The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-19

Chas. IT,, Meriden: Duffy, Joseph, Jos.
Burkhart, La Sale; Bowen, Henry.
Serena: Carr Levi, Ophir; Conerton,
John j., Dlmmick Connover, Ira,
Utica: Mason, Isaac, Otter Creek: Mil
Ter, John, Freedom; Mueller, Adolph.
Bruce: Ellsworth, u. s., Deer Park:
Ferguson, John, Troy Grove: Grand
sen, Albert, Worthwhile; Truman Will
liam, Mendoza.
1t was moved and seconded that all
bills be referred to the appropriate
committees and the motion carried.
The following resolutions presented
by Mr. Lynch, was referred TO the
committee on judiciary.
Resolved, That the county attorney
Is hereby directed to commence suit
against all persons whose property is
forfeited for nOn-payment OF taxes
within thirty days after such forfeit
ures.
Resolred, That the neglect OF the
county attorney to commence suit as
directed by the foregoing resolution
shall be deemed sufficient cause for his
removal.
Two other resolutions, one on board
meetings and another on county Ot;i-
dietary cOmmitte.
Resolved, That there shall be but one
adjourned meeting Of this board which
shall be held on the second Monday of
February next, A. d., 1891.
Resolved, That the committee to set
tie with county officers be and they
are hereby instructed to employ en-
pertS at an expense not exceeding flve
dollars per day to assist them in max
| ing such thorough examination OF the
books and accounts Of the county OFF,
GERS whose term of Office expires De-
cember next, as will develop the act
ual condition of such books and &C.
counts and to report to the board at
its regular meeting in September.
A resolution On toll roads was re-
ferred to road and bridge committee.
1t is as follows:
ResOlred. That we hereby appoint
Elias Trumbo, Martin Flaherty and
Basil Green inspectors of toll roads as
provided by law
The special committee on rules
reported a set of rules but little differ
ent from those in use last year. Rule
20 was entirely omitted however.
Mr.. Read thought rule 20, about
which so much had been said at
| the previous session, should be ad-
| ded to the list. After half hours
discussion Mr.. Reads motion was car
ried by % to 20 vote.
The chair then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees for the
year:
Finance-Eades, Mcintyre, Lynch,
MayO. ROWen.
Court House and Jail-Gransden,
Walter, Belrose.
Public BuildingS-Burkart, Dough-
erty, Philips, Carr, Mueller.
Equalization of Lands-Mc1ntyre,
Gransden, Trumbo, Phillips, Hibbs,
Dawson, ConertOn.
Equalization of Lots-Nerner, r.
win, Connover, Maher, Sauer, Hall Is.
A. j BelrOse.
Equalization of Personal Property
Wylie, LAUDER, O'Laughlin, Read,
Trowbridge, Miller, linus.
Hall Is. A.
Township Organizations - LAUDER,
Bowen, Truman, Maher, Lynch.
Phillips, Hibbs, Reinhard, Read, An
derSon.
Paupers-Read, Anderson, Wylie,
Mcintyre, Bowling
| Miscellaneous Claims - Donlevy,
Ferguson, COnnover, Truman, Rein
hard.
To Settle With County Treasurer
Guam, Breining, Spencer.
| To Settle With Supt. of Schools and
Coroner - O'LOughlin, Trowbridge,
Hall (Wm.)
TO Settle With Sheriff-Ferguson,
Guam, DOugherty.
TO settle with County Clerk
Spencer, Werner, linus.
TO settle with Notwithstanding,
Bowling, Mason.
To settle with Circuit Clerk.-Ells-
worth. Burkhart, Dawson.
To settle with Probate Clerk.-Mc-
Lauchlan, COnnertOn, Mueller.
Fees and Salaries. - Ferguson,
OLOughlin, Guam, Spencer, Els
worth, McLauchlan, Breining.
Coal and Gas.-TaylOr, Fades, Carr.
Mines and Mining.-Dutfy, Walther,
Hall (Wm.)
Judiciary Bowen, TAYLOR, Mayo.
To settle with State Charitable In
situations. Truman, Miller, Mason.
Stationery.-Trumbo, Taylor, Saucr,
Mr.. Donlevy presented resolution
requiring all platform scales to be
tested and report made at the next
session of the board. The resolution
was handed the Judiciary Committee.
A petition from the highway COM
missiOners of La Sale, asking that the
county pay one-half the cost (Sl1 ,0O0)
Of repairing the bridge over the Hi
nois river at La Sale, was referred to
the Road and Bridge Committee.
The resignation Of county engineer
Mark Duffy will be accepted when his
successor is appointed.
The election of county engineer
will be made special order of business
for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
and the Fees and Salaries Committee
was authorized TO fix the salary of the
county engineer.
The board then adjourned to 9
o'clock Thursday morning.
MORNING SESSION.
The Board met at o'clock Thurs
day morning and held three hours
contlab, eleCting Charles Evans, of
StreatOr, as county engineer with
salary of 81 900 per year. They refused