The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-07

was referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
During the session Chairman +. c. Lewis
called Casper Fischer to the chair and left Tor
Chicago,
In the afternoon DR.. j. C. Hathaway called
the attention of the board to the fact that II
would be matter of economy rs well rs HUI
mapity to purchase wooden leg for Mrs.
Harrison, a colored lady and also young
Swedc whose foot was injured NJ LaSale by
the cars, requiring amputaton. The sum OF
slOC was ordered to be paid for the purpose,
The sum of 81 ,6O2 AZ, one-half the estimated
cost of the Peru bridge, was ordered paid.
Sup Miller offered resolution which was
unanimously carried that the governor OF the
state be requested TO rc-appoint f. c. Lewis
rs n member of the railroad and warehouse
commission.
Supervisor Fades said that he had looked
over the court house expenses since last Octo-
Der and finds that the gas and coal bills dur
inc that time amounted to over $4,000, and
that the gas bill of the Jail was S5i.15 more
for the same time than the gas bill of the
court house. Sup. Dunnavan was in favor
of having committee to audit these bills
He said that some one should look after the
matter. He said there was case in the city
where citizen cut the pipe and plugged II
Up near the meter, but the gas bill was Just
the same as that of the month before. Sup
Miller moved that hereafter all gas bills be
audited by the court house and jail commit
tee and that the sheriff be requested to exam
inc the meters monthly. The motion pre-
vailed. Messrs. Fades and Griffin were APP
pointed as a committee to confer with the
gas company, make contracts, etc.
County Agent Gibson presented his report
showing receipts of 6,3l3, GA and expenditures
of S6,2345S showing Il balance on hand OF
S79.06. The coal question was debated by
Messrs. Parr, Griffin, Fades and Dunnavan
Supervisor Stephenson presented remon-
STRANGE signed by 12O citizens of Eagle i'll
regard to the changingiof the boundary lines &.
The sum of 5000 was appropriated to the
county house.
FIFTH DAY.
Reports of the County clerk, Circuit Circuit
Clerk, Probate Clerk ard Sheriff for the half
year ending Dec. l, were read and accepted
with the exception of the latter which was
laid over at Mr. Milligan's desire until next
day. County Clerks office showing earnings
over expenses of S5,474.1l; receipts OF the
Recorders office, $l,149.S5; Circuit Clerk 5
report showed a balance on hand of 1910;
Sheritf's office showed balance on hand or
sGl3.O9 On motion of the supervisor
from Miller it was resolved that when the
board adjourn Saturday it do so until Monday
afternoon at o'clock. The court house and
iail committee reported bills amounting in
the aggregate to about $4,000, after which the
racket opened. The report was recommited
with instructions to strike out all bills That
had not been examined by the committee and
about an hours time was consumed III
the endeavor to throw light upon the subject
as to the authority given in the buying
OF safes, adding improvements and making
repairs to and for the court house. Mr. Mil
Ter wanted an economical administration
and said that there was a great difference
between a tax payer and tax cater.
Sup. Gum spoke in explanation of the safe
matter and said that Mr.. Blake and the late
Mr.. Perkins had acted and he agreed to sane
ton anything which they might do. The re-
cords on being searched gave no authority for
the purchase of safes except in case OF the
County Clerks office. Fischer, of Mendoza,
spoke at length concerning what he termed
the rights of the tax payer in regard to what
he termed system of extravaganza which
he desired put stop to and he concluded by
saying that he was in for paying no bill that
had not been previously ordered by the
board. Sup. Mcintyre presented resolution
which was adopted, not permitting any COM
mittee of the board to purchase or cause to be
purchased any furniture or cause any altera-
lion to be made in the rooms Of the court house
without permission.
The committee on roads and bridges re-
ported in favor of granting $4,000 as an APP
preparation for the Ottawa bridge. On mo-
ton of Sup. Gum the report was asked to be
laid over until next Tuesday. The motion
was rejected Sup. Gums constituents de-
n0Iucu MN 10 NOlc aBullSJ lllC dpplOpi ldLlOl'
Sup. Stevenson said that Otter Creek did
not owe anything to Ottawa and that he
would vote against it. Sup. Griffin said OF
tawa had helped his town in its bridge matter
some time ago and he was obliged to do the
same by Ottawa. Sup. Fischer said that OF.
tawa had taken away all the lawyers leaving
the board only its county attorney and thus
it thought they would beat the board that
way but the supreme court decided that Of
tawa must build the bridge. There was Il
grand set of fellows in Ottawa and he liked to
come here but Ottawa should not ask too
much of him. He certainly would vote
against the appropriation asked. Fades
took the position of the entlcman from Otter
Creek; said the board was disposed to be very
economical in regard to small bills but was
disposed to be very eXtrayagant when large ac-
counts come up before it. They were saving
at the spigit, but were wasting at the
bung hole. He could not couscientiously
vote $4,000 to Ottawa for what he consid-
cred a luxury Andrew Lynch asked per-
mission to say few words on the subject;
but an objection being made he with