The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-12-11

Rock ISLAND, Dec. l0.-Board met pur.
saant TO adjournment; present. same as
Yesterday; also Supervisor Thornton; Su-
pefvisor Perkins, chairman Of the board
presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved by the board.
On motion of Supervisor Wells it was or
dered that L. III. Bowman be allowed $3.50
for -four furnished the poor.
Supervisor Kimball explained the action
of the special committee appointed to hqui-
date the Warsaw & Rockford railroad bond
Indebtedness in borrowing money to pay the
expense of the suit between said company
and the c. r. l. 4 p. r. Il. Co., in the u.
S. Circuit Court; and, on motion of Supervi-
sor Gould, the action of said committee is
approved by the board: and on motion of
Supervisor Joslin, said committee is authori-
iceland empowered to take such further ac-
ton in said matter as they may deem for the
best interests of the county.
Mrs. Kane, of Rock Island, made appli-
cation to the board for assistance in provi-
| ding for herself and family; and on motion
| of Supervisor Gould, the matter was refer
| red to the supervisors of Rock Island to act
in the premises as they think proper.
| On motion of Supervisor Wait the off,
GERS serving as clerks and judges of election,
November, 1867, were allowed as follows,
viz:
] j. L. Perkins, S1l,75; WIN. johnson 500,
| George F. Hatcher 400; o. N. Whitford 400; j.
Q. Wynkoop 400; C. L. Hobart 400; Stephen
Oden $50; William d. Brewster 500; Christie
| pher Dillon 500; n. j. Hubbard 400; George
| Kendall 100; Jacob Marshall Il, SO; +. j. Schai-
| BILE 400; A. F. Holister 500; Jesse S. DALEY
500; j. C. Miller 400; B. B. Joslin ii 90; d. N
II DoaI 2 4 n, nax hail
George Wake 400 S. G. Harris 1900; T. C
Temple 500; George L. Holmes 500; E. ii. Hum
500; r. H. Webster $40: j. S. Craig 400; w
B. Webster 9,65; H. s. Shurtlif 500; r. M
Mitchell 1900; VIM Edelmsn 400; j. ii. Thomas
| 400; II. F. Sickles S,45; D. ]. Flickinger 500
E. A. Mapes soc; Enoch Root 400; NJ. A.
| Gould 400; NJ. Marx 1890; Chss. Engle 1900
Abraham Wagner 10 90; VIM. Payne 400; Jame
4 l.. Hodges 400; Alex. Owens 500; d. F. Polme
500; Jacob Adams 500: George Stultz 400, A
Thomas 1900; A. L. Sayre 1890; Adam Failing
1900; John Long 1900; Samuel s. Forster 10 80
| William Miller 500; James Garner 500; Alex
McCracken 500; d. P. BotheIl 9,00 Rinah Well
| $50; Isaac Richards $780, Seth r. Buffum soc
| Gilbert T. Conner Ice; J. S. Norton 400; VIM
$780, n. Sherwood 90; T. Dutton l0,00; ]. C
Elliott l1,75; II. W. Buffum 500; Alex. McNut
800; F. j. Whitney 1900; o. II. P. Moore 4,00
| Err Thorton 1880; Reuben Smith 500; John
, 4 Nrdy c,uU. W IN. A. Milton tU,UU, Dfury SUI
| Albert T. Highly ]. p. 200; r. ii. Webster 400
Stephen 0dell 4,e0; Jacob II. Marshall 4,0e; b
B. Joslin 400: 7. c. Temple 400; VIM. b. Web
ster 4,00; j. NJ. Gould 4, 90; B. II. kimbsll 400
Alex. Owens 400; John McCandless 400; Samue
s. Forster 400; VIM. Wait 400; Rinah Well
400; l.. C. Elliott 6,00 Err Thornton 400; J
| Perkins 4,e0.
Ii. f. Thomas, county treasurer, presented
his official bonds as treasurer and collector
which were read and referred to a specia
committee, consisting of Supervisors Kim
ball and Gould.
Report of inquest held by Acting Corone
0. B. Higgins on the body of John Hurley
deceased, examined by the board and oil
dered placed on file.
Report of Acting Coroner y. ii. H"-' o.
!, .h~ Ny &c ou,vs Graves, deceased, exam
ined and ordered placed Oh file.
Report of inquest held by Acting Coro
, nerJ .W. Ballard on the body of an unknown
r person in Andalusia, examined and place
{ on file.
On motion Of Supervisor kimbsli, Mitcl
ell & Lynde are allowed $l09l.63 for none
and interest due from the county on not
made by special committee.
Bills of a miscellaneous character rea
and referred to proper committees.
Board adjourned.