supervisors have to
contend with is the want Of time and ability
| to examine into individual cases when orders
are given to see that only "necessaries" are
bought on orders issued and the pauper
committee having approved the claims, the
members aside from that committee knew
little or nothing of the character of the bills
presented. He also approved of the order,
but said there should be some liberty of &C
ton left supervisors in making out their
itemized orders, for what would in some
cases be luxures in others would be neces-
s,ry and proper articles to be supplied.
Fades in a very humane speech thought the
supervisor would not stick to these orders,
and cited numerous cases Of his own where
what were nomiually luxuries had been or
dered, and properly 30, and would be ordered
by any man with n heart in him who had
the cases to look after He favored retrench.
ment but didn't just see how the proposed
order would hel p matters.
The upshot of the discussion was that the
understanding is that "outside" aid is rem
dered to persons who partially support
themselves. These persons may be assisted
by orders for necessarIes; except that when
the supervisor believes that other goods may
properly be given he may 80 specify on his
order. A motion to include tea and coffee
as among the necessaries was voted down,
and the report then adopted as whole, in
spite of the belief of many that it would be
impracticable to restrict the orders to item
lied statements of goods to be furnished.
Adjourned to Friday morning.