The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-26

-uT. Chairman ana GeVtttHttN OF Wt
Board OF Supervisors: ln view vi the
tact VI the town COMMITTEE on abate-
ments having received additional light
on the petition vi T.. W. EsmUnd, town
Of Utica, your committee would r.
spectiully ask that that part Ut their
report. AS reported ut your Tuesday q
session, in relation TO the following
piece Ut overwhelmingly, Dl mel Ut
Sec. two l2l, i. thirty.three 1881, be
amended anu the pray or OF the petition
eIs be granted, and that the County
Clerk be and IS hereby authorized 10
make the correction, reducing said as
sessment from 81 80 to 81 900. All of
which IS respectfully submitted.
A. n. ANDERSON, Chairman,
The amendment WAS carried aud the
report as amended adopted.
On motion OF supervisor Burkart the
clerk was directed to publish with the
proceedings OF the board the bond and
contract OF the new engineer.
The following resolution, offered by
su ervisor Werner, was adopted:
ReS0lred, That the County Clerk be
ana he Is hereby authorized to employ
the H. cessary extra clerk hire IN pre-
pairing the tax books OF 1890, and hat
he be permitted To draw an order on
the County Treasurer for the sum of
$500. To be applied on payment OF such
clerk hire, the same TO be accounted
tor In the next semi annual settlement,
+. q. WERNER.
Supervisor OLaughlin moved that
the County Clerk be directed TO pub.
lish the proceedings of the board IN
EDglish In Two papers published in OF
tawa OF opposite politics, at the rate OF
SO for each paper.
supervisor Truman moved to amend
SAID motion by including the publica.
ton In German In the Ottawa WOchen-
bldtt for SIS.
Ine amendment was accepted by su.
pervlsor O'LOughlin.
Supervisor Guam moved to amend by
striking from said motion the provision
for the publication in German in the
WOchenblat. Amendment carried. Mo
ton as amended carried.
The resolution of supervisor Lynch
fixing the compensation for post NOR
TEN examinations was now taken up.
Said resolution is as follows:
WHEREAS, To convict IN case of muir
der IL Is absolutely necessary tn have a
post mortem examination by skilled
ply siclans: and
WHEREAS, The late refusal of physi-
clans In Ottawa and Mendoza TO make
a post norton in murder cases, which
would require frequent attendance be-
fore the courts. for a less sum than $50;
Resolved, That IN the future this
board Will pay not more than ten dol
lars for / Ost norton examinations and
autOpsies IN cases where the physicians
are not required to give evidence be-
fore the courts, and in cases where at
tendance In the courts is required, then
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and
that in the former one physician only
will be paid and in the latter cases not
more than two.
SUPERVISOR TrOwbridge moved to
amend said resolution by fixing the
compensation at $50 instead OF $40 for
the first class OF cases mentioned.
Amendment lost. The resolution was
thereupOn adopted.
The chairman appointed supervisors
Irwin. Phillips and Reed as the special
committee of the board to act with the
commissioners of La Sale in letting
the contract for the repairs on the LA
Sale bridge.
The following resolution offered by
supervisor Mcintyre was adopted.
Resolred. That the judiciary commit
tee be ard they are hereby authorized
to consult with the States Attorney IN
relation to the prosecutions OF the per
sons indicted for the murder of David
Moore. and If in the judgment of SAID
committee 1t is advisable to employ an
attorney to assist the States Attorney
in the prosecution of said parties, salu
committee be authorized to employ an
attorney to assist the States Attorney
in the trial of sal. par les, provided
said committee shall not be authorized
TO contract to paw for such service more
than the sur Of $3.50.
The following resolution offered by
supervisor Guam was adopted
ResOlued. That if the doctors who
made the post mortem examination in
the David Moore case be used as wit
nesses on the trial Of the indicted. that
the County Clerk be authorized to issue
orders on the County Treasurer to each
of said physicians in a sum not to ex-
coed $50 for said services.
On motion of supervisor Reed the
sum of one hundred dollars was apprO-
prIated for the purpose of aiding states
Attorney Blake to make proper prose
cutiOn in the Moore murder case. said
sum or so much thereof as shall be ap.
proved and certified to by the commit
tee on Judiciary. to be drawn on orders
on the County Treasurer in favor OF
the parties entitled thereto.
On motion of supervisor Ferguson
the clerk was authorized to draw orders
on the treasurer IN favor of the several
supervisors for their per diem and mile
age in attending the present term of
fine board.
On motion of supervisor Mason the
board adjourned.
Protected against the importation
of mowers and CultivatOrs by the tar
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