The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-03-20

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{ 400; Sheriff Niiigan. -, O"n, or'adl'ng'
i 90 Dehor, $1,000, Battell, So'O'o; II
f. a,r shows that since December the
treasurer has received n commission OF one
-. m on SGT 1913 Il received and one per
cent $44, 1856 IS paid out ,.,
r. supervisor Reed presented the OIL OF
JON. rowe for sprinkling around the court
house during the past summer mo ms slH',
ing that the bill was presented at Inc last
sessi and laid upon the table, Accom-
panving MIR. Poves bill was statement
from him which exhibited "A profound kn1wl'
edge of mathematics and disposition to
treat the county v,ry tenderly. Either Il
statement or the bill worked up The board
to a very high pitch, and general ueoa'e
upon economy" extravaganza, anu
failure TO pay attention TO the rules OF the
board was INDUCED in by Supervisors NOT
ton, Fischer, Fades and Hoge, VINO hlaue
motions and counter motions looking TO the
settling of the claim by the payment OF SOL
$50 and S25. Supervisor Norton was par
ticularly eloquent in denunciation OF rule
breaking, and OF the establishing of prece
dents that would return to plague the mem
bers. When he cited the going down into
level, which afterwards developed into
golden calf, the members looked awe struck,
but thinking perhaps there was some ground
'or the allusion, although it was not percep-
tible refused to interrupt the distinguished
member from Earlville with applause. FIN
ally, the board gave Powe $50 and the
matter came to an end. The amount Of
: {, 900, ask ed for the county ASYLUM maintain
ance tor the ensuing six months by the
chairman of the Pauper Committee, vas
granted without a dissenting voice. The
bill of John Ioban for groceries supplied,
though small in amount, provoked a great
deal of discussion, the grounds of the attack
upon it being that he hal not given to the
purchasers the goods ordered by Supervisor
Reed This gave Mr.. Supervisor Fischer an
opportunity at Ottawa, and he improved 1t
by moving that the bill be disalowed. A
warm debate ensued, participated in by SUI
pervisors Fischer, Madden, Fades, McLauch-
ton and Reed, ending in Fischer's motion
being carried by an aye and no vote of 20 to
10 Ottawa's guardian - looked happy
when the result was announced and the work
of the board proceeded.
On the report of the special committee
appointed to oversee The building of the
Nurseries bridge, the amount No'ed inc
town was ordered PAID by an aye anu no
vote OF . to 4.
lpon supervisor FISCHER Gazing a''eh-
ton to the TACT that Two insane paupeIs AT
the county house ought to re remover ny
the county agent 10 the state asylum, IA
general debate was called forth upon the
relative duties Of the county agent and the
sheriff as to their respective rghts 10 Jake III
charge insane patients Wheh transferring
them from the county to the STATE asylum
The county agent stated tha' the county
Judge was with nm on the question anu ,ne'
sherIh was POSITIVE thal 'he statutes u, M
nois were with NM Inc heh'oers "'"h
know exactly ABOUT II, nut Il hhJol"F C"h'
cluded lhty were Win 'He "seh' all" aS''nS
the sheriff,
The oplhon OF comfy Judge HlNtFt hoIi
ing that the general e'eciloh Ia" "oes az"
apply to township elections, was hhh1eu 'l
the clerk 10y Mr. supervisor tade'' anu Oh
his motion was ordered spread upon 'h'
records
Supervisor IIickok moved that the super
yiSors be allowed the sum OF three uo'l'r'
tor approving the bond OF me town coII' cioi
ana Tor posting election no'ceS' Percep
table iiush OF pleasure spread over the Iace,
OF the members, ana the motion was adopted
with great uhahimIly ana surprising aIncfi
ty. AT TINS point the supervisor from Men
dota pegah 10 gro" uneasy ana " nholio'' u
adjourn TO clack was Put ana carried
VIZ. supervisor Nuhh opened the aIier
noon session ny Statlhg 'hat ne 'nouGh' 'h'
resolution presented ny Mr. supervisor
Fischer, at the morning session lnstructhg
the clerk to issue orders to the county agent
for the transfer of the insane to the state
asylum, and not to the shert, II consistent
with the law, ought to be reconsliered and
Mr. supervisor farnsworth moved to recon
/, slider, Mr. Supervisor Fischer raised the
point Of order that the resolution having
been carried unanimously could not he re
considered The Chair held the point OF
order not well taken, and the motion to re-
, consider was lost by an aye and no vote
supervisor stevenson c"",'n' u 'ue Gun
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The mining committee through its con
I, mittee, Supervisors McLauchlan, Lukln'
and IleImlg, reported that they had exam