The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
September Term, A. D. 1869, Official
Proceedings.


| To the Hon. Board of Supervisors Of Rock
Island County:
Your committee on roads and bridges, to
whom was referred the petition Of VIM. Nc.
| Donald and seventy.seyen other citizens OF
the town Of Andalusia, praying the Board Of
| Supervisors to cause the proper authorities
| of said town TO construct a bridge across
| Coal Creek, near its mouth, in the south half
Of section twenty.nine (29), in township
seventeen, range three, west of the 18th 7.
NJ, in said county, would respectfully report
that they have carefully examined into the
matters, statements aud representations in
said petition, and find them correct and
would recommend that the prayer Of said
petitioners be granted, and that the commits
sioners Of highways of sad town be ordered
and directed to construct,o or cause to be CON
structed, a good and substantial bridge
across said Coal Creek, at the place partlcu'
larry described in said petition, by the 18th
day Of November, 1869, and that the clerk of
the County Court be authorized and directed
to levy and extort a special road tax for the
payment of the construction Of said bridge,
against all taxable property, both real and
personal, in said town Of Andalusis, for the
| year ~ ~ lCbJ, al hho ihNc VI thh' NV
cents on each one hundred dollars valuation.
We would further recommend that in case
said commissioners of highways Of said town
fail to construct, or cause to be constructed,
said bridge. by the 18th day Of November,
1869, that Lorenzo Parmenter, of said town
Of Andalusia, be authorized and directed
to construct, or cause to be constructed,
said bridge, by the 18th day Of December,
| S69, aud authorized to draw upon the
proper authorities Of said town for the
amount Of money necessary to pay for the
construction from the tax levied for that
specific purpose. We would further recon.
mend that The clerk Of this Board be direct
ed to give the proper notice to the said com
missouers Of highways of said town, as
provided by law in such case, and that such
other and further orders be made by this
Board as may be necessary to secure the
construction Of said bridge, as prayed by
said petition.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE ALLEN,
o. H. p. MOORE, Com.
DANIEL NICEwANGER,
2 Supervisor Ballard moved to amend the
, above report by substituting Is instead Of
80 cents.
Supervisor Abbott moved that the above
; report be so amended, that the time requir
i ing the commissioners to complete said
bridge be changed from November Is,
1869, to October 20, 1869. On motion the
above report as amended was approved and
adopted by the Board, and the County
Clerk directed to give the notice and extend
the tax therein recommended
Supervisor Abbott offered the following
resolution which was adopted by the Board {;
Rosoired That T. s. Battle be granted Ii
censo TO keep ferry across Rock River on sec
ton 81 in tLis county, for the term of five years,
| by paying the usual fee to the County Treasury
and complying with the laws of this state rela-
ting to ferries.
| Resoired That c. C. Tucker be authorized to
continue the ferry at tho mouth of the Meredosia
on the Mississippi river. in Cordoya township,
for the term of five years from September 18th,
t90S ~ r' nj o%al fec into the county
, ferries.
B. B. Joslin, drainage commissioner, made
report of monies received and paid out
as such commissioner, which was adopted
by the Board and ordered spread upon
record
| A petition for new election district by
citizens of Coal Valley township was pre-
scented by Supervisor Wilson, and on motion
of Supervisor Ballard the same was laid
over until to morrow.
| Board adjourned until tomorrow morning
at o'clock.
THURSDAY, Sept. l6.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
| Present same as yesterday Supr. johnson
Chairman presiding.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved by the Board.
Petition of John Dixon and five others,
citizens of Black Hawk township, praying
the Board to vacate and relocate certain
road in township l7,2 west described in said
petition was read. Supr. Knox moved TO
receive said petition-carried. Supr. Abbott
moved to refer same to committee on Road
and Bridges; motion lost. Supr. Ballard
moved to lay petition on the table, motion
carried.
James f. Abbott, General Agent of the
r, R. |. & St. l.. R. r. Co., presented pc.
tition in behalf of said company, asking for
certain privileges Of maintaining and run.
ring said railroad on Moline Avenue, be
tween the corporate limits of the town Of
Moline and the city Of Rock Island on the
same,wss referred to a special committee of
| three.
On motion of Supr. Knox, the following
resolution was adopted by the Board viz:
Rssolrcd That the sum Of sixty dollars be,
and the same is hereby appropriated and may be
| drawn from the County Treasury for the pur-
| pose Of furnishing Gertrude Smith, a deaf and
| dumb child. with necessary apparel and taking
| her to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and that said
amount be placedNin the hands of Daniel Nice
wanger, Supr. of Canoe Greek township, for that
| purpose.
On motion of Supr. Wainwright, i. is or.
dered that Supr. Nicewauger be authorized
to expend $l.50 per week for the benefit and
relief of Mr.. Smith of Canoe Creek,
blind and INDECENT person. And that the
| County Clerk be authorized to draw an
order on the County Treasury for the same.
Supervisor Knox made report of the fol.
lowing monies received and paid out by
him on account Of poor, viz
| Cash on hand June 10th, 1899 s1bs
| Received from County Treasurer
| jane &c, 1ss9 50 90
| Pound on person of Vim. Armsted
| Aug. /, 1859 oo
| Found on persen Of drowned man
| (no name Aug. so, 1889 10 IS
=" Total amour, received, g, Is