The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-18
BoARDoF SUPERVISORS.
A Synopsis of their Doings.

MONDAY, the proceedings of the last
day of last September meeting were read;
an application for liquor license was laid
over; they talked half day about Ken
worthy L Beardsley's office; appointed a
committee to see what could be done
about working prisoners; talked the bal
ance of the day about appointing COM
mittee to confer with the Rock Island pa
pers to see if they wouldn't back down
and take the insult offered by Supervisor
Wright, of Rural, last spring, and they
finally concluded that it would be like send
ing a boy to mill. didn't appoint any com
mittee. and adjourned.
TUESDAY, they read over what was done
Monday; had up few applications for IL
cense and postponed action thereon
wrangled over few bills and postponed
action; wraugled over the annexation OF
part of Moline to Rock Island and post
poned action; allowed a lot of bills for
judges and clerks OF elections allowed them
selves tuii pay tor posting notices of cleo
tons; ard wrangled the rest of the day
over Kenworthy & Beardsley's office.
WEDNESDAY, they read over what they
did Tuesday. and didn't like it all,-so they
| spent portion Of the day over the Ken
worthy & Beardsley office question and
finally concluded that if K & B would
| pay what it cost the county superintendent
! tor Office rent they could keep the Office
a conclusion they might have reached the
| first day as well as in week, They actu
ally Grew more money out Of the people S
pockets for their services talking about
this matter than the rent of the office is
worth in year. They granted license.
to sell wine and beer, which, we presume
gives the right also to sell whisky. We
believe that the persons licensed have {
right to sell any kind ofliquor, and that the
board showed its ignorance in attempting
to draw "a line as to what the parties sh4l
sell. They then adopted a COMMITTEES re
report Dart, Miller and Klahn) tina
they were ignorant of what they were do
ing when they allowed the job of transcrib
ing a record, and then voted about double
the price agreed upon for the work. They
read and referred the reports of county of
GERS; ordered IL hydrant to flush out tn,
worthless sewer accepted by Supervise
Dart, and adjourned
! THURSDAY. they added half mile 0
Moline. from the Mississippi to the Rocl
river, 10 Rock Island; refused to grant Ii
censes in Hillsdale; allowed few abate
mems and a few Jail accounts, and adjourn
ed.
Frrp.<r, Supervisor Chamberlin, O
Hampton in reduced the following resolu
items, which were adopted unanimously:
WHEEsAs. In the dispensaton of an All wis
Providence He has been pie ised to remove fror
our mi LIST Hon. Lucius Wells. old and highly II
specled citiz this county. late Sheriff and f.
many years memaer of this BOa-d and
i WHEREAS, II is fitting and proper in view of hi
L PERSONAL worth : man and his earnest service
as pubic officer that we should give expressio
to our profound regret at his death ;(although nj
wholly unexpected The rcfore, be it
RESOLVED. hat recognize in the life and 7
vices Of the decea- ed all tue distinguishing charac
Ter stIcs of an exemplary CT iZen, fithful All
efficient pub ic officer, and in the relations of pr
vate life a true friend anu genial gentleman
ReS0tGe%, That copy of these resolutions an
proceedings be transmitted TO the family of Il
4 deceased, 10 whom we tender our heartfelt symy
tn. es in their sad bereavement.