The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-20
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special March Term,
FOURTH DAY--coNCLupEp.

The petition of j. Huyett for an abat z
ment on lot in lot II, Sec. %, II, 2 west
we would recommend be not granted for
the same reasons.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
AUGUST linn,
+. J,WHITNEY,
DAVID o. REID,
Committee.
Supervisor Reid offered the following
resolution, and moved its adoption
ResoEved, That the circuit clerk,
county clerk and sheriff be and are here
by appointed a com mittee to ascertain and
report to the board of supervisors, at
subsequent meeting, the cost of and prob
able saving to the county by the adoption
Of a system of steam heating for the Jail
and county offices.
Carried
Supervisor Timm offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
ReSOLUed, That the resolution in regard
to bounty on scalps passed at the special
June term of 1873 be, and the same is
herby rescinded and annulled, and that
hereafter the county pay no bounty Gu
wolf scalps whatever.
The yeas nays were called and resulted
as follows: Yeas 8, Days9. Those voting
IN the affirmative were Supervisors Trent,
Chamberlain, Reid, Timm, Aster, Sween
ey, Case, Kerr. and Philips-9. Those
voting in the negative we're Abbott, Dali
ey McMurphy, Wake, Wright, Miller,
Parmenter, Whitney, and Mardock-9.
Motion lost.
Supervisor Aster moved that Or. J.
Huyett be allowed the sum of $50 for per-
forming a surgical operation upon the leg
OF pauper boy, now at the Poor farm,
and that he perform the operation immedi-
ately. Carried.
The petition of the Farmers Co opeI-
alive Association, for al abatement of
taxes was read, aud on motion of Super
visor Kerr was referred to the Committee
on Attachments,
The Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
FIFTH DAY.
Friday March l6th.-The Board met
pursuant to adjournment Present, all
the members; Supervisor Butfum, Chair
man, presiding The minutes Of yester-
days proceedings!were reada nd approved.
The special committee. appointed at a
previous meeting of this Board to settle
with Kenworthy & Beardsley for rent Of
Office in the Court House, made the fol-
lowing report, which was received and
adopted
Your special committe, appointed at a
previous meeting of this Board to settle
with Kenworthy q Beardsley for rent of
office and gas bill, beg leave to report that
they have conferred with Kenworty &
Beardsey in regard to the matter:
We find settlement was made Dec 10,
1874, Kentworthy 4 Beardsley occupied
a. IN. n LII
&c, 1876, for which they claim they should
pay rent at the rate Of 500 per year, and
SIS per year for gas. They are willing to
pay under the direction of this board the
SUN Ok one hundred and twenty two dol
lars and fifty cents ($l22. -5O) in full
settlement of said claim.
Your committee would recommend
that said proposition of Kenworthy d
Beardsley be accepted and that they be
directed to receive the same and receipt
in full for said claim to kenworthy q
Beardsley.
All OF which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN AsTER.
THOS. KERR
THEO. ABBOTT,
Committee
Supervisor Case moved that Supervisor
Aster be authorized to procure transpOrta.
ton for Mrs. Frederick Barnet and ,iamily
TO New York. whenever the requisite
amount OF money is raised by her friend;
TO send her from there to England. Car
ried.
la the petition If voters Of Rock lslanC
township, asking the Board to change the
place of voting at the township election t
the usual place Of holding State anC
county elections, to the end that all tht
voters outside Of the FIVE wards of the city
shall vote at the Court, House. And thos,
in the wards vote in the wards, and tina
the miscellaneous business of the town b.
transacted at the Court House, Supervise
Parmenter moved to grant the prayer o
petitioners.
Supervisor Aster moved, as an amend
meut, that the petition be laid on tn,
table. Carried
Supervisor Case moved to take the pc
tituu from the table and refer it to tbt
Committee on Town and Town Accounts
Carried
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
presented the following report, which was
received and adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred
the petition Of Isaac Sanders TOR license
to run ferry across the Rock River or
the road running between Port Byron anC
GeueseO, would recommend that the
prayer Of the petition be granted ane
that a license be granted to the petitioner
upon the payment Of five dollars and Civ
ing three hundred dollars bonds, and that
the rates be the same as before.
II. S. CASE,
GEO &. WAKE,
DAVID MARDOCK.
Committee.
The Committee on Poor and Poor House
submitted the following report:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the following claims, would recommend
that the Clerk be directed to draw orders
on the Treasurer for the several amounts
and would beg leave to submit the fol
lowing report on the matters before
them:
Rock Island BilIs-W G WEIGH & Bro
$50 40, Kelly q Reucker | 60, SolandeI
Il Huber 80. Fred Nepka 30 20, j b
Cargil 81 IS, j zes As 65, Henry Kroo
ger % O5, Perrin s 10, + Schmol
8 90, + q Coss Il Co 9 50, John G Muel
Ter 10 90, + Turner IL 10. Henry Schnit-
ger AZ 80. j q Gansert 2G 80, VIM A
Johnston 40, Sargent & Weber 80, G
w Henry 35 30, G q Craig 100 90, w II
Emerson a. Co 40 60, Frey Bros AZ Is,
Heinsfurter Is 90, Il A j Mcdonald s Is,
} IL Langley II OO. NJ A Barnes 81 35,
John Aster 204 So. John Bengston CO.
Mitchell Huntley l6 10, John Bengston 81
SOL Taylor So G Il Wells 80, Jacob
Wolienhaup % %, Il b Taylor SO 95,