The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-10

visor Butfum was unanimously elected |
Chairman of this Board for the ensuing
year
Supervisor Reid moved that the rules
heretofore governing the Board be adopt
ed by this Board, with the following
amendment to rule Is: That the
Committee on Poor and Poor House be
divided into two committees, one to be
known as the COMMITTEE on Poor, and
the other the Committee on Poor Farm. "
Carried.
Board adjourned until TO- morrow morn
ing, at 9 o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
Wednesday, May 9.--Board met pur-
suant to adjournment. Present, all the
members, except Supervisor Wake
Supervisor Buffum, presiding Minutes
OF yesterdays proceedings read and APP
proved.
On motion of Supervisor Bell the GER
ti6cates of election of Supervisors Kister
aud Womacks we're received and ordered
placed on file, and they were admitted as
members of the Board.
The Chairman reported standing com
mittees for the year as follows:
Finance Reid, Aster and Taylor.
Town and Town Accounts--Kerr, Bell
aud Womacks
Equalization-Cool, Reid, Sweeney,
Hitler and Taylor
Miscellaneous-Aster, Webster and
Kerr
Poor-Case, Cool and Womacks
Poor Farm-Sweeney, McCreery and
Hirsch.
Roads and Bridges-Bell, Case and
Kistler.
Abatements-Dailey, Hircsh and John
ston.
Ways and Means-W axe, Webster and
Womacks.
Jail and Jail Accounts -McMurphy,
Hitler and Daley.
Public observation-disclosures Nc
Murphy and Wake.
Petitions of G. H. Stoddard, Jos.
Huyett. NJ Corcoran, Robert Vance and
Andrew Drugg, for ATTACHMENTS, were
read and referred to the Committee on
Attachments.
The petition Of the Commissioners oil
Highways of Port Byron township, asking
the Board for an appropriation of $500 L
repair roads and bridges in said township
was read and referred to the Committee
on Roads and Bridges
The report and bill of Henry Hayden
Justice of the Peace and acting Coroner
for holding an inquest on the body of G.
W. Pilgrim were read and referred to tn,
Com mittee on Finance
Bills Of a miscellaneous character wer
read and referred to the proper committees
Supervisor Sweeney moved that tn,
matter OF burning gas in the county build
ings be referred to the Committee on Jai
aud Jail Accounts. Carried
Supervisor Kerr moved that the Boart
appoint physician for the Jail,
Supervisor McMurphy moved as al
amendment that but one physician be ap
pointed for both Jail and township of RocI
Island. Carried.
Supervisor McMurphy moved that DR.
q. Il. Craig be appointed, on the sam
terms as last year. Carried
Supervisor Bell moved that the matte
OF printing the proceedings of this Boar,
for the ensuing year be referred to com
mittee of three. Carried.
The Chairman appointed Supervisor
Kerr, Reid and Bell as such u COMMITTEE
The petitions Of Anawait, Denkmaun 4
Co., and Michael Kane. for Attachments
were read and referred to the COMMITTEE
on Abatements
Supervisor Sweeney moved that thu
Board visit the poor farm on Friday morn
ing. Carried.
Supervisor Case moved that the bill O
The ARGUS COMPANY of $93 rs, as pre-
sented, be rejected Carried.
Supervisor Bell presented the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Be 1t ordered by the Board of Super
vlsors of Rock Island County, State o
Illinois, that the sum of 81 be hereby
levied against the owner of any dog Of
dogs, and the sum Of 81 be hereby levieC
against the owner of any slut or sluts, a
returned by the assessors in the county
Carried.
The Committee on Finance presented
the following report. which was received
and adopted:
Your committee. to whom was referred
the report Of Henry Hayden, Justice o
the Peace and Acting Coroner, transmit
ting bill of expenses Incurred in holding
an inquest on the body of Geo. w. Pill
grim, would respectfully report that W,
have carefully examined the same anC
find it correct, and would recommend tina
the bills Herewith transmitted be allowed
to him and an order drawn therefor on tn,
County Treasurer for $4,000.
DAVID o. REID,
IntEN A