Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular July Term, 1879.

Regular July Term, 1879.
The Board Of Supervisors met on Mon
day the 9Th of July, for the purpose of
the County assessment, and for
the transaction Of other County business.
Present-Supervisoe Albrecht, Anderson,
Bowles, Barnard, Christy, Conkling, Don
aldson, Felix, Grenell, Gates, Hill, Krell,
Kenworthy, Little, Lees, Mayo ard Walker.
Absent-Supervisor Allen. Supervisor Gre
nell chairman, presiding.
The County Clerk presented the Assess /
ment Rolls returned by the several Town
Assessors, which were referred to the com.
mittee on equalization.
The Committee on Equalization made the
following report, viz:
TO the Hon. Board of Supervisors of
Rock Island CoUHty-Your Committee on
Equalization, to whom was referred the as
sessment rolls Of the several towns in said
county, would respectfully report that they
have examined and, after comparing the
several assessment rolls of said county, thew
find that in order to eouaIize the assess
ments in the several towns, so that the val
nations in one town shall bear lust rela.
tion &c all the towns in the county, and at
the same time not to diminish or increase
the aggregate valuation Of the said county.
il will be necessary to add to the real estate,
as assessed in the several towns, the follow
ing rate per centum, viz:
Hampton, seventy per cent.
Port Byron, twenty per cent.
Coal Valley, seventy per cent.
Edgington, thirty per cent.
Bowling, forty per cent.
Drury, twenty per cent.
/ Buffalo Prairie, thirty per cent
| Zums, twenty per cent.
/ Black Hawk, forty per cent.
/ Rural, forty per cent
/ Coe, thirty per cent.
/ Aud that il will be necessary to deduct
| from the assessment of Rock Island, twer-
ty per cent.
/ That the assessments of the townships of
Moline, CordOvs, Canoe Creek and Auda-
/ lusis remain the same as assessed.
That in order to equshZe the ASSESSING nt
Of the several townships so that the vAua-
ton 10 enc township will bear Just relation
to all the townships in the county and at
the same time not to diminish or increase
the aggregate Of the assessed valuation oil
the whole county II will be necessary to add
to the personal properly ofthe several town.
ships the following per centum viz:
Oordova, five per cent.
Canoe Creek, thirteen per cent.
Coe, forty-6ve per cent
Port Byron, fifteen per cent
yuma forty-Six per cent.
Hampton, twenty -fve per cent
Moline, three per cent.
Black Hawk, twenty FIVE per cent
Coal alley, slXty-siX per cent.
Rural, Gfty-six per cent.
Bowling, thirty-six per cent.
Andalusia, FIVE per cent.
Edgington, twenty-five per cent
Buffalo Prairie, siKty-one per cent
Drury, twenty Per cent.
And that 1t will be necessary to deduct
, from the assessed valuation of Rock Island
twenty per cent. All of which is respectfully
submitted.
II. a. BARNARD, Committee on
j. I. hENwoRTHY, Equalization.
. Supervisor Mayo moved the adoption o
, the repor; of the committee on equalization
The yeas and NAYS being called resulted al
| follows Yeas 9 nays E absent excused /
| Those voting in the affirmative wera Super
: visOrs Barnard, Christy, Donaldson, Felix
Gates, Hill, Krell, Lees and Mayo-9 Thos,
voting in the negative we're Supervisor,
J Albrechs, Anderson. Bowles, Conkling, Littl,
and Walker. Absent Supervisor A lien
/, Excused Supervisor keuworthy. Repor
adopted.
On motion of Supervisor Little il wSs
I Ordered that Sheriff Payne and Su
! pervisOr Mayor be authorized TO provide
, suitable room for the use Of the Couut'
Court.
! On motion of Supervisor Mayo it was
Ordered that the County Clerk be an
, thorized to purchase twenty copies Gross
, new edition of the revised Statutes Of Hi
nois.
On motion of Supervisor Mayo it WAS
Ordered that J. Nj. BeArdsley, Count
Clerk, be appointed agent for the county t
3 attend the meeting of the State Board G
Equalization al Springfield, and look ate
. the interest of the county in equalization Q
a assessments of 1872.
' On motion it was
Ordered that the assessment lists OF ID
several railroads in Rock Island county, 70
! the year, A. D, 1872, be referred to j. NJ
BeGrdsley, County Clerk, for examination
? and that he be authorized to make sue
changes and corrections as will secure th
3 just equalization with the other property Q
> the county.
On motion the following bills were allow
ed as per bills rendered and filed, to-wit
VIM. Freeman, 50 "a; L NJ Havsrstiek
4 % 90; R. |. Argus. p 90; Samuel Guyer
% co; J NJ Beardslsy, 80 90; VIM Payne
80 90; Hugh Mccartney, 20 90; T f Coffee
, 90; John Beck, 90; f + Parmentar
, 90; Lucian Adams, ) 90, J VI Besrdsley
I 369 90
I The committee on ways and means mad
, report of amounts due members and off
D GERS of the Board, which was adopted.
. Board adjourned.
g JAMES NJ. BEAEDsLEY, County Clerk