The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-13
FOURTH DAY-sEPT. 18TH, 1867.


Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Same as yesterday, except Su.
pervisor McCandess.
p. L. Mitchell, President of the First Ma
tional Bank of Rock Island, in behalf of the
stockholders of said bank, presented petit
ton praying the Board to abate $25, 900 val
uation illegally assessed on shares of said
bank for the year 1866, on which taxes were
paid for said year, and that the sums thus
collected be refunded to the respective parties
named in said petition and by recommeh-
dation of committee ON abatemeEs 1t was
ordered that assessments be abatSDand that
the Treasurer refund to the President of said
hank, the State and county taxes levied up
on said assessment, and also that the Treas
urer be ordered to refund the State and
county taxes assessed illegally for the year
| 1866 against the stockholders of the First
| National Bank of Moline, named in an ap
plication from J. NJ Gould for an abatement
| of ST., 900, valuation for the use of said
| stockholders last above named.
The petition of c. Lynde, DR., JIM. Butord
| ct al, representing to the Board that the gas
| sessment of the town of Rock Island for the
| year 1867 is improperly made was taken W
| and referred to special committee consisting
! of b. B. Joslin, Rinnah Wells and j. NJ
| Gould.
| The committee made the following report
and on motion of B. II. Kimball the same
was adopted by the Board, viz:
| Your special committee would report tina
| they have examined the roll and are of the
| opinion that it is grossly wrong, and woule
recommend that the same be declared null
and void, and would also recommend the ap
pointment of two suitable persons to make {
new assessment of the property in said towI
and make return of the same to this BoarC
on the 7th day of November next.
On motion of Supervisor Joslin, Chas. A
Mclaughlin and r. B. Taylor were appoint
il ed Assessors, as recommended in the above
4 report.
j The following bills were allowed: Lev
4 Wolf $4.75; John McGreer, 81 LOO.
y The committee on equalization reported
as follows, viz:
= We have examined the assessment lis
returned to the County Clerk by the assess
3 ors of the several towns in the county, 70
the year 1867, and find the assessment @
real estate in the several townships as near
ly equal as it can be made, except in tn
u town of Rock Island, which is rejected b.
the Board and a new assessment ordered
We would therefore Recommend that tn
assessment of real estate as returned excep
Rock Island, be approved and accepted b
q the Board. We would also recommend tina
y the assessment of personal property in a
the towns, except Rock Island, be approved
] except that 81 per head be deducted by tn
County Clerk from the neat cattle of Zum
Y and added pro rata to the towns Of Port By
. ron, Canoe Creek and Coe. Also, averag
towns except Rock Island and Moline 81
per head for horses, and Rock Island an
Moline at $34 per head.
R.WELLs, ro;...,
B. B. JosLIS, '''
Adopted.
Of On motion of Supervisor Kimball it wa
i ordered that B. B. Joslin be and he is here
I by appointed Drainage, or Swamp Ian
commissioner, for the county of Rock Islane
vice Henry H. Hill, resigned, and that tn
books and papers belonging to said ofic
RI now in the hands of the County Clerk, b