The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-24
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SECOND DAY, May %.


Dimsek and Lewis Wilson.
Committee on Town and Town Accounts
John Clarke, James Hill and George "
Henry.
Committee on Equslizstion.--L " Beal,
James Baker and Il Mayo.
Committee on Miscellaneous Claims
NJ F Felix, John Edgington and Geo W
Fliokinger.
Committee on Poor and Poor House.
VIM A Johnston, James Baker and Sanl R
Allen.
Committee on Roads and Bridges.-R
NJ Grianell, 4 + Hollister and John Clarke
Committee on Abatements.-Saml X
Allen, A Dunlap and Geo W Henry
Committee on Swamp Lsnds.-Jsmes Hill,
R NJ Grinnell and Nj F Felix.
Committee on ways and means.-LewIs
Wilson, George W Ftckinger aud l.
BeaI.
COMMITTEES ON Public Expenditures.-D
W Dimock, A HoIlister.
Commir.ee on Jail and Jail Accounts
A Dunlap, John Edgington and W A John
ston.
On motion of Supervisor Johnston, Saml
R Allen was appointed County Attorney for
the ensuing year.
Applications of Drs. Martin, Jacobs and
Huyett for appointment as physician for
County Poor House were presented aud on
motion of Supervisor Mayo DR.. Theodore
Jacobs WAS appointed physician for the
County Poor House for the ensuing year at
a salary OF $500 per amman.
The application OF Drs. Craig and Powers
for appointment as physician for the County
Jail aud the town OF Rock Island we're pre-
scented and on motion of Supervisor Johnston
DR. G G Craig was appointed as such ply
stefan for the ensuing J ear and allowed the
same salary as Last year.
Wm Payne. Sheriff, presented the follow
ing report which on motion of Supervisor
Allen was approved and ordered placed on
file:
The undersigned begs leave to report to
your honorable BODY that ne has collected
| from +. b. Parmenter the sum of 81 and
| $4,000, for rent OIL room occupied by him III
| Court House from June lst., 1869 to De
CEN Der lytn 1870, the same beng the full
amount due from said Parmenter tor rent
| OF said room aud also that he has collected
| from Osborn Il Curtis the sum OF Sl0Z bS-
| 100 the same being the full amount due
| from them for rent of rooms occupied bF
them In the Court House from june 9th,
| 1869 to Jane 9th 1871; and also that be
has collected from the town OF Mollne the
sum of eight dollars The same being tbs foil
amount due from them for four cell locks
purchased By them from the county and
that he has paid ell of said sums OF mouey
over to the County Treasurer as shown by
the accompanying receipt.
WIN. PAYNE, Sheriff
James Bovard represented to the Board
that he purchased q tract of land from the
county, the title to which is imperfect, aud
asked relief. On motion, the matter was
: referred to Samuel K. Allen, county attor-
ney, with instructions TO report al the next
) meeting.
Bills of miscellaneous character we're
read and referred.
On motion Of Supervisor Wilson the fol
loving resolution was adopted, viz:
ResOlrsd, That hereafter all balls not pre-
scented on or before the second day of each
session during the coming year shall lie over
or be ejscted.
II The finance committee OF the North west
ern Soldiers Re uuieu presented the follow
ing mem orial, which, on motion of Super
visor Allen, was received aud and ordered
spread upon the records;
/ Rock ISLAND ILLINOIS.
NAV 23d, 1871.
To the hon0rabJe Board Of Supervisors
/ Your memorIAlists hereinafter named res
pectfuliy represent that at q meeting for the
appointment of committees and other he
cessAry preparatory proceedings, held in
the city of Rock Island, April IL, 1871, the
following resolutions, indicative Ct the oh
jeot, were presented and adopted, VIZ:
Resoired, That our united efforts shall be
directed to making the Soldiers Reunion
held on the TIN OF June next in this city, a
social success in ali respects; that we invite
old soldiers every where to JOIN Us. no mat
ter to what military organization they be-
Ionged, where they were bora, what pohtica
views they may entertain. or what religious
3 sentiments they may subscribe to that GU
, object will be to make the meeting q grant
= reunion in the broadcast sense OF the term
so that every one present may feel emphs;
9 ically at home, and to this end we es peeiall
1t ask the co operation of the citizens Of Roc
# Island, Moline and Milan, as we'll as of III
Of county at large.
+ Resolped, That a finance committee h
appointed, consisting of six from Rock l.
ie and, four from Moline, three from Milar
he and two from each of the other towns in ii
Ii county, aud that said committee be instruc
~ ed to wait upon the Board of Supervisors
Rock Island county, and the city Council {
u the city of Rock Island. and ask for Apr
nj priations to assist IN defraying the ex penst
to of the Re union.
On The committee appointed By virtue of a.
= resolution, consists of your memorials;
70, to-wit:
D0 Maj. James N Beardsley, Chairman
st Rock IslAnd-V N Blanding, Col Il
fe. Burph, Maj L NJ Buford. Captain e Curt
is Jr., Capt James F Copp, Capt e c Ceav'
land.
81 Moline-General Fl F Sckles, Capt L
er Hemmenway, Capt W G Morris, Lieut. D
as Holt
tn MiIau-Lieut Geo P Webster, serg JAG
~ Adams, Serp Ed Hefin.
'e' Cordovs-Dr W Morgan, Serg Code
I'VE q Way.
te- Coe-E N HOLSTER, serg Joseph G.
venhost
Canoe Creek-Daniel B Stout, Dar
Nicewanger.
Zuma-Col L W Beal, B B Joslin.
Port Byron-Samuel R Allen, Charles
FogQ.
mpton-Thomas Bailey, William Ed
. mau.
'0f Coal Vailey-Capt Thomas Martin, Pc
MulVsney.
of Bowling-Serg Geo NJ Keller, Serg /
Council.
ApdalusiA- Il q DeSanto, E q BowmI
0'~ Jr
Edgington-Wm B Bruner, Joseph E
nIs ipgton.
pc. Buffalo Prairie Captain L Manni
liza. Sergs hayes.
Black Hawk-H N Coon, James Ii
ID ferty.
In pursuance therefore of the said
Gu polntment and instructions and for the p,
pose set forth in the foregoing resoluti'
a.. your memorialists would solicit and earnt
iy request your honorable body as the r
oh' resen' atives and for and 10 behalf of
ens people of Rock Island county to app
pirate out of monies not otherwise sppi