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Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
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In Grundy County, Chairman M. A. Bronson appointed committees for the Board of Supervisors. Petitions for bridge aid were filed by Mission, Groveland, and Fall River townships. A memorial committee was appointed for deceased members, and Treasurer William Flick reported on county finances.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the local board of supervisors committees story from page 1 to page 3; relabeled to domestic_news as it covers local government proceedings.
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SOLONS ARE ASSIGNED DUTIES THIS MORNING—TREASURER REPORTS ON CONDITION OF COUNTY'S EXCHEQUER.
Interest on the Board of Supervisors this morning centered about the selection of committees to serve under him during the fiscal year by Chairman M. A. Bronson. The task was quickly disposed of by the newly elected county chairman with few changes being made in the personnel of the old committees. The following are the appointments announced by Mr. Bronson:
Finance—Goedtner, Trumbo, Wylie, Dunn, Doyle, States, Dauber.
Judiciary—Bell, Richey, Wylie.
Fees and Salary—Larson, O'Donnell, Charley, Hoobler, Burns, Hall, Farley.
Miscellaneous Claims—Bell, States, Andrews, Kelley, Hall.
Pauper Claims—Farnsworth, Hawley, Kuhn, Hunter, Yockey, Lewis, Peck.
Pauper Statistics—Langley, Kastenbein, Callagan, Connerton, Rogers.
County Home—O'Donnell, Trumbo, Langley, Spencer, Burns, Dunn.
County Treasurer—Andrews, Goedtner, Hunter, Seipp, Smith.
Sheriff—Hill, Smith, Zolper, Healy, Reed.
County Clerk—Mosey, Balda, Langley, Seipp, Winans.
Circuit Clerk—Spencer, Stobs, Davy, Kastenbein, Clark.
Probate Clerk—Breuer, States, Willsey, Kelley, Peck, Andracki, Seipp.
Recorder—Lewis, Burgess, Doyle, Marshall, Callagan.
Superintendent of Schools—Eells, Richey, Breuer, Hall, Andracki.
Coroner—Davy, Hoobler, Werling, Christian, Rogers.
State Charities—Willsey, Spencer, Kastenbein, Marshall, Healy.
Public Buildings—Charley, Stobs, Burgess, Farnsworth, Nitschelm, Geiger, Zolper.
Court House and Jail—Kuhn, Farnsworth, Davy, Yockey, Healy.
Printing—Kelley, Geiger, Breuer, Hawley, Clark.
Records, Books and Stationery—Burns, Davy, Hill, Smith, Andracki.
Coal and Gas—Nitschelm, Callagan, Eells, Farley, Christian.
Roads and Bridges—Richey, Willsey, Kuhn, Hunter, Burgess, Yockey, Hoobler, Connerton, Winans.
Township Organization—Hawley, Larson, Kuhn, Werling, Winans.
Mines and Mining—Dauber, Stobs, Balda, Christian, Rogers.
Abatements—Hunter, Goedtner, Reed.
Memorial—Marshall, Mosey, Kelley.
Rules—Yockey, Andrews, Charley, Bell, Bronson, Farley.
Unfinished Business—Callagan, Mosey, Hill.
Jurors—Connerton, Dauber, Larson.
Insurance—Dunn, Nitschelm, Zolper.
State's Attorney—Doyle, Geiger, Werling, Peck, Reed.
Auditing—Wylie, Spencer, Lewis.
State Aid Roads—Trumbo, Wylie, Eells, Dunn, Peck, O'Donnell, Charley.
Detention Home—States, Richey, Dauber, Connerton, Rogers.
Superintendent of Highways—Burgess, Lewis, Clark.
Want Help on Bridges.
Three petitions for county aid in the construction of their new bridges were filed this morning by the towns of Mission, Groveland and Fall River.
The Mission township bridge, which lies on the county line between Mission and Nettle Creek, in Morris, is being undermined, according to F. W. Hine, Grundy county highway superintendent. Mr. Hine asked for a meeting at the site of the bridge be (Continued on page 3, col. 5.)
COMMITTEES NAMED BY CHAIRMAN
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between the Grundy and La Salle county committees.
The Fall River township bridge will cost about $7,000 and while it was announced to the solons that there are three structures in Groveland that are now in dangerous condition and badly in need of repair.
Appoint Memorial Committees
Five former members of the board have passed away since the March meeting. They are G. J. States. J. T Walsh, F G. Arentzen, James S Work and John Keys. The committee consists of Supervisors Larson Yockey. Marshall. Healy and Charley.
Treasurer Reports.
County Treasurer William Flick reported the condition of the various departments dependent upon the county exchequer as follows:
County account -.$99,176.16
Detention Home Account.. 29,443.35
Non high school account.. 8,507.72
Tuberculosis sanitar. acct. $9,538.77
State aid roads acct.s.... 150,555.31
County institute acct overdr 47.71
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Grundy County
Event Date
This Morning
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committees appointed with few changes; three petitions for bridge aid filed by mission, groveland, and fall river townships; memorial committee appointed for five deceased former members; treasurer reported county finances including $99,176.16 in county account and $150,555.31 in state aid roads account.
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Chairman M. A. Bronson selected committees for the Board of Supervisors fiscal year, announcing appointments in areas like finance, judiciary, roads and bridges, and others. Petitions for county aid on bridges were filed, with Mission bridge undermined and needing joint meeting with La Salle County. Fall River bridge estimated at $7,000, Groveland has three dangerous structures. Memorial committee appointed for deceased members G. J. States, J. T Walsh, F G. Arentzen, James S Work, and John Keys. Treasurer William Flick reported on accounts.