The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-12-18
TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 1886

TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 1886.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. -
Present the same as yesterday, and Super
visors Anderson, Carlin, Lauf and LAUDER
The chairman appointed Supervisor Lau.
Der as mem Der OF cOmmi tees to fill va
cancies occasiooed by the resignation of
Supervisor Helmig.
Supervisor Reed asked authority from
the Board to extend aid to the extent of
$1,000 to a sick and INDECENT resident of
Ottawa who desired to go to his friends
in California, and thus relieve the county
from any further cost of maintaining him
On motion of supervisor Gum, Super.
visor Reed was authorized to extend aid to
the amount named.
Supervisor Gum submitted the follow
ing resolution:
Resoloed, That the several supervisors of
La Sale county be and are hereby author
lied to furnish at countys expense such
temporary relief to transents, or those
people sometimes called "tramps," AS the
supervisor shall in his best judgment con.
slider absolutely necessary in each particu-
lar case.
Supervisor Fischer moved to defer action
on said resolution until 8 o'clock tomorrow.
Motion lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Burkhart, Buttertield Dnsmore,
Doyle, Eldes, Fischer, Ford, Gitbs, Green,
Griffin, Hickok, Hillenbrand, Lauf,
O'Loughlin, Reed, Sawyer, Stevenson
Spencer, Charman-19
Noes-Brennan, Bubeck, Carlin, Dres-
ser, Dryer, Farnsworth, Gallagher, Gum,
Hollecker, LAUDER, Lukins, Madden, Mai.
erhofer, McLauchlan, Nicholson, Norton,
Phillips, Rowe, Thompson, Wilson-20
supervisor O'Loughlin offered the fol.
lowing as substitute TO said resolution:
Res0lced, That the different supervisors
use their own good judgment In designat-
ing the worthy from the unworthy trans
lent poor and in granting temporary aid to
the worthy.
Said substitute failed to pass by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Brennan, Dinsmore, Doyle, Ford,
Gallagher, Gibbs, LAUDER, O'Loughli
Phillips, Sawyer, Spencer-11.
Noes-Bubeck, Burkhart, Butterfield,
Carlin, Dresser, Dwyer, Farnsworth, Green,
Gum, Griffin, Hickok, Hillenbrand, Hol-
locker, Lsuf, Maierhofer, McLauchlan,
Nicholson, Norton, Reed, Rowe, Steven.
son, Thompson, Wilson, Chairman-24
ThereupOn the original resolution was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Brennan, Bubeck, Burkharl, But
teriield, Carlln, Dnsmore, Doyle, Dresser,
Dryer, Fades, Farnsworth Fischer, Gala
CHER, Green, Gum, Griffin, Hickok, Hill.
lenbrand, Holecker, Lauf, LAUDER, Lu.
kins, Madden, Maierhofer, McLauchlan,
Nicholson, O'Loughln, Reed, Sawyer,
Stevenson, Spencer, Thompson, Wilson,
Chairman-34.
Noes-Ford, Norton, Phillips, Rowe
Supervisor Sawyer, chairman committee
on finance, submitted the following report
Mr.. Chairman, dc.-Gour committee on
finance to whom was referred the consider
alton of the subject of issuing county bonds,
beg leave TO report that they have had
the same under consideration, and after
conterring with one another, and with
other members of the Board, would re-
commend the adoption of the following
resolution:
Res0lged, That by and under the authority
given by the electors OF La Sale county,
Illinois, at the last general election, the |
county issue county bonds to the amount of |
seventy-five thousand dollars (S75, OOO), at |
rate of interest not exceeding five per
cent, and running not to exceed ten year.
for the most deferred payment, and ex-
pressly conditioned that they shall all, or
any portion thereof, be subject to the call |
of the Board 'of Supervisors after the
lapse of hve wears; said bonds to be sign |
ed by the chairman of this Board and
attested by the county clerk And be |
II further
Resolced, That the chairman of this board, |
together with the county treasurer be, and |
hereby are ordered and directed TO negoL |
tiate the sale of the aforesaid bonds on the |
most favorable conditions for the county.
both by public advertisement for proposals |
for said loan and by personal solicitation,
by private correspondence and other wise,
aud that the chairman and treasurer are
authorized 10 use their best judgment rela
tive to any terms and conditions of said
bonds not herein expressed.
All of which is respectfully submitted
l.. NJ. SAWYER,
JOHN NICHOLSON,
X A. ROWE,
JAS. w. STEVENSON,
Committee.