The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-16
Thursday, Dec, ii.


To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Geutlemen:-At the December term 1864, your
honorable body authorized the committee on poor
and poor farm and paupers to borrow Sl,SOo Tor
one year with interest not TO exceed 10 per cent.
per annum. This amount was obtained OF Mrs.
Miranda Woodn on these terms. At the last
September term of this board proposition was
made by the holder of this note to loan the county
$500 more condition that the county pay the
interest that had accrued by adding II to a new
note be given tor $500 and maturing IN twelve
months with interest at ten per cent. per annum
This proposition was accepted by TINS board ana
the arrangement has been made and the remainder,
after deductng the interest has been paid over to
the warden of the poor farm. The note OF l,SJu
Is hereby attached.
S. b. SToDDARD,
Chairman of Committee.
James Hill was allowed SO for money ad-
vanced by him IN taking Miss G. Smith to
deaf and dumb institute at jacksonville.
On motion of Sup'r Crawford Gray, Crop
per & Co.'S bill rendered for making repairs
in Jail amounting to SAB, 10 was allowed at
$50.
On uaotion of Sup'r Crawford the circuit
clerk was requested to write up the chaneery
record of this county and present his bill at
the next meeting of this boord, Tor allow
ance.
The committee on poor and poor house hav-
ing examined the bills referred to them,
ing named persons for the amounts set opPo-
site their names. viz
5 Stoddard So, Julius Mosenfelder %, 70
John Duncan ,, B II kimball II, w q Reed
6. SCHNEIDER & Lotinger %, l. keisow 80 DR.
Morehead 80 80. DR. A j Grover Z, r 4 Haw-
thorn u, NJ Felix 81 90, Frederick Wendell
6, j G Rainwater II 20, \ Cue >, Plum.
mer & Boehma 5, Patrick Moore 10, 4
Cobb 5, J w BATHS 81, Henry Brown ), I c
Coss 2S, so, Chas A Benser IA so DR. More
head Il 80. DR. S Plummer CT VI Gimble
L c Burwell II, 10, Blythe Il St0ddard &, Is
Danl " Gould %, 4 Z Perkins 81 Jos Hay
EFT sc, Coal Valley mining Co. 6. Wadsworth
4 Co. 81, 10, Ross q Foster IS CO, Dsvoc &
Champion 2 20, IIass & Kane II 50 f Ii Sayth
$50. Harper & Steel l6,4l, Weyerhauser &
Denkman 1874 10, Vim Bailey 222 Phillius
& Thomas 55, As, c B Know so. Harper & Co
1850, Shaw & Brother DC, 90, f Turner s.. %
August Johns H Glenn d HiDkley Sc IS
Coal Valley mining Co g. Thos Corns II O5.
HARDWOOD 4 Francis l6, Swiler Burgh 9 %
Buford & Co I, II F SaIter l9, so, Lee & Bard
ley 92,40.
The committee referred the bill Of Miss
KleyIa, for Sl44 back to the board for their
action and recommended its rejection Tnev
also recommended that the OIL Of q ".
Space, for so. be referred to Sup'r Clark for
further Investigation and that he report at
the next meeting Of the board.
VIM. S. Bailey asked for an appropriation
Of three hundred dollars to meet the neces-
sary expenses for the next three months IN
managing the poor farm which uount was
recommended by the committee
On motion OF Sup'r Buffum the following
preamble and resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of this board tina, i.
has been the practice OF collectors tins county
to buv county orders at discount, through them
selves and agents, and using them at par IN their
settlements, thereby speculating at the expense
OF the people, contrary to the provisions o. the
law and contrary to the duties enJoined IN said
collectors bonds. Therefore
RESOLVED, That dIsCOuntenance all such
practices being contrary to law and the interest
of the tax payers of this county, and that we re-
specially ask all collectors Of taxes this county
to pay over money and county orders according
to law And that township coll ectors a re hereby
instructed to use due diligence IN collecting the
personal tax in the several towns and not report
delinquent has been the practice heretoa fore
where proper can be found to make such taxes
from.
On motion of Sup'r Atkinson the following
preamble and resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, This county has, heretofore, under
the laws of this state, issued, to the Warsaw x
Rockford Railroad Company, bonds with interest
coupons thereto attached, on account OF the sub
scription Of said county to the capital stock of
said railroad company and
WHEREAS, NInty three, or whereabouts, of said
bonds, for the sum of one thousand dollars each,
together with several years. interest thereon
remain outstanding and unpaid and in the
hands OF parties other than said railroad COM
pany; and
WHEREAS, Some of the holders of said bonds
and coupons have expressed willingness and
desire to surrender such bonds and coupons and
receive In lieu thereof seventy cents the dollar
OF principal and interest due thereon, in bonds
be issued by this board in pursuance of that GER
tain act of the general assembly of this state,
Titled can act relating TO county ard city debts
and to provide for the payment of the same by
taxation in such counties and cites,'' approved
Feb. 18th, 1865. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, BY this board that the chairman and
clerk OF this board be and they hereby author
IZad and empowered, for and behalf of this
board, upon the presentation and surrender by any
holder or holders of any such bond bonds and
coupons heretofore issued aforesaid, to issue In
lieu thereofto such holder or holders new bonds
at the rate of seventy dollars of such new bonds
for every one hundred dollars of such old bonds
Including interest coupons due such new bonds
to provide for the payment of five per cent there
OF annually on the LIST day of July IN each wear
until the whole paid, and to draw interest at
the rate OF SIX per cent per annum-the first in
stal!ment OF principal and interest," upon said bonds
10 De made payable July LIST, A. d. 1867. No
bond shall be issued in greater sum than one
thousand dollars sach new bends and coupons
10 De issued under and by virtue of the said act of
the general assembly, approved Feb. l3, 1865
ana 'he SAID chairman and clerk may, upon like
terms and conditions, upon the cancellation and
satisfaction thereof, issue new bonds and copnons
N payment and satisfaction of any Judgment or
Je"ehts rendered against said board of super-
ois on account ofany such old bonds or caun-
pms as aforesaid " 'P
on motion of Supervisor Atkinson the fol.
- preamble and resolution was adout.