The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-18

approved. The same committee also made
the following report which was not acted up
on the special order interfering with 1t at
the time it was presented and the board al
journed before it could again be called ur;
Your committee to whom IVES referred the
communication Of W. j. Dryer would re
spectfully report that partial examination
of the receipt accounts Of Mr. Stocksledger
has satisfied your committee that all of his
books of accounts with the county should
have thorough investigation, and that the
same cannot be made at this session of the
board for want of time. All Of which is re
specially submitted.
II II. NoRroS, chairman,
Henry GUSS,
BASIL GREEN,
FRED W. EADH,
WM j. DIVER.
The hour of ten o'clock having arrived the
special order was taken up and the grand
Jurors were named for the January, March,
June and October terms Of the Circuit Court,
On motion or Supervisor Fades the board
adjourned until Q clock, Friday, A. NJ.
FRIDAY A. ~.
As soon as the report Of standing com
mittees was called for Supervisor Granden,
from the committee to settle with County
Treasurer presented report of 5, W, Ray
mond, which was duly approved. 1t shows
that there is now due the county SO, 2tJ.oI,
Supervisor Reed. from committee on Court
House and Jail, reported bills allowed to the
amount Of 81, 1927. Supervisor Reed NOV
ed that the report be printed for the inior
nation of the members and laid over until
! December, to which motion Supervisor Reed
raised the objection that such action was un-
| fair towards those to whom the county was
Justly indebted This brought Supervisor
Norton to his feet who Immediately entered
upon a long discussion of Sheriff Milllgan )
extravaganza. Supervisor Reed replied that
the bills under discussion for washing, board
ing. ETC., were in accordance with rates fixed
by the Board and were properly signed and
sworn to, and that in case where vouchers
were necessary such vouchers accompanied
them Norton again came to the front anu
delivered another speech, and when he had
taken his seat, Supervisor Green "rose for
information" lie is the most persistent
seeker after light on the Board, and his
confidence in the ability of his fellow mem
bers to give him the necessary light is never
diminished. This time he wanted to know
if the committee had jurisdiction to allow
the bills. Supervisor Norton gave him the
light he wanted. Sheriff Milligan then rose,
by permission Of the chair and said that he re
GREETED that he could not close his admins
tration without another trouble with the
Board He deted any member to point out
where he had ever presented duplicate bills.
The motion was then put, and on yea and
nay vote it was lost by vote of Is to Z.
An invitation from A. J Reddick in be.
half of committee Of arrangements Of Big
Bend Reunion at La Sale, inviting the mem
bers to attend in body, was read and on
motion of Supervisor Gum accepted,
On motion of Supervisor Fischer the Board
greed that when the Board Adjourned to.
morrow it adjourn until Monday, December
9th.
Supervisor Norton moved that the item
lied bills for boarding, washing, etc, and
general expenses of the Sheriff be published
with the proceedings of the Boerd. Carried
The report of the committee to settle with
county officers relative to Mr.. Stocksleger
was called up, and Supervisor Reed moved
that the committee be granted the time asked
for investigation, and also be authorized to
employ whatever of EXPERT aid was necessary
Whereupon Supervisor Fischer jumped up
and read the following resolutions, which
were adopted
"Resoired, That the report be referred
back to the committee, with instructions to
afford Mr.. Stocksleger the same opportunity
to explain and to pay any amounts that may
be found due the county, upon an examina-
ton of the books, as has been given to Mr.
Bartels.
"Resoiced FURTHER, That said committee be,
and are hereby instructed to report to this
Board whether it has found any evidence Of
criminal intent to defraud the county on the
part of any Of the present or excouuty Off
Gals of this county
Supervisor Norton was called to the chair
and Supervisor o Laughlin presented the re-
port of the committee on pauper accounts.
1t allows bills to the amount of S2,5706l.
Supervisor moved that the report of the
committee relative to Mr.. Stocksledger be
spread upon the records and stated his rea-
sons for desiring that done. Chairman Lew
is having called Supervisor Fades to the
chair took the floor in opposition to the Nor.
ton motion. He stated that the matter was
very important and should be discussed in
diligently, but he did not desire that the
good name of the county should be unwisely
injured both at home and abroad. lie did
not believe that on irresponsible statements
of newspapers or of men without difnite
charges being formulated should warrant a