The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special December Term. 1879.

THIRD DAY.
Wednesday. Dec, l3.-The board met
pursuant to adjournment. Present all
all the members. Supervisor Buffum,
chairman, presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Supervisor Wake moved to suspend
rule twenty to allow the reading OF bills.
Lost.
Supervisor Kerr moved that rule
twenty be amended SO as to read third
day" instead of second day. Carried,
by two-thirds vote.
Bills of miscellaneous character were
read and referred to the several commit
tees.
The committee on Town and Town
Accounts presented the following report
which, on motion of Supervisor Chamber
lin, was received and adopted.
Your committee have examined the
petition of Martin Enright, of Cordova
township, and 6nd he has not the re-
quisite number of petitioners. and the
Board cannot grant the prayer of the
petitioner.
The claim of John Flanagan. for two
days services at the November election
| in the Third District, Rock Island town
ship. we recommend he be allowed for one
day ($2l.
The claim of August Herkert. for meals
furnished the Judges of Election at the
Court House at the November election, We
recommend that it be rejected.
H. q. TRENT. -
DAVID MARDocK.
/ Tunc KEDn
/ Committee on Town and Town Acc
cunts.
The following report of the special com
mittee was received and adopted, OF
motion of Supervisor Reid:
| Your special committee, to whom wa
referred the petition Of Gustave Borne
man to establish and operate steam
ferry on the Mississippi river, betwee
the city of Moline, Rock Island county
Ill and the town of Gilbert, in Scot
county, Iowa, would recommend tina
prayer of petitioner be granted, under tn
following conditions:
l. SAID Gustave Borneman is to CON
ply with all the provisions of an act er
titled an act to revise the Flaw in relatio
to ferries. approved March 81, 1874.
2. Said Borneman is to give a bond i
the penal sum of FIVE hundred dollars t
the people of the state of Illinois. wit
sufficient sureties, to be approved by th
county clerk, and to pay license into til
!. County Treasury in the sum of FIVE dollar!
3. The starting point of landing o
the Illinois side shall be at Lot No. tw
~, LeClaire's reserve, known as th
steamboat landing in Moline TOWNSHIP,
And this privilege shall be exclusive f.
the distance of one mile in either directio
from said point of starting or landing, an
shall be in force for the term of fv
7 years.
: 4. The following are the rates of to
to be charged, between daylight and DARK
allowed by this license, to-wit: Betwee
the 18th day of April and 18th day {
October, in each year as follows:
: One footman from either side), 10.
One horse or mule, IS.
: Two horses or wagon or carriage, SO,
Horse and buggy or cart, 40
e Each additional horse or mule, 20.
. Each horse or mule and rider, 80.
Cattle, SIX in number, each IS cent
over six. 20.
Sheep or hogs, ten in number, each
0 cents, over ten 5 cents.
Buggy or cart without horse, etc., 2!
! Freight, one hundred weight, 5.
And from the 18th day of October
$ the 18th day of April, double the aboy
t rates of ferriage may be charged and CT
s lected, as also for all ferriaee done aft,
dark. AUGUST TrIM.
W. l.. SWEENEY,
john 6. PARMENTER,