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

al resolution was read and on mo
ton of Supervisor Trumbo was re-
ferred to State Aid Roads Committee
Carried.
Fox River Bridge Near Sheridan.
TO the Chairman and Members Of the
Board OF Supervisors
The undersigned. the special com
mittee appointed by your honorable
board on the matter of the construc-
ton of bridge across the Fox RIVER
near Sheridan, beg leave to submit TO
yo,r honorable body this, their re-
port. with recommendations:
We have had two meetings in con.
ncction with the mntter referred to
us for our consideration, and show to
this honorable body that the prellm-
mary estimated cost of the eonstrue-
ton of bridge is in the sum OF va
600 and that of this amount the share
/ to he assumed by the Town OF MIS-
/ sion IS .........'''''..'.'.' '''''P 49,
( Town Of Serena ..-.........,.''.' "'NV'
Town of Worthwhile ...,...... 5000
La Sale County ...........,,... l%'VVo
The undersigned further show TO
your honorable body that the Towns
Of Mission and Serena have each vot-
ed the approval of the construction
of bridge and voted the issuing OF
the bonds necessary To cover their
respective portions, but that the Town
of Worthwhile has on two occasions
refused 70 vote the issuing of bonds
TO cover the amount Of its share IN
the sum Of $4,000.
We beg leave to further report thai
two separate, complete and distinct
lpIans or types of bridge have been
submitted one the girdcr plan the
detailed estimated cost being $23.45o;
one the arch plan, the detailed eSti-
mated cost being S2l,O50.
The bridge across the Fox River
at the place this bridge is to be con
struated was taken away by flood
over three years ago and it IS one of
the main arteries of public travel IL
the Village of Sheridan, The public
road, extending east and west bet
ween the Towns of Worthwhile and Sc
rcna crossoe the Fox River at this
point aud over this bridge so that il
I'm No ro,di,y noted that a great in
/ ..nva,ienra has boon for some con
siderable time. suffered by the people
living in that vicinity. This commit
tee would recommend the immediate
letting of contract for the conStFuc
ton of bridge and to cause the earn
/ est constr u',''o'i u 'i'uSo po'''''o,
VIZ 'H'''''' 60"
hoHofa7ia booS 10 a"'e''iSe ioi "'''
, for construction OF ofldSe' ana 10 eA
, tn INTO a contract ior' us colStru'
s. ton, guaranteeing The payment OF 'H'
portion assumed by ana assigned Il
y the town OF NofthVllle. with me eA
: press understanding that if the Tow
of Nortville, before the time for pay
!. ment arises( refuses to advance it
{, share that then and in That inst1nc
(. its share he paid by the County an,
G an action instituted against The tow
y of Worthwhile to recover back its POI
ton thereof.
Il Respectfully submitted
T. Z. V. YOCKEY.
FRANK f. RICHEY.
D. NrU HOARTy
SDeciaI Committee
&,
2 Moved ny supervisor foehey Una
e report Dc referred 10 tue 0pecial Noi
(, mlttee' judiciary committee an
County Attorney Carried
le Election of County Rome superinten
t. en-.
Moved by Supervisor Wyle that tt
II, election Of County Home Superinten
ID cnt be held during morning session
Friday March lith. 1919.
f. Amended and moved by Supervis,
e- Charley that election Of Superinten
d ent OF County HCme be held duril
~ mon ming session of Wednesday, Mar,
d 18th. Amendment carried by the #
de lowing vote.
Ayes -Balda. Charley, Chrisia
be Churchill. Clark. Connerton. Daubt
RS Dunn. Geiger. Goedtner Healy, Hi
+ Hunter Hearty, Kastenbein, kellt
Kuhn, Nitschelm ODOnnell, Rec
fit picbnv SAiun SIpuCpr Trumt