The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-22
C0UTNY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Proceedings Of the July Term, A. D.
1877

At a meeting Of the board OF county
commissioners OF Alexander county, be.
gan and held in the court house. in the
city OF Cairo, in said county, on the
second Monday ia July, A. d., 1877, the
following proceedings were had
Present, Martin Brown, Geo. W. Sam-
mons, commissioners, S. j. Humm, clerk
and Peter Saup. Sheriff
FIRST DAY, JULY 9Th.
In the absence OF Thomas Wilson,
chairman of the board, Martain V.
Brown was appointed chairman pro tenn.
And now comes Samuel j. Hunm,
county clerk, and lays before the board
the assessors books for the year 1877.
the same having been previously filed in
his Office by John L. Hely. county
assessor, and the board now here enters
upon an examination of the same, and
upon the hearing OF complaints OF par.
ties who allege themselves aggrleved.
IL being represented to the board
that the bridge acros. Lake
creek, commonly known as
the Lake Creek bridge, is in such bad re-
pair as to render its further use ex-
tremely hazardous, 1t was determined
by the board that for better under
standing of the repairs needed, the
board would visit the bridge on Tues.
day, July 10th, instant.
After further examination of the as
SCISSORS books. the board adjourned until
8 O'Clock, Wednesday morning, 18th
inst, to enable Commissioners Sam.
mons and Brown to visit and inspect
Lake Greek bridge.
SECOND DAY, July 10TH.
Board absent on tour otinspection to
Lake creek bridge.
THIRD DAY, JULY llTH.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Commissioner Wilson appeared and
took his seat.
Commissioners Sammons and Brown
having found Lake creek grldge greatly
out ofrepair, contracted with James Coil
and VIM. Ireland to furnish the required
materials and to make the needed repairs,
the said commissioners, Summons and
Brown, agreeing, on behalf of the coun-
ty, to pay them therefor the sum Of
forty dollars GU, of the county road
fund, which contract the board approved.
Pending the further examination OF
the assessors books, the board adjourn
ed until Wednesday morning at o'clock.
FOURTH DAY. JULY 18TH.
Board met, pursuant to adjournment.
1t is ordered by the board that the sum
of four hundred and fifty dollars be al.
lowed to John 2. Hely, assessor, in full
of his claim of $574, for assessing the
real and personal property of Alexander
county, tor purposes OF taxation, for the
year 1877, and that the county clerk
draw the proper warrant on the county
treasurer, in favor OF sail Hely for that
amount.
1t Ia ordered by the board that the fol.
lowing bills be allowed, and that the
county clerk draw orders on the county
treasurer accordingly, to-wit:
To Hooppaw & Atherton, for ium.
bcr...".." '"......................S6 80
To Milten jenkins, "A DAYS on
court house fence. ..................,, n 90
To G. X. Woodward, nails, ETC., in
full for bill OF 81 60..............., 8 GO
And now comes John 2. Hely, county
treasurer, and submits to the board his
report of the condition of the refunding
fund of said county, from which it ap.
pears that on February 5, 1877, there
was In his hands balance OF $s4l Is;
that on the 9th day OF March, 1877, he
transferred that amount to the general
fund, thus balancing the refinding
fund account. And the said treasurer
reporting on the general fund charges
himself with the said $S4l, Is, and asks
credit for balance due on report of Feb.
ruary 8, 1877, of $54, 06, ana for amount
transferred tospecial road fund. March
27th, $751;, IL, making total OF $S4l, lS.
And reporting upon the special road
fund, the said treasurer charges himself,
December 9th, 1873, with balance as per
last report, Of 1888; with amount re-.
ceived from general fund, March ~,
1877. S7S7 IA. making total Of $3.50. a: