The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-28

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Respectfully submitted.
w. w. TAYLOR, Clerk.
Supervisor Fades moved that the Board
reconsider the vote making the considera
ton of the matter of the right of way for
the electric street railway special order
for O'Clock tonight.
Motion carried.
Thereupon on motion Of Supervisor Fades,
said matter was made special order of bus
mess for tomorrow morning.
Supervisor Fades of the Special Committee
to draft resolutions on the death of H. NJ.
Gallagher, presented the following:
To the Honorable Chairman and Board Of
Supervisors: committee to draft reso-
lutions on the death of Supervisor II. NJ.
Gallagher, report as follows:
Theevent of death is of great interest tOus
all and when those who have been engaged
in public life and have commanded the
respect and secured the esteem and love of
the people, pass away, halt Is properly
called in the march Of busy life. Our
friend and associate, II. M. Gallagher has
been called away by death, and has entered
the partnership of those of his friends
who have gone before. We have lost his
genial presence, his true and faithful
friendship his stirling integrity and his
noble and manly example.
He was born April Goth, 1910, near Boon.
vile, Mo, and there attended school; came
to Ottawa, Ill.,, in 1862, and studied law,
and from here went to Peru, Ills, In 1865,
where he has since resided.
He has since that time held many offices
of honor and trust, being elected to the leg.
islature, has been mayor of the city of Peru
for term Of years, member of the Board
Of Education and an efficient member of
this Board of Supervisors for eleven years,
and was again elected for the twelfth time
time shortly before his death
Priced as an acquaintance, loved as q
friend, honest, reliable, earnest and untiring
in his discharge OF his duties, he has pass
ed away.
We, therefore, members of the Board of
Supervisors, desiring to put on record a
memorial of our appreciation of his char.
acter and services. adopt this minute to
commemorate some of his characteristics
and achievements of his live; and we there.
fore
Resolce, That a copy hereof be furnish
ed to the family of the diseased II. NJ. Gal.
lagher, In token of our esteem for him and
our sympathy with them in their bereave-
ment, and also order the same placed upon
our records and published In our next re-
port Of proceedings.
FRED w. Fades, Chairman.
Supervisor Hoberg moved the adoption
of said resolution which was carried by q
unanimous rising vote.
On motion of Supervisor Fades the
board now adjourned out Of respect for the
memory of the late Ii. NJ. Gallagher, until
| s o'clock tomorrow morning.
SATURDAY, July IA, 1898.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment
| Present, same as yesterday.
The record of yesterdays session was
read and approved
| The special order, the consideration OF
the report of the judiciary committee on
the street railroad matter, was taken up
Said report is as follows:
Mr. Chairman, dc. Your committee on
| judiciary, 10 whom has been referred the
resolution 10 authorize the chairmsn of the
board ION behalf of the county, 10 sign
the necessary petitions to the city council
of the city OF Ottawa TO grant TO the Otta'
wa Electric Street Railway Co. the right &c
lay down, use, operate and maintain q
street railway over La Sale street, Main
street and Columbus street, In the city of
Ottawa, would respectfully report that they
have made careful examination In rels
ton thereto, and find that the laying down