Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-13
REPORT OF SETTLEMENT
MADE BY co. ATTY.
IS APPROVED
COMMITTEES REPORT.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL
HOLD AFTERNOON SESSION
AND CONCLUDE THEIR LABoRs
TOMORROW.

County Attorney NUDerlS anu TIE
auditing committee reported that II
was the duty OF the county auditor
to audit all accounts incurred on be
half OF the county and in reference
to the La Sale county sanitarlum rec
commended thatall bills be submitted
othe auditor for approval and that
the accounts of that institution be
audited the same as any other county
institution.
The petition OF J;tlge Mayo for a
new locker and of County Clerk Fer.
guson for new typewriter and OF
County Treasurer Reynolds for new
furniture were granted.
The court house and jail committee
recommended the payment of claims
amounting to sS,250.54
The petition of William Flick for
additional help in the probate clerks
Office was reported upon adversely
Supervisor Bill stated that when
the investigation was made there was
no resident judge and business was
light. AT the present time there Is
an average Of two letters Of admin
istration given every day He said
he was advised by the probate judge
that there was not sufficient help tc
operate the office.
Supervisor Bell moved that the
judge of the probate court be author
lied to direct the clerk to employ
additional help when needed. The
matter went over until tomorrow.
The miscellaneous claims commit
teee recommended the payment OF
claims amounting to $77929.
Geo. NJ. Reynolds, county treasurer
petitioned the board fr an appropria
tion to cover extraordinary expenses
o fhis office which wuld be incurred
as "a result of the new law requiring
tDo tlcdaulSl W COllctl al tdACS. hl
Reynolds asks for an appropriation
equivalent to one per cent Of all col
leotions. The petition was referred
to the county attorney, fees and sal
tries, Judiciary and finance commit
tees.
The committee to settle with The
county recorder reported receipts fol
thatofflce for the last six months O.
s2,1S415 and expenditures of S2,221 S6
leaving a deficit in the operation o
that Office of $3771
The coroner committee recommend
ed payment of claims amounting t,
SAG.
The amount covered by the abov,
was for $400 paid to l. W. Hibbs 70
assisting the board Of review in tn
recovery Of btck taxes against the i
M. Matthiessen estate and 5000 to II
NJ. Kelly for assisting in the collection
OF taxes against the c. b. & @. Ry &c
County Attorney Roberts made
statement in reference to the Ma,
thiessen affair and the legal techn
calities raised by the representative
OF the estate against the payment 0
additional taxes.
The M. Matthiessen estate came 4
for its share of criticism al the hand
of Supervisor Richey this forenoo
when the report Of the back Ia
claims was presented by County A
t0lney Roberts.
Mr.. Roberts detailed the negotis
tons leading up to the settlement b
which the esta c consented to a rails
In the valuation Of the personal prOl
erty from 100000 TO $2,250,000 for tn
year 1918 1t is claimed that II
creases made by the board Of revie
were bar to collection of back take
unless actual fraud was shown.
Mr.. Richey claimed that Mr.. Ma
thiessen should not have avoided pa
ment Of taxes because he made ge
'arous public donations. He was doin
this with money that belonged to II
public. After few random remark
by other members Attorney Rober
was commended for his settlement ,
the case and the report of the cor
mittee on miscellaneous claims WI
approved,