The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-08
noARD or SUPERVISORS.
Special March Term, 1873.
Friday, March S.

Friday, March S. I
FIFTH DAY.
The Board met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Present all the members OF the
board excepting Supervisors DALEY and
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Supervisor Kerr presented the following
preamble and resolutions and moved their
adoption:
WHEREAS, Through the misrepresenta-
ton Of member of this board we have
been unjustly censured by the public press.
therefore
Resogoed, That it is but just to ourselves
that true statement of the facts should
be made. viz: That a petition from the IN
habitants Of the territory set of was pre-
scented to the board at the December term.
and referred to a committee who, after care
full inquiry, found that the law had been,
in every respect complied with, and the
petition was definitely deferred until the
March term, by the request of the Super
visor of Coal Talley township, on his prom
Use to present at that term protest from a
majority of the aforesaid petitioners against
setting off their territory, which prom
Use the supervisor failed to fulfil. The
matter was called on Monday, the first day
of the term, in the regular order OF unin- |
ished business from last term, and, by re- |
quest, again deferred until Wednesday,
30 that the charge Of hasty and illegal
action is entirely unfounded and utterly |
false.
Resolved, That the censure of this board
be passed upon the supervisor of Coal Val
ley township.
Supervisor Krell moved as an amend
ment that the resolutions be laid upon the !
table. Amendment lost
By request of Supervisor Dart the mat |
ter was laid over until tomorrow morn |
ing. =,
Supervisor Campbell presented the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adoption
Resolved That the county clerk is here
by instructed to notify the Moline township
collector to collect the Rock Island school
district rate of taxation on that portion OF
said school district embraced in Moline
township. Motion lost -gz
The committee on attachments made the
following report, which, on motion, was re-
ceived and adopted:
To w j Wallace, we would recon-
mend no abatement, believing his taxes
equitable.
To John Foster, we recommend an
abatement of $l1.722, it being an error of
that amount, having been paid twice.
To ] r McCalister, we abate the taxes
on $1,000 personal property, as suggested
by Assessor A K Philleo.
To Jonathan Huntoon, we abate $249 on
his assessed valuation on s. pit assessor s
plat w. hf. lot %, Sec 33, Is. range W.,
containing l4-l00 acres, recommended by
Assessor Lobdell.
To Jas Broderick, we refuse to abate.
TO A Schroeder, we recommend an abate
ment on lot 5, Weatherhead's addition, to
the amount OF $lO.42, he being an insane
pauper of this county.
To X w Davenport, we ask an abate-
ment of his assessed valuation of 5000, the
same occurring by mistake on assessor
book of 1874, the amount OF land being
acre instead Ii acres as assessed. ..
On the petition of + Dorman and John
Ellis we refuse to make attachments, io
the want of satisfactory reasons for the
prayer. 9r~E rw...
We refuse to John NJ Day an abatemen
of the amount of SAL 2l, no evidenc
being before the committee to support tn
petition.
To John B Cain, Hannah Ashdown,
G Ward and John Cain, we recommen
an abatement of SO per cent on their cas-
assets for the year A d 1874. The abov
parties have accounted for every dollar o
their cash assets, we therefore recommen
the above abatement and an order draw
on the treasurer tor respective amount
to each claimant so as to place them upo
an equal footing with other tax payers i
this county on such property.
To n p Benson we suggest an abatt
ment for 81 900 on his assessment bein
assessed twice.
To the petition Of Allan Hitchcock
estate we would recommend no abatemen
believing it proper for the estate to pa
the taxes on such property.
On lot block 2. in the city of Moln
we decline action in the premises for wal
of evidence. -,
To MF Felix we would abate his va
uation to 800, it being money erroneous
assessed, and the tax extended on th
amount.
We recommend tina. the amount
80 so be paid L Wade, the same havir
been paid in error in sale of land describe
as follows: The und Of Sc / of sw / S,
%, L II, r W, assessed to John d
meut, should have been Sc of Sc l.
The application of the Moline Plow G.
for an abatement on their capital stock v
refuse to abate for the reason we think v
have no authority in the matter.
The petition of the commissioners
highways of the. township of Rock Islar
we ask to have referred to the county clel
for correction.
The application of j w Spencer,
Weyerhauser & Denkmann. After ha
ing examined the tax receipt of j w Spe
Ger we find on an assessment of 500
that he only paid on 81 100; we thereto
refuse to grant any abatement.
The petition of A 4 Cutter. assignee
Henry Smith, we would respectfully
cline to abate, believing we have no pow
to do so. Also as the assignee of Jo
Fisher we decline to abate for the sal
reason. Ink ts.g
To Field & Brother: We would r.
pectfully ask to grant an abatement
80 50, and an order drawn in their fay
for the amount on the county treasurer
being excessively assessed.
To Taylor Williams application we
fuse to grant an abatement, believing Il
he is not excessively assessed.
The application of Frederick Hass
an abatement on his bank stock and int
est on back taxes, we would respectful
decline to abate. believing it is but j
and equitable.
The application for an abatement of I
taxes on Sec. %, town of Milan, on 10
We recommend to reduce the present v
uation back to the assessors valuation
the year 1874, to the following partie
Daniel Pinkiey, lot 4; Martin Mehan,
5; VIM Goldsmith, lot 3; Mrs. Hahn