The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-22
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which accompanies the report
$751; IS, and commissioners on said sum,
$50 making total Of, and balance at the
sum OF $780, As, thus exhaustlng both the
refunding fund and the special road
fund. And the board having examined
said report, ordered that 1t stand ap-
proved.
Pending the further examination Of
the assessors books, and the consldera.
OF the complaints Of parties aggrieved,
the board adjourned until Friday morn
ing ut 8 O'Clock.
FIFTH DAY, JULY 18TH.
Board met pursuant to adjournment:
The following order was made and
ordered Of record, to-wit:
WHEREAS, An order was entered at
the June term OF this board, 1877, di.
reeting Jacob u. Lynch to write up and
place ia proper form, all the unfinished
business OF the clerks office, which had
been neglected up to that time, In which
he was given 10 days to com.
mence said work (either by him
self or clerk, as directed)
and inasmuch as said Jacob G. Lynch
has utterly failed and neglected to com-
ply with the order OF this board up to
this time, IL is hereby ordered that Fred
5. Smith be and is hereby appointed and
employed to perform all the duties re-
quired of Jacob G. Lynch aforesaid, in
writing up and putting in proper torn
| all books, papers, records, etc., pertain
| ing TO or belonging 10 the office OF coun.
ty clerk which have been neglected by
said Lynch up to the date aforesaid; and
that said Fred 5. Smith be required to
eoter upon the work aforesaid, right
away, and complete the same without
delay, and that he be allowed reasOna-
BILE compensation for said work, the same
to be charged to the said Jacob G..
Lynch.
Continuing an examination of the
assessors books, and the consideration
of objections of parties aggrieved, until
the usual hour OF adjourn
ment, the board adjourned
until SATURDAY morning at o CLOCK.
/ SIXTH DAY, JULY nth.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Same members present. The following
order was made and entered of record:
lit is ordered by the board that the
assessment Of the property of Alexan-
der county, real and personal, tor the
year 1877. as revised by this board, and
set forth in the assessors books, be, and
the same is hereby approved and con-
tirmed rs he basis OF taxation tor said
county tor the said year 1871
And now on this day comes again Jno.
p. Hely, assessor, etc, and feeling that
this board by its action on Thursday in
cutting down his bill tor the assessment
Of Alexander county had done him a
great injustice. he enters his protest
against the same, and upon the board
being fully advised In the premises, Mr..
Martin Brown makes motion that this
board reconsider their action In
the matter and allow the said
Jno. z. liely $3.50 in place OF the $3.50
rejected by the following vote, yeas:
Martin Brown; hayes, G. W. Sam
mons and Thos. Wilson. 1t is or.
dered that the following tor per diep,
services ETC., be allowed and the clerk is
hereby instructed to draw orders on the
treasurer accordingly VIZ:
ThOs. Wilson. commissioner four
"udy SlZ w
u. w. SammOn-, commissioner
six days and 81 miles ............... 20 GO
Martin Brown, commissioner six
days and 81 miles................... 20 GO
5. j. Humm, u days clerk OF COM
missiOners and probate court to
udtt..,..,... 90 w
Whereupon the board adjourned sun die
5. J. HrMM, clerk.