The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-17

The Fee and Salary Committees reported
against the allowance Of 5000 to Treasurer
Adams for extra help on the delinquent tax
tax list, which was adopted without debate.
But the action upon the petition of Clerk
Helmig, giving him 500 per year for extra
clerk hire provoked some little discussion.
Mr.. Griffia, of Utica, wanted the records
Of that court written up if it took three ex-
ira men and did not want the Office Grip
pied.
Mr.. Norton accused Clerk Helmig of
"killing time" and considered one man,
with the united efforts of Helmig and Kelly,
could do all the work required.
Mr.. Green did not agree with Mr.. Norton,
and said that for more than a year he had
worked in the vault and had always found
the Clerks busy. He also showed by sta
tistics Of the past year that the Probate
Clerk had collected all but $400 of his earn
ings, while the other clerks, although earn
ing more than Clerk Helmig, had not col
lected but half or a little more than half Of
their fees. Again, Clerk Helmig and Deputy
Kelly had, to his personal knowledge, worked
as hard as any clerk ana chief deputy in the
court house.
Messrs. Norton and Fischer thought that
Clerk Ilelmig did not do enough work, and
insisted upon one clerk.
Mr.. Armstrong--"There seems to be a
squad here with two tails. The Colonel
(meaning Mr.. Maloney) and one Lieutenant
meaning Green) are one tail, wanting two
clerks, while the Captain and the other
Lieutenant (meaning Norton and Fischer
are the other tail, wanting only one clerk.
| don know which tail to cling TO-" Up
roarious applause.
The committee on abatement reported
against allowing the tax on the Rcddick
property, now owned by the library, to be
paid back, on ground that the county had
shared the expense of the will trial, not
outstanding allegations to the contrary.
The report of the coal and gas committee
was adopted.
The pauper committee report, adverse to
The resolution to allow no help to paupers
outside the county asylum, except in cases
of sickness, was adopted without debate, as
the statute seemed TO show no power of the
board to do away with the abuse.
The communication of the Ottawa Glass
Co.. making a bid of $50 per acre for county
sand lands, reported adversely, with rec
ommendation to the sale Of the sand with
out relingsishing the title to the land.
The judiciary committees report, granting
the petition of Mrs. Helen Bull ct al of the
Ladies' Relief .-ociety, in the matter of Cora
whalley, at the Erring Women's Home, and
and Jacob Jacoby at the Industrial School
for Boys, was adopted.
Moved by Mr. Cullen, that Mr.. John F.
Nash, cashier Of the First National bank, be
allowed to address the board at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. on the past transactions
Of the bank with the County Treasurer.
Mr. Norton moved TO amend by allowing
the County Attorney to be present.
Mr.. Fischer moved to amend by making
j. the special order for an evening session.
Mr.. Eads feared to establish precedent,
and moved to lay on the table, but withdrew
his motion on request of Mr.. Lewis, who
rather shamed the opposition by demanding
whether or not the board desired to 60 on
record as fearing to hear Mr.. Nash.
After some farther discussion, pro and
con, Mr.. Lewis produced substitute, en-
bodying the words 'if there is no objection"
which passed without farther remark,