The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-17
patlp Argus.
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SPEoIAL DECEMBER Term.
Official

FRIDAY, Dec. 10.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
Present same as yesterday
Supervisor Ballard, Chairman presiding
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
On motion Supervisor Knox, Geo. Baum
bach is allowed the sum of 81 10, witness
fees TO Henry county circuit court in the
Dubuque riot case.
On motion of Supervisors Knox, G.. NJ.
Bedding, NJ D., is allowed 81, for ser vices
at the Jail as per bill on file.
The committee on ways and means made
the following report, which was received and
adopted
Your committee on WAYS and means
would respectfully report that we have ex-
amned, and find the following named super
visors and officers of the Board entitled to
the following amounts, to Wit:
r W Grenell, $40 90 Wm a Marshall,
5 90 Geo Allen; 10 90; Samuel VAIN
wright, 10 90; Samuel R Allen, 10 90 ;
Ephraim Warren, s 90; L Z Hemenway.
90 VIM Harold, 8 90; Knox
90; Vim A johnson, 90; Jas Dixon
Lewis Wilson, John Morris, Jas Baker, ]
w Ballard, John Edging,on, 10 90 each !;
Silas Drury, Is 90; NJ Beardsley, Clerk,
1900 VIM Payne, Sheriff, 10 90.
Respectfully submitted,
SAML WAINWRIGHT,
EPHgIAM WARREN, ooin
On recommendation of the committee on
poor and poor house the following claims
are allowed, AiZ
F Weyerhauser s1,570.67 E Kehler,
IT 0o B D Buford & Co., l6 80 Same,
L; Heagy & Stoddard, 70 GO; J Lemon,
q OF Geo Vincent, 20; 7 Robinson
80 S5.
The committee on finance make the fol-
lowing report which, on motion of Super
visor Vain wright, is received and adopted,
TO wit
The finance committee respectfully re
port that they have borrowed large sums of
money for the use Of the county and have
given notes bearing ten per cent. interest
payable on or before the first day of June
next. We have the privilege of paying at
any time and stop interest, and have in
structed the county treasurer to apply
money from his collections as fast as he can
in payment Of these notes.
We ask the Board Of Supervisors to pass
the following resolution
Res0lred, That the several township col.
lactors are earnestly requested to pay over
the money to the county treasurer as fast as
they make collections of taxes SO that he
may apply the the same in payment of the
debts OF the county which are now bearing
interest.
Dec. 18th, 1870.
Respectfully Submitted.
R. NJ. GREsELL, com On F;,sncs
LOUIS WILSON,
On motion of Supervisor Knox, the fol.
lowing resolution presented by Supervisor
Ballard was received and adopted viz :
Resolred, That the Sheriff be and is here
By instructed not to allow the Supervisors
room to be used for any other purpose than
the meeting of the Board of Supervisors,
and tha. he be further instructed 10 vacate
one or more rooms in the Court House tor
Jury purposes, and if necessary to require
the county Treasurer to remove his othce to
one of the rooms in the Court House.
On motion of Supr. Warren, it is ordered
that $4,000 be and IS hereby appropriated
for the Benefit of Mr.. Barlow, blind man,
in procuring the services of an oculist
Board adjourned until the second Mon
day in March, a. D., 1871.
JAMES M. BEARDsLEY,
County Clerk.