The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-24

Respectfully submitted
p. FiNLEN, County Clerk.
Supervisor O'Loughlin submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted
Mr.. Chairman, &C.: Your committee on
pauper claims, would respectfully report that
they have examined the matter of the petit
ton Of Mrs f. F. Bull and seven other ladies
Of the city of Ottawa, presented before them,
and recommend the following; That while
YOUR committee are of the opinion that this
Board should not engage in the reformation
of criminals, it does believe, however, that 1t
would be judcious in this case, inasmuch as
said Burnett woman would be, in all proba-
bility, continual source of expense and
annoyance to the people of this county, as
we'll as n blot on the fair name Of the city of
Ottawa, your committee would recommend
that the clerk be instructed to draw his or
der in favor of the Erring Womans Refuge
Of the city of Chicago, for the sum Of six dol
lars each month for the term of one year,
beinning Aug. lst, 1856, provided said Beat
rice Burnett remains an inmate Of said in
sttution.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
NJ. o. LoUGHLIN Chairman.
Supervisor o Loughlin also submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, &c: Your committee on
pauper claims would respectfully report that
they have examined the matter Of the petit
ton of the Mattheison & Hegeler Zinc com
pany, praying to be relieved from the main
tenance of Michael Nertney and James Gard
ner, men who were permanently injured in
the employ of said company, and are now
and have been for q term of years supported
by said company, and while your committee
think that said company has acted in a most
humane and generous manner In those cases,
they do not believe it to be the duty Of this
Board 10 relieve any body or company Of a
charge they may have assumed, notwith.
standing it's accustomed liberality ia the
maintenance ofthe worthy poor Of the county.
An of which is respectfully submitted.
NJ. O'LouGHLIN Chairman.
Supervisor Norton moved that the Board
instruct the committee on pauper claims to
adhere to the rules adopted by the Board at
last December term in the adjustment Of
pauper claims.
Supervisor Griffin offered the following rs
a substitute to Supervisor Norton's motion:
That the pauper committee be instructed
to allow all bills that are just and that would
be legal charge against the county.
The ayes and noes being demanded on the
adoption of the substitute, it was carried by
the following vote:
Ayes-Brennan, Bubeck, Doyle, Dresser,
Dryer, Duuawsy, Fades, Parnsworth, Ford,
Gallagher, Green. Griffin, Helmig, Hickok,
E[ollecker, Jennings, Lukins. Madden,
Maierhofer, McLauchlan, Reed, Rowe, Saw.
yer, Spencer Thompson, Wilson, Mr.. Chair
man-27
Noes-Anderson, Bowen. Butterheld, Car.
lin, Dinsmore, Fischer, Gibbs, Gransden,
Gum, Lauf, Mcintyre, Nicholson, Norton,
O'Loughlin, Phillips-l5.
Supervisor OLoughlin moved that the
rules recommended by the special committee
on paupers and adopted by the Board at last
December term, be adopted by this Board to
govern its action in relation to granting aid
| to paupers, said rules to be considered in
| force until July |, 1887, and that the con
sheraton of this motion be made special
order of business fer . O. clock this afternoon
Motion carried
! Supervisor Reed, chairman committee on
court house and Jail claims, submitted the
following report which was adopted;
To ne Board Of Supervisors: Your commit
tee on court house and jail claims would re
spectfully report, that they have examined
all claims presented before them, and re