The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-14
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Special March Term,
FIRST DAY,

Monday March l2.-The board met
pursuant to adjournment. Present-Su-
peryisors McMurphy, Wake, Chamber
lin, Reid, Timm, Aster, Sweeney, Case
Kerr, Phillips, Wright, Miller and Par
menter. neutrality-suspicious. Daley, Alb
bolt, Trent, Whitney and Mardock Su-
pervisors Buffum, Chairman, presiding.
The minutes of the last days proceed
ings of the December term were read and
approved,
The board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
Tuesday March l3.-The board met
pursuant to adjournment; present all the
members, except Supervisor Daley Su.
pervisor Bufum, chairman, presiding.
The minutes Of yesterdays proceedings
we're read and approved.
The petitions OF A. d. Hull, Mrs Peter
Earhart, Avis Schroeder, Mrs. NJ. C.Mor-
ris, Jonathan HuntooD, Frederick Hass,
VIM Wilmerton, George Mixter, VIM.
Young and j. Huyett, for abatement OF
tax, were read and referred to the Com
tee on Attachments.
The credentials of Theodore Abbott, ap-
pointed Supervisor OF the township of Cor
doya by the town board of said township
Twice K. NJ. Grenel resigned) were read
and referred to the Committee on Towns
and Town Accounts, who made the follow
ing report, which was received and
adopted:
Your committee 70 whom was referred
the credentials of Theodore Abbott, ap-
pointed by the Town Board of Cordova
township, to fill the vacancy Occasioned by
10 &c
sOr of said town, fiud the same correct, and
recommend that he be admitted as a mem
Der of this Board, and we would recon-
mend that he fill the place on the COM
mittees lately occupied by r. NJ. Grenell,
resigned. H. c. TRENT,
Chr'n Com on Town and Town Acc ts
The special committee, consisting of r
NJ Grenel and the County Attorney, +
E. Parmenter, appointed at the September
term, 1875, to investigate the matter oil
the account of Gable & Co. with the coun
ty of Rock Island, in regard to the tax
sale of 1860, made the following report
which was received, adopted and ordered
placed on the records of this board
The undersigned committee, appointed
by your honorable body at the September
term, A. ID. 1875, to investigate the matter
of the account of Gable & Co. in relation
10 taxes, would respectfully report that
they have examined the books, records and
accounts relative to the business growing
out Of a certain contract made by the
Board Of Supervisors Of Rock Island
county with Gable 4 Co. in 1860 and fine
that the total sales and collections made
by said Gable Il Co amount, up to Dec g.
1876, to 500 4O3.9l, and that Gable q Co.
have duly accounted therefor according tC
the terms OF said contract and we recon
mend that The said accounts be approved
and adopted by the Board.
That there remains in the hands Of Gable
Co., belonging to the joint account, 800
acres OF land in Drury township, to which
the title is perfect, 5000; the accumulated
tax claims on lot 4, block 6, old town of
Rock Island, worth, say $1,000; notes
against Ann Elizabeth Johnston for $500
and large number Of tax titles of rather
uncertain value.
We do not consider it necessary to make
any inquiry whatever as to the constitu.
tionality or legality of the action of the
Board of Supervisors in making this con.
tract in 1860. 1t is enough for us to say
that u large amount of revenue due the
State and County was saved which would
otherwise have been lost, and that since
that time no serious attempt has been
made to defeat the collection of the taxes,
and none now will be possible, and that no
injustice has been done to anybody.
Il. NJ. GRENELL,
h. Il. PARMENTER,
Committee.
/ Dec ID 1876