The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31

County Attorney Moloney appeared be
fore the board and reported verbally that
the amount of the liability incurred by him
for legal assistants on behalf Of the county
in conducting the various cases in the circuit
court, was $1,000 up TO this date; said
report was ordered placed on record.
Supervisor Cullen offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
WHEREAS, There has been no provision
made for the payment OF the deputies IN .he
sheritf's office since the last session OF the
board, and that the county now owes the
deputies three months salary;
Resoiped. That the clerk be Instructed to
draw an order upon the county treasury In
favor of said sheriff for $500 for the pay
ment of his deputies, said money to be
accounted for by the sheriff in his annual
settlement with the board.
Supervisor Mcintyre presented the report
Of the special committee on bounty claim OF
George e. Hupp, which was adopted and Is
as follows:
Mr. Chairman &c: Your special commit
tee to whom was referred the communication
Of George C. Hupp, of Worthwhile, La Sale
county, illinois, claiming 500 bounty
under resolution Of the board Of super
visors, adopted at the December session,
1868. Said resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That bounty of 500 be paid
by this county to each able. bodied volunteer
TO the number not exceeding 400, who shall
enlist and be mustered into the service OF
the United States, and credited to the county
of La Sale, on her quota. under the last call
Of the president of the United States, from
this time to the 9th day of January next
Your committee upon examination Of the
records find that at the session Of the board
held on Feb. II, 1854, the following resolu.
zion was adopted:
Resolved, That the resolution passed by
this board at the special session on Dec. ~
aud 81, 1863 Offering a bounty Of 500 to
each able.bodied man that should enlist in
the service of the United States, and be duly
credited to La Sale county by the 9Th day
Of January, 1864, was intended and shall
only apply to new enlistments within the
county and not TO veterans in the field.
Your committee are Of the opinion tina,
while they think 1t was not intended, an
injustice WAS done to the veteran soldier In
extending the provisions of the resolution
70 ali, and aherwsrd finding that recruits
sufficient were offering themselves to fill the
QuVtop lucy OAVsouOu tuV scsSAoh0 oesN
extended the time for paying the bounty up
to March l, 1864.
We therefore find that il is impossible 10
grant any relief to that class Of re-enlisted
veteran soldiers Of which petitioner is one.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
W. II. MCINTYRE,
JOS. BURKARr.
s. 8. THOMPSON.
On motion Of Supervisor Hiokok the clerk
WAS authorized TO draw orders on the county
treasurer in favor Of the several supervisors
for their per diem and mileage at this SEES,
sion.
On motion of Supervisor Fischer the
clerk was directed to publish the proceed
ings in the usual manner
On motion of Supervisor Fades a unsni-
nous vote of thanks was extended TO Hon.
Henry Gum. the retiring chairman, for the
able and gentlemaniy manner in which he
has presided over the deliberations Of this
board for the past year.
On motion Of Supervisor Fischer the
board adj ourned sine die.