The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-19
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
FOURTH DAY CONCLUDED.
THURSDAY, Sept. IA.

THURSDAY, sept H.
The following amounts were assessed on
each one hundred dollars valuation, In the
several towns az town tax for 1868: Port
Byron Is cents Canoe Creek, Yuma, Hamp-
ton, Andalusia, Edgington, Buffalo Prairie,
Drurv, 10 cents each; Rock Island cents;
Moline, Black Hawk, Coal Valley, Bowling.
5 cents each.
Dan'l Gordon was allowed S8l 81 and Chss.
Atkinson S34 as per bills
The committee on miscellaneous cisims
presented ne following bills winch were al
lowed:
Devos & Champion, S287,7S Culver, Page
& Hoyne, 223 o. Insane Asylum, Is, 10;
NJ. d. Merrill, , Swiler Burgh, 1886
PL & r r Gable, 1865; j Hawley,
259,l2; c II Andrews, 6; G W Piatt, :;
A r Harper IS; NJ Gimbel, 4,65; c Web
Der, SO; C II Stoddard, 3 ) Plummer,
l7:EG Spencer, 3; j 5 PearsolI, 8; Gray
& Cropper l50; hamburger ii Burgower,
%: E krell, I66 !; DantorGh y Jones 10:
c Reed. 20; Wadswosth & Go lG 80; j {
Tenv, % 90; S Woodiu, , !; j B Danforth,
county Judge, 147 ) P Hodges circuit clerk,
$50 65 ; JOS Coaet, county clerk, l1o 30;
P Hodges, circuit clerk, $685. ; Stafford Il
Tracy, ll2,75; NJ d Merrill. sheriff S42 90.
The committee on poor and poor farm re-
ported the following bills which were allow
ed
Buford Co s. so; Wadsworth Co 40 20;
Harper & Steel, 900; Gleim & Hinckley
1861; j II Langley i Co, 23,Sl; l. II
Smyth, 1875; Sh ,w i Bro III 81; W q )
Bailey, 444; Swi!er { Burgh, 100; Huyett
A; A r Harper, %: E Turner 10 Is; Chas =
Benss-. 80; julius Nosenfeider % 80; Glenn
ent Young. 3; 4 J Gcover, 81; B Ii kim
ball 10 80; Thos Ga5, 81; BENZ Walden
1890; 5 SIoQGar4, +; PIummer i BOeh;n8
E; S Heagy, !; Elizabeth Rontro, 1868; {
A Benser, 50 3; 5 VI Il lberts, 10; ROsenheId
s Bro 6 Ivory Lord, 1900; A Grover 800 ;
] ) Richards, :, 80; \ " SiDla $500; A Per
kins, 10 ; Henry LitsoR, $50; Swier Is Burgh,
$500
Thev also reported that ;hey had visited the
Poor House and examined the hoase and farm and
found everything in good order. The farm con
ssts of III acres The crops consist OF 2 acres
of wheat l6 of oats, 45 OF corn, of potatoes, 2
of sorghum, and the balance of the farm is in
pasture and hay, of which latter there is but As
tons.
There is also on hand 100 bushels of wheat, / l
head of cows two year old steers, 9 yearng
hefers, spring calves 4 work horses, yearlng
colts spring colt, 26 hogs for pork this fall, and
80 shoats all of which they value at the sum
of 81 024. 90
The furniture in the house 10000
The farm is worth IL per acre 1850 90
Total 81, 9O4 90
Number of paupers received during the year
ending September 9Th, 1865, 68; discharged and
deceased 49,
There has been s deaths and births. Three
of the deaths were infants.
The cost of keeping the poor house from Sept.
sth, 1864, to Sept Sth 1865, was 81, $50 o..
There was the amount OF $500 of the above ex-
pen.es charge. for taking of rebel prisoners,
from the Island, last winter.
They recommend that W = Bailey stow
ard of the poor farm, be authorized to build a
new cistern and wash house at the end OF the
main building, tor the of the paupers Adop-
ted.
The following report of the equalization com
mittee was adopted
To the Hon. Board of Supervsors.-The under
signed, committee ON equalization for the current
year, having ex amined the assessment OF the sew
era townships, find the number of horses in
Rock Island county and value as follows, viz