The evening Argus., 1865-12-15
PROCEEDINGS Or THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
THIRD DAY.
WEDNESDAY. Dec. l3.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. l3.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, pres
ent same as Yesterday, also Sup'rs Atkinson
and Hef1n, Sup'r kimbaIl, chairman OF the
board, presiding.
Minutes of yesterday proceeding read and
approved.
MIR. Abbott, agent to cast the vote ot the
county at the meeting of the Warsaw Rock
ford X. r. Co., made a verbal report OF his
doings in said agency, and asked the county
TO grant him further power In the matter and
on motion, the chair appointed Sup'rs AtkIn-
son. Stoddard add Hoke a special committee
10 investigate the condition Of affairs relative
to the interest cf the county in said w. y K.
kR. and 10 report to the board at this ses-
sion.
And on motion of Sup'r Atkinson the
chairman of the board aud Sup'r Bufum
were added to said committee.
Sup'r Atkinson presented petition from
the members of the Rock Island Bar askln z
the board to appropriate the sum OF S25O,p-r
aunum TO increase the salary OF the Judge OF
the circuit court of this Judicial district, and
on motion of Sup'r Buffum the matter was
laid over until the next nesting.
Sup'r Stoddard appointed to collect ana
settle claim of the county against the estate
of John Hutton Adams reported that he had
received from VIM. S. Bailey, administrator
of said estate, $3.50, in money which amount
was paid over to the warden OF the poor farm
as Der order of this board, and that he had
closed the transactions as follows:
One note for S247. .SS due November next.
247.SS - 1867
247.S3 1865
All of them drawing SIX per cent. interest
per annum and signed by VIM. ). Bailey
The " hole ame9n t, cash and notes, Is 1898 80
full amount of the claim.
Report adopted.
On motion Of Sup's Crawford /: was order
ed that hereafter no discount be allowed on
bills paid in county orders except Tor money
advanced for the county.
The committee on finance reported tie
bonds of the newly elected county officers corr
rect aud they were adopted.
Or motion OF Supr Buliuiu it was ordered
that VIM. Ii. Gest, county superintendent, be
REQUIRED to increase the penal sum of his
bond from twelve thousand to twenty thous.
and dollars.
The committee on miscellaneous claims
made their report and on motion of Sup'r
Buffum the item of S7l So discount on coun-
ty orders recommended by the commltte 10
be allowed on Sheriff MerrilI's bill rendered
for keeping prisoners in the county Jail was
referred back to said committee.
The said committee again reported the
above named item to the board and recon-
mended that the same be allowed.
Sup'r Crawford moved to amend said re-
port by strikin. out the item Of S11.S6 charg-
ed as discount On county orders in said bill
of Sheriff Merrill The yeas and nays were
called and resulted follows:
Yeas-Sup'r Crawford. Atkinson, Strdirrd
McCandess, Buffum, Wait, Eby and Mar
docks
Nays-Sup'r Hoke, Pearsoll, Hill, Beal,
nefin and CIark--6.
Motion carried
Sup'r Atkinson moved to allow Sheriff
Merrill the sum of 81 sc in consideration Of
the small amount allowed per day for keep
ing and boarding prisoners.
The yeas and nays were called and result
ed as follows
Yeas-Sup'r Hoke. Hill, Pearsoll Beal,
Atkinson Stoddard Hehin ,McCandless. Clark,
Wait and Mardock-ll.
Nays-Sup'rs Crawford, Buffum and Eby
5.
Motion carried.
On motion of Sup'r Atkinson the report of
the committee on miscellaneous claims as
amended was al opted, aud orders directed to
be issued as follows