The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-25
Tho, a conv of this preamble and resolu.

That copy of this preamble and resolu.
ton be signed by the chairman and certi-
fled bv the clerk and forwarded To the
Governor.
Supervisor Fischer presented petition
from Geo, NJ. Price, of Mendoza, in relation
10 fees charged by the recorder ana the
san,n was referred to the county attorney
for his opinion thereon ,
Supervisor Fades presented communl'
cation from the Streator banks In RELATION
10 the assessment of bank stock In this
county, and the same was referred TO the
committee on Equalization OF Personal
Property.
A petition from J. n. Strawn in relation
10 the excessive assessment OF certain real
estate belonging 10 him was read and re.
ferred to committee on Equalization OF
Lands.
On motion of Supervisor Fischer the
election of a county agent for the ensuing
wear was made a special order Of business
for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
A communication from the state Board
of Health in reference TO the sanitary con.
dition of the public buildings was read and
on motion referred 10 the committee on
IQDllC DulIuluSS'
Supervisor Griffin from the special com
mittee appointed at last March meeting OF
the board, TO investigate In regard to the
gas consumed by the county, made yer.
bal report of the result of test at the
county Jail of patent gas regulator SHOW
inc a saving in the amount OF gas coz.
sumed Iuring eleven days Of one hundred
and seventy-seven feet per day
The committee presented the matter TO
the board to determine the ACCESSIBILITY OF
purchasing such regulator, at cost OF
forty dollars.
On motion of Supervisor Fischer the re.
port was referred back TO said committee;
and on further motion Of supervisor Fisch-
er the matter Of purchasing Gas regulators
for use of the county, together with the
feasibility of lighting the county buildings
by electricity, were referred 70 the commit
tee on Public Buildings, for their inyesti'
CATION, and report thereon at the next Sep
TENDER meeting of the board.
Supervisor Griffin presented bill from
Thomas Rhoads, for erecting an ash dump
er at the boiler house, and moved its refer
renee TO the committee on Court House and
Jail claims. Supervisor Reed moved as an
amendment that it be referred 10 com. on
Public Buildings. Amendment carried;
motion rs amended passed.
There being a difference OF opinion
among several members as TO the respec-
tive duties of the committee on Public
Buildings and the compittee on Court
House and Jail, on motion of supervisor
SAWYER il was declared the duty of the
former TO take charge Of all public build
ings and permanent Improvements thereon
and to examine and report on all claims for
such improvements, and that the committee
ON Court House and Jail have jurisdiction
over all claims Tor supplies furnished the
various county offices, Jail and boiler house
Supervisor HiCkok, chairman committee
on Miscellaneous Claims, submitted the
report of said committee fixing the mileage
and per diem Of the several judges and
clerks of the judicial election held June |,
1855, and the same was ordered fled, and
the clerk directed to Issue orders To the
several persons therein named for the
amounts set opposite to their respective
names.
Supervisor Hickok also submitted the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolced, That each of the supervisors be
allowed 81 80 for posting election notices.
Supervisor Reed moved that the chairman
of committee on Public Buildings be au.
thorize,l to have the county asylum insured
for thirty five to forty thousand dollars
Motion lost by the following vote:
Ayes: Supervisors Doyle, Farnsworth,
Gillett, Gum, Hollecker, Hoge, Norton
Reed, Rhoads-9; Noes: supervisors An
derson, Bowen, Burkhart, Bubeck, Butter
field, Carlin, Dresser, Fades, Fischer,
Gransden, Gibbs, Graves, Griffin, Helmig,
Hickok, Hillenbrand, Jennings, Lauf, Lu-
kins, Mclaughlin, Mcmillan, Marsh, Mad
den, Nicholson, Nelson, Phillips, Rowe,
Sawyer, Trumbo, Wilson and Mr. Chair
man-3l
On motion of supervisor Doyle board
adjourned until o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.