The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-12-18

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pauper claims would respectfully report
that they have examined the following
claims ant would recommend their pay.
ment as follows, and the clerk be directed
to issue orders for the same.
D: ). jerks, surgical attendance. $4,000
William Kennedy, surgical atten-
dance, amt claimed, 1858, ...... 5000
j. Il. johnson, boarding and care of
Iduper,. ................ $500
]. B. Kenklsy, attending pauper, 1850
8. IL. Kenne, " 200
| Your committee would further recon-.
mend that the county attorney be directed
to proceed and collect the amount allowed
on the aforesaid bills from the county of
Lee, in the state of Illinois, AS the pauper
In whose interest they were contracted was
a resident of said county.
All OF which is respectfully submitted,
Nj. O'LoUGHLIN, Chairman.
Supervisor O'Loughlin also submitted
the following report which was adopted
AIR. Chairman dc Your committee on
pauper claims would RESPECTFULLY report
that they have examined the following
claims presented before them, and would
ask to be relieved from further considera-
ton of the same.
I'D. Marshall for taking care of
tramp .................. $500
Frank ID. hnopp, for taking CAFE
OF injured man.. 1890
All OF which is respectfully submitted,
NJ. OLoUGHLIN, Chairman.
Supervisor Griffin offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ResotCed, That the county agent be re.
quested TO report to the Board at this ses-
slon--lst. The number and sex of all in
mates now at the asylum. I'd. Number
under lSyears of age, and If any of that
age or under attend school
On motion Of Supervisor Fischer the
chairman of the Board was authorized to
make settlement with Mr.. l.. w. Brewer
for his fees In the Reddck will case, In
accordance with the contract entered into
with him, as soon as the trial now in pro-
gress in the circuit court is completed In
said court, and the clerk was authorized TO
draw an order on the treasurer in favor of
Mr. Brewer for the amount certified 10 be
due him by the chairman.
Supervisor Fades offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is reported that there are
now in the county asylum non-residents Of
La Sale county,
ty physician are instructed 10 investigate
and If they find ont that there are persons
in the county asylum who are non-residents
and are able 10 travel, that they be dis.
charged
Supervisor Reed offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
Resolred, That supervisors and overseers
of the poor shall not, nor cause to be sent
to the La sale county asylum any tramps
or persons claiming to be paupers who are
not residents OF this county, except in cases
OF sickness or accident, when il Is strictly
necessary to do so.
ReSo'ced, That the county agent is here
by authorized to send or assist all persons
or paupers, now inmates or may hereafter
become inmates OF said county asylum,
not residents OF this county, To their homes,
whenever said paupers are, in the opinion
of the county physician able to I've sent.
The hour of half past ten o'clock having
arrived the special order for that time, TO
wit, the consideration of the motion of Su.
pervisor McLauchan directing the com
mittee on pauper claims to report allowing
the claims Of overseers of the poor on the
basis as heretofore allowed by the Board
was now taken up
Supervisor Green here took the chair at
the request of the chairman.
NJ. I. Moloney, county attorney, was in
troduced and delivered his verbal opinion
on the legal question involved in said
motion.
The previous question being now moved,
the chairman announced, shall the main
question be now put? Which was decided
In the affirmative.
The main question being now put, said
motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Anderson, Brennan, Bubeck,
Burkart Buttertield Dinsmore, DOYLE
Dresser, Fades Farnsworth, Fischer, Gal.
igher, Green, Gum, Iickok, Hlllenbrand,
|lollecker, Jennings, LAUDER, Lewis, Lu-
kins, Maierhofer, Mclaughlin, Phillips
teed, Rowe, Sawyer, Stevenson, Spencer,
Thompson WisOn-31
ayes-Bowen, Carlin, DIVER, Ford,
iransden Griffin, Lauf, Madden, Nichol.
on, Norton, O'Loughlin-ll.
Supervisor O'Loughlin moved that the
written opinion of NJ T. Moloney, county
attorney, on this question be spread upon
he records of the Board. Motion carried
~ the following vote:
Ayes-Anderson, Bowen, Bubeck, Burk.
lart, Carlin, Dusmore, Doyle, Dresser,
)ywer, Fades, FarnswOrth, Fischer, FORD,
fdlidSHef, blOOS, brdnuen, UfeeD, turn,
iritfin Hickok, Hillenbrand, Hollecker,
Jennings, Lauf, Lewis, Madden, Maier.
loter, McLaunChlan, Nicholson, Norton,
)Loughlin, Phillips, Reed, Rowe, saw.
er, Stevenson, spencer, Thompson, vii
On-39.
Nayes-Brennan, Butterfeld, LAUDER,
.ukius-4
Said opinion IS in the words and figures
10 wit:
Wr. " OLdughlia, ChairmdR-D Dear SIR:
gu requested written opinion Ia be sub
nitted TO the county Board on the ques-
ion whether the compensation 10 be given
D overseers Of the poor in the several
owns of this county is a county charge"
My answer is as follows: This county is
nder township organization, and the care
nj support OF the poor is u county and not
town charge. Such care and support
light, under the law as il now exists,
roperly be placed on either body. but as
tated, In La Sale county it devolves on
ne county AZ large. The supervisors. in
leir respective towns are made by law
K oificio overseers of the poor. The duty
I looking after the poor in their towns Is
N rns saI IN