The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-14
BOARD OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Special May Term.


SECOND DAY.
TUESDAY, May Is, 1873
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday, Supervisor
Grenell, Chairman, presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting read
and approved.
Supervisor Jarvis moved the recOnsid-
GRAFTON of the vote appointing Judges Of
| Election for the town of Rock Island.
Carried. The following were then ap-
! pointed
First William Shearer, William
Kale, Michael Koch
Second Ward-W. II. Lundy, J. R.
Mills, w. A. johnson.
Third Ward-Wm. E. Errett, John
Albright, C. B. Knox.
Fourth Ward-Jacob Dodge, John
Ziegler, w. f. Brooks.
Fifth Ward-R B. Taylor, Geo. La
mont, Ebenezer Allen.
Supervisor Jarvis moved that Supervis-
krell be authorized to take Peter Glabb
from the Illinois State Hospital for the In
sane and take him to Sioux City, Iowa.
Carried
Supervisor Donaldson moved that Su-
pervisor Kenworthy be authorized to send
an orphan boy of Andalusia township to
the Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home at
Normal Lost.
Supervisor Krell moved that Supervisor
LObdel be authorized to investigate
Charles Korbs ability to support his wife,
now at the county house for the insane at
the county poor farm. Carried.
Supervisor Dickson moved that Super
visor Kenworthy be authorized to send or
convey certain orphan boy of Andalusia
TO the Wisconsin Soldiers Orphans Home
in case he secures consent for his admit
lance there. but if not, to send or convey
him 10 the Illinois Soldiers Orphans
Home at Normal. Carried.
Supervisor Bowles offered the following
preamble and resolutions which were adopt
ed by the Board, viz:
WHEREAS, The Board OF Supervisors for this
county did, the nth day Of December last, pass
resolution TO allow the Sheriff Of this county the
WHEREAS, The Constitution Of this State, Article
y, Section TO- prohibits the allowance any county
officer Of salary exceeding $4,000 year In couu-
ties not exceeding 000O population, and
WHEREAS, By the latest official census taken by
any authority Chat OF the United States taken in
lsO this county contained an aggregate population
OF only q, 1873 Therefore, be 1t
RssOiUsd That the resolution allowing the sheriff
q salary OF 100 year was Illegal and uncOnstitu
tiona and the same is hereby recOnsidered and re-
repealed.
Resolref That the sheria's salary Is hereby fixed
at 2,OOQ year.
RssolrsI That. hereafter all supplies Of every
kind, required for the inmates of the county poor
house or for the poor farm; and also all supplies
for the county officers such as blank books sta
tionary blanks, fuel, repairs on county buildings
or property, or anything else required to be paid
for by the county, be furnished by contract.
ResOirsd, That a committee of three members OF
this Board be appointed by the chair whose duty
Il shall be 10 carry ont the spirit and intent of the
foregoing resolution by advertising for proposals
and letting the contract for all county supplies or
work 10 the lowest responsible bidder, and to cx-
anime and accept such supplies work, and to see
that all contracts made bv them are fulfilled
Rss0trsd, That, hereafter, all bills for articles
furnished paupers in the several townships, for
pauper= ut the poor farm, or for articles furnished
for the poor farm, or for county officers, or
for any other county purpose, he made out in pro-
per bill form, by items, stating the amount and
price ~ each article furnished, with the aggregate
OF the bill properly extended; and with an affidavit
attached to such bills. sworn to before some Jus
tice of the Peace or other officer Of the county au-
thOrized TO administer oaihs setting forth that the
articles work have been furnished Is stated in
the bill TO which the affidavit Is attached and that
the price charged l. the lowest cash price which
afiant sells such articles performs such work
and that the amount of the bill IL Justly due and
unpaid also that all bills for supplies for the poor
outside Of the poor house shall be certified TO by
| the Supervisor ordering the same. and that they
actually necessary for the support Of the per
son or persons TO whom they were furnished.
The chair appointed for committee TO
carry out the fourth resolution, Supervis-
ors B6wles Lobdell and Jarvis.
Supervisor Felix offered the following
resolution, which was received and adopt
ed by the Board
R-s0lrsd, That the Board OF Supervisors Iegalize
the proceeding OF the Board Of Health In the town
Of Dulry.
On motion of Supervisor Martin it is
ordered that the chairman of the pur-
chasing committee purchase "a copies of
the Illinois Session Laws of 1873.
Board adjourned until the second Tuesday
in June next.