Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-02
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Adjourned Session
SECOND DAY-0ct. 3ln.

SECOND DAY-0ct. 3ln.
Board ne, Pursuant 10 adjournment.
Prs.est oil the meabsrs, the chairman pre-
.,diag. Minutes Of lsst meeting read and
approved.
rhs motion 70 sdop, the r~pors Of the
committee on equalization, pending ad-
journ msnt, was oallsd up. supervisor Allen
moved 10 rssommis said repors 20 the cora-
mrttee. Motion lost. Motion 10 rscsive
aud sdopt the report was carried. The FOL-
losing Is the report:
GsNrLENEx :-Your CON mit,se on equsIi
Estioo, 10 whom vas referred the Assessor's 8
books Of the towns Of Hampsoa and Coe,
would report lhat after carefully examining
snd comparing said books respectively.
would recommend that the Assessors books
OF the town of Hamptoa as returned by The
assessor appointed By this board 10 reassess
said town, be accepted aud that there be
added 1891 on each $l00 valuation OF the
real es.ste Of the town of Coe, as returned
BY the assessor appointed BY this board to
reAsssss said town aud ve would further
rsco m mend that the clerk be authorised and
instructed 10 add $40 on each 500 vslua-
Iion Of the real estate Of the town OF Edg
ington, instead Of $50 - heretofore or
dsred. An Of which 10 respectfully sum
mitted.
l.. W. BEAL,
II. II MAYO, Com.
N. +. FELIX,
On motion Of Supervisor Hill it was or.
dered that the board now proceed toAppoini
assessors TO reasasss the towns Of Coal Valley
and Buffalo Prairie, the assessors herssofore
appointed for sad towns hsving refused to
serve.
Supervisor Wilson nominatsd Adam Fail
ing as assessor TO reSssess the town Of Goa
Valley and Supervisor Mayo nominA,sd l.
Is. Thomas assessor to reassess the town o.
Coal Valley.
GA motion of Supervisor Mayo il was or
derei that Adam Failing and l.. B. ThomA,
be and they are hereby appointed assessors
for the t7wn Of Coal Valley, to make tn,
nsw A.sesamsnt as ordered by this board
tor the year 1871.
Ou motion Of Supervisor Elgington, il
va, ords taAt Lorenzo q. Elliott snC
JJan klstIer. Sr., be aad they are hereby
appointed assessors for the town Of Buffal,
prArJs, q make the ue~ assessment II
saI sJ~n, as ordered by this board, for th'
YEAR 1874.
90 IN Juon of Supervisor Hollister it va
ordered that the assessors appointed oY thu
ulArd this day to make assessment Of tn
property OF the towns of Coal Valley ant
Buffalo Prairie for 1871, complsts thei
assessment and make return thereof to thi
Board on Monday, the | lIh day of Dscem
bsr next, as the law directs.
On motion OF Supervisor Mayo, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Rsselred, That the assessors Appointe
this day to assess the towns of Coal Vale
and Buffalo Prairie be allowed $5 per da
for every day necessarily employed
making the assessment of said towns, M
that eight hours be considered . day
work.
On motion Of Supervisor Allen, Myro
Pratt was allowed $50 as per bis bill rel
dered, for services in making the asses
msut Of the town of Coe, in compliant
With the order Of this Board, and that ii
sane be paid from the town fund Of sa
town.
90 motion of Supervisor Bsal, LuciV
Wells and Albert Wells we're allowed 81:
q, per bill rendered for services ia makir
assessment Of the town Of Hampton,
ordered By this Board. and that the sat
be paid from the town fund Of said town.
j. NJ Bssrdsley made the following I
port, which was received and approved
the board
Gsutlsmen On the 4th day of the Sc
seubsr term the following resolution "
al opted By the board, viz.
"ResoLeed. Ths, J. NJ. Besrdsley, coun
clerk. be aud he is hereby appointed age
for ths county Of Rock Island TO appear
fore the state board Of equalization and re
recent thu interests Of said county in
curing a fair and Just equalization and
appo,nt n substitute in case he 10 unable
attend.
would respectfully report that in CO.
pNance vith said resolution, i presented
claims Of sbe county to the said board
eouAIizAtiou, in session at Springhe
and the following deduction was made I
on the valuation of the county for 1871:
Total assessed value of county ..-.....sIi, 1885,
Total deduction 81 per cent. .......... I,4b4,
El uAliIsd vAluasiOa Of eonnty for
state taxation i%'
State tar thereby being levied upon
only Of each &l00 Of the assessed vAluai
for county purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. NJ. BEARDsLEr
The com mmittee on ways aud means IN
report Of the several amounts slio'
officers and Nom bers Of the board for
vices at the present session, and recomms
ed that the treasurer pay the same and
order be drawn in his favor for the amo
specified. Report received and adopted
Board adjourned until Monday, Dec
Der llIh.
JAMES NJ BEARDsLEY.
County Clerl