, 1862-09-11
mEETING OF THE BOARD OF SU-
PEKyIS0IfS,
The Appropriation of RoHnt1es te be
Continued.

No session Of the Board was held yesterday
evening. The afternoon session commenced
at two o'clock.
The Committee on Jail and Jail accounts
reported that the Law fixing the pay OF bailifs
allowed them but $3.50 per day, and SO re-
ported. Laid on the table.
Sup. Dolton moved that the report Of the
Committee on Equalization OF Taxes be re-
fe1red back to them. He wished to know if
there was any object in increasing the sum
I'll The Committee asked leave to -rr1E ~1s.,ts.
their report and the privilege was granted.
The Committee on Poor House and Pau pers
reported expenditures.
Petitions from the residents Of Like and
Lyons to form an additional town from these
towns WIS reported back to the Board in the
same condition they were given the Judiciary
Cummi;tee. Alter discussion onjccttng to
the return of the papers, motion to dis
Charge the Committee from further action was
| 1t teaL1ved.
The Judiciary Committee reported upon
| the ahsconding collector Of Pl1o5. Tue Com
n.ittee reported that they we're unable to tiud
any law authorizing town to vote au appro-
| ): defaulting collector, as had been done bg
that town at its last election. The report Of
! the Committee was adopted.
| Sup. Rees offered the following:
| WnEnEAs difference Of opinion exists in regard
| 70 The construction Of the act OF February 18th
1865, IN cases where certain railroads DO not eX-
teuo their tracks within the limits ot the county
but lease the track Of other roads lying therein. o.
purchase the right Q! way to use the zane.
! Rssoiced, That committee Of 0oe he appointed
by this ard to confer with the railroad astorneys
IN regard thereSo sud submit The question OF dlt-
t ference 10 the Hon Thomas Drummond, Of the
tinted :: :AtpR IlrEut {tRurt TTh1Gn HhriAinn
| be final in the premises.
Tie resolution WIS referred to the Commit
tee On the Equalization Of lakes.
The resolution empowering the Equaliza-
tion Committee to make up an agreed case
with the railroads refusing to pay the taxes
levied upon assessment was taken up from
the table and dropped.
The Committee on the Equaiization Of
Taxes, to whom were referred tue asses sment
| rolls and railroad lists, reported that they had
examined the rolls, and recommended that
there be added to the rolls Of tue to Eas OF
Bremen ten per cent, Elk Grove fifteen,
Hyde Park fifteen, Jefferson ten, 81 line ten,
Nortbfeld, fifteen, Palos fifteen: Pro7Iso five,
Rich t~enty, Wheeling fifteen, North Chicago
forty; and That there De deducted fro n L4Se
| View ten per cent, Thornton ten.
The committee added TO the Michigan Cen.
tTal railroad list tor real est1te $73,9S9. aud
assessed their personal property at SIC, ,0o0
making addition to their list Of Sl03 ,9S3
For the Chicago Burlington and Quincy
r.il'oad as follows: Personal property at
$42 UU0; real estate at =, 500.
Chicago Alton and ST. Louis. Personal
property S25, QUO.
They had also raised block fourteen, In
Canal addition, belonging to the A1ena and
Chicago railroad, 5000; also, the property
Of the came road at H4rlem, S9, 900; also the
assessment of block fourteen Ia Canal addi
tion, belonging to the Pittsburgh and Furl
Wayne railroad, 81 ,375.
The committee did not fud that the va!ue
OF the afsese emtnt rolls and railroad lists re-
quiIed amendT ent or equallz ltlon, aad re
commended thst the assessment rolls anG
railroad lists be confirmed and qu4Iized.
The equalized value Of property in ths
county as reported upon the rolls accompa
to SEE, 454 347. The assessment a1nounss tt
IS, ISL. .li7; difference, 81, .2W
l. Upon this report Of the COMMITTEE Ions
discussion epsued, several supervisors douot
ing the legal right to increase ass s=ssmeat
upon those rectfSed By the assessors.
An amendment was offered tuat the repor
read 60 that the assessment Of North Caicag'
read Is instead OF 40 per cent.
, The previous question WAS called, and tn
! t report Of the committee was adopted 1i1hou
> | amendment.
The resolutions with regard to the assess
mert upon the property OF railroads Wer
taken up, as published above.
; ! On notion Of Supervisor Cornell the last c
, | the resolutions referred 10 above Wasa dopte
, I with the additiGn of the Commttee on t |
Judiciary, who are to acs in conjunction wit
.. the Committee on Equalization.
! The committee sppointed on Tuesday
:: visit the 1sish Legion, Col. Van Arm ms req
l nent, and the Third Board Of Trade sinen1
and aacertaln how many members OF rhes
| regiments, residents of this county, have nc
, received their bounties. and also how man
! mtn are necessary to ill Them up, repor. ed g
! flows:
.. Irish Legion-Aen to whom bounty is due, 15s
! nun ber Wanted 10 fill up the regiment, 90l.
l Col. FanAzman's Regiment-Bunnty due, Il
!. to fill up regiment. 11i.
{ Tb11u Buasd Of Trade Regiment du,
g ! 43: 10 ill up regiment. 4Gn.
, Whole number to whom bounty is due, ais
. whole number required to fill up regiments, n
/: The committee in their report also recon
!; mended that the bounties continue to be pal
as heretofore, alleging that it will prove
3 great stimulus in dlliug up these regiments
: Upon motion, the Board adjourned.
1 In the session Of Tuesday, q further apprt
d priation OF $50. GOO Was made for bounties t
( support families.
t Luscious peaches are in the gallery.
BRTANr g. sTRATroS's CHICAGO CONNER