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

Oh TtlcTTCu W thVui, YThJlUR lot
abatement of taxes on the N Il NEt Of
Sec Eight (8) In said town, we find from
afiidavts of said petitions and evidences pre-
sented before us that said land was under
consideration at the meeting Of said Board
and that II WAS unanimously agreed that said
land should be reduced from $500 to 800
but II seems to have been overlooked by the
assessor for some cause or other. We would
respectfully recommend that the county
clerk be authorized to absie the tax in said
land in accordance with said reduced valua
ton.
Your committee would further respectfully
report that they have examined the matter
Of the petition Of James Crawford, town of
Farm Ridge, referred TO them asking for an
abatement Of taxes on each so acres of y w
of Sec 20, town of Farm Ridge, we find
from comparison of the assessors book Of
1887 and 1883 and an examination Of the
facts set forth in the petition that the as
SCISSOR for the year 1888 has made clerical
error making out his book, by the reversing
of figures and making the assessed valuation
$500 more than he, the assessor, intended,
(which he certiies toy Your committee
would recommend that the county clerk be
authorized 10 abate the taxes on said land to
n valuation Of 81 1850.
Your committee have also examined the
petition of the Fireproof Construction Com
pany Of Ottawa and Chicago, referred to
them praying for an abatement of penalties
on lands, lots and tracts described in their
petition as follows:
Ell 92-a s W cor n Z Sec IL, Town 33,
Range 3, + 6 46.aN W cor Il ! Sec II,
Town 33, Range 3, Lots 3, 4, 8, 6, and s
and III Lot 8, Block 20 and all of Block 26,
town of Ottawa. We find the facts set forth
in this petition to be true. We learn from
the opinion Of our county attorney that this
Board have the power to abate these penal
ties If they so see fit, as there has been no
suits brought to recover from these lands,
lots or tracts. We also find from evidence
and with consulting the assessor Of said town
that the officers of this company have been
negligent or careless in having this property
changed to their name when assessment was
made and also seeing that the taxes on all Of
their property were paid and had the said
company used due diligence on their part
this would not have happened, the county or
or its officers being in no wise to blame.
Your co mmittee would ask to be relieved
from further consideration Of this subject.
Your committee further would beg leave
to report that they have examined in the
matter of the petition Of Mrs. H. L, Bang
ham, of town of Rutland, praying for an
abatement of taxes on Lots 4, g. aud 6, Block
Is, town of Marseilles. We find that this
Board has not the authorized power to act
from the facts set forth in the petition and
would ask to be relieved from further con-
sideration Of this petition.
Your committee would also report that
they have read and considered the letter Of
Phoenix Insurance Co. to j. B. Cundif re-
ferred to them asking an abatement of taxes
of this company in the town Of Utica. Your
committees find nothing in said letter proper
to come before this Board for consideration
and would respectfully ask to be relieved
from further consideration of said letter.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
A. N. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Gibbs here took the chair.
Supervisor Bowen, Chairman committee
on charitable institutions, submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted:
Mr. Chairman &c: Your committee on
State charitable institutions claims would
report that they have examined
all claims presented before them, and recon-
mend the payment of the following, and that
the clerk be directed to issue orders for the
several amounts to the several claimants, to.
wit:
To Ill. Eastern Hospital, at Kanka-
kee, clothing and incidentals ex-
penses to Dec. 81, 1888. ....... S181 80
Ill. Institution for Deaf and Dumb
at Jacksonville, clothing and
transportation expenses to Dec.
81, 1885 Zol ~
Ill Industrial School for Girls at
South Evanston, H., maintenance
and care. ..-..... 1877 81
St. Marys Orphan Asylum at Met
amora, ILL.,, maintenance of James
and Catharine Flynn, dependent
children, to Jan. 6, 1889. ...... GO 90
A bill from st. Mary's Orphan Asylum at
Metamora, ILL.,, of $50, expense due TO April
6, 1889. postponed as not being fully earned
at the date Of this report.
A bill of $24 frem the Erring Women's
Refuge, No. Ill, Indiana avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, for board of Cora Whaly not allowed on
account of irregular form of the bill.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
H. Bowen, Chairman.
Supervisor Green, chairman committee
to settle with Probate clerk, submitted the
following report which was adopted.
Mr. Chairman dc: Your committee to
settle with the Probate clerk would re-
spectfully report that they have examined
the matter OF writing up the back records,
and find as follows:
The clerk did, according to instructions
given him by the board, employ two copy
lists to perform said work of writing up the
back records, and that said work is now
finished excepting one book, to-wit: the
estate ledger. Your committee find on ex-
animation that If said book Is kept as the
the law contemplates 1t will be duplicate
of other books, towit: the administrators,
executors and guardians reports. Hence
your committee are of the opinion that
said estate ledger Is unnecessary, and rec
that It be dispensed with.
Certified bills for said work are herewith
to.wit:
Bill of Philo M. Lindley, 49,.
weeks at $l5 per week. ..... S195 90
Bill of Herbert Wiley, "a days
at $3.50. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100 w
Bill of l.. A. Lockwood, 215
days at $3.50, .............. 90 70
Bill Of ID. r. Burke, 6 days at