The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-30

The record or yesterdays session war
read and approved.
Petitions for the abatement OF taxes
were presented 10y Supervisor Griffin OF
Utica and Supervisor Spencer Of Rutland
and referred 10 the Committee on Abate
ment
Supervisor Ellsworth presented the tol
lowing resolutions which WAS adopted.
WHEREAS: The proceedings of the
December session Of the Board OF super
visors, were published In such form that
they were almost Unreliable, therefore be
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Resolved, That we disapprove OF the
present manner of publishing the pro-
ceedirgs of the Board, and are DESTROYS
that they shall be printed 80 that the pub
lie may be able TO read them.
The report of special committee on APP
peal In the Milligan case WAS now taken
up. Said report 10 In the words and figures
following;
Mr.. Chairman, de-: Your special com
mittee, appointed at the July meeting
1883, of this Board, TO advise with the
County Attorney in regard to an appeal I,
the appellate court, If the decision In the
case c. Milligan against the county should
be adverse to the defendant, would respect.
FULLY report that after that decision was
made, they advised an appeal to the APP
pellate court, after consultation with the
county attorney, and satisfied that the In
terests of the county required such appeal
to settle important questions OF law In dis
pute In this case.
Further, IL the county attorney shall de-
sire TO call In counsel TO assist him In the
prosecution of this appeal, we recommend
the appointment Of committee of three
to confer with the county attorney about
such employment and enter into contract
on the part Of the county with such coun-
sci as TO fees and 10 recommend the
amount of fees that should be paid counsel
for services already performed In the
county cases.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY GUM,
l.. b. HICKoK,
FRED. w. Fades,
Committee.
The report was adopted by the following
vote: Ayes-Anderson Burkart, Cullen,
Dinsmore, Dresser, Donlevy, Fades, Ellis
worth, Fischer, Gibbs, Grandson, Green,
Griffin, Quincy, HickOk, Hilta
brand, Hollecker, Hoberg, Jennings, Lu-
kins, Maierhofer, McGinnis, Mcintyre,
M C l. uCghlan, Norton, Rowe,
Shawback, Shafer, Stanford, Spencer,
Thompson, Trumbo, Werner, Westwood,
Wylie, Mr.. Chairman, 36; noes-Arm-
strong, Crook, Dunaway, Duffy, Doyle,
Spencer, G, 6.
The Chairman appointed Supervisors
Fischer, Msierhofer and Mcintyre on the
special committee provided for in said re-
port.
The following resolutions offered by
Supervisor Fades were adopted:
Resolved, That the county clerk be and Is
hereby authorized to draw an order on the
county treasurer for the sum of $500 on &C.
count Of fees earned in his office up to this
date, and properly payable from the county
treasury, the same to be accounted for in the
next semi'annual report.
Resolved, That the county clerk be and is
hereby authorized to employ the necessary
extra clerk hire in preparing the assessors
books of 1889 at cost not to exceed the
amount Of $3.50. Vouchers for the same to
contain certificate that the labor was upon
said assessors books.
The clerk read o summons from the circuit
court in the case of Dreifuss & Lesser against
La Sale county which was referred to the
on judiciary.
Supervisor Cullen moved that the county
agent be authorized to provide transporta.
ton to woman and her two children from
Ottawa to their home in Pennsylvania and
relieve the county from their support as pau
pers in the town Of Ottawa.
Supervisor Norton moved as an amend
ment that the Board reconsider its action at
he December session in rejecting the claim
IF Supervisor Cullen for money advanced in
such cases and have him free to exercise his
iuties as supervisor according to his best
Judgment. Amendment carried.
On motion of Supervisor Armstrong the
Board adjourned until o'clock tomorrow