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


COUNTY of La Sale and State Of Illinois,
at a Special Term thereof commenced and
held attbe Court House IN Ottaioa, in said
County, on Monday, the I'd day Of March,
AID. 1886. .--
MONDAY, March 9, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, and
ON being called to order by the chairman,
Supervisor Lewis, the following members
responded to their names:
Beach, A Z, Dayton; Carlin, II, Walt.
ham: Conard, d w, Miller; Doyle, Luke,
Dimmick; Drackley, VIM, Manlius; Ores
ser. ES, Groveland Dunavan, Samuel, Ad.
ANS; Fades, Fred W, Bruce; Farnsworth,
Richard, South Ottawa; Forristal, John, La
Sale; Ford, James, Wallace; Franks, Chas
#, Meriden; Fischer, Caspar, Mendoza;
Gallagher, II NJ, Peru; Gransden; Albert
Worthwhile; Griffin, A r, Utica; Gum, II,
Eden; Helmig, Henry, Peru; Hickeck, l.
b. Troy Grove: Hollecker, d, Ottawa; Jen
nings, James, Mission; Miller, John, Free
Iora: McIntyre, VIM II, Allen; McLauch
Ian. John, La Sale; Nicholson, John, Yer
million; OLaughlin, nj, Brookfield; Parr,
SEKutland Phillips, Thos, Hope Pound
stone, + II, Farm Ridge; Rosenhaupt Sol,
La Sale; Smith, John, Ophir; Signor, M
II, Earl: Thompson, 5 8, Grand Rapids;
Wilson, John p, Fall River Wood, James,
MENDOZA.
The credentials of John f. Reed as su-
pervisor from the town of Ottawa and OF II.
Bowen as supervisor for the town OF Sere-
ma were read by the clerk and accepted,
and said supervisors permitted to sit as
members Of this board.
On motion of Sup. Dunavan the record OF
~ e tha
Term of the Board was approved
The summons from the circuit court OF
this county in the case of Michael Dinneen
g. The County of La Sale was read by the
clerk.
On motion of Sup. Fischer all bills against
La Sale county now on ME with the clerk
were referred to the appropriate commit
tees without reading TO be audited at this
term,
On motion of Sup. Griffin all pauper
claims 70 be audited at the present term
were ordered fled with the committee on
Paupers by Thursday morning next
On motion of Sup. O'Laughlin the chair
man appointed committee of three, COM
posed of Sups. O'Laughlin, Miller and Nc.
lntyre, to draft and present to the board
appropriate resolutions on the death OF ST.
pervisor Perkins.
On motion of Sup. Dunavan the chair
man appointed committee of three, COM
posed of Sups. Dunavan, Parr and Griffin,
to draft and present to the Board appropri-
ate resolutions on the death of Sup. Jones.
On motion of Sup. Fischer Board adjourn
ed till 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY, March, 3 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday and supervisors
Lauf, Lukins, Jennett and Stevenson.
To ill vacancies on standing committees
of this board occasioned by death and re-
noyM of members thereof the chairman
announced the following appointments:
Court House and Jail Committee
Messrs. Signor, Gum, Wood, Reed and
Bowen.
Road and Bridge Committee: Messrs.
Dunavan, Drackley, Lukins, Forristal and
Reed.
Paupers; Messrs. Helmig, White, Nc
Lauchlan, Beach, Thompson, Doyle and
Bowen
To Settle with County Officers: MessrA
Franks, Smith, Rosenhaupt, Gransden
and Fades.
Stationery: Messrs. Gum, White and
LaUf.
On motion of Sup. Gum committee of
five composed Of Supervisors Gum, Nc
Intyre, McLauchlan, Stevenson and Hickok
were appointed by the chairman to inves-
tigate and report in reference to the suit
instituted against this county by Michael
Dinneen.
The bond of Theodore C. Gibson as
county agent, in the penal sum of ten
thousand dollars, signed by himself IS
principal and Thomas f. Mckinlay and
Donat Hollecker as sureties, was read In
open board and duly approved.
On motion of Sup Miller the County
Attorney and States Attorney were request
ed 10 come before the board and give their
opinions as to the responsibility of the
county in maintaining tramps arrested for
vsgrancy. Sup. Miller was appointed a
committee of one to'inform said attorneys of
such request.
sup. Hickok, chairman of committee on
miscellaneous claims, submitted the report
of said committee fixing the mileage and
per diem of the several judges and clerks
and members of the boards of registry,
for last November election, which ON mo-
tien was ordered placed on file and the
clerk directed to issue orders to the several
persons therein named for the amounts
Sc. opposite their respective names.
Sup. Hickock introduced the following
resolution which was adopted:
RtsoIred, That each of the supervisors
be allowed the sum of one dollar and fifty
cents for posting election notices and APP
proving collectors bond.
Sup. Parr introduced representative
of the firm Of Shields u Brown of Chica-
20 who addressed the board on the subject
OF covering for steam pipes.
On motion the matter was referred to
the committee on public buildings for in
vestigation.
On motion OF Sup. Beach board ad-
jogyned until O'Clock tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, March 4, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present the same as yesterday and Sup.
White.
The record Of yesterdays session was
read and approved.
Sup. Stevenson, chairman OF committee
on complaints and Attachments submitted
the following report which was adopted
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Board
Of Supervisors: Your committee on COM
cOmplaints and Attachments would resDpct-