The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-12-18
THURSDAY, Dec. 0, 1886.


ing.
THURSDAY, Dec. 0, 1886.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday.
Record of yesterdays session read and
approved.
supervisor Hick ok, chairman committe,
on miscellaneous claims, submitted the re
port of such committee, fixing the per diem
and mileage of the boards Of registery ant
election for the last November election.
Supervisor Hickok also submitted The
following supplemental report on election
expense claims;
Your committee would also recommend
that the following claims be allowed anC
the clerk be directed to issue orders fol
the same:
John Kennedy, mailing return of cleo
tiOn to secretary of state ...... 81 81
Richard Hardgrave, mailing return
of election to secretary OF state, l 81
John Farmer, mailing election re-
turn to town clerk ........... | 5(
G. l.. McComber, mailing election
return to secretary of state. 49,. | DC
L. s. Ellsworth, taking retuln MS to
| town clerk ........,.......... L oI
J.J. Connerton, mailing returns to
secretary of state. ........... | sc
j. II. Mills, constable at election -. 4 90
ThOs. Brennan, constable at election, . 00
Thos. Ryan, constable at election. 4 00
Thos Burke, constable at election. 100
Austin Hager, mailing return to sec
rotary or state. ................ l Oh
Michael Curtiss, mailing return to
secretary of state, ....... ..... | so
Elias Trumbo, mailing return to sec
rotary OF state. ......... :. -. l 90
E. G. Snedeker, mailing return to
secretary OF state ............. l 90
William Dwyer, mailing return to
secretary OF state .............. l 80
Thomas Fogerty, taking returns to
town clerk ................... | %
Supervisor Fades moved that the Board
vote first upon the general election expense
bill rs submitted In the report OF the com
mittee on miscellaneous claims. Motion
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Anderson, Bubeck, Burkart ORES.
ser, Dunaway, Fades, Farnsworth Fischer,
Gransden, Green, Gum, Hillenbrand, Lu-
kins, Maierhofer, MCLAUGHLIN, Nicholson,
Reed, Rowe, Sawyer, Stevenson Thomp.
son, Mr.. Chairman-23.
Nayes-Bowen, Brennan, Carlin, Dins
more Doyle, Dywer, Ford, Gibbs, Griffin,
Hickok, Hollecker, Jennings, Lauber Mad
den, Norton, O'Loughlin, Phillips, Spen-
GER -
Thereupon the report of the committee
as submitted was adopted, fixing the per
diem and mileage of the several judges
and clerks of last November election,
amounting In the aggregate to $2,743 80,
and the clerk was directed to issue orders
for the several amounts to the several par
ties as therein set forth
Thereupon the supplemental report of
the committee on miscellaneous claims
was taken up. Supervisor Anderson
moved that said supplemental report be re-
ferred over until the next meeting of this
board. Motion lost.
Supervisor Bubeck moved that said
supplemental report be adopted as sub.
mitted.
Supervisor Anderson moved as an
amendment that said report be re commit
ted with instructions to the committee to
allow judges of election 10 cents per mile
for necessary travel in delivering poll
books to town clerks, and mailing same to
the secretary of state, aud that said com
mittee report to the next meeting of this
board. Amendment lost.
ThereupOn the supplemental report was
adopted as the same was submitted.
Petitions from Joseph X. Vance of Farm
Ridge and the trustees of the COngrega-
tional church of Ottawa, in reference TO
the assessment and taxation of property,
were read and referred to the commit on
claims and attachments.
Supervisor O'Laughlan submitted the
written opinion of the county attorney on
the question of allowing supervisors com.
pensation for acting as overseers of the
poor OF their respective towns
Supervisor Fades here took the chair.
Supervisor McLsuchlsn moved that the
committee on paupers be instructed to re.
port on all claims for overseers Ct the poor,
as heretofore allowed by this board.
Supervisor Griffin moved that the con
sideratiOn of said motion be made a spe.
cial order of business for half past ten
o'clock tomorrow morning. Motion car.
ried.
Chairman Lewis here resumed the chair.
Supervisor Norton; chairman committee |
to settle with county officers, submitted the |
following report, which was adopted:
Hr Chairman, dc-IOur committee 10 |
settle with county officers would respect |
fully report that they have examined the
report and vouchers of Floyd Clendenen,
coroner, presented before them, and be. |
lievlng the same to be correct and Just. !
would recommend the approval of the |
same. And further, upon inquiry and In.
believe il requisite TO the good |
Of the service THAT the said coroner be |
furnished with a seal. We would there |
fore recommend that the stationery com.
nittee be authorized to procure for the
use of the said coroner's office an official !
seal.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
W. q. NORTON, Chairman,