The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-23

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hall be paid out OF the fees OF his said office; and
IN case the fees Of his office shall not amount TO the
sum aforementioned HIS salary and clerk hlre snail
not exceed the fees actually received and paid into
the County Treasury
The resolution was adopted.
Later in the day Supervisor kenworthy
of Audalusia, moved to reconsider there's
olution, but his motion was defeated.
The Board, after other business, adjourn
ed. and went on an excursion to Blooming
ton
On the l4th of December, after the
Board returned from Bloomington, the fol
lowing occurred:
CIRCUIT :CLERK
supcr,isor Kcuworthy, OF Andalusia, moved TO
reconsider the order of the Board Of nth inst al
lowing the Circuit Clerk $1,000 for clerk hire
On motion Of Supervisor Gates, of Port Byron,
the restrictions IN the resolution passed fixing the
salary Of Circuit Clerk were stricken out and with
drawn.
ON motion, the County Clerk was authorized 70
issue an order on the County Treasurer TO the CIR
cult Clerk monthly for clerk hire for his ofhce.
sHERFF.
ON motion Of supervisor Allen, Of Coe the order
of the Board. passed on the 18th Inst. authorizing
the sheriff To employ one deputy NJ salary OF 81
IN. aud one deputy az salary Of $soO per aunum
was recOnsidercd
This left the salary of the Sheriff at
$4,000 and that of the Circuit Clerk 1000
with 81 200 for clerk hire
On the 9th of June the following oc
Cured
Supervisor B1wles offered the following pream-
Bile aud resolutions which were adopted by the
WnkREls, The BOARD of supervisors for this
county dd, on the ilth day Of December last pass
"a resolution to allow the Sheriff OF this county the
sum OF $2,JOb year, and
WHEHESS, The Constitution Of this State, Article
y Section 10 prohibits the allowance TO sny county
officer OF a salary exceeding Sa,cOa year In couu-
ties not exceeding $1,000 population. and
wHEHEA-, BY the latest official census taken by
any authority THAT OF the United states. taken 10
800 this county contained an aggregate popOlu-
ton OF only 3S,7sl. Therefore, b. IL
Rss8irsi, That the resolution allowing the Sher,
NJ salary Of s2,5Oa year was Illegal and unCon
-tifuuuual and the same Is hereby rvconsdercd
Rs,giesd That the sherir's salary i. hereby fixed
o. $4,000 year.
And this action left the salaries of Sher
if aud Circuit Clerk at $1,000 each, with
81 200 clerk hire for the Circuit Clerk,
On the 18th of July, the record reads
as follows:
Supervisor Bowlcs presented the following res
CLINTON and moved it, adoption:
hssoired That the allowance made tn the Circuit
Clerk for clerk hire at the last December tern Of
this Board, be and the same T. hereby recousiderpd
and repealed, and that the County Clerk be direct,
cd 70 draw No more orders on the County Treasurer
for that purpose.
supervisor Felix moved % amasd BY laying the
matter over til next session.
Yeas and nays called.
Yeas Grenell Feaster GATES, Wright, Kreu,
Dickson, Todd, kenworthy and Felix, o
Nays. Daley. Bowles sus, Jaryi-. Martin. Don
hldson, Parmenter and Ilttle.-s.
Absent: Lobdeu-1.
Resolution laid over I'll next session.
On the 18th of the present month the
record says
On motion Of supervisor Donaldson. the follow
fug resolution lafa over 10 this term from the June
term Of this Board, was called up, viz:
Rssoirsd That the allowance made TO the Cir
cult Clerk for clerk hire at tbs last December term
of the Board, BE- aud the same T. hereby recon
-idcred and repealed. and that the County
CLERK be directed 10 draw no more orders on the
treasury Tor that purpose
ted 4'' ''''' DIVINE "0's' ''A' ''' '''"' 'uop
The yeas and nays being called on .ald motion
resulted a. follows:
Yea Supervisors Daley Feastcr Bowl lee SUyiz,
Lobdell, Wright, Krcli, Jarvis Dick-on Martin,
donaldson, Todd, Parmenter aud Lttln-H
Nays supervisor Kenwo-thy l.
Absent Supervisors Gates and Felix >
Motion carried
The reason for this action was that the
constitution forbids the payment of a great
er SUN for any Office than the fees of said
Office, and it did not appear from the re-
turns that the fees would amount to 1920
ayear
We now come TO the fixing of the sala
rics for the other officers, and upon which
a good many votes were taken. all of which
mill L.. g.,rI -, Tim ", Au,t-., Il
this week. We wish now to call attention
to these votes for the purpose Of showing
that our Supervisors, Krell and Jarvis,
represented the high salary side.
Supervisors Little and Parmenter, thu
majority Of the Committee on Public FIX
penditures, to whom the subject was re
ferred, reported in faver of the followin!
salaries
County Treasurer. ..... In
County superintendent, 90 days per annum
Supervisor Krell, the other membe
Of said committee, made a minority re
port, favoring the following salaries
County Iudge. 81 2G
1puhly TREASURER .t.'.'' -
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ~ days per annam.
The salary for County Judge was fixe,
at 81, 900 without opposition.
On the Clerk, Krell and Jarvis both Va
ted for $1,000 The salary was fuall
fixed at 81 500.
On Treasurer, Krell and Jarvis bot
voted for Sl,sOO The salary was FINAL
fixed a. 81, 500.
Krell though he had reported in fave
of allowing the Superintendent l75 da,
per aunum. moved to make it $50 day,
but tho motion was lost We must o;,
JARVIS credit Tor voting against TINS motiol