The daily Argus., 1874-09-23
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Adjourned Meeting. September, 1874
Official Report.
SECOND DAY.


SECOND DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-all the members excepting Su-
pervisor Daley, Sup'r Grenell, chairman,
presiding. Minutes of yesterdays pro-
ceedings read and approved
Supervisor Krell moved that all bills
be deferred to the next term of this board.
Carried.
On motion of Supervisor Krcll, Michael
Koch was stricken from the list of judges
of the November election in the Fifth
Ward, and the name of John Barge was
added, as Mr.. Koch does not live in said
ward.
On motion of Supervisor Parmenter the
matter of abatement Of tax to Fred Hass
was referred to the Committee on Abate-
ments.
Supervisor Feaster moved that the bill
of NJ G. Ward for $3l filed at the last
session of the Board, be allowed Carl
ried.
Supervisor Parmenter moved as an
amendment that the bill be referred to
the Committee on Miscellaneous Claims.
Amendment lost.
Supervisor Morey moved that L. w.
Beal be allowed the sum of SIS, balance
due him on his bill, Carried.
Supervisor Parmenter moved that the
Board adopt the lst of July as the begin
ming of the fiscal year for making the fl
nancial statement OF the condition of the
county. Carried.
Supervisor Dart moved that a commit
tee be appointed to examine into the con
dltion of the stairs in the Court House,
the sewer and Supervisors room, Car
ried
| The chair appointed Supervisor Dart as
said committee.
Supervisor Silvis moved that the follow
ing report of the Committee on Public Ex-
penditurcs be adopted.
Supervisor Dart moved as an amend
ment that the Board adopt 50 much of the
report as relates to the salary OF sheriff.
| Carried,
Your Committee on Public Expendi-
lures would respectfully make the follow
| ing report:
That the salary Of. the Sheriff be So 900
year, and that the County Clerk be au-
thorized to employ three extra clerks to as
sst in carrying the tax on the Collectors
books, the salary of said clerks not to ex-
ceed $75 per month each.
I'Hos. KERR,
WM. SMITH,
JAS. TODD,
Committee.
Supervisor Krell moved as an amend
ment to Supervisor Darts amendment
that the Clerk be authorized TO employ as
many clerks as he may deem necessary. at
salary not to exceed $T5 per month
Carried and report adopted as amended.
Supervisor Smith presented the follow
| ing resolution as an amendment to Super
visor Kerr's motion and moved its adop-
| ton:
Resolred, That this Board adopt SO
much of the motion of Supervisor Kerr,
offered at the last session of the Board, as
| relates to the finding of homes for pauper
children at the poor farm, and that all
after the word otherwise be stricken
out.
Carried and original motion adopted as
amended
Supervisor Wright presented the follow
ing preamble and resolution and moved its
adoption, viz:
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of many
of the taxpayers of the county that the
county poor farm is too small for the pur-
pose for which it is designed; that the
regular" farm labor required to run it at
present could, with the pauper labor avail
able, cultivate more land and thereby
make it matter Of economy for the coun-
ty board to add to it by purchasing eighty
or greater number OF acres adjoining it
as might be deemed advisable therefore
ResOlued, That the chairman of this
Board appoint a committee OF three of its
members to investigate the matter; said
committee to report at the next meeting of
the Board
Resolution lost
The report of r. NJ Grenel, commits
sioner of swamp lands for Rock Island
county, was referred to the committee on
swamp lands, to report at this meeting of
the Board
Supervisor Dart moved that the report
of the committee appointed by the grand
jury to investigate the condition of the
Jail, Jail yard, etc, be adopted.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows, viz:
Yeas-Supervisors Dart Kerr, Wright,
Parmenter, Trent and Silvis--6.
Nays--Supervisors Feaster, Hanna, Nor
ey, Huntoon, Krell, Campbell Jacobs,
Todd, Smith, Marston and Wray--ll.
Absent - Supervisor Daley. Motion
lost.
Supervisor Morey moved that the re
port be received and placed on file. Car
ried.
On motion of Supervisor Krell the bill
of VIM. Payne, sheriff, amounting to
$l64 %, was referred to the Committee on
} all aud Jail Accounts.
On motion of Supervisor Silvis the re-
port of the county surveyor was received
and placed on file.
On motion of Supervisor Silvis the
matter of abatements to stockholders
in the Rock Island National Bank was
referred to the Committe on Attachments,
Supervisor Marston moved that the ac-
ton of the Board taken at the beginning
of the session, in regard to the liquor Ii
cense OF Adam Schmidt, OF Andalusia, be
!, rescinded, and the matter come before the
Board for their action. Carried.
4 Supervisor Marston then moved that
said Adam Schmidt be granted a license
for the sale of wine and beer for the space
of one year, for the sum of 500.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Morey, Krcll, Dart,
Kerr, Jacobs, Wright, MarstoD, Wray and
Siivis-9.
Nays-Supervisors Feaster, Hanna, Hun
toon, Campbell, Todd, Smith, Parmeuter
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