The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THIRD DAY.
WEDNESDAY. june Is. 1866.

Board met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
emit same as yesterday. Minutes OF yester-
days proceedings read and approved.
The motion Of Supr Kimball, TO admit John
REYNOLDS to q seat in the board, as supeFvis.
or from Canoe Greek township, was called
up, and J. B. Hswley. attorney for the coun-
ty, and produced law and decisions IN the
matter, and on points at issue in said case.
Supr Kimball withdrew his motion, by
consent, to admit said Reynol to seat,and
offered tho following resolution which was re-
ceived and adopted, VIZ:
ResoIred, That the county clerk be and is here
by directed to cause George Kendall, OF Canoe
Creek to be summoned to appear before TINS
board with all the books and papers in his hands
pertaining TO the town clerks office OF said town,
together with the poll books and tally list OF the
town election OF April Sd, 1900.
Summons issued as per resolution Also
to G. B. Marshall, JOS. Martin and CALVIN
Lambert, all of said town.
The committee on Attachments recommend
ed that the lists of personal property tax, and
real estate. presented by the treasurer, tor
the wear 1865, be abated, and that the tax on
the following described lands be abated and
the money refunded to J. C. Starr, viz:
VINE "a. l6, 5. W, 1862. Tax 1888
q 9. q a.. 1864. " 5,34
WI Sw 90 10 3E. 1864. :. 3,97
Nj Wl IL 2W. 1865. $50
- Tax 3,57
On motion of Supr Msrshall the report OF
the committee on abatsments was received
| md adopted. and the list presented by said
treasurer for Attachments was ordered to be
placed ON file in the county clerks office.
| J. NJ. Gould, S. w. Wheelock, and other
citizens of Moliue, presented a petition ask
| inc for an appropriation Of $500 to repair the
road between Rock Island and Moline. Refer
| ed to committee on roads and bridges. The
| committee reported adversely, and the petit
| ton was rejected.
The committee on roads and bridges rec
commended the adoption OF the following res
olution:
Resolred, That permission be and is hereb
| granted to Leonard Arnold and Ferdinand Bern
/ hartt to run a ferry from some point in Drur
| to wnship, IN this county, TO be selected by them
to the city of Muscatine, in the state OF lows, un
til the adjournment OF the regular meeting OF I'm
| board to be held in September next, upon thel
| having to the treasurer of this county the sum
! ten dollars, and upon condition that they viii no
charge collect any greater rates OF ferriage ina
| are allowed to be charged by the terms OF thel
| agreement with the city council OF SAID city
| Muscatine.
| Adopted.
Chas, Mortell, by Sup'r Atkinson. made al
plication for abatement on personal property Ia
of sll.sl, on the ground that his property 9
| the time consisted of L. 5 bonds, which WEI
not taxable Having paid his taxes he aske
that the same be refunded. Application grante'
and county clerk ordered to issue order fo
S1l.Sl.
Supr Kimball offered the following resolution
which adopted:
Resolved That the finance committee be RI
ouested to meet with the treasurer at some tin
previous to the arnual meeting of the board
September next, for the purpose OF settling wit
him and canceIlng the county orders he INA
have in his possession. Also that the commtt'
on equalization be requested to meet at the san
time, or at some other time previous TO Sal
| meeting, for the purpose of transactlng busine
| pertaining thereto.
On motion of Sup'r Wells il
Ieesolved, That the board of supervisors Wis
the poor farm, in a body, and inspect the PREF
! ises and inform themselves as to the manner
which the farm and poor house IL conducted.
On recommendation of the committee on pu
, lie expenditures the following bills were above
J. Riley $3.50; Swiler Burgh s4,0o; job
Kleyla $40; Peter Schleinmer 81; Darts So
sl29, 20 D. S. Mcdaniel $6s,l5; NJ. D. Me
, | rill $3.50; John 5. Stiles 81; \. Lettig 49,
John Peetz SIS, rs; Harper & Co. S20.05; Ora
, Chopper Il Go. sS0,S7.
8 On Recommendation of the committee on m
> cellaneous claims, the application made by Hen
Curtis Jr, attorney for the heirs of jose
Cornely, deceased 10 have sl7l.5l, belonging
! the estate OF said deceased, now in the hands
, the county treasurer, paid over to said heirs
| their proper attorney, was granted also app
, cation of same to have s206,l0 IN hands
county treasurer, belonging TO the estate OF 10
r +. c. Ahlen, deceased, paid over to the heirs
. | said deceased or their proper attorney, there
!. copy ends, but the clerk probably intended
) | add was granted.