The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Special May Term, Official Repol
THIRD DAY.

THIRD DAY.
Wednesday, May 3.-The Board met
pursuant to adjournment. Present all the
members excepting Supervisor Mardock,
of Drury.l Supervisor Buffum, chairman,
presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The petition and bill of Ben Harper,
for entertainment Of the Bloomington ex-
cursionists, was presented, and read to the
board by William Jackson. Supervisor
Sweeney moved that said bill of 1925 be
allowed.
Supervisor Reid moved that the petition
and bill be referred to the committee on
miscellaneous claims. Carried.
Supervisor Sweeney presented the peti.
tien Of Henry Hayden and r. II. Vermil-
lion, asking the board to appoint them JUS
tice Of the peace and constable respec-
lively, of the township Of Rock Island.
On motion the petition was preferred to
the committee on town and town accounts.
The petition of the trustees Of the vii
lage of Coal Valley was read and referred
to the committee on town and town ac-
counts.
The petition of the several saloon keep
ers Of Coal Valley, asking the board to re-
fdnd TO them money paid for wine and
beer license and to cancel their licenses
was read, Supervisor Phillips moved to
grant the prayer of the petitioners. Mo-
ton lost
The petition of +. j. Whitney, for a re-
fund OF tax, was read and referred to the
committee on attachments.
The petition of Robert Koehler, for an
abatement, was read and referred to the
committee on abatemcntS
Supervisor Trent presented preamble
and resolution, asking the board to grant
an appropriation OF $500 to build bridl e
across Lyfu-d creek, in the township Of
Port Byron, which, on motion, was re-
ierred to the committee Oh roads and
bridges.
The petition Of Daniel n. Beal, praying
the board TO make correction Of a de
scription OF land in a swamp land deed is
sued to him by Rock Island county. was
read and on motion of Supervisor Reid
was referred TO the committee on public
expenditures.
The comt1ittee on town and town &C.
counts presented the following report,
which, on motion, was adopted:
Your committee, to whom the petition
Of NJ. A. Gould was referred would report
that they have examined the law aud FIND
that the county clerk is the proper custo.
dian Of the weights and measures and thai
the board have no authority to grant the
prayer of the petitioner. Respectfully
submitted, Ii. G.. Trent,
THos. KERR
Com, on town and town accounts.
Petitions of William Schroeder auC
Richard Hill, of Hillsdale, for a license t
sell wine and beer for the term of on,
year, were read. On motion the petitions
were referred to Supervisor McMurphy t
ascertain whether the legal number o
voters have signed said petitions.
The committee on public expenditure
presented the following report, which, OF
motion of Supervisor Kerr, was adopted
and the county clerk authorized to make
new deed to said Beal, with corrected de
scrpti1n, and take from said Beal qui
claim deed Of the land already decided t,
10 him:
Your committee, to whom was rcferrc.
the petition of Daniel n Beal, respectfully
report that the north half of the northwes
quarter of section 20 in township Is, nortl
range east, was sold to Daniel n. Beal
by deed as swamp land, dated April 25
1864; that the land mentioned had beer
previously entered by individuals, who
have since conveyed it. The south half Of
said quarter section is shown to be swami
land and your committee are Of opinion
that the deed to Beal should have been fol
the south half. We respectfully refer
back the petition for other action of the
board. WM. MILLER,
II. s. CASE,
GEO. W. MCMURPHY,
Com. on public expenditures
The committee on roads and bridges
presented the following report which, OF
motion of Supervisor Daley, was adopted
and the clerk ordered to draw an order OF
the treasurer for said amount:
Your committee on roads and bridges
beg leave to report that they have exam
inel the proceedings CT the board of super
visors of 1873 aed found that at the May
term, the board did, 10y vote OF thirteen
TO four, appropriate the sum of $500
toward building bridge over the Lyford
creek in the town of Port Byron; and we,
the committee, recommend that the
county clerk be instructed to issue an or.
der for the same on the completion of the
bridge II. S. CASE,
GEO. g. WAKE,
Committee on roads and bridges.
The committee on Jail and Jail accounts
made the following report, which, on
motion, was adopted:
Your committee on Jail and Jail accounts
respectfully asks to make the following
report and allow the following named
persons the several sums set opposite each
name and recommend an order drawn in
their favor on the county treasurer for the
same
G. G. Craig, $500; Coal Valley Min
ing company, $4,000; Michael Kane
S4l0; g. Speidel, 1880; Rock Island
Gas Light and Coke company, 1876. 10;
August Huesing, $37s.OO; G. l., Eyster,
$500.
The bills of John Bengston are rejected
on account of informally, there being nc
affidavit attached. The amount of bills is
1915.
All of which is respectfully submitted
JOHN G. PARMENTER,
JESSE s. DALEY,
GEO. w. MoMURPHY,
Committee on Jail and Jail accounts.
The special committee appointed at this
meeting to examine the petition of II. w
Smith, Of Des Moines, presented the fol
lowing report, which, On motion of Super.