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

charged his duties in every respect most sat-
isiactorily. 1t would seem as though he re-
moyal of Carlin and the substitution of
Gransden was hardly justifable, except in
the light of the chairman's giving him in
lieu of his chalrmanship places on three very
important committees, viz. on public build
ings, equalization Of lands, and on fees and
salaries.
The hope that Supervisor Fischer, who for
term or two has made himself generally
obnoxious, would fail Of the craftsmanship
of the fee and salary committee, also failed
of fruition; and, though the committee as
now constituted is fairly good one, it would
have been better had Mr.. Fischer been re-
tired from the craftsmanship of it. The
friends Of the chairman who had labored
zealously for his election were very free to
confess, when the committees were an
nounced, that in some respects they we're a
disappointment though in many others they
were very good.
After studying over the committee appoint
ments for few minutes, the work of the SEES
sion was resumed by the presenting of pc
titon from the Mattheisson & Hegeler Zine
Co., asking the Board to render material aid
to Michael Nertney and James Gardner, who
some years since were injured while in the
employ of such Company, and have since re-
ceived a pension at their hands. The petit
ton was referred to the committee on pauper
claims. Supervisor Jennings presented Pc
tition of Levi W. Rood, of Mission, agent for
Thos Eggleston, Geo. W Eggleston and Rob
bins Battle, of New York City, setting forth
that they were unjustly assessed on money
loaned here and asking that the Board abate
the same The petition was sent to the COM
mittee on complaints and attachments. A pc
tition from the commissioners of highways
of otter Creek, asking the Board to vote
them 81 600 to assist in repairing damage
done the bridge by the storm of May 10th,
was presented by Supervisor Stevenson and
referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Supervisor Reed, on behalf of Mrs. Z. F.
Bull, Mrs c. D. Trimble, Mrs. J. r. Gamer
on, and number of other ladies of Ottawa,
presented petition and supported the same
in few remarks, asking the Board to vote
St per month for the maintainance of one
Beatrice Burnett, dissolute girl, at the
Erring Womens' Refuge, Chicago, where she
had been during the past year, supported by
private contributions. The petition was re
ferred to the committee on pauper claims.
Supervisor Gallagher presented petition
from commissioners of highways of Peru,
asking an allowance of 81, 472 .50-one half
the cost of repairing Illinois river bridge at
Peru Referred to committee on roads and
bridges. petition of the Illinois Central
Telephone Company, asking an abatement of
the assessment of their property in La Sale
county, was read and referred to the commit
tee on complaints and attachments. Also one
from s. W. Williams, Of Streator, asking a
reduction of assessment. A communication
from E. W. Haines, Of the Chicago Legal Id
viser offering to furnish Illinois statutes to
the county for the county's justices at q very
moderate price, the same to be paid for by
the state in future, was read and referred to
the committee on stationery. The report of
William Drackley and Samuel Dunnavan,
late members of the Board, and special
committee ON the Rutland and Fall River
bridge, relative to the satisfactory manner in
which the bridge had been built, was read
and ordered placed on file.
Supervisor McLauchsn asked the chair to
appoint special committee to look afterper-
sons who attempted to defraud the county Of
back taxes, and, in accordance with amotion
to such effect, committee consisting Of
Mcssrs Fades, McLauehlan and Fischer was
appointed A general discussion was then
entered upon the question of H. Byrne, Of
La Salle attempting to avoid paying taxes,
resulting in promise on tn part of Super
visor McLauchlan to again call up the mat
ter through mean. of esolution. At ten
o clock the Board adj ned until o'clock
Thursday A. NJ.
TUESDAY
Thursdays roll c.ll showed all the mem
| lau, 18th but npanr two pXceptiOnS