The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-23
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
September Term, A. D. 1869, Official
Proceedings.
TUESDAY, SEPT. Il.


Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Present, same as before, except Supervisor
Nicewanger. Supervisor Johnston, chair
man OF the Board, presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved by the Board.
Report of The Grand Jury read and on
motion of Supervisor Webster the same was
received aud placed on file.
The committee on equalization made Tue
following report, which on motion of super
visor Webster was received and adopted by
the Board
To The Hon, Board Of Supervisors Of Rock
Island County!
GgSrLENEy:--Your committee on equal.
ization having examined the assessment
lis,s made and returned by the several as.
SCISSORS Of the towns in this county, for the
wear A. d 1862 would report that there Is
a seeming inequality in the assessmcnt.-
But your committee believe it impossible
for them TO make said assessment more
eou. or uniform, and would therefore re-
commend that said assessment lists, az re.
turned by the several town assessors, for the
year 1863, for this county be accepted and
approved by the Board and the County Clerk
ordered 10 extend the various taxes levied
on the assessed valuation Of all property in
the county, rea! and persona as returned by
said assessors for the year 1869, as above
stated. Respectfully submitted.
JAMES Il. ABBOTT,
WN. B. BRUSER, Committee.
LEWIS WILSON,
The committee on jail and jail accounts
made the following report, which on motion
| of Supervisor Morris was received and adop.
ted by the Board, viz The undersigned
committee on Jail and jail accounts respect
fully report that they have examined the
following bills, find them correct, and re-
commend that the same be paid, viz; Wm
Drury, $3.50 45; John II Peters, 80 90
Jacob Anthony, 80 90; George Shearer
10 so; Joseph Nicely, AZ 80; + Coss, 80
d Lingle, < 90; Rock Island Wooden Mills
AZ 90; d HAYES 4 Son, 80; May Bros
lG %; Harper ~ Co, Is 50; f. II Smyth
IA 81; John Bengston, AZ Go; d Barto, 2 %
5 Pummer, ~ 90; II II Mayo, 7 O5
Swiler q Spencer, 3 %; Turner, 4 10
A II Of which is especially submitted.
] j + n & G@"2. Committee.
On motion Of Supervisor Webster the fol
lowing report Of the special committee Wa
received and adopted by the Board and tn,
committee discharged, viz:
To the Hon, Board Of Supervisors Of ROcj
Island County
GEyTLEMEE: undersigned commi
tee, appointed to Investigate the report {
: an in iusition held upon the body Of on
Peter Geise, at Rock Island, June iii
1869, by o. B. Higgins, Esq, beg leave
! report that in the opinion of your committe
r the proceedings in the above case are ca
tremey informal and not in conformity wit
law. Your committee regret that Corone
q. u. Knox has received the said report an
paid the expenses Herewith connected
Your committee suggest that Coroner {. b
Knox be instructed by this Board to enter
tain no reports hereafter that are not in pur
suance OF law, as this Board will not ALLOW
the expenses Herewith connected Respect
fully submitted
s WAINWRIGHT,
JAMES + ABBOTT, Committee.
LEWIS WILSON,
On motion Of Supervisor Webster, It is
ordered that the committee appointed to gu
periuteud building sidewalk around Cour
House square, be requested TO make report
at ihis session Of the Board.
The committee on town and town &C
| counts make the following report, which OF
/ ua,ion Of ; Supervisor Abbott, Is received an
adopted tv tie Board ard the County Cleri
/ ordered 70 extend tie rates therein recon
/ ueudea, VIZ
/ r. ~. H5Uoraol, Board Of Supervisors Q
E1~E Is nd County
lrEST4ENES -- our comm ittee 90 tUwl
aud town accounts would make the follow
luF report, 10 Wal: We have examined tn
accounts Of the towa auditing Boards Of III
s-vera. towns il the comfy and hnd the,
require -lI= pr cent, o. al taxable prop
e-,e GeG. Guc persona. SAID towns respect
i've = :of tie year 4. D., 1863, a. follows, 4
49,
Canoe CreeE, road and fridge tax, zoe
! OF each 200 gal4st.0n; town tax, Zoe, do
! Cor5oTa town tax, l0c, do. road aud bridg,
tax, zoe, DO; Yuma, town tax, Sc, do; roac
aud fridge ,az, pc, DO; Port Byron, roaC
aud bridge tax, : 10, do town tax, &c, do
Hampton, town tag, &c, do; road and bridge
,sA, &c, DO: Moline, road and bridge tax
sc, do; Rock Island, town tax, SC, do; Blacl
Hawk, town ta&, 2Oc, do; road and bridge
tax, Toe, do; Coal Valley, town tax, l0c, do
Bowling, town tax, loo, do: road and bridg,
tax, Acc, do; Edgington, town tax, Toe, do
/ Andaluso, town tax, 25c, do; road tax, ljc
do: Buffalo Prairie, road and bridge tax
! NC, do; town taX, lOc, 40; Drury road an,
bridge tax, 75c, do; town tax. zoe, do; Co
, town tax, l0c do; road and bridge tax, 25c
dos special road tax, for payment of dam
ages assessed, LOS do.
And we would recommend that the Clerl
of the County Court be ordered and di
rected to extend the rates levied for various
| taxes against the several towns as above re
ported, against all taxable property in SAID
| towns respectively, for the year A. d. 1869
| Respectfully submitted.
W. B. WEBSTER,
w. A. HAROLD, Committee.
| j. X. UNDERWOOD,
The committee on swamp lands made the
| following report, which on motion of Super
visor Underwood, was adopted by the Board
| viz:
TO the Hon Board Of Supervisors Of Rock
Island County:
| GENTLEMEN-Your committee on swamp
lands report that they have examined the
report of B. B. Joslin, drainage commission
er, and find the same correct. We therefore
recommend that the same DO approved by
the Board and ordered filed and recorded.
On motion of Supervisor Wainwright, the
following preamble and resolution wac
adopted by the Board, viz:
| WHEpEAs tho naoap,Iar torn 1QES