The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-21
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OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
OFFICIAL PROC EEDIEGs OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular September Term


of G.. a. Stoddard and Others to refund taxes,
would Respectfully report that we have
examined the claim of SAID Stoddard and
recommended that the taxes and interest on
the ) % acres +, \ W See. 81 Tp. l6,
West, IS 81; total amount SIS Al, be
refunded.
la relation to the claim of J. W. White
sides for refunding oftsxes doubly assessed
on Lot 30, Sec. Is, Tp. Is, East; also
claim of j. Warren for error in amount of
land assessed to him in Moline and Hamp
ton townships, to be laid over to the next
meeting.
r. NJ. GRENNEL,
JAMES DIXON
Supervisor johnson offered the following
preamble aud resolution and moves its
adoption. viz
WHEREAS, by the new Constitution of
the State it is provided that the aggregate
OF taxes assessed in any one year by County
purposes shall not exceed % cents per 300
valuation, unless authorized by q vote of the
people of the Counties; aud also, except for
the payment of indebtedness which existed
at the adoption of said Constitution and
WHEREAS, This Board has by adopting
the report of our Financial Committee BY
which tax In the aggregate of 81 90 on
each SI00 valuation has been ordered to be
assessed by this Board, 81. of which is
denomnased special t0r and ia not
assessed for any other purpose than to pay
such debts may have enlisted against
the Cosuty at the adoption OF the Constltu
tOn aforesaid;
THEREFoRE, be it ordered by this Board
that said Special Idr shall not he paid out
or expended for any other purpose than to
pay such Indebtedness may have existed
-, Al,
stitutlon adopted, as we deem it would
be unconstitutional to do otherwise.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
\ eas ); nays 7 absent 4.
\ Neutrality-suspicious. f. Fl. Johnston
Waiuwrighs, Harold, W. A. Johnston, and
Morris.
Negative-Supervisor Grinnell Warren
Dixon, Wilson, Baker, Edgington and
Drury.
4 osent-supervisors Marshall. Alien,
Hamenway and Knox.
Motion lost.
Bills read and referred to committee on
poor and poor house.
On motion of Supervisor Baker it is orr
dered that j NJ. Beardsiey he and he is
hereby authorized 60 make necessary repairs
on his office ard in the Supervisors room
December term of this Board.
On motion of Supervisor Morris it is or
dered that the purchase money be refunded
to G. Fl. Stoddard for sw Sec. and Sc
ne Sac. Tp l6-2 west, and interest on
same amounting to Sl4.64, the same being
the property OF Orlando Walker, an insane
person and heretofore ordered sbated.
Board adjourned until Monday, 18th, at
O'Clock P. NJ.
MONDAY, Sept. l9.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, all
the members except Supervisors Allen and
L. Il. Johnston being present. the chairman
presiding.
Minutes of the 18th instant read and
approved.
Bill of DR.. Geo. Vincent for SIS for
medical services rendered the poor of Hamp
ton township, was again taken up, and on
motion of Supervisor Baker the bill was
allowed at S53.
On motion of Supervisor Morris the
following preamble and resolution was
aiopted.
WHEREAS, 1t is lust and proper that
the people should know at all times the
financial condition of the County there
fore,
Resolced, That the chairman OF this
to prepare q statement of the present imam
cal condition of the county, which shall be
published with the proceedings of the present
Board.
The Chairman appointed Supervisors
Morris, Hemenway and Wilson said com
mit,ee.
The Committee on Poor and Poor House
made the following report, which was receiv
ed and adopted, except to the bill of DR..
Jsmlson, viz:
Your Committee on Poor and Poor House
would submit the following report. They
have examined the bills presented aud find
them correct tor the amounts allowed by the
committee and would respectfully recon
mend that they be paid
BILLS FOR COUNTY POOR HOUSE.
Robert Lee S4O2, II Fred. WeyerhouseF
II 50 VIM. s Rally 44.52 T Thomstron
LOO Wm s. Baily $3.50 6. ". ID.
Harris $50 Bette and C(eIand 10 %
McCalisser & Stewart Is 20 ; Benedict,
Smyth Il Mcconnell 28.58 Anderson d
Kerr 28.l71 Swier & Spencer 7,35 I
Speldel 1920 VS. Baiy 225 90; L Il
Smvth 1888 D Lingle $40 ; Mrs. Pesse
30 90 Job Ross 90; NJ. Kane so
Banner Coal Bank Co. 34.30: Z Turner
le so; Wadsworth & Parsons 1898 n
Thomas 53.07 Blanchard d Baily los I'll
] G BaiiY 32.04 WEIGH & Gregg 81 60
Henri Powers $50 d B Sears & Son
40S0 |. Schmidt "a so c A Benser $50
W A johnson 400 j & T Shindler 1886
L Il r R Cable 68 50 F Weyerhausel
$3.50 II G Grimes 7.25 P ] Bratt 1886
South Il Wilson 1929; + G Coss 100
Bach Frazer $50
ROCK ISLAND corNry RIIJS
Flickinger sO.75; J Unhalt 1925; +
NJ Felix 500; G. Craig % OO:. A Thomp
son 22.75; NJ Boney & Co Is 90; Cool &
Johnson 1925; H G Trent 5 90; A W
Jameson NJ d 1856; A K philleo 40: I
A Peterson $500; Q Benson 800: Ii O
Whipple 1900; Conrad Granz & Co l.50
Harwood & Wheeler $50; johnson 92. 90
J Cozacd 1000; Welch 4 Gregg 2l9l5; j
Erick 995; | Lord $500; d Gleisug & Co
90; Mareratf & Gunnel 44.00; Hemenway
& Chrissy l.55; A Benser 2l.I5; B
Knox 10000; J Miller 40; c B Knox
1000; Elizabeth Dixon 4.05; Eliza ASA
% 90; W Johnston 1915; s Plommer
1900; Shaw 1900; F Wey .rhanser 24.3O
Knox 1876; Fred Ahlebe l.80; c L
Knox l.0l; Baker 00 Dickson eco
W Morgan 1900; W P Sturgeon 1900
do $50; J " Morgan ) 90: do 500; Z
hlmoail 1910; + II Johnston 800; ,
Bengston 43.40; Russell & Bro 8 05; H {
Trent 30; Mary Bass l9O; Huyet.e O.5O
JP Lemon Is 30; lIeagy l. S.odda ard 60. 95
Vincent M $500; do Il s.: J Morri
400; Buchalty 200: Mary Burgall 3 90: I
J Robinson 81 10; & R Railroad c,
1000; f Humphrey 2l,72; JCarpente
200; g Craig 100 90.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES DIcKsoN,1
JAMES RArrp o.