Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

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was referred TO the State Charities
Committee Carried.
Rhoda a. Lyle Application for Benefit
Under an Act for Relief of the
Blind.
Rhoda A. Lyle of Ottawa, H.. aged
- years. made application for benefit
under an act for relief of the blind,
and on motion of Supervisor Geiger
was referred TO the State Charities
Committee. Carried.
Committee Report on Matter OF Fund
for Braces and Supports for lnfan-
tile Paralysis Victims.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Board OF Supervisors;
Your Committee on Finance and
Judiciary would respectfully report
that they have examined the matter
of petition of the Child Welfare Com
mittee of the National Counch of De
Tense for an appropriation for fnuds
with which to purchase braces ana
supports for children who have been
afflicted with infantile paralysis, beg
leave to report that We have examined
said petition and recommend that an
appropriation of seventy-fve dollars
he made by this board from the Mis-
cellaneous Fund for said cause, such
appropriation to be paid TO Mrs. n a.
Guthrie, chairman, only on the order
of the County Physician, provided,
however. that the County Physician
procure and report to this board at its
June session the manner in which SAID
appropriation has been expended, and
provided further that said County
Physician procure and report at SAID
June session the number of such cases
of infantile paralysis, together with
such other data relative thereto, as
he may think proper and fit for this
board to be advised OF, and provided
further that an additional appropria-
ton he made hereon at said June SEES
sion if it be deemed just and proper
at that time.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
GEORGE F. BELL.
Chairman.
T. J. DUNN.
JOHN WYLIE
F. e. STATES.
f. L. DAUBER.
A. l.. TRUMBO
JOHN GOEDTNER.
Moved by Supervisor Geiger the
adoption, which was carried by the |
following vote:
Andrews, Balda, Bell, Bronson, Cal
laghan, Charley, Churchill. Clark, Con,
merton, Dauber, Eells, Farnsworth, |
Geiger, Goedtner Hall, Hawley, |
Healy, Holland, Hunter, kastenbein, |
Kuhn Larson, Lewis Marshall, Mos
ey, Nitschelm, O'Donnell, Peck, Seipp, |
Smith, Spencer, States, Stobs, Trum-
DO, Tadych Willsey, Winans Wylie,
Yockey, and Zolper All voting aye.
Purchasing Committee Report.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Board of Supervisors:
Your committee on purchasing !
would respectfully report that they
have examined the matter OF January |
Sth, 1919 presented before them, and
recommend the following
This committee wish to state that
they were of the mind, that 1t was
the intention of the Board when they
appointed this committee that they /
should purchase supplies for the
County Home and the Detention |
Home and County Jail at wholesale,
and this committee authorized Mr.
Farnsworth to go to Chicago and pur
chase supplies that they thought nee
essary. The goods purchased amount
ed to about Seven Hundred Dollars
$1,000. and that this committee be
lieves that by so doing there is a saw
ing to the County of about 90 per
cent on the amount purchased.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted
JOHN O'DONNELL..
Chairman
f. T.. STATES.
H. w. FARNSWORTH.
Moved by Supervisor ODonnell the
adoption, which was carried.
Pauper Committee Report
Mr., Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Beard of Supervisors:
Your committee on Pauper Claims
beg leave to report that they have
examined all claims presented before
them, and recommend the paynsnt of
the following, and that the clerk be
directed to issue orders for the sew
eral amounts to the several claimants,
to-Wit:
Adams.
Leland Farmers Co, Coal IS 1886
Geo. J. Miller, Groceries ... 81 Is
Schweitzer & Pierce, Groceries 56.61
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Allen
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