The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-29
WAS 1T EXTRAvAGANCE.
Did Mr.. Grensll Render no Service,

At the July meeting of the Board of
Supervisors ION the l5th) the record reads
as follows;
Supervisor Dart moved that Supervisor Grenel be
appointed to 90 10 Springfield 10 act as county
agent before the Board Of Equalization, and that
the necessary expehs,s " paid. Motion carried,
And at the meeting of the board last
week, the record says:
Supervisor Silvis moved that r NJ Grenell, appoint
ed by this Board to look after the lnteres.s OF the
county before the State Board of Equalization at
Springfield, be allowed the sum of $75 as expense
OF said trip.
Supervisor Dart moved as an amendment that he
be allowed the sum OF SEQ. Amendment carried
and original motion adopted as amended.
The Union says, ut now turns out that
Mr.. Grenell, though the authorized lobby.
list of the Supervisors in reality did no
service before the Board Of Equalization. 4"
This is not true. Mr.. Grenell went to
Springfield and remained there several
days, attending to his duties, posting Mr..
Wiley, the member Of the State Board
from this district, as to the needs. of the
people of this county, and discussing, with
committee. men. what should be done in
relation to the assessment for this county.
The Union says Mr.. Wiley made the
motion in the State Board, etc., etc. This
is possibly true. Mr. Wiley was a mem
Der Of the Board and had right to make
motions. Mr.. Grenell was not member
and had no right to make motions. How
does Mr.. Wiley get his ideas of the wants
of people in his district? Maniftstly by
consulting them--and that is what Mr..
Grencll was sent to Springfield for--to con
suit with him and the proper committees;
and that is just exactly what he did.
During the time Mr.. Grenell was in
Springfield, state convention was held. to
to which he had been appointed a dele
gate, and which he attended, and this is
what's the matter with the tnton, The
/uj0u saws, 'he devoted his time while III
Springfield to attending a Democratic con-
vention. There was no Democratic con-
vention there, and Mr.. Grenell attended
no Democratic convention. The respon-
sible editor with seven years experience"
knows it was not called as Democratic
nor held as such. And had
'the responsible editor with seven years
experience" taken ordinary pains to in
form himself he would have learned that
Mr. Grenell remained in Springfield, after
the convention adjourned, to attend to the
business of the people. The convention
was held Aug. Goth, aud THE ARGUS OF
Aug. 28th, in announcing the return of the
delegates, said:
Mr.. Grenell remains at Springfield to
look after the interests of our county be.
fore the State Board of Equalization, he
being chairman ofour Board of Supervisors
and having been appointed by the Board for
that purpose.
Finally the Union says
I'VE cannot too highly commend the
action of Mr.. Grenell in refusing to make
any charge for his services, nor ccnsure
the Board for their action in forcing the
money upon him. Our Board is won
drOusly economical in dealing with the
public, and wondrously extrayagant in
dealing with its members.
Were Messrs Beardsley, Kenworthy and
Gest members of the Board? The record
Of the Board, July 18th, says:
The bill of Kenw"rthy Beardsley and W. II,
Gcst for legal services in tax injunction sui
against the county BY he corporations. amounting
TO $1,000 was presented by the Chairman, and on
motion of Supervisor Hanna allowed,
The Lnion found no fault with this.
Was the allowance to Mr.. Grenell more
'extravagant' than this bill ?