The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-04

IY AReUs. be each allow the sum of $25
per session. and the Moline Weekly ReUieac
Ais ner session for publishing the proceed
ings of the Board.
as follows;
Huntoon, Krell, Dart, Kerr, Jacobs and
Smith,.
Noes-Supervisors Daley, Feaster, Han
ma, Campbell, Wright, Todd, Marsten,
| Wray and Parmenter-9.
The vote resulting in a tie the chairman
cast the deciding vote in the affirmative.
Carried.
Supervisor Krell presented the following
preamble and resolution, and moved their
adoption, viz:
WHEREAS, At the Special May Term,
A. ID. 1878, of the Board of Supervisors of
Rock Island County, the following resolu-
tons were adopted by the said Board, to-
wit:
] Resot0ed That, hereafter, all supplies of every
kind, required for the inmates of Tue county poor
house, for the poor farm and also all supplies for
the county Offices such as blank books fuel repairs
on county buildings or property, or ANYTHING else
required to be paid for by the county, be furnished
| by contract,
ResOlUed, That committee of three members Of
this Board be appointed by the chair whose duty
1t shall be to carry out the spirit and intent of the
foregoing resolution by advertising for proposals
and letting the contract for all county supplies or
work, and to see that all contracts made by them
are fulfilled.
ResoEued That hereafter all bills for articles fur
nshed paupers in the several townships or for pau
pers at the poor farm for county officers, or for
any other county purpose be made out in proper
bin FORM by items stating the amount and prlce of
each article furnished with the aggregate of the
bill properly extended and with an affidavit attach
ed to such bills. sworn to before some istice of the
| other officer a
administer oaths setting forth that the articles or
work have been furnished as stated in the bill to
which the affidavit is attached and that the price
charged is the lowest cash price at which afiant
sells such articles or performs such work and that
the amount 4 the bills is justly due and unpaid :;
also that all bills for supplies for the poor, outside
the poor house. shall be certified to by the Superb
sor ordering the same, and that they were actually
necessary for the support of the person or persons
| to whom they were furnished And
WHEREAS, After more than a years ex-
perience, the operations of said resolutions
! have demonstrated them to be inexpedi-
ent, and instead of reducing have increas-
ed the expenditures Of the county; there
fore
ResoIued, That said resolutions and each
of them be, and the same are hereby re-
scinded.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows
Yeas = Supervisors Morey, Huntoon,
krell, Dart, Campbell, Jacobs and Todd
-.
Nays-Supervisors Daley, Feastor, Han
ma, Trent, Silvis, Kerr, Wright, Smith,
! Marsten, Wray and Parmenter-ll. Lost.
Supervisor Hanna moved that the first
two resolutions in regard to county sup
plies and the supply committee be repeal
ed.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors DALEY, Feaster, Han
ma, Trent, Silvis, Wright, Todd, Marston,
Wray and Parmenter-lO.
Nays - Supervisors Morey, Huntoon,
Krell, Dart, Campbell, Kerr, Jacobs and
Smiths. Motion adopted.
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at clock
THIRD DAY.
June 8, 1874.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, all the members of the Board
Supervisor Grenell, chairman of the Board,
presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
we're read and on motion of Supervisor
Dart amended in regard to referring the
bill of Copp q, Bro, for furnishing car
riages tor the Bloomington excursionists, TO
the Committee on Miscellaneous Claims,
said bill having been voted upon by the
Board and rejected
On motion Of Supervisor Dart a commit
tee of three was appointed to confer with
the City Council in regard to sewer from
the county jail to the river. The Chair
man appointed Supervisors Dart, Huntoon
and Kerr said committee
Supervisor Feaster presented petition
from the citizens of Canoe Creek town
ship praying the Board to grant no more
licenses for the sale of Intoxicating liquors
in said township and moved its adoption.
Carried.
Bills and petitions of miscellaneous
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