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

The certificates Of election of the above
named Supervisors having been filed in the
office Of the County Clerk and full Board
being present, thereupon the Board pro-
oeeded to elect a chairman for the ensuing
yeal
Supervisor Griffin nominated Supervisor
Lewis for chairman, and Supervisor " Loug-
lin secon leG -uch nomination.
Supervisor Ia les moved That the Clerk be
instructed TO cast the vote Of the Board for
Supervisor Lewis Motion carried
Thereupon the vote of the Board was cast
by the Clerk as directed and Supervisor E. G.
Lewis was declared duly elected Chairman
for the ensuing year.
Supervisor Stevenson offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this Board
that the chairman, in the formation of com
mittees should regard the interests of the
county and the fitness OF The individual
members for the positions allotted to them,
regardless Of any rules OF precedent hereto,
fore established. either written or unwritten.
Supervisor O'Loughin moved that com
nittte Of five (of which the chairman shall
be one be appointed by the chairman to
draft and present 10 the Board rules and
order Of business governing the same. Mo.
ton carried.
Chairman appointed Supervisors o. Loug.
lin, Griffin, Stevenson and Norton on such
committee.
Supervisor Madden moved that all bills
in the clerk hands on Wednesday morning
next be referred to the appropriate commit,
tees 10 be acted upon.
Supervisor Anderson moved as an amend
ment that all bills, including pauper bills,
presented to the Board by Thursday morn
ing next, be referred to the appropriate COM
mittees to be acted upon Amendment car
ried and motion as amended passed.
On motion Of Supervisor Madden, Board
adjourned until o clock TO morrow morning.
TUESDAY, July Is, 1886.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday.
Tn. record Of yesterdays session was read
and approved.
Supervisor Stevenson. Of the special com
mittee on rules, submitted report of said
committee, which was read.
Supervisor Gum moved that the clerk be
directed to have said report printed and a
copy furnished each member of the Board,
and that the consideration Of the same be
made special order business for 2 clock
this afternoon.
Supervisor Dryer moved, as a substitute
for the motion Of Supervisor Gum, that the
report of the committee be adopted as read
and the committee discharged
Supervisor McLaucban moved rs an
amendment to the substitute offered by Su-
pervisor Dwyer, that the report of the com.
mittee be acted upon at once, section by Sec
ton.
Supervisor Dryer accepted such amend
ment Tie substitute failed TO pass,
The question now recurring, on the mo.
ton Of Supervisor Gum, it was carried
On motion of Supervisor D Loughlin Board
Adjourned till clock p. NJ.
2o'cLOcK p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment with
quorum present.
The special order for this hour was now
taken up. viz: the consideration of the re-
port of the special committee on rules
which said report is in the words and figures
following: ..
Mr. Chairman, &C.: Your special commit
tee, appointed to formulate some rules for
for the better working of the Board, beg
leave to report, and recommend the follow
ing:
The following standing committees shall
be appointed by the chairman of the Board