The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-27

months; that the county agent be authorized
10 draw SAID amount in sums of 800, from
time 10 time us he may need them, aud that
me county clerk be instructed 10 issue his or
iers tor said amounts.
HENgY llEIMIG,
Chairman.
The committee on pauperS asked in.
struCtions how to proceed III reference To
some pauper bills from the town Ui Otta-
"a, on which articles other than those or
dered by the supervisor were substituted
by the dealer.
Supervisor Madden moved that the su-
peIvisOT OF Ottawa be authorized 10 Issue
an order for the articles actually furnished.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Bubeck, Buttertield, Catlin, Ores
ser, Doyle, Fades, Farm worth, Ford, Gal
Iagher, Griffin, Helmig, llolecker, Lux ms,
McLauchlan, Madden, Nelson, Phillips,
Reed, khoads, Rowe, T.umbo, Wilson,
%.
Noes-Anderson, Bower, Fischer, Grams
den, Gibbs Graves, Gillett, Gum, lickok,
tillenbIaud, Hoge, Jennings, Lauf, Mcln-
Tyre, Marsh, Nicholson, Norton, Sawyer,
stevenson, Mr.. Chairman-W.
Several bills against The county were
aai and referred 10 the appropriate com
mittees.
Supervisor Fades submitted the follow
ing report, which WAS adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, DC: Your special committee
on coal and gas claims would respectfully re-
port that they have examined all claims pre-
scented before them, and recommend the pay
ment of the following, and that tile clerk be
directed 10 issue orders for the several
amounts to the several claimants, to-wit:
Ottawa Gas Co., gas for court house,
jail aud boiler house. 1857 ~
All of which Is respectfully submitted,
FRED. W. Fades,
Chairman.
Supervisor LukIns, chairman commltte q
on roads and b id ges, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Mr.. Chairman, &C.: Your committee on
roads and bridges wonld respectfully report
that they have examined the matter Of the
petition from the township of Dimmick ASK
l0g for al appropriation Tor the re-construc
ton OF bridge across the little Nermiillon
liver, between sections thirteen and twenty.
iour in said town, presented before them, hnd
bat the road commissioners of said town have
complied with the law, and are entitled to the
aid asked for from the county, and recon-
aend that an order be drawn on the treasury
W pay for oIc-half of said work, Us stated in
said petition, to-wit, the sum OF S55l.5O.
All of which is respectfully submitted
W. ii. LUKINs, Chairman.
Said report was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Anderson Bowen Burkhart, Blu
beck, Butteriield, Carlin, Dresser, Doyle
Fades, Farnsworth, Fischer, Gallagher,
Gransden, Gibbs, Graves, Gillett, Griffin,
Helmig, Hickok, Hillenbrand, Hollecker,
Hoge, Jennings, Lauf, Lukins, Mcintyre,
McLauchlan, Marsh, Norton, Phillips,
Reed, Rhoads, Rowe, Sawyer, Stevenson,
Trumbo, Wilson, MIR. Chairman-3S.
Noes-Ford, Gum, NelsDn--3.
Supervisor Lukins also submitted the
following report, which was received and
placed on file:
Mr.. Chairman, &c: Your committee on
roads and bridges would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter which
was referred TO them al the December term
TO investigate the matter of an appropriation,
voted towards the building of a bridge across
the Illinois river between the townships of
Rutland and Fall River at Marseilles, beg
leave to report that they have examined the
facts brought before them, find that while
there may be a technical error in their peti.
ton, that the towns have made provisions and
have raised their proportion 10 pay one-hali
of SAID bridge.
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
w. ii. LCKiSs.
Supervisor Marsh moved that the clerk
be authorized and directed TO issue orders
to the towns of Rutland and Fall River in
accordance with the report of the commit
tee ON roads and bridges, rs adopted by the
board at its March term, A. ID. 1885. Mo
ton carried by the following vote:
D,,hnpE R,ttariaIl Nav
lin, Dresser, Doyle, Fades, Farnsworth,
Gallagher, Gransden, Graves, Gilleu, Crit
tin, Helmig, Hollecker, Hoge, Jennings,
Lauf, Lukins, Mcintyre, McLauchlan,
Marsh, Nicholson, Nelson, Norton, Reed,
Rhoads, Rowe, Stevenson, Trumbo, vii
son, Mr.. Chairman-32.
Noas-Anderson, Fischer, Ford, Gibbs,
Gum, Hickok, HillenDrand, Phillips, Saw
yer-9.
On motion OF Supervisor Fischer the
county clerk was requested TO hereafter is
sue warrants for the COmmittal of insane
to the state asylums to the county agent in
stead of the sheriff, as heretofore, II such
action be deemed consistent with the law
on the subject.
Supervisor Fades presented an opinion
from Judge Gilbert relative u the new
election law and its application to town
ships, and the same was ordered recorded
and published for tue Information of town.
ship officers
The question has been asked me whether,
in holding the annual town meeting for the
election Of town officers in those towns in
in which several polling places were provided
AZ the July meeting, 1855, OF the county
board, those several polling places should DC
used or whether the town election should be
held in one place.
The law under which the county board
fixed the election precincts In July last WAS
tie vet of 1885, (see Laws OF 1855, PIP. Iib-1ly,
Bradwell's Ed; p. ly4, State Edition, amend
ing Sections ~, ~, 81, 81, 81, 81, -, 81 and "
OF the act Of 1879, entitled, An act 10 regard
to elections aud 10 provide for filling vscan-
cies in elective Offices" otherwise known IT
the general election law. This las IN no way
relates 10 annual Town meetings, Bor doos ii
mention them in any manuer. Ths holding
OF town meetings Is regulated entirely by the
township Organization Act
Section 3 of Article vi OF that act provides
that each town shall for the purposes OF town
meetings, constitute AL election precinct, and
section Of the same article provides that the
place Of holding elections shall be hTed by
the electors at their annual town meetiugs
But The general election law provides that the
county Gosl 4 shall III the places of holding
general elections. 30 taat for one Kind OF
election, that is, the town meeting, the voting