The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Dec e,nber Term, 1874.
SIXTH DAY.

Saturday, Dec. 12.-Board met pursuant
n adjournment, Present all the members
Of the Board excepting Supervisors Trent
and Marsten. Supervisor Grenell, chair
man, spresiding. Minutes Of yesterdays
proceedings read and approved.
The committee on Milan Bridges made
a verbal report of progress and, on motion
of Supervisor Morey the committee was
continued,
The committee appointed yesterday to
confer with r. T. Mcneil, esq, made a
verbal report, which, on motion was &C.
cepted.
man elect of the Board, Supervisor :, Horey'
be empowered to act with Il. L. MCNEIL
esq.,, 10 the preparation of any papers nee
essary for the appealing of the case OF
Ralph Sage vs. the Board of Supervisors,
10 the Supreme Court. Carried. j.,
The administrators Of the estate OF
Thomas J. Rodman, deceased, by their at
torueys. keuworthy & Beardsley, present
81 8 petition praying the Board to abate
as 500 On the personal property assess
msnt made against said estate for the
year 1874 in the town Of Rock Island, the
zane being made in error, which, on motion
III Saper~isor Dart, was received and prayer
of petitioner granted.
Mrs. Martha 4. Rodman, by kcnworthy
4 Beardsley, presented petition praying
for an abatement of $500 on out lot ~.
section So, on the assessment OF 1874,
which on motion of Supervisor Dart, was
received and prayer Of petition granted.
Supervisor Daley moved that the rules
Of the Board be suspended and the bill OF
Daniel Gordon, County Surveyor, for $e9
be allowed. Carried. -,
Ga motion of Supervisor krell the bill
of Dr. q. q. Craig, for $25, was allowed
Supervisor Parmenter presented the
following resolution and moved its adop-
ton
Resolved, That the County Collector be
requested, and is hereby instructed to
nroceed Immediately to collect the state
and county taxes now due and unpaid by
the several corporations in this county
Carried.
Supervisor Kerr presented the following
resolution, and moved its adoption:
Resolced, That we the Board OF Supr
Of Rock Island county .respectfully request
and ask our Representatives and Senator
in the next General Assembly to introduce
and use their influence to secure the pas
sage of a law providing that at the next
anpual'election OF towns in counties under
township organization iii TINS state, there
shall be elected one third OF the number
of Supervisors to which each county may
, be legally entitled for term OF one year,
, one third for term OF two years, ant
, the other one.third for a term OF three
years, And each and every year thereatte
| the Supervisors of all the towns in the sai'
counties shall, at the annual town meetin;
h held each year, be elected for term o
;. three years. Carried.
!. The Committee on Finance reporte'
6 having examined the report of Daniel Gor
il don, County Surveyor which they toun
o correct. Report adopted.
r. The Committee un Finance made th
!. following report which was adopted:
:. Your Committee on Finance, to whof
70 was referred the report OF Geo. ID. Goull
ID Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of this count,
m Tor the half year ending November 81
N 1874, would report that they have exam
y ined sad report, and find 1t correct, wit
10 the exception II the sum q. 500 rIlaree
Il as clerk hire, wli:h same we refer back
10 the Board for its further action thereon.
ar HENRY DAFT,
20 JoNAruAN liUNTooN,
" Niles B. WRIGHT.
= Committee ~, Finance.
,r Tic Committee on Finance prcsente
le the following report, which, On motion {
N Supervisor Kerr was adopted;
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