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

cation on from Judge f. r Snyder and recommend that
the Board take favorable action thereon.
All of which is Respectfully snbmittedi chairman
- Mr.. Chairman dc. conference.-the county owns
full set of Illinois Supreme Court reports for use IN
the County Court except thirtyeght volumes that are
attached that these missing volumes can be furnished
for 1913 As these reports are of the greatest value for
the proper conduct of business In this court hope
YOU will see your way to Instruct the clerk of this
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On motion of Supervisor Mcintyre the
clerk was authorized to procure the vol
umes of the Illinois reports, mentioned, at
the expense of the county.
Supervisor Burkart submitted the follow
ing report, which WAS adopted:
Mr. Chairman, &c.: Your committee on
roads and bridges would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter of the
Illinois Valley Electric Light Co., represent
ed by N. E Degen. presented before them,
and recommend the following:
That the Board of Supervisors consent to
erecting poles, for which petition is stated,
subject to the order and direction Of all CON-
missioners of highways of towns said line
passes through.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH BURKART, Chairman.
Supervisor Anderson submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted:
Mr.. Chairman, &C.: Your committee on
attachments would respectfully report that
they have exa nined the matter Of the petit
ton of George W. Armstrong, executor OF
the estate of VIM. Reddiok, deceased, town
of Ottawa, referred to them, with reference
to personal property tax for the year 1888.
VI G,,J hat uoiI ofota ba1
no personal property assessable belonging to
said estate on the first day of May, 1888, as
is set forth in said petition, further from
consulting with the assessor for said town
for the year 1883, he acknowledges that
he or his assistant had made an error, plac.
ing this property on his book unintentien.
ally, (which he certifes to in said petition
Therefore, your committee would recommend
that said tax against said estate be abated by
the county treasurer.
Your committee would further respect
fully report that they have examined the
matter Of the tax sale Of the W pit. lot 2, Sub.
of s /, Sec. SO, 81, 3, town Of Streator,
referred to them. On investigation of the
collectors book for year 1886, we find that
this land or lot had been doubly taxed. The
land had been plated out and made into J.
G.. Wilson's Add to Streator, j. G. Wilson
paying the tax as such. We find that said
land or lot was sold June %, '87, for taxes,
cost and interest due, 1886, on its former
descriptions, to Walter Langois; he walter
Langois) Endorsed his claim over to the said
J. G. Wilson by his paying him the above
amount. We therefore recommend that the
county clerk be authoriz ed to issue his order
on the county treasurer for ST 81, being the
amount of benefit, cost and interest the
county received from said error.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. N. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Hickok submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
Mr. Chairman DC. Your committee on mlscea,
neous claims would respectfully report that they have
examined all claims presented before them, and
recommend the payment Of the following, and that