The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-16
THURSDAYS SESSION.


The committee decided that tie trouble with
the heating apparatus in the court house did
not lie in the boilers or in the conduct Of the
engineer, but was due entirely to the ar
rangement for receiving heat in the build
ing As the apparatus now stands, one
room cannot be heated without heating all.
lflsrge radiators should be placed in all the
rooms which it is desired to heat, the cost Of
beating could be materially reduced. As 81
experiment, large radiator was placed in
the Probate Judges room, which had been
too cold during the winter of 1878 and /.
during the cold snaps of last winter every.
thing worked satisfactorily. The cold air
ducts should be used only for ventilation,
and the change would cost about $500. The
committee strongly. recommended the
change, which will be made, as the report
was adopted.
The report of the committee on claims and
Attachments was read and adopted. The
committee gronted the petition Of the board
Of review Of the town of Utica to reduce an
assessment from $3.50 to $500. and also that
Of James Crawford. Of Farm Ridge, to reduce
his assessment from 81, $50 to $l,l50. No
action was taken on the Fireproof Construc-
ton Co.'s petition.
The committee TO settle with the state
charitable institutions reported bills audited
from the institutions at Kankakee, Jackson
vile, South, and Metamors, amounting to
$7l0,19. Report was approved.
The committee to settle with the probate
clerk reported that the clerk had employed
two copyists to write up the back records at
an expense Of $39S.75, and that all we're
now written up except the estate ledger, and
this could be dispensed with, as it was
merely duplicate of the administrator, ex-
ecutor and guardian records. As the clerk
had turned over $29736 at the last settle
ment, the committee recommended that the
county clerk draw an order for that amount
in his favor for the services rendered, and
that the balance, $l01.39, be paid by him
out of his earnings. The report was adopted.
Geo. W. Armstrong complained that an
assessment eff ST 900 had been made against
the personal property of the Reddick es-
tate, and as the estate held no personal
property at that time, asked that it be
absted. Referred.
Treasurer Adams presented a petition
asking for $3.50 for additional clerk hire
during the months of April, May and June
Referred.
The judiciary committee recommended
that the suit of Dreifuss IL Lesser against the
county be referred to the county attorney
with power to &C. as he sees fit. Adopted.
The committee also reported that the county
attorney had commenced suits against the G.
B. & @. R. r., the V. & N. R. R. and the
Kankakee & Seneca Railroad for back taxes,
but could not proceed for want of discr ip-
ton of property and taxes, which should be
furnished by the supervisors of towns
through which the roads pass. The COM
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menced against all parties owing back taxes.
Adopted
This latter question produced an interest
ing after discussion. MIR. Fades and Mr..
Fischer demanded that the county buy the
property up. M. Grifiu did not think that
clear title could be secur d on the La Sale
property, if sold for taxes anterior to 1855,
as all the city taxes of the city of La Sale
up to that year we're illegally levied. Mr..
McLschlan states that the proper way to
proceed would be to commence suits for debt
AZ An individual and let the court decide
what taxes were legal and what illegal, and
have an execution issued in regular form
and the property sold at sheriff's sale.
The special committee appo nted to receive
applications for the positions of warden and
ma,ron Of the county asylum reported that
applicants had been received from Samuel
Porter. John Dougherty and Wesley Reedy
AZ warden, and from Mrs. Reedy as matrOn.
The committee recommended the appoint
ment of Wesley Reedy as warden and Mrs.
Reedy As mstron. The warden and matron
TO be under the direction Of the county agent
and with him to make an inventory of all
property belonging to the county at the
asvlum. Also that the ward en- and mstron
be required to give bonds for the faithful
performance of their duties, and that the
term of incumbency be not definitely fixed,
but subject to the will of the board. Com
sideration of the report was made special
order for on Friday morning.
The committee on resolutions OF respect
and coincidence upon the death Of Warden
Reedy reported the following resolutions;
WHEREAS, God in his inscrutable prOvi-
dence has again reminded us of the shortness
and uncertainty of human life in removing,
hv the hand of death, our friend and fellow
citizen. Thomas Reedy, late warden OF the
county asylum; therefore
Resolusd, That this board has hearu Win
nrofound sorrow Of the death OF Wardsn
Rsedv. who. By his long and faithful service,
bis industry, integrity and kindness Of heart,
80 % aanh one of and