The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special March re rm.
FIFTH DAY-FRIDAY, MARCH l6TH.

FIFTH DAY-FRIDAy, MARCH 16TH.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-All the members of the board except
Supervisor Marshall. 2 al, -. +.
Supervisor Atkinson president 49,
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read and
approved MAJ gfn-ss. fr + --.s Il
On motion of Supervisor Stoddard =
Reso1red, That II. W Thornton. president of the
W. Il. r. l. d G. R. is entitled to the thanks
of this county for the persistent and energetic
manner in which he has discharged the duties
pertaining to that Office, and we hereby tender
him our thanks for securing the aid and co-opera-
ton of the Northern Illinois railroad in opening
up line of communication north, and for the
prospect for the extension of the same and the
southern outlet which will be afforded thereby.
On motion of Supervisor Wells y.u
Rasotred, That the order appointing James e.
Abbott, agent of the county of Rock Island Ito
east the vote to which said county is entitled at
the meeting of the stockholders of ". d r. R. to
elect directors) in the regular September term of
this board 1865 be, and the same is hereby re-
yoked. .4a es..sss,F .-r-.e.-E i
On motion of Supervisor Kimball 81
Resolred, That John Buffum, Esq, of Andaiu-
STA be and he is hereby authorized and appointed
by the board Of supervisors of Rock Island coun-
ty, Illinois, to cast the vote of said county in any
meeting of the stockholders of the Warsaw L
Rockford railroad called for the purpose of elect
ing directors for said road, and Otherwise protect
the interest of the county in any action the said
On motion Of supervisor kimbaIL. 40
Resolpea, That the assessors of the several
townships in this county for the year 1857
be and they are hereby instructed to enroll all
dogs found in their respective towns fo- the pur-
pose of leyying a tax on the same, and they are
also instructed to designate upon their books the
sex of each dog they may sc enroll.
On motion of Supervisor Wells,
itssosued, That the board return vote of THANKS
to Colonel Danforth, editor of the Rock Island
forr fIur ric hnor 81 Ill
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The committee appointed to select scholars to
attend soldiers college at Fulton, Illinois recon-
mended Lewis Trannin and Jas. Eaton as free
scholars from this county; also that Augustus
Cayanaugh and Frank Ober be sent to the college
for the term of one year at the county's expense.
Adopted
The committee on ATTACHMENTS recommend an
abatement of five hundred dollars on assessment
Tan error in copying) S. hf, SW Sec. ., TIP, Is,
f., VIM. Mccall. Also on money and credits
assessed in error an abatement of $3.50. .r g.
Personal property, an abatement of $S5,19 to
james Dillon double assessed j also an abate-
nent on two dogs which he did not have, and an
order to town OF Canoe Creek to refund sarue.
Fractional SW Sec. 30, TIP. 10, 3 E, S78,61 as
double assessed an abatement to Moses Hubbard
NE hf, Il, W, which should be sectoni Is,
100 acres, an abatement of FIVE dollars per ON
$500 to Leroy Haskins.
Fractional NV 10, 3 E. LAG acres, double as
$oS4.to c. III. Tanner
On personal property of John Warnock the
committee were satisfied that the assessor raised
the assessment after the notice was signed and
recommended abatement of S5,I3.
Z. eN+hf NV Sec. Il, Is, 5 w, double assessed,
over paid, recommend an order on treasurer for
IS, to estate of Slower g. Robbins -; -s.ET
Daniel Roe, dog tax one dog when he had
none, recommended that one dollar be refunded to-
him out of the general dog fund Of Andausia. az
Swede Baptist church in Moline, lot s, block 4
an abatement of 1929. o.. -1.s.sa s.Ja 81
West half of lot 2 block 4, town of Moline
over-assessed an abatement of $500, to Matthias
Hamblin. a'-" 1 .-.-+
Out lot 10, section 25, east, and south 20 feet
lot block Z, Port Byron abatement of four
teen dollars, to Madison Bowles.
Personal property of John Forgy over assessed );
an abatement of thirteen dollars. .15
Lots ]. ii and IL, block A, in Camden Mills
(church J an abatement of six dollars.
The collector of Black Hawk to refund one dol
lar dog tax to Robert Ross. l
Also tine same to George W. Channy.
Personal property of Henry Dublin, Moline
over assessed abatement of six dollars. .
Personal property an abatement of $500 to J. r.
Reynolds -a E-aEH
Personal property of John CAIN an abatement
of $500. ..r- .-
Personal property of James Patterson an
abatement of fifty dollars and ninety-two cents
Also the following ATTACHMENTS.
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