Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
REVISION Of RULES
ORDERED BY SOLONS
At TODAy'S SESSION
CONSTABLES WILL GET MORE
PAY FOR WORk-UNDERTA
, ERS GET INCREASE FOR PAU.
PER BURIALS - COMMITTEES
NAMED.

This morning at the supervisor RS
meeting now in session in ,he supe".
yisOTs room at the court house, the
first business matter to be taken up
was a letter from the chief engineer
II he Illinois highway department re-
garding The purchasing of cement %
be used for the Improvement ot roads,
which was referred to the state aid
committee for action.
The coroner's report showed that he
mad taken care OF twenty nine cases,
only about six of which had filed
claims against the county. 1t was
moved that Timothy Donahue be paid
the money due him.
The report OF the committee on
rules, Of which V f. Yockey is chair
man, was read, whereby it stated that
the rules had been examined and THAI
it recommended that several changes
DO made.
Those of the most Importance were:
Rule Exchanging the rule so that
Il will only be necessary for the county
treasurer to report once a year.
Rule 10 Allowing the chairman to
appoint "a committee on committees,
Rule 26-Constable fees changed
from 81 to 81. Constable also shall be
allowed cents a mile each way from
justices court to the place OF process
of law. A fee of 80 cents was for
merly paid
Rule 29-Undertakers to be allowed
$40 instead Of $2J in pauper cases
Rule 35-Repairs or Improvements
costing over $l5o shall not be made
without the consent Of the committee
on public buildings and grounds. Ih2
previous amount was $50.
Rule IA new clause was added
making it necessary for the county
clerk to notify members OF the board
in case of the death OF any Of their
colleagues and the time OF burial,
Rule Bounty Of 500 reduced 70
$50 for the capture and conviction OF
horse thief.
Rule 81 It shall be the duty OF the
superyisor of each town To see mat
every honorably discharged indisen,
soldier sailor or marine and wife or
mother is decently inferred and mat
the allowance of SO be used 70 cover
the expense. Previous to this the ap-
propriation was $50.
Rule e. Shall read as follows: Inc
chairman of the county home com
mittee. chairman Of court house ana
toil committee and chairman OF the
detention home committee shall COM
I nose the purchasing committee, whose
| duty shall be to make the purchase OF
susplies of these institutions. TINS IL
an entirely new committee.
Rule G3-The economy and efficiency
/ committee, of which Frank h, kcheN
/ is chairman, snail have charge OF al
matters relating to the more eiiectlNr
collection of dues and demands tt
which the county has or may nave
inst claims. and also of all matters re
lating to the conservation o. couiil}
revenues and the exercise OF creator
economy. whenever greater economy
is possible, in the expenditure OF sueI
revenues.
Supervisor States has arranged WIZ
the physician in charge to Visit Tue
new detention home on Thursday
this week from ? to } p. m. supervise
States also made arrangements 10
the board of examine the tubercuIosN
sanitarium on the same afternoon
The sanitarium opened its doors o!
March 8, 1919, and up to date ma
taken care of forty-eisht patients
seven of whom died and six were dl,
charged. At present there is a pa
ance Of over $4,000 in the treasury
DR.. Leland regrets very much 10 n
port that they have not yet had ID
oportunity to do any laboratory O
X-ray work Amusements and the les
strenuous forms of entertainment ar
furnished in order to keep the patient
from getting homesick. DIR. Leland
term expires July 1, 1919, and tn