The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special May Term.---omcial Repor
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
Tuesday, May 1.-The Board met pur-
suant to adjournment. Present all the
members excepting Supervisor Mardock,
of Drury. Supervisor Buffman, chairman,
presiding. :.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The chairman reported standing COM
mittees for the year as follows:
Finance-Reid, Cbamberlin and Par
menter.
Town and Town ACCOMPLISHMENT, Mar
dock aud Kerr.
Eaualization-Cha Reid, Gre
nell. WRIGHT and Sweeney.
Miscellaneous Clalms-Phillips, Aster
and Grenell
Poor and Poor House-Sweeney. Kerr
and Wright.
Roads and Bridges-Case, Wake and
Mardock.
Attachments DALEY, Timm and Whit
ney.
Ways and Means-Astx, Whitney and
Wake.
Jail and Jail ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
Daley and McMurphy.
Public Expenditures-Niiller, McMur-
ply and Case.
The petition of Mrs. Mary Eyer, pau.
per, for relief, was read, and, on motion OF
Supervisor Reid, was referred to the com.
mittee on poor and poor house.
A communication from NJ. A. Gould, Of
Moline, in regard to the county weights
and measures, was read. and, on motion ct
Supervisor Grenell, referred to the COM
mittee on town and town accounts with
orders to report at this meeting OF the
board.
The petition OF Elisha Wall, for al
Abatement of $S5 on the assessed value OF
his personal property, for the year 1875.
was read, and, on motion of Supervisor
Parmenter, referred to the committee on
attachments.
The committee on poor and poor house
presented a report of their investigation
of the charges preferred against Ernst
hrell, ex-supervisor, and William 5. Bailey
aud wife, and report that the charges 80
made were utterly false and without
foundation. The same committee also
presented report OF the condition OF the
poor farm, including an account of receipts,
. expenditures, number OF paupers received
= during the year, number discharged
! deaths, births, etc. Both reports were
unanimously adopted by the board and or
dered placed on file.
; Supervisor Reid moved that the opera
ton of Rule 90 be suspended until to
morrow noon, in order to allow parties ar
opportunity to file their bills against the
county. Carried.
The petition of Z. w. Smith, of Des
MONIES, asking the board to refund to hin
the sum of So, 7399 So, paid by him to the
county collector, at the tax sale of 1875
! for the purchase Of the Rockford, Rocl
; Island & St Louis railroad, was read, and
gu motion of Supervisor Grenell, was re
, f,rred to a special committee of three.
The chairman appointed as such specia
committee, Supervisors Grenel, Reid ant
: Sweeney.
Bills of a miscellaneous character wei
: read and referred to the proper commit
tees
Propositions from Doctors Craig, Law
. renee, Bernhard and kewley, for medica
=, attendance on paupers in the TOWNSHIP
= and county Jail for the ensuing year wer
read
Supervisor Kerr moved that the boar
proceed to a ballot for physician for til
township and county Jail. Carried.
e As result of the ballot, DR.. G. g
Y Craig received votes. DIR. Lawrence
votes, DIR. kewley votes, DR.. Bernhard
: , votes, DR.. Keller vote and Dr. Plum
Z mer / vote.
n Supervisor Sweeney moved that d.
o Craig be declared the physician of tn
township and Jail for the ensuing yea
e Motion lost
Il Supervisor Timm moved that the boar
al proceed to second ballot for physician
e Carried.
e As the result of the second ballot y
e Craig received votes, DR., Lawrence
# votes, Dr. PerEhardi votes, Dr. Keller
If vote, and DR. Plummer l VOTE
5e Supervisor Timm moved that the sens
d CT this board be that physician of til
As "oli school be appointed township phi.
stefan by the supervisor of Rock Islam
Y township. Carried.
Re Supervisor Aster then named Dr.. G. {
,e Craig as township and jail physician Il
u the ensuing year, who was confirmed i
re- the board as such.
10 The petitions OF Conrad Bolman an
,e 4. T. Roberts, for abatemerts, were req
d and referred to the committee on abat
TO ments.
err The board adjourned until to-morro
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