Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-14
SUPERVISORS HOLD
CLOSING SESSION
OF June MEETING
MANY ITEMS OF BUSINESS TRAN
SACTED TODAY BY COUNTY
OFFlCiALS-TO IMPROVE COUH-
TY FARM.

The final session of the board of
supervisors was held this morning in
| the supervisors room in the county
court house and began with the report
! from each member of the mileage due
/ him,
/ The judiciary committee assisted
! Iy the county attorney, approved the
appointment Of Roy Wernstrum, of
| Marseilles, az constable for Manlius
township Dave Dorgan, the farmer
ut the county home, asked for raise
| in wages and his request was granted.
| The public building and grounds com
mittee reported that numerous inn
provements had been made in the
condition of the county Jail. A win
dow was placed on the north side of
the dining room of the mems build
ing ana the walls will soon be decor
ated. A suggestion was made to
leave the bars on the first floor win
Hows. Hereafter no babies will be
| sent to the county jail, but will DE
sent to the county home.
Plans are also under way TO install
refrigerator in the county insttu-
ion and the Mcclellan machine has
been selected upon The cost will
amount to about $500 A plat show
ing how the gas, steam and water
pipes and the sewer system was plac-
ed and the location of hydrants was
brought forward in order that the
board could inspect it and become ia
miIiar with the plans,
The one-half share in the cost of
construct ion of the tent colony bridge
was passed upon and will be paid by
the county
decision to complete construction
Of the Sheridan bridge between Sc
rena, Worthwhile and Mission town
ships was made and the contract let
to Oldendurfe contraction company.
Two types were offered One consist
ed Of the type "a" including a rein
forced concrete girder and the other
type "b," reinforced concrete arch.
A discussion was indulged in re
garding the control OF money eX-
pended by the tuberculosis commit
tee The committee will make an
annual report and the bills shall be
approved first by the board of direc-
tors and then by the county auditor
A communication from the people
of Putnam county was offered at the
meeting stating that they were will
ing to pay the full share Of the cost of
erecting a bridge between their cOun-
- and La Sale county. The location
of the bridge is one milo from the
southwest corner of La Sale county
They are now awaiting the forwarding
of an estimate in regard to the cost.
A prayer Of petition was granted
TO the township Of Otter Creek to
stand one-half of the cost in construct
ing brige in the town of Otter Creek
as also was the petition Of highway
commissioner of Rutland township
tor the work on the Narland bridge,
and the township Of Mission for the
Bowen north bridge
claim was filed under the me-
chanic's lien act for additional pay
ment for the work of constructing a
slew bridge across the bayoo south
of the city of Peru The c. NJ. Lund
& Co. who had charge of the work
claims that an extra amount Of labor
was expended in completing the work
for the reason that the force was un-
able to reach a solid base on which to
construct the north abutment On an
ordinary job of this kind wood piling
is all that is necessary but in this
case it was necessary to build cof-
fer dam the cost of which almost ex-
hausted the amount of funds on hand.
The work had been started before,
but the company was handicapped by
the unprecedented rise of the river.
The bridge was originally washed out
and since that time has cut off the
people on the south from the city
of Peru. The company holds that
the operations were required through
no fault of the parties concerned.
A resolution requesting the compile.
tiOn of the Seneca road, known as No.
II, was O. KID
Matter regarding the road between
Manlius and Rutland township was
held over until the September session
A bill from the La Sale DECORATING
Company was again presented, and
after being dwelt on for short time
was laid on the table.
The purchase Of supplies for the
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