The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-03
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va. h.ye the care of the financial a'iairs oil
-he Town Of Ottawa in their keeping met II"
the o@ce Of ESQ. Fisher on Tuesday morn
iss las. 10 Ground rp' the debts anu cledi''
II aid town for the year. There were pres
eul four of the five J, P,'s, viz. Fisher Lock.
r,,5 Calvin and Iprkin; Esq. Smith being de-
mined during,he forenoon in the dispensing
Il, not with, justice, but IN the a'iernoo" "e
Xrpenred with economy depicted in every line
AZ his countenance. Justice Fisher the
rsssor Of the board, by right of his nearly
eighty 1--WE years of honorable life and OF
having been for over thirty years member
II the board, presided with such grace ana
A;rni,v "a the discordant elements of the
as8emblage permitted,
ESQ. Calvin, the Ajax of the tribunal, who
3eded the lightning with heroic temerliy,
moved thai Arthur Lockwood, the assessor,
be allowed s60i.97, the full amount of his
hll. for assessing SAID town in 1885, deduct
irr from this amount $500 already paid him.
NJ. G. explained that the special committee
If which he was member, last September
rut down Mr.. Lockwood's bill to 500, found
, mistake as TO the facts. In justice to as.
,sesor Lockwood it should be stated that
1853 we're paid for the services of an assis
isn't, for buggy hire and for printing, so thai
the no, cal amount of his allowance is $4,000.
Ia order TO exclude extras hereafter, Arm
,trang offered resolution, in substance, that
hereafter the assessor be confined strictly to
he statutory allowance, but that should he
reed assistance or other extras, he must first
o,as1n the board. The Ajax hurled his
vvrsrs a. this resolution and laid it gasping
UPON .he table. Yeas-Galvin, Reed, Lock.
wood and Fisher Nsyes-Armstrong,
and Lsrkin-2
Armstrong ventured to offer another reso-
luton to the effect that hereafter the town
.lerk be allowed for his services the statu-
orr fses, and that in cases IN which the laws
u2pose duties upon that officer, without
,pecfying fees therefor, that the board pay |
him in the same proportion as similar work
s provided for The Ajax doomed up again
'IIiantly,,.but finally the subject was refer
red TO special committee, consisting OF
smith, Larkin and Lockwood
Reed submitted notice to the board de
handing that they levy tax to pay judg'
men, Of 81 ,2S5, claimed to have been obtained
Tay GO, 1875, By the Portsmouth Savings
tGak against the town of Ottawa, in the U.
s. district court Of Chicago, on sundry cou.
poxs Of one of the never.to be-forgotten rail |
road bonds. The board refused to levy and |
The subject was referred to the supervisor.
The accounts Of Supervisor Reed, treasurer
II the town, were examined and found to be
esrtect, leaving a balance in his hands OF
S2,969O9.
The books AMI accounts Of Thomas Nc.
DeeHptt were carefully oyerhauled and found
:, Le correct, with balance in his hands Of
yi2960 on hand.
A resolution was offered to allow the
Supervisor hereafter, the sum of BLANK |
annually, for his services as oyerscer of the
poor. Mr.. Calvin moved to fill the blank by
making the amount $500. Mr. Reed asked
and obtained leave to be excused from vot.
iug. Tbs resolution vas adopted. but next
raorning, at Mr., Reeds request, il was re-
seiuded and readopted fixing the amount
~ $50, NJ Reed not voting
The special committee on the town clerks
salary reported sthat in addition to the
statutory fees there shall lie allowed the
,cyn clerk sleh sum or sums Of money, Tor
services as are not provided for by law, as
o The board Of auditors shall seem just and
proper, the clerk TO mike affidavit Of all eX.
10 york. All resolutions heretofore passed
~ the board to be rescindcd.'
ST.. Calvin moved to postpone the con,
nleration Of the report ill next meeting
p's9 10 substitute a series of iron clad rcstric-
tions uron che fees Of all town officers He
argued all over and around the compass, but
Being out Of order and having exhausted the
yasisnce Of the chairman, he was brought to
" the Chair cxclaiming; "lou are out of
order, Git down, Calvin. Git down, sir!'
No'er man so sudden sat upon by CHAR"
,e'sr chair so sudden sat upon by man.
The report was received and adopted, and
lie beard al burned.
stepben Harris, Of Fall River, has been
amusing himself for some time past by
ra,siag Disturbances among his neighbors.
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