The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-14
Coal Valley--Louis Thomas.

Coal Valley--Louis Thomas.
RuraI-N b. Wright.
Black Hawke. w. Helm.
Bowling William Little, Sr.
Andalnsia-Lorenzo Parmenter
Edglngton-John g. Parmenter.
Buffalo Prairie-W. III, Kistler.
Drury-Jeremiah LeQuatte, Sr.
The petition of the Commissioner OF
Highways Of Cordova township asking Tor
an appropriation of $500 to repair roads
and bridges, was by leave of the Board
withdrawn.
The Committee "a Public Expenditures
made the following report which was re-
ceived and adopted:
Your Committe on Public Expenditures
would respectfully report that they have
examined all claims presented before them
and recommend the payment OF the Ioi-
lowing, and that the Clerk be directed to
issue orders for the several amounts to the
several claimants:
VIM FL Judge 81 so. same Sd 20, NJ L
Pinkley 90, Doane Nicholson l25 10, Il
G Cropper IL 20) 10 90, VIM Turner
IA 90, w L Sweeney SO, r d McCree-
nv 2 so, Gait & Blaisdell IS, Peter Mum
ger 100 90. A & Woods ~ 90, Chas tleDlg
Is "a, w G BLACKBURN II 80, Jeremiah
Leouatte SO 80, G w Halves 80 so. 5 +
Cooke Is 80) 3 90. Henry Hayden 43 80,
s s Hull 50 O5, A F Swander 81 10. u
Wells "a 90, E Mapes IL 65, Otto Loebner
(43 66) 40 65, G P Feaster 3 so, Jas Dillin
| Us 90) II 90, James G Wells q 90. To-
tai, 1856 04.
The bill of E. LE. Parmenter we refer
back.
The bills of VIM. Shew and VIM. Gun.
ningham we reject.
Witness fees in cases of Gust johnson.
Mary Weir, Jane Kennedy, D. and j.
Graham, and Isaac Dixon we reject.
JAMES 2. JOHNSON,
GEO. o. WAKE.
GEO. w. McMURPHY.
Committee.
Supervisor Kerr moved that +. +. Par.
menter be allowed the sum of $40 as pei
his bill on file. Lost.
Supervisor Kistler moved that he be al
lowed S. of his bill. Carried.
Supervisor Reid presented the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Sheriff is hereby in
structed to let the work on the Court House
to the lowest and best bidder.
, Supervisor Case presented the following
! resolution and moved its adoption;
7 Res0lUed, That the Overseers Of thu
Poor of this county shall only furnish t.
! the poor the following supplies to wit
Wheat or rye -four, corn meal, bacon, porl
or corned beef, beans, potatoes, salt, coal
oil. cheap clothing and shoes, the shoes no
to cost over $l.50 per pair, except in case
7 Of sickness when they may give such de
lica3ies as are necessary. Also the stew
ard of the poor farm shall only furnish tn
above supplies with such products of th
poor farm as he may be able to grow there
i or, and that all former resolutions be re
ended not in conformity with this resolu
J ton.
r The yeas and nays were called on tn
/ above resolution, and resulted as follows
. Yeas-Supervisors Daily, McMurphy
Sweeney. Case, McCveary, johnson, TaYlo
. land Womacks-S.
!. Nays-Supervisors Cool, Wake, Web
/ ster, Reed, Hirsch, Aster, Hitler, Ker
r and Kister-9. Lost.
Supervisor Sweeney moved that CON
;. mittee of three be appointed by the Chair
r man to confer with the authorities of Roc
: Island and Milan in reference to the Roc
q river bridges. Lost.
, The Committee Of the Ways and Mean
e presented amounts due officers and men
t Der amounting to $223.S0.
/ Board adjourned until the regular Ser
l. TENDER term.