The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-17


county is his debtor to the extent of Si2',
and that of the circuit clerk proves that
Their is owing him $l45lO. The earnings
of Las o.nce during the six months just past
were 5, Sol Is; fees collected civil ana GRIM
inal, 81 COZ. co; fees uncollected, ~, 4oo on
fees nncoiected, criminal, $4S4.95; receipts
criminal, 5000 :,
The report of Recorder Arnold showed
the receipts during the past six months 70
have been 81 ,962.25, and the expenditures
$l,5SSqO. Into the county treasury he had
turned S423.35.
The report of County Clerk Finlen showed
the receipts to have been 3 430.3O, and the
expenditures g., 2l7 0S--the excess OF $3.50
70 being money expended in extra clerk
hire in making assessors books. The earn
inps of the office we're $3,4ll.9l, and the
expenditures S2,2l7.0S; the excess of earn
ings over expenditures being ST. 1874 80
Tia renorts Of the committee TO settle
with county officers having been disposed
Of, the committee on pauper claims present
ed two reports-one recommending the al
lowarco Of sc per month for the mainten-
ance of Beatrice Burnett at the Erring
Women Refuge, Chicago, and the other de-
nyipg the request Of the Mathiessen
Hegeier Zinc Company asking the county TO
relieve .Gen of their further extending aiu
to Nertney and Gardner, injured IN their
works some years ago. The reports as ap-
proy.d oOre approved.
Just at this point Supervisor OLoughlln,
chairman of the committee on pauper claims,
threw frebrand among the members by
askiar 'or instructions relative to paying
L.. n accord
with T. order of the Board of the Deem
Der session. Supervisor Norton moved that
the committee be guided by the report. Su.
pervsOr Fades rose to an explanation anu
stated under what circumstances he had
given the orders Supervisor Gum replied
at length, stating that he should be guided
by the report and Mr.. Griffin followed, be-
lieving the bills should be allowed. Super
visor Gum again spoke IN support OF his
position, and Supervisor Norton made
lengthy speech, asking that the Board be
guided by the rules it had laid down for
guidance in pauper matters. Supervisor
Fades sarcastically responded to Supervisor
Norton Supervisor Green, new member,
supported Supervisor Fades, having first
listened to the reading of the rule laid down
in the matter. After some further debate
Supervisor Griffin brought the matter to
close by offering as a substitute for the mo
ton of Supervisor Norton that the commit
tee be instructed to allow all bills that would
be a just charge upon the county. On an
aye and no vote being called the amendment
was adopted by vote of ~ ayes TO Is noes.
A good deal of explaining was INDUCED in
by the various members as to why they We
kol and Il nnI faa
changed from aye to no. To bring the mat
ter to more definite point, Supervisor
O'Loughlin moved that the rules of the last
Board relative to giving aid to paupers con-
troll this Board until July lst 1887, and on
motion it was made the special order for two
o'clock.
Supervisor Hickok, from the committee
on claims, presented report, which was
adopted and approved.
Supervisor Reed, chairman of the COM
nittee on court house and Jail, submitted a
report allowing claims to the amount of
81, 723 26, which was presented and approved
after some discussion on the part of Super
visor Norton as to allowing the gas item.
Supervisor Griffin, chairman of the COM
mittee on public buildings, reported, with
approval, a number of claims. Report
adopted.
The committee on equalization of person
al property reported the following per cents.
of addition and deduction:
Addiuons-A per cent Deer Park,
2; Dimmick, 3; Eagle, u; Earl, 5; Fall
River, 2; Hope, 8; Meriden, 4; Miller, 6;
Mission, 4; Worthwhile, s; Usage, 4; Otter
Creek, @ Utica, IA; Walham, 4. Deduc-
tions-Allen, 2; Brookfeld, 3; Farm Ridge, 4;
Freedom, .; Grand Rapids, 2; Mendoza, 6;
assessment of Bruce, Dayton, Eden, Grove.
land, La Sale, Manlius, Ottawa, Richland,
Rutland, Serena, South Ottawa, Troy Grove
and Wallace. After Intellectual efforts to
have the assessment for Utica and Ottawa
reduced the Board adjourned until after
dinner
TWO ocLoCK P. NJ.
When the Board met clock P. NJ, two |
anonymous communications on the clerk 8 |
table were ordered read, though they should |
not have been. One referred to the manage
ment of the County Aslum, and the other to
the placing Of the Cation water pipes upon
the Illinois river bridge. The first commu
nication was not acted upon, and the latter
was sent to the commistee on roads and |
bridges
Having disposed of the efforts of Mr..
Anonymous, the special order of the after
noon was taken up; the discussion of the
re-enactment of the rules of the last Board,
relative to issuing necessities to paupers. A
full hour was spent on this subject, after
which Mr.. McLaughlin's motion was carried.
Then by vote of 26 to II tea, coffee, sugar,
rico and beans were added to the list of ne
cessaries.
The committee on equalization of lands
recommended the ,i4a per cents addi.
tons to and deductions from assessments, as
returned by assessors:
dditons.-Adams, 2; Dmmick, s Eagle,
l Fall River, 5; Freedom, 3; Grand Rap
ids, 8; Groveland, 6; Meriden, 81; Miller,
6; Ophir, 4; Utica, 2; Wallace, 6.
DeduetiOns.-Allen, 3; Deer Park, 8;
Farm Ridge, | !; Groveland, s. La Sale, |
Mendoza, /; Mission, 2; Worthwhile, 10
Usage, 81 Ottawa, Otter Creek, 5 Peru,
20; Richland, 6; s. Ottawa, 4 Troy Grove,
/; Vermillion. l.
Unchanged Brookfeld, Bruce. Dayton,
Earl, Eden, Manlius, Rutland, Serena, Wal
than.
Total value as equalized, Sl09,ll3e7.
The report was adopted.
The committee on personal property re
n rpapptaI ia which ra1uool IL |