The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-19

roads and bridges would respectfully re-
port that they have examined petition
from commissioners town of Peru present
ed before them, and would ask for further
time for consideration of same.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
w. II. LUKINs,
Chairman.
Sup. Griffin, chairman OF the committee
on Public Buildings, submitted the follow.
ing report, which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, de-: Your committee on
Public Buildings beg leave to report that
they have examined all claims presented
before them and recommend the payment
of the following, and that the clerk he d.
rscted TO issue orders for the several am
cunts to the several claimants, to wit
Manley Il Jordan, material and repairs
for court house II jail, cl. S7O.Q, aid S67 %
John w. Clegg, same ................. 64 ~
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. Il. GRIFFIN, Chairman.
Sup. Hickok presented bill for $500
docket fee In supreme court in case of The
People ex rel. Il. j. Fullert0M v. Hiram +.
Gilbert, County Judge, advanced by M, 7.
Moloney, and the same was ordered paid.
Sup. Norton introduced the following re-
solution, which was adopted:
Resolced, That in the future no bill for
labor or services will be entertained for
payment by this Board except such as sets
forth the nature and kind of such services,
the amount of time and money actually eX.
pended, to whom and where, and that the
same be verified by oath.
Sup. Nelson introduced the following re-
solution:
Resolrea, That this Board go back to the
rules and regulations laid down by the
board of supervisors at that time concerH-
ing paupers: 1st, that no resident pauper
shall receive aid outside the county asylum {;
ID, that when aid is asked for by any party
the supervisor shall give said party certi-
ficate to be signed by three good citizens
of the town, which shall be proof that said
aid is needed.
The question being put on the adoption
of the resolution it failed to pass.
Sup. Sawyer moved that committee of
three be appointed by the chairman to
draft and present 10 the board appropriate
resolutions on the death of Emory A. Storrs.
The chairman appointed Supervisors
Sawyer, Gum and Norton as such commit
tee.
Sup. Gum offered the following which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, The statute requires railroad
companies and canal authorities to file plats
of the lands in their rights of way in the
recorders offices of the counties through
which said railroads and canals run, and
WHEREAS, Plats of several of the rail
roads and the |. Il Nj. canal running
81, haan cn Elal
ResOlCed, That the county attorney be
and is hereby Instructed to cause such de-
linqent companies and canal authorities to
file plats IN accordance with the statute.
Sup Fischer offered the following reso.
luton which was adopted:
Res0lUed, That the court house and Jail
committee be authorized to contract for
sprinkling streets adjacent to the court
house and Jail for an amount not to exceed
$25 per year,
Sup. McLauchlan, of the committee on
paupers, reported that several of the super
visors had returned to said committee
their lists of paupers to whom aid is being
extended in their respective towns, as re,
quested by resolution OF this board at its
last July session, and on motion, said lists
were referred to the special committee
now investigating the question of outside
aid furnished to paupers.
Sup. Fischer moved that the proceedings
of the board be published in the usual
manner.
Sup. Nelson moved as an amendment
that the proceedings be published in Ger
man, In the Her0ld, instead of the WOchen-
Jtatt as formerly. Amendment lost by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bowen, Burkart Dresser, Doyle,
Gillett, McLauchlan, McMullen, Nelson,
Wilson'S,
Noes-Bubeck, Butterfield Farnsworth,
Fischer, Ford, Gallagher, Gibbs, Griffin,
Hickok, Hillenbrand, Hollecker, Lukias,
Mcintyre, Marsh, Rhoads, Stevenson,
Trumbo, Mr.. Chairman,-1S.
Thereupon the original motion was
passed.
On motion of Sup. Mcintyre the clerk
was authorized TO draw his orders upon the
treasurer in favor of the several supervisors
for their per diem and mileage in attend
ing this term of the board.
Sup Gum, of the committee to draft
resolutions on the death of Emory A. Storrs,
submitted the following resolution which
was adopted by unanimous rising vote
WHEREAS, 1t has come TO the knowledge
of this board that Emory A. Storrs depart
ed this life this morning, in Ottawa, and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Storrs was man of ma
tional reputation, therefore
ResOlced, That we hear of his death with
sincere regret, and consider his loss great
calamity, not only to the state but to the
nation, and offer our sympathy and condol.
ence to his family for their great loss.
On motion of Sup. Fischer board ad-
jOurned