The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular July Term Official Report.
FOURTH DAY.

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FOURTH DAY.
Thursday, July l2.-Bcard met pur-
suant to adjournment Present: All the
members excepting Supervisor johnson.
Supervisor Buffum, chairman. presiding,
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
The petition of Joseph Meehan for a
dram shop license, was read
Supervisor McMurphy moved that the
petition be referred to Supervisor Taylor,
of EdgingtOL township, to ascertain
whether legal number of voters had
signed said petition
Supervisor Bell moved as an amend
ment that Supervisor Kerr be associated
with Supervisor Taylor in said examina-
ton.
Supervisor Kistler moved as an amend.
ment that Supervisor Hilher be associated
with Supervisor Taylor in said examina-
ton.
Supervisor Daley moved as an amend
ment that Supervisor johnson be asso-
ciated with Supervisor Taylor in said ex-
animation.
The amendment of Supervisor Daley
was voted upon and carried. The amend
ment of Supervisor Kistler was voted upon
and lost. The amendment Of Supervisor
Bell was then voted upon and carried.
The question then recurring upon the orig
inal motion. was carried as amended.
| Supervisor Reid asked to withdraw his
resolution Offered on Tuesday, asking the
board TO increase the assessment of Rock
Island township so per cent. and leave was
granted to withdraw the same.
| MoMurY1hv DraoootoI tha
following preamble and resolutions and
moved their adoption;
| WHEREAS, A large number of bills have
been presented against the county by wit
nesses, Justices Of the Peace and Con-
stables, asking that the county pay the
costs of prosecution 10 certain peoples
cases in which such Justices and Con-
stables have been unable to collect costs
and
| WHEREAS, 1t is impossible for the
Board Of Supervisors to properly discrimi
nate between such of said bills as ought tc
be paid and such as ought not. without &
personal examination OF the several parties
presenting such bills, or other credible
witnesses thereto; therefore be it
ReSo 'ued, That hereafter no such BILL
shall be allowed by the Board Of Super
visors, until the person or persons pre-
seuting the same, or some other credible
. witness thereto, shall appear in person be
fore the committee auditing such bills anC
be examined relative to the several item
thereof Be it further
Resolved, That, for the purpose of audit
ing all such bills and hearing evidence 70
: and against the allowance of the same,
special committee of three Supervisors
appointed to which all such bills are here
by required to be referred. Lost.
The Special Committee appointed yes
terday to investigate the condition of tn
Court House, made the following repor
= which was received and adopted:
n Your committee appointed to investigat
6 the condition of the Court House and tt
. expediency of enIarging the same wouI
;, beg leave to submit the following repor
q That they find upon examination, tn;
= the Court House, especially the court room
- needs charging and remodeling, and
your committee the most feasible pls
seems to be as follows: That the partitiC
wall dividing the court room and hall
- removed, and the room be extended
IS the north wall placing the stairwavs
p the outside under the porch, and Il
~ windows be enlarged, aud one window
e placed 10 the centre of the south end, th
40 the same be reseated and new floors
- "a laid, and such other repairs as would
-, necessftated by reason Of such remodeliu
~ Your committee recommend that t
s same be made at once, before the stea
al heating apparatus be placed there
That the expenditures for said repairs a
remodeling shall not exceed $4,000,
~ All of which is respectfully sabmltt'
-; =. J, BELL,
na s W. L. SWEENEY
~ JAMES TAYLOR,
Committee
;pct Supervisor Hirsch moved that
md Sheriff be authorized to take charge Of
at improvements contemplated to be ma
3er on the Court House. Carried.
The Commute on Attachments made
following report, which was received {
adopted.
ofh- Your Committee on Attachments
mia leave to report that they have exami
ton the following petitions. and Tecomm'
hat that the sum of $6.85 be allowed s.
ern Wald on tax sale on lot ~, DlocK y, tC
900 iOf Coal Valley, tor the reason that tt
is no such lot as described In said to
We would also recommend that
Aen' petition Oh L. LuuOlpn De not REanteui
vict the reason that the time for reotif.
nes, such assessments by Law has expired.
TO-, JESSE S. DALEY,
the SIMON HIRsCH.
hich Committed
The Committee on Poor House n
the following report which was rece
Dig and adopted:
Your Committee on Poor Hous'
nave whom was referred the following bills,
the carefully examined the same and
vely them correct and would recommend
ett's the Clerk be directed to issue order
row. the several amounts.
ional A P Fisk & Co., $I3 81. Simon Hi
g for 5 90. / N Holmes rs 90. A Steel 2 |
alton G Wivili & Co % %, G Speidel 2
ency VIM Myers Is 90. Hugh Caughey 81
3. re- Geo Herbst 81 so. &c Coss il IS,
lMcIntire 40, W s Bailey 200 90,