The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-15
THIRD DAY.

man, chairman, presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
The committee on roads and bridges
presented the following report, which was |
received and adopted: w
Your committee on roads and bridges, |
10 whom was referred the petition Of |
the citizens of Drury, asking that the rates |
of ferriage established in the charter
granted to the Muscatine Ferry Company,
be reduced on vehicles and two horses
from sixty, the present rate, to that of
fifty cents. recommend that the prayer of
the petition be granted and that the rate
of ferriage for vehicle and two horses be
established at fifty cents for the round trip
upon said ferry, as set forth in the charter
of the Muscatine Ferry Company.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
r. j. BELL,
II. s. CASE,
JOHN KIsTLER.
The special committee appointed by the
board to Investigate the matter Of furnish
ing water to the county Jail, made the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted;
Your committee, to whom was referred
the communication of John l.. Reed. clerk
Of Rock Island city, in reference TO
furnishing the county jail with water
would recommend that the sum OF forty
dollars ($4O) per year, as asked for by
said city, be allowed
JESSE S. DALEY,
w. l.. SWEENEY,
THos. KERR,
Committee.
Supervisor Johnston moved that VIM.
Cannon, pauper, be sent to 1.-THE Poor
House Carried.
Supervisor Kerr moved that the super
intendeut of the poor farm be instructed
to keep the wife of said Cannon away from
the poor farm. Carried.
Bills of q miscellaneous character were
read and referred to the proper committees.
The several monthly reports of 5. Il.
Porter, county treasurer and ex-otflcio
collector, with accompanying vouchers,
were referred to the committee on finance,
The sheriff presented the following re-
port, which was received and adopted, and
the clerk authorized to draw orders on the
treasurer for the several amounts,
Your .committee,to whom you entrusted
the letting of tae contract of remodeling
the court house, would submit the follow
ing report:
That notice was given that bids would
be received up TO noon of July "a, for re-
modelling the court house as per plans and
specifications, to be seen at the sheriff {
Office, and six different parties putin their
several bids,of which W. +. Choppers was
the lowest, and the contract was awarded
to him at his bid, 81 $780, aud work was
commenced the same day, and completed
on contract time, viz September LIST, in a
very satisfactory manner. and reflects
great credit, both to the arceitect, Mr..
Holmes, and the contractor, Mr.. Chopper.
Your committee would state that after.
progressing in the work, it was, IN the
Judgment Of the architect and your com
mittee, to further protect aud add to the
plans laid down by the architect, the cost
of which may be seen in MIR, Chopper
bid, and the supplementary bill attached
TO this report The total amount expen
ded, including contract prices and extras
is So, 923. 26, little below the amount al
lowed by your honorable board 10 july
last. j. L. PERKINS, Committee.
G. A. Doelhnger, jury chairs, $43.50, @
G.. Knell, 4 tables and chair for judge
1928, L. NJ. Haverstick, spittoons, 1865
Spencer & Noftsker, tin on tower ant
porch, 81 IS, Barnard & Lsas, spittoons
1000, Thos. Yates, gas fixtures, 800
John Hass, desks, 400. |. n. Holmes
architect, 75 SO, Total $4O5.ll,
The semi annual reports of j. L. Per
kins, sheriff, and John V. Cook, count
clerk, and Levi f. Harson, circuit CLERK
were read and referred to the committe
on finance.
The special committee appointed to el
anime the law passed at the last session {
the legislature in regard to the support O
the poor presented the following repor
which was laid over for consideration unit
tomorrow morning at O'Clock:
Your committee appointed to examiu
the law in regard TO the support aud mail
tenance of the poor beg leave to make ii
following report. After having examine
the law we have come 10 the conclusiC
that the board of supervisors may perm
each township TO take care of its own poo
either by paying their board in the POT
house or by maintaining them 10 the re
pective townships.
We would therefore recommend tht
each township take charge of and mainta
their own poor, either by paying the
board at the poor house, or suppOrtiT
them at home. as the respective supe
visors may think best.
We would therefore recommend that
commission be appointed to fix the amour
per week for boarding paupers and also
make all necessary arrangements for carr
ing out the provisions of the Law.
THoG. KERR,
j. Cool, JR.
The committee appointed by the boal
TO let the contract for heating the Jail al
court house made the following repol
which was received and adopted:
Your committee, appointed to heat q
Jail and court house, would beg leave
submit the following report on the matte
before them:
They, after careful examination of
the bids received, awarded the contract
john Rowe, of Davenport, for the sum
sixteen hundred and fifty dollars ($I ,65(
That he has, in conformity with his bi
completed his contract in a manner
every way satisfactory 10 your committC
We weuld also state that your commit
found 1t necessary to do some addition
work, viz: heating the two new roo
formed by the removal of the stairs trt
the inside to the outside of the buildiT
and the providing of hot water for the l
of the Jail, with the tank, pipes, etc. n
essary, making bill of extras of $ll2.'
and o total Of seventeen hundred a
twenty-six and 6S-l00 dollars f$l.T26.6
which sum we recommend be allowed
and an order drawn 10 his favor :.
W. L. SWEENEY,
DANID o. REID,
j. L. PERKINS,
Committee
Board adjourned until tomorrow mo