Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular September Term, 1872.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY.
Saturday. Sept IA.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present same as yesterday except super
visors Allen and Gates. Also present
Supervisor Kenworthy. Supervisor Gre
nell, chairman, presiding. The minutes
of Yesterdays meeting were read and APP
proved. =, IN
of Anderson Il Kerr for $2l.25 was al
lowed.
The Bill of f. A. Peterson, for goods
furnished the poor, amounting to $75,
referred back by the committee on poor
and poor house and rejected, was again
presented and on motion Of Supervisor
Barnard allo we'd.
The bonds of Aaron Thompson and
Adam Schmitt, of the town Of Andalusia,
were presented and on motion of Super
visor Barnard approved, upon the sand
Thompson and Sehmitt complying with
the conditions of the resolution passed by
the Board on the 18th inst.
The committee on attachments made
the following report which on motion Of
/ Supervisor Anderson was received and
adopted;
/ Your committee on attachments to
whom was referred the application of
John Bengston for an abatement of as
sessment on his stock OF medicines would
respectfully report that they have exam
med the same and would recommend
that there be an abatement of $4,000,
that is, making his assessment $6,036.
Also on the application OF G.. Tegeler
X Co, for an abatement on the assessed
amount of merchandise would respect
fully report that they have examined the
same and would respectfully recommend
that there be an abatement of $4,000 /;
that is, making the assessed value to be
$l4, 900
Also on the application of j. q NJ.
ROSenields for an abatement on assess
ment of merchandise would respectfully
report that they have carefully examined
the same and respectfully recommend
that there be an abatement OF S7l ,9l0 )
that is, making the assessment on their
stock of merchandise to be IS, 600 instead
of $50, 900, as returned by the assessor for
refusing TO list and for refusing to swear
TO same We make the abatement on
the sworn statement of NJ. Rosentield,
herein enclosed.
Also on the application Of John
Thompson for an entire abatement on his
hAuse and lot in the city of Rock Island
and described as lot in block 8, il
, Thompson aud Wells addition to said
city and also an abatement OF his persona
tax, claiming the same from his poverty
and extreme old age, they would respect
D fully report that they have carefully ex
amined the same and would recommend
8 that an entire abatement OF his taxes tol
, the year 1871 be allowed.
Also on the application Of James Bow
! ard for an abatement Of taxes from the
: year 1857 10 the year 1871 inclusive a:
? paid tor state and county taxes on the
following described land: The NJ Of
the ) W ! of sec 2g-l9 east of the 4tt
7. NJ. in Rock Island county, Illinois,
they would respectfully report that after
an examination into the case they would
, recommend that the sum Of S22lS be
) refunded and paid to the said James
Bovard as the title 10 the said land was
in possession Of the United States until
the year 1872, April 18th.
Also as to the communication Of G.. IL.
, BrlttOn as TO attachments, they would
respectfully refer the said communication
back to the Board for their decision.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
Sept. lfth, 1872.
j. T. kENwORTHY,
} Cyrus CONKLING, , Com
MADISON BOWLEs,
The committee on france made the
following report which, on motion oil
A Supervisor Felix, was received anC
adopted:
We find on examination Of the fuan
cial condition OF the county that there
i will be required to meet the current ex
3 penses Of the county and the outstandln.
9 debts and interest on the same the SUI
Of SO 600 and we would Recommend
that the County Clerk be hereby author
;. lzed aud ordered 10 compute a rate Whicl
e will produce the above amount.
ii. H. MAYO,
IL. A BARNARD, Com
ANDREW Donaldson,
The Jury list selected from the BOarC
for the ensuing year for the Circuit auC
7 County Courts Of the county of Rock Isl
and, were presented by the supervisors o.
the several towns, read, approved anC
, ordered filed IN the office of the COUNTY
Clerk Of said county, from which lis
shall be- drawn Jurors for each trial tern
OF the said circuit and county courts to b.
held during the succeeding year as pro
vided by Lag.
The committee on ways and mean
made report Of the amounts to which thu
several members and officers of the Boart
0 arc entitled for seryises during the pres
E ent term which amounts were ordered
paid from the County Treasury-amount
ing to S26l7O.
Board adjourned until the ID Monda
Of December, \. d. 1872.
j J. NJ. BEARDsLEY,
COUNTY CLERK.