The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-09-14

Sl3 4O Miller $22; Usage $685.; Ottaws
$4SS.0l; Otter Creek $33; Peru $274.04; Rut
land SIS Serena $33; South Ottawa $S6 is
Troy Grove, $14.35; Utica $l9ssa; Waltham
$50; miscellaneous $50.
The committee to settle with the county
agent reported sundry items, including salar
les of county agent, warden, &c, amount
$1,459.Sl; also that the county agents &C
counts were correct Balance in his hands
1852 sc. Adopted.
The special committee on insane asylu m
reported as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Gc.:-Your special commit
tee, appointed at the July session OF this
board to provide some means for the proper
care and treatment Of the insane, which have
been or may be returned from the state insti
buttons, have had the subject matter under
consideration and beg leave to submit the
following report. The committee met US pei
arrangement at the Clifton hotel, Aug. 49,
and unanimously agreed that something
must be done. That this county has no facil
tiles at the present time for taking care OF
this unfortunate class Of people. This fact
was determined by visit to the county asy.
lum. Your committee then visited Kanka.
kee to inspect the so.called cottage system
Unluckily the superintendent of this world
wide. famed institution was away, and infor.
nation which was most needed by your com.
mittee was not attainable. In the meantime,
parties from Mendoza had offered property
known as the German Lutheran Seminary,
consisting of four story brick building
40x50 feet, with a capacity for about 10 in,
mates, and five acres of ground for S2,2OO
Your committee visited this locality Aug. 80;
found the location, and grounds very desira-
BILE, also fine well Of water, but no drainage
The interior arrangement of the building will
have to be remodeed. A subcommittee was
appointed to procure the services Of compe
tent builder 10 30 to Kankakee and obtain
,,ta tbn vi i'm at a
building, with a capacity for 100 inmates
also the same party TO make calculations on
the cost of repairing the Mendoza building.
Your committee secured the services or Mr..
Hugh Collwell, an experienced contractor,
and herewith submit his estimates. The ap
proXimate cost Of a new building, With a
capacity for 100 inmates, will be completed,
about $50, 900. The repairing of the Mendo
ia building, plumbing, and sewerage, &c.
about $1,000. After mature deliberation
your committee has finally concluded that to
build residence at q cost of about 5000 fol
employees, and use that part of the county
building now occupied by them for them for
or IS. Your committee unanimously recon-
mend that for the present emergency resi-
dence be erected for that purpose.
CHAs. GIBBS, Chairman.
The report was unanimously adopted.
A committee is to be appointed consisting
meeting of supervisors, to secure some action
looking TO getting the State of Illinois, &c
build an asylum for the permanent insane.
The board proceeded to elect county at
torney for one year, by ballot; NJ. I. MalOney
received 25, and Geo. w. Blake, 10, and Ma
loney was declared elected
Gibbs named T. &. Gibson as county agent,
and on motion the clerk cast ballot, re-elect
ing Mr.. Gibson for one year.
Gibbs, for county physician, nominated
Drs. Dyer, Hathaway, Buttertield and Downs
salary, s475.
Norton moved to elect only one physician
as two would quarrel-be no head, no respon
sibility. Taylor moved an amendment tC
have two of them, at the same salary, that is
$475 between them, ana they to furnish al
medicine Gransden wanted the doctors tC
bid for the job. Taylor, "If you were sick
Mr.. Grandsden, would you advertise for bid
ders to let the contract of saving your life tc
to the lowest bidder ?" Uaughter). Tay
lor's amendment prevailed. The ballot re,
suited Dyer, %; Downs, 3; Ryburn, |;
Douglas L; Hathaway, 81; Butterfeld, 81
The last two were declared elected
O'Laughlin called attention to the fact that
there is everything but harmony in the man.
agement of the county asylum and he would
like to have the county agents duties clearly
defined.
McLauchlan: 1t was settled last spring that
the county agent was "boss" over ALL
Dunlevy: The duties of the warden ought
to be defined, as WELL There is a disagree
ment there and it ought to be settlec perma
nently.
pers report by tomorrow morning, clearly
defining the duties of those officers
Gibbs moved a special committee of FIVE
as a substitute. Carried. The chair ap
pointed O'Laughlin, Gibbs, Norton, Ferguson
and Wiley.
Adjourned till eight o'clock am. Saturday
The Fifty-Third Ill. Inf. Reunion
The annual Reunion of the SD Reg,
Cushman's Brigade 17th Army Corps, was
held in Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon
Owing to causes, over which those in charge
had no control. the attendance was not as
large as was expected, but when the bust
ness meeting was called to order at the G
A. r. headquarters in the Cheever block,
nearly fifty Of the survivors of the gallant
old regiment marched forward in single and
double file, by threes and tours, or in what
ever manner appeared most convenient, to
pay their annual dues. Major Gibson 90
cupied the presidential chair, while Comrade
G. H. r. Thomas, familiar to "he boys
as Comrade Charlie" welded the Faber at
the table on the left.
Inc mluuteS VI tue ldot mettlHB WcEo Teuu
and approved.
Maj. Gibson stated that business so occu.
pied his time that he was unable to longer
perform the duties of president of the associ-
alton, and most emphatically declined an.
other years service, nominating Capt. w.
II. Norton, of Earl, as his successor. The
Captain was chosen unanimously.
No change was made in the office of secre
tary, which Comrade Thomas has SO credita-
bly, filled, as it was considered we'll to retain
definitely, commander who was so well
able to keep his MEN in line.
On motion Of Comrade Grant, Of Mar.
settles, Ottawa was made the permanent
place of holding the annual reunions of the
association, until further action at any
annual business session. The date was fixed
as the first Wednesday in September: mem
bers to be notified by the secretary.
Seine one moved that the chair appoint q
committee on badges, to report at five p. m
Major Gibson, in relinquishing the chair,
thanked the association for its indulgence
and expressed desire that the members
show the same courtesy and good will tc,
ward his successor as has been accorded dur
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