The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-06-13

On motion it was ordered that John
Shearer be allowed 50 for services in the ar
rest of George W. Jones, of Coal Valley.
Bills miscellaneous, read and referred to
proper committee.
! Supervisor Kimball presented resolution
recommending act ion relative TO delinquent
taxes returned by town collectors for the
year 1866, and on motion of Supervisor
Temple committee of three was appointed
to revise said resolution and present it to
the board for their action. Supervisors
Temple, Kimball and Webster constitute
d committee.
Supervisor Kimball moved that the board
assume the payment of the bills of DIR. j. B.
Davidson for $50, and DIR. Bracket for $32,
05, being for services rendered pauper in
Black Hawk township; and that Mr. Mar
tin, who gave his note for the payment of
said bills, be relieved from the payment of
said note, and that said note be returned to
Martin, and that the clerk notify the holder
of said note of this proceeding, and take said
note and hand the same to said Martin.
Supervisor Wells offered the following res
olution, which was adopted, viz:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the report of Thos
J. Robinson rendered. at the March term 1866
that there was in his hands $500 belonging to the
county, therefore
Resoired, That the county treasurer be and is
hereby requested to collect from the said Robin
son any money in his hands belonging to this
county, and make report thereof at the annual
meeting of this board.
The committee appointed on the first day
of this term no report oc matter of money in
county treasury, belonging to heirs of An
drew B. Hume, late of this county, deceased,
and applied for by DIR. P. Gregg, attorney
for said heirs, report said application
back to the board. On motion of 'Superyis-
or Webster the same was laid upon the ia
BILE until the next meeting of this board, and
that said attorney furnish further evidence
that the party he represents are the only
heirs to whom said money belongs.
Tee special committee on soldiers monu-
ment made report that they recommended
that said monument be erected in the court
house yard or square.
Supervisor Gould offered the following
resolution which was adopted, to-wit :
Resolved, That the Chippiannock Cemetery As.
sociatlon, by B. II. Kimball ESQ.,, by offering to
donate to the county suitable tract of land in
their grounds, upon which to locate the soldiers
monument, is entitled to the thanks of this
board.
The committee on swamp land reported
that they had consulted Esq. Hawley in re.
| lation to Mr. Joslin's resolution, and were
satisfied that the board can make such dis
position of the said money, and recommend
ed the adoption of the resolution.
On motion of Supervisor Joslin the follow
ing resolution was adopted by the board
viz
Resolced That the swamp land commissioner
be instructed by this board to make q division Of
the swamp land money now on hand, on the Isl
day of July next. agreeable to q resolution diyid
ing aid NV I'd
1867, and that thereafter said money shall be di
vided semi-annually -On the LIST day of July anG
the lst day of January according to the aforesaid
resolution.
The committee on roads and bridges tc
| whom was referred the petition of John Buf
| fun and others, citizens of Andalusia, re-
| questing the board supervisors to use the
| authority vested in said board, to cause the
| town of Black Hawk to put the road from
| Andalusia to Camden Mills, or SO mucl
| thereof as lies between John Vandevere'
and the north end of Weaver's lane in sale
| town in proper repair, recommend that the
prayer of said petitioners be granted, which
report was adopted.
| The committee on miscellaneous claims
reported that they had examined the follow
| ing accounts and find them correct and
recommend that orders be issued for the
| same, viz:
| Fl. F. Thomas SIT 90, VIM. V. Secord 1000
| VIM. Jameson 500, Devoe Champion 1850
| John Buffum 80, James NJ. Beardsley 473, 1
| A. V. Tillman S,25, C. ii. Clark 25,00, Culver
Page Hoyne 1880, Ellsworth Mapes and Jurors
| 500, Illinois State Hospital for Insane 1875
| John Peetz 1885, VIM. Ii. Gest $500, JOIN
| Peetz T59 So Jacob Warner 600, John Conner
5000, l.. M. Haverstick Il 90, Danforth Jones
1890, L. NJ. Haverstick 10, S. p. Hodges 81 )
| 90, W. III. Jenkins 200, Devoe &. Champion 81 :,
Al, Lewis Rifle 5000, Joel Bramcr so 90, Charlie:
Crabtree 5000, Ellsworth Mapes and Jurors TO, 90
| Milton Case 1000, VIM. Willard 5000. W. C
/ IRELAND 1000, Samuel Hutchinson 5000, James
Mckinney 1000, Geo. Vanderburg 1000, Henry
Zeigler 2000, Argillo Works 1877, Ellsworth
| Mapes and Jurors 90.
| The committee on attachments recommend
that the amounts as set forth below be re-
funded to the persons therein named, viz;
| c Ii Stnddard Erl { w ! Sec % Tn IL 9