The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-20
Datlp ARGUS.
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular September Term.

alton of the vote on the bill of NJ. NJ. Stur
geon OF yesterday, rendered Tor S5b0
Motion carried.
Super. Johnston moved to allow NJ. NJ
Sturgeon $3.50 AS per bill rendered Yea,
and nass called for which resulted:
Atfirm..lvs Supervisors Grinell, Mar
shall. f. II Johnston, Wainwright, War
rea. Hem n way. Harold, Knox, Dixon
Morris, Baker, Edgington and Drury.
Negative: Super Wilson.
Absent; Supers. Allen and W. A
Johnston.
Yeas ID !; nsys l absent 2.
Motion carried and bill allowed
The reper. of the committee on Finance
as reported to the Board before amend
meuts were made, recommended mills Del
dollar County Tax; = 10 mills per dollar
Special Tax" and left blank to be filled
for Jail Tax On the 18th inst, SAID
report was amended, on motion of Super
Johnston of Port Byron, by making the
County Tax" y mills instead of ;
mills and so much of the recon
mendation of the Committee on Finance
was adopted as relates to the approval Of
the County Treasurer's report and the
burning of Bonds, Coupons, Jury Certif
Gates and County Orders and now the
Report of the Committee on Finance, pend.
ing on Adjournment Yesterday is again
taken up. and Super Baker moves to fill
the blank for Jail Tax" with | mill pc,
dollar. Motion carried
Super Baker moved to adopt the report
Of the Committee on Finance as now
amended by the Board, which is as follows,
TO wit
- the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
GENTLEMEN Your committee On finance
would report that they have examined the
accounts Of b o. Reid. County Treasurer
which we here with present with this report
aud hnd the same correct and would recon-
mend its acceptance and approval Wehave
also received of the County Treasurer the
sum of S43,737.95 in county orders and
jury certificates; $s,30I coupons of Rock
!sland county domestic bonds $500 In
isil bonds and coupons S26 066 80 iu War
saw Il Rockford railroad judgments, bonds
sud coupons, and have cancelled the same
upon the issue books and now herewith
return said orders, certificates, bonds and
coupons cancelled and recommend tha,
they De burned IN open court, as required by
law We would further report that We have
examined the hnsncisl condition of the
county and find 1t necessary, 10 order to
provide for the incidental expenses of the
current year and pay the Indebtedness
mstured and to mature against the county,
TO assess and levy a tax against the assessed
valuation of the county for the year A. D.
1870, of = mills per dollar, to be designated
as county tax 10 mills per dollar to he
designated as special tax and mall on
the dollar to be designated as "iail tax"
Respectfully submitted
LEWIS WILSON,
l.. Il. HENENwAY, Com.
+. NJ. GRISNELL.
Supervisor Wilson moved to amend said
motion to adopt the report, BY striking out
tne 7 mill ''couuty tag and inserting )
mills III its stead.
Point OF order made by Supervisor John
stou, of Port Byron, that motion to amend
motion to adopt is out of order.
Point of order overruled By the chair.
Supervisor Johnston appeals to the house
from the ruling of the chair and calls for
the yeas and nays, which resulted as fol-
ows;
Yeas, s; nays, 6; absent, ,.
Those voting in the affirmative are Su
pe-vIsor Grlnnell, Marshal, Warren. Dixon,
Wilson, Baker, Edgiugton and Drury
Negative Supervisors E. I'll. Johnston,
Wainwright, HemenwIy, Harold, Knox and
Morris
Absent Supervisors Allen and ". A.
Johnston
Chair sustained.
Supervisor Knox moved to amend amend
ment by inserting "2I mills instead of ''5
mills" Motion lost
Supervisor Wainwright moves to amend
amendme by inserting "6! mills" instead
6 { ~ i g. ~, 4
which resulted as follows
cas-, s; nays, s.
Those voting to the affirmative are: Su
psrvis )rs ohnsson, Wainwright, Hemenway,
Harold Knox and Morris.
Negative Supervisors Grinnell, Marshall
Warren, Dixon, Wilson, Baker, Edgington
and Drury.
Absent: Supervisors Allen and W. A.
Johnston.
No tion lost.
Su pervisor Wainwright moved to amend
the amendment by inserting "6 mills
instead OFFS mills" Motion lost.
Supervisor Wilson moved the previous
question. Carried.
The vote now being on the motion to
amend by inserting - mills" In place of
- mills for County tax, the yeas and
naves were called and resulted IS follows ::
Yeas. 8 nays, 6 absent, 2.
Those voting in the affirmative are Suprs
GrlaeD Marshall, Warren, Dixon, Wilson.
Baker, Ellington and Drury.
Negative Suprs. E. Johnston, Vain
wright, Hemenway, Harold, Knox, and
Morris
Absent Suprs. Allen and W. A. John
ston
Motion carried and report adopted as
amended.
Ihe amendment substitutes ) mills for
county tax, instead of u mills the 10
mili5 sPecial lax remains unchanged, and |
mill ls added tor Jail tax
On motion 1t Is ordered that D. @. Reid
De allowed the sum of twenty three dollars
(S23.00) on account OF witness fees maid
A. Shafer, S. c. Plummer and Alfonzo
Hibbard, as per certificates from Clerk of
Henry County Circuit Court, on file.
Board adjourned until to morrow
moning, at s o'clock.
SATURDAY, Sept IL
Board met pursuent to adjournment