The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-19
Rock Island. Ill. Sent. II. 1871.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Sept. II. 1877,
The committee on public expenditures
made the following report, which was
adopted:
Your committee on public expenditures
would report that they have examined the
following bills, and recommend they be
allowed;
David Halves $37 95, CCropper 10 10.
A w BerRgren 2 As, VIM G Blackburn
Is 10, W l. Sweeney so, w A Swiler
IS cts, @ w Halves 46 05, David Don
IL co. Z X Allies (claimed O0l so, II
Hayden SO 33, Dearborn B Fuller 10,
VIM Shew claimed SO 55) 90 Is, Total,
1892 IS.
The following bills we recommend be
rejected to-wit:
James Dillon, $34 25, Thomas Phillips
4 90, ThOs Martin 10, Otto Leobner
1900, + P Feaster SO, Thomas d Stod-
dard 80, A Thompson 90. Otto Leob
ner Is, K A Mapes . so. w j Ransom
5 40, Il Hunt ! | IS, r Bell / SO, i NJ
Regen SO, D S Hobart Is 10, John Null
holen, 7 95,
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JAS p JOHNSON,
GEO. w, McMURPHY,
GRO. &. WAKE,
Committee.
Supervisor Bell presented the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Be ii ResolUed That the thanks of this
Board be returned to Sheriff j. IL. Per
kins for the efficient manner ip which he
has carried out the intention of the Board
oESuperysors in the matter of repairing
the Court House and jail and that he be
allowed the sum Of 500 for such services.
Carried.
The Committee on Town and Town Ac-
counts made the following report which
was adopted;
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition of Connolly & McNeal, Sweeney
& Jackson and others asking the County
Board to appoint Constable in and Tor
the town of Rock Island beg leave to re-
port that your committee find that there is
no vacancy existing in the Office of Consta.
bic in said town, and your committee fur
Their fnd that this board has no authority
to appoint a Constable where the unexpir
ed term exceeds one year. Respectfully
submitted. THoS. KERR,
n j. BELL,
VIM H. WoMACKs,
Committee.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock.
SEVENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept, l8.-Board met pur.
suant to adjournment. Present all the
members, Supervisor Bufum, chairman,
presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The following list Of judges for the
November election, 1877, was approved By
the board:
Rock Island-First ward, at Neptune
hose house, 4. K Phileo, A, Wagner
Burt Hodgson.
Second ward, at Wide Awake hose
house-John Aster, Z. f. HaWley, W. Fl
Lundy
Third ward, at Hope hose house-W
| l. Sweeney, j. Ross Mills, I. W. Russell
Fourth ward, at Rescue hose house
Joseph Kerr, s. W, McMaster, I. A
Babcock.
Fifth ward, at Phoenix hose house-E
White, Geo. Lamont, w. B. Petit
Sixth precinct, at First school house il
District No. 2-H. S. Case, L. G. Lloyd
Thos. Campbell.
Mollne-First precinct, Jonathan Hun
toon, John A. Mcdonald, Henry Kohler
Second precinct, d. q. Reid, A. L. Wick
strom, Henry Whipple.
Hampton-Electio1 precinct, No. 2
Carbon Cliff, George Crawford, Orrir
Skinner, George Church.
The committee on miscellaneous claims
made the following report. which wa
adopted:
Your committee on miscellaneous claim
would beg leave to make the following re
port on matters before them:
William Mill, IS 90; Il Champion 81 81
; Daniel Gordon 10 90. John Aster 20 90,
II Moore AZ 90, w j Kerr 90, job
Dickson 50 90. Union Printing Co SO 2
S n Sherwood 1913 "a, Peter Munger liz "
p J L Perkins 90 IS, Guyer 200 90, ]
l. Perkins l28 90, Henry Haydt
); 60 90, L f Harson 200. Wyie
Mcclure 90 60, Nels Olson 90, Mrs
0 Brown 90, 2 Taylor 20 80, NJ
Sturgeon 100 90, Illinois Central Hospit
J; for the insane 270 76, n Sherwood 10
q Total, $1,5l6 20.
We reject Il. Champions bill for jus.ic
!; dockets for Hugh Mccall. The coun
don't pay such bills.
1t j. P. Taylor's bill should be collect
lie from Mercer county.
All of which is respectfully submitte
I; JOHN AsTER.
5, THOMAS KERR,
,, Committee,
al On motion Of Supervisor Aster, t
,, county clerk was instructed to collect t
RI bill of j. p. Taylor, of $20.80, from Mere
!. county.
Supervisor Taylor presented the folio
1t ing resolution, and moved its adoption:
ReSolred, That the following salaries
d. paid to the several county officers to
elected this fall: County clerk, sala
$500; clerk hire, $500; Treasur,
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