Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-11


two be appointed BY the chair to wait upon
Mr.. Cation, the chairman Of the Board. TO
ascertain when be could be present. The
mot on prevailed
The chair appointed Messrs. Baker and
RoWley az such committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, the vote au-
thUrizing the appointment If q committee
to wait upon Mr.. CaiOa was rsconsidsrsd.
Mr.. Shuts moved that the board ad-
Journ until to morrow morning at 9 O'Clock
The question wac taken on the motion,
and the vote being tie. the chair voted in
the affirmative, and declared the board adj
jOurDed accordingly.
TUESDAY, Sept. Is, 1864.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Cation in the chair.
The clerk called the roll.
Present-Messrs. Brooks, Book, Case,
Civ, Dennis. Dunbar, Dnig, Z Z, Fahs.
Green, Herbert, Lilley, McIntyre, Randall,
Rowley, Stewart. Spangler, SHUTS, Tatge,
Virgil and White.
Absent-Messr Baker and Searles.
The Journal of yesterday was READ and
approved.
The clerk read the rules of order gov
erning the action Of the last Board of Su.
pervisors, aud on motion OF Mr.. McIutyre
said rules were adopted for the government
of this board.
The Chairman then announced the fol-
lowing as the ding committees Of this
board, to wit: On Pauper and Poor House
Claims: -..
Msssrs. Virgil, Baker and Green.
On Miscellaneous Claims:
Messrs. Randall, Rowley and Herbert.
On Finance:
Messrs. Brooks, Case and Buck.
On Public Property:
Messrs. SesrIes, Shuts and Lilley.
On Town Accounts:
Messrs. E:z, FATS and Dennis
To Settle with the Sheriff and Treasurer:
Messrs. Mcintyre. Eiz aud DJig.
On Printing and Stationery:
Messrs. Stewart, TatSe and Spang-
Ter.
Ga Equalization IF Assessments -
Messrs. Glow, White and Dunbar.
The chairman laid before the Board
the following communications, which
were referred to the committees as fOls
lows:
| The petition of Nathan Cook, a voTun-
teer in Co. H. 10th Regt. Ills Vols, play
ing for a county bounty.
Referred to the committee ca miscelIans-
| Gus claims,
The petition of Chas. Wiglsworth, q vol.
unteer in Co. r. Sth Ill. cavalry, praying
for a county bounty.
Referred TO the committee on miseelIane.
Gus claims.
The petitions of VIM Deuable, and Hen.
~ O'IIana and Cbas. w. Smith. volunteers
in the 39th Regt. Ills. Vols, praying for q
county bounty.
Referred TO the committee on misceuane.
Gus claims.
The petition Of James c. KerchevaI and
% others praying that the county bounty
authorized to be paid to volunteers be ex-
tended to persons who may be drafted 10
the county.
Referred to the committee on miscellane
Gus claims.
The petition Of Betsey Wooley, requests
ing the Board to purchase Of her, for the
use of the county, the field notes of j.
WOoley, late county Surveyor, of the gov
eminent surveys Of lands in Will county.
Referred to the com. on Public proper
ty.
The petition of David Willard and other
citizens Of the towns Of WILMINGTON and
Wesley praying that that part of Town.
ship 80 80 E, lying east Of the Kankakee
river and now forming part Of the town of
Wilmington, be set into aud form part Of
the town of Wesley.
Referred to the committee on Public
Property.
The petition Of D. Y. Smith and others
praying the Board to cause to be laid oif,
an alley along the east eide of the public
grounds lying east of Chicago street 10
Joliet.
Referred to the com. on Public Proper
IT,:
The petition OF w. II. KsezIer, of Lick
I port praying the Board to refund certain
taxes paid by him 10 error.
Referred to the com. on Equal cation Of
Assessments.
An official circular from j. P. Brooks,
State Supt. of Public Instruction, recon-
mending that sn additional compens Ilion
be granted to tho School Commissioner.
Referred to the com. on miscellaneous
claims.
Sundry bills presented were read by the
clerk, and referred to the proper commit
tees.
The chairman laid before the Board the
bills o. S. W. Bowen and A. L. Macarthur,
for expenses TO Springfield on business
pertaining to the quota Of Will county,
amounting to $50 each, which on molten VI
Mr.. SHUTS, were laid upon the table.
The chairman laid before the Board the
following report of A. ComstOck, Drainage
Commissioner, which on mutton CT Mr..
Mcintyre was accepted:
ITO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Will county, III.
"The undersigned, Drainage Commits
siOner of Will county, would respectfully
report that the finances of his department
remain the same ss at the time Of last
years report.
''In regard to the east half of the south
east quarter of section 80, Tp. SO Range 9.
which be was directed at the last regular
meeting of the Board to sell, be would re-
port that q valuable coal bed has been dis
covered upon lands adjoining this tract. in
consequence OF which he has thought that
the Interests OF the county would De best
suoserved by Withholding it from sale uu-
tll such time as the extent of the coal bed
can De better known. All of which il re-
specifically submitted. A. CoNsTeck.
Drainage Com. Will Co.
Joliet. Sept. II, 1864"
Mr.. Brooks moved that the Board adj
Josrn until Tomorrow morning ct O'Clock
The question was taken on the motion
and decided in the negative.
o. motion of Mr.. McIotyre, the Board
adjourned until O'Clock p. N.
TWO O'CLOCK p. n.
The Board met pursuant to sdjournmsnt
Mr. Cation in the chair.
The clerk called the roll.
PreseDt-Messrs. Brooks. Buck, Baker.
Case, Glow, Dennis Duhbar, DoigE E,z.