The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-14

ana ref6reu 20 the proper commlttee.
Adjourned till O'Clock a. m. to morrow.
SECOND DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. 18th, 1865.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday, also Sup'rs
Hoke, OF Cordova and Msrdock, of Drury.
Sup'r Kimball In the chair.
Bills of a miscellaneous character were
read and referred to the proper committees
VIM. III. Gest, school commissioner of this
county, presented his report which was read
and on motion of Sup'r Wait the same was
approved and ordered 10 be placed on ie
Mr.. A III. Talco,t presented a. petition
asking the board to grant him the right TO
establish a ferry on Rock River which was
referred to a special committee appointed by
the chair. Sup'rs Beal Sheppard, and Hef-
lin constituted said committee
On motion OF Sup'r Stoddard the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That NJ. d. Merrill be and he is here
by appointed a committee collect all bills for
rent now due this county by persons who have oc-
cupied rooms in the court house for Offices, and
that he IS hereby authorized to collect quarterly
hereafter for any rooms rented in said building.
Sup'r Stoddard made the following report
which was adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen Your committee appointed at the
last March term to ascertain and settle the lndebt
edness ofJohn Adams deceased makes the fol-
lowing report, Viz:
| find that John II. Adams at the time of his
death was indebted to this county in the sum of
1898, so. | collected of VIM. :. Bailey, conserva-
tor the estate $3.50, which have receipted
for and credited to the estate of said John II.
Adams, and | have made verbal arrangements with
VIM. s. Bailey tor the remainder of the claims TO
be paid annually in equal payments with interest
at per cent. per annIm.
The committee to whom was referred the
the application of A. III Talcott in relation
to terry on Rock River recommended that
the license granted by the board of Snpervis-
ors at special term mencing on the 29th
day of June, 1857 be amended to read as fol-
lows:
That A. H. TaIcott he granted license to es-
tablish ferry on Rock River at or near the west
line of section "a, town IS, mr. east of the 4th
p. m. by his filing in this office bond for the
paying into the hands of the county treasurer the
sum of IS, assessment on said terry.
Adopted.
Adjourned till 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
THIRD DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. Is.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same ~ yesterday-Sup'r kimball
In the chair.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read aud approved
Sup'r Hoke offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
ReSOired, That James f. Abbott be and is here
by appointed and authorized to cast the vote OF
this county in any meeting ofthe stock holders of
the Warsaw Rockford railroad called for the
purpose of electing directors for said road, and
otherwise protect the interest of the county in
any action the said company may take IN refer
ence to said road.
Adjourned until 9 o'clock a. M tomorrow
Connecticut j. To vote GA the first Monday
constitution era ting the ballot to the negro.
The publican state central committee have
issued an address 10 the people OF the state
on that measure, urging its adoption.