The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special June Term, A. d. 1867.
SECOND DAYTIME IL, 1867.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.-
Present, same as yesterday; also, Supervi-
sor Marshall, of Coe.
also minutes of last DAYS proceedings of
March term read and approved
The following are the committees appoint
ed by the chairman for the ensuing year,
viz:
LIST. Committee on Finance--B. III. Kimball,
John NJ. Could L. c. Temple.
I'd. Committee on town and town accounts
William B. Webster, Rinnah Wells, Stephen
odeI
Sd. Committee on Equalization-Rinnah ellis,
B. II. Kimball, B. B. Josin.
4th. Committee on Miscellaneous claims--Jacob
ii. Marshall, 5. B. Stoddard, Samuel 5. Foster.
5th. Committee on poor and poor houses. B.
Stoddard, John McCandless Alex. Owens.
9Th. Committee roads and bridges-Err
Thornton, William Wait, b. B. Joslin.
9TH. Committee on abatements-B. 3. Joslin
William d. Webster, William Wait
Sth. Committee swamp lands-Stephen
0del Err Thornton, l.. c. Elliott.
9th. Committee ways and means-T. c.
Temple, Jacob II. Marshall, John McCandless.
10th. Committee public expenditures-John
NJ. Gould, Samuel S. Foster, b. IL. Kimball.
llth. Committee on Jail and Jail accounts
Samuel S. Foster, l.. c. Elliott Alexander Owens
Application of J. c. Starr for abatement
on lands sold in error and money refunded,
read and referred to committee on abate
mentS.
Application of Mr.. Crawford of Coal Val
ley for abatement, read and referred to com
mitee on ATTACHMENTS.
Bills of miscellaneous character read
and referred to proper committees.
Application Of NJ. O'Sullivan for abate
ment read and referred to committee ON
ATTACHMENTS.
Communication of superintendent of poor
house in Scott county, Iowa, read and refer
red to committee on poor and poor house.
Application OF John W. Walker, Prince
ton, Iowa, for renewal of ferry charter from
Princeton to Cordova, read and referred t.
committee on roads and Bridges.
Petition of John Buffum and other citizens
of Andalusia praying the board to compe
the authorities of the town of Black Hawi
to repair certain road between Camder
Mills and Andalusia, near Mr.. A. Weaver
farm-as provided by an act of the legisla
ture of Illinois, approved March Sth, 1867
was presented by Supervisor Wells, read ant
referred to the committee on roads ant
bridges.
Supervisor ,oslin offers the following reso
committee on swamp lands:
Resolred, That the amount of swamp land mon
ey now in the hands of the swamp land commits
sioner and all money to be paid in ON notes an'
mortgages now held by the commissioner b
equally divided according to the number Of acre
OF swamp land in each town in which said none
has been and shall be paid, and that the same b
paid to the treasurer of the commissioner o
highways of the several towns, to be expended Of
the highways leading to or through said swami
lands, the treasurer to give bond and security.
Henry +. Thomas, county treasurer, pre-
sents a list Of lands double assessed and ex
| empt from taxation and the delinquent lbs
| of personal property for the year 1866, which
| Is on motion of Supervisor kimball abateC
to the treasurer, and the personal propert,
tax to be extended by the clerk on the col
| lector's books for 4. ID. 1867.
| Supervisor kimball moves that the matte
| of locating the Soldiers Monument be let
to special committee of three to be appoint
| ed by the chair. The chair appoints Super
visors Gould, Temple and Joslin said con
mittee.
A communication from Messrs. Thoml
son & Everts proposing to publish count
map, read and referred to committee o
public expenditures.
A report of an inquest held by A. '. Til
men, J. P, read and referred to committe
on miscellaneous claims.
A report of three inquests held by El
worth Mapes, j. P, read and referred
committee on miscellaneous claims.
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at 8 O'Clock.