The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Adjourned Session -ofacial Repor

Pursuant to adjournment the Board Of
| Supervisors of the County of Rock Island
| and State of Illinois, convened in the Su-
| pervisors' room in the City and County of
Rock Island aforesaid on Monday, the 9th
| day Of December, 1872, for the transaction
of County business.
Present: Supervisors Allen, Albrecht,
Anderson, Bowles, Christy, Conkling
Donaldson, Grenell, Gates, Hill, Krell
kenworthy, Little, Luse and Walker
| Absent Supervisors Barnard, Felix and
| Mayo. Supervisor Grenell, Chairman of
the Board, presiding.
! The minutes of the last days proceed
ings of the Board at the September term
were read and approved.
| j. ). Drake, Esq, presented the follow
ing petition which was received and read :
| To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of Rock
| Island County:
We, the undersigned members of the Rock Ial-
and Agricultural Association and Board, all inter
ested In the advancement of agriculture in this
county deem it expedient that the County should
purchase and own grounds for the purpose of pro-
Ytding place TO hold the annual fairs of the coun-
ty. There are at present some thirty counties in
the State Of Illinois owning grounds for the Of
fair purposes
We, your petitioners, respectfully ask that stems
be taken by your honorable body to purchase suit
able grounds for the purpose above named
we, the undersigned. committee appointed by the
Rock Island Agricultural Association and Board,
have proposition which desire to lay before a
committee appointed by your honorable body for
purchasing the grounds owned by the Rock Island
County Agricultural Society, which We are conf
dent will meet your approval.
s F. HARTMAN,
John BUFFUM,
j. S. DRAKE.
Committee and Members of Agricultural Associa-
tion.
Supervisor kenworthy moved that said
petition be referred TO a special committee.
The Char appointed Supervisors Ken
worthy, Donaldson, krell, Allen and Hill
as said committee, who were instructed to
make report to this meeting
j. VI. Beardsley, President of the Board
of Trustees of the Illinois Soldiers Or
phans Home, in behalf of said Board, ex-
tended an invitation to the Board Of Su-
peryisors TO visit said institution on Thurs
day, the 18th inst, in company with the
Mayor and City Councils of Rock Island
Moline and Milan, the County Officers of
this County, the representatives of the
Twenty first Senatorial District, and gen
tlemen Of the press He also stated that
the management of the Peoria 4 Rock
Island railroad had rendered passenger
coach for the special use of visitors to and
from the institution The invitation was
UNANIMOUSLY accepted and the Board re-
solved to 60 in body at the time stated
The bill of Jacob kohn for S3l IS, goods
furnished the poor, was, on motion of
Supervisor kenworthy, rejected.
The report Of the Grand jury on their
visit to the Jail at the September term was
read and ordered placed on file.
A petition of citizens of Hampton town
ship for an abatement of assessment on
the real estate of said township for 1872
was read and referred to the committee on
abatements.
Petition of A. F Cutter for abatement
on purchases Of 1871 at tax sale, the same
being sold in error, was read and referred
TO the committee on abatements
Bills of miscellaneous character were
read and referred to appropriate commit
tees
Board adjourned until 9 clock to-mor-
row morning