The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-13
BOARD OF supERvrsons.
THIRD DAY CONTINUED,

THIRD DAY CONTINUED.
The committee on finances made the fol.
lowing report
We have received of the County Treasur-
er for the purpose of paying jail indebted
ness, Sc, $50. We have paid on three bonds
and interest to April lst, 1857, $3,075.-
Have paid on two bonds and interest to in.
ly lst, 1867, $2,l00. Twelve coupons, $50
each, $500. For interest on bonds number
six and eight, 500. Exchange and stamps,
$l.75, making amount paid out, $5,889.75
leaving in the hands of your committee,
$260.25. We recommend that the bonds
and coupons be Immediately cancelled, and
the receipts placed on file. Adopted.
Fourteen Thousand dollars was abated on
the personal assessment of Deere q Co., OF
Moline, for the year 1867.
On motion of Supervisor Joslin, vote OF
thanks was rendered the editors OF the Rock
Island g. Moline Union, and Rock Island
ARGUS, for papers furnished the Board. Also
to his Honor, Mayor B. II. Kimball, for a
box of peaches.
Supervisor Kimball, Chairman of Special
Committee appointed to pay off the Warsaw
l. Rockford Railroad bonds, reported thai
the committee had paid out $l6,9l3.88.-
Report was approved.
Fifty dollars was appropriated and placed
in the hands of Supervisor Odell for the ben
eft of Gertrude Smith, a pauper of Canoe
Creek
The committee on miscellaneous claims
| report that they have examined the report o
| Sheriff Peetz in regard to rents of Offices il
| the Court House, and find the same correct
and recommend that Judge Peasants hav.
the use of the Office he now occupies free o
| charge.
Henry 81. Hill, swamp land commissioner
presented a report, which was received ant
| adopted by the board. He also presented hi.
| resignation verbally as such commissioner
as he is going to leave the county, and turn
| ed over all books and papers belonging tt
his said Office to the county clerk, who is or
dered to keep the same until another ap
pointment is made by the Board.
The following. communication and resigna
ton from N. Belcher, Esq, Chairman of thu
| Soldiers Monument committee, was read:
| PoRr BYRON, Sept. 10, 1867.
TO the Honorable Chairman Of the Boart
| of Supervisors Of Rock Island County:
| SIR hereby most respectfully resigl
| my place as one Of the committee for thu
erection of the soldiers monument. 1t i
not for the reason that have lost faith il
the project or have any doubt that the mon
ument will be built but it is solely my bust
ness and the distance I live from Rock Is
land, where the work is to be done, tina
causes me to give place to some one wh'
will be enabled to give more time to th'
work than it is possible for me to do.
Before closing, permit me to urge you
honorable body to make an additional ap
preparation to the $4,000 already appropriat
| ed by the county for this purpose. Gu
county is rich in resources. We owe it t.
the patriotic dead who laid down their live
to secure the inestimable blessings that w
enjoy; we owe it to the living relatives an
| friends of those dead. Various causes, no
| necessary here to mention, have delayed tn
commencement of the work, but, hope an
| trust, not defeated it.
Very respectfully, &c,
| N. BELCHER.
| On motion of Supervisor kimball, it wa
ordered that the resignation of Mr.. Belche
be accepted, and that James NJ. Beardsle
be and he is hereby appointed to fill the va
| cancy-
| Board adjourned.