The Rock Island Argus., 1878-03-09
Saturday. March 9. 1873.
THE SUPERVISORS.
Special March Term, A. d. 1878.
FOURTH DAY.

FRIDAY, MdICu Os-DOdIu uOO PuL6uduL
to adjournment. Present all the mem
bers. Supervisor Bufum, Chairman, pre-
siding. Minutes of yesterdays proceed
ings were read and approved.
Supervisor Taylor offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
ResOlved, That the Finance Committee
be and are hereby authorized to employ
Messrs. Sweeney x jackson to assist the
County Attorney iu the defence Of the
county 10 the suit of Geo. ID. Gould VS..
the County. Carried.
Supervisor Reid moved that the action
of the Board in regard to the bill OF VIM.
Ii Gest be reconsidered Carried.
Supervisor Reid moved that the bill OF |
VIM. H. Gest amounting to $25 be allowed. |
Carried.
Supervisor Hrsch moved that the action
Of the Board in relation to the bill of A. |
McClain be reconsidered. Carried.
Supervisor Hirsch moved that the bill
Of A. McClaln be allowed in full. Carried,
The Committee on Attachments sub
United the following report which on mo-
ton was received and adopted:
We recommend an order be drawn on
the Treasurer for the sum of $6.02 in
favor Of William Wilmarton as claimed by
said petitioner on purchase of lot Is, Fair
view addition to Rock Island, for the
reason that there is no such lot in said
addition.
We recommend that the petition of
Jonathan Huntoon, Assessor of Moline
township, be granted, and that the sum of
1914 be abated from the personal tax of
II. A. Ainsworth for lS77-cause, double
assessment,
Also the sum of $3l. SO be abated from
the tax of G. @. Waters on the east feet
of lot 2, block 2, Woods addition to Mo-
line, for 1877, assessed iu error.
Also the sum of $96S be abated from
the tax on lot "a, section 80, Is, /. for 1877
cause double assessment.
We recommend that the petition of A.
X Philleo, Assessor of Rock Island town
ship, be granted, and that the sum of $3.50
be abated upon the assessed valuation OF
lots and 3, block 81, Chicago or Lower
addition TO Rock Island, for the year 1877
cause, error in assessment.
We recommend that an abatement Of
$3.50 Of the assessed valuation outlot No.
"a, in section 35, Is north, west, the
same being doubly assessed for the year
1877, as per statement A. K. Phileo,
Assessor.
We refer back to the board for their
consideration the petition of j. S. John.
son asking abatement on fractional lot 2.
block H. old town of Moline.
We recommend that the petition of A
p. Swanson be not granted, believing that
such losses should not be paid by the
courty.
We would recommend the petition of
George Allen be referred to the Commis =
sioners of Highways of the town Of Coe,
for their correction if needed.
JESSE S. DALEY.
SIMON HIRSH,
Committee.
supervisor Kerr moved that the peti-
ton Of James S. johnson, asking an abate-
ment on fractional lot 2, block IA, old town
OF Moline, be granted. Carried
Supervisor Bell presented the petition
OF Joseph Meehan for license to keep a
dram shop in Reynolds, and moved that
the prayer of the petition be granted. Peti
ton withdrawn.
Supervisor Case offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that there are
several persons receiving partial support
from the county who are IN the habit o
using intoxicating liquors, Therefore bt
it
ResoIUed, That the several Supervisor
and oYerseers of tie poor be instructed tt
notify the saloon keepers not to sell an,
intoxicating liquors to such persons. Car
ried.
The Committee on Poor Farm submit
ted the annual report, which on motion @
Supervisor Bell, was received and ordere
spread upon the records.
The Committee on poor submitted th
following report on the bills contrac:e
prior to the 5th OF December, 1877, whic
on motion was received and adopted:
Your Committee on Poor Claims woul
beg leave to report the following bills hay
ing been msdej aud chargeable to tn
county before the 18th of December 1877
and We have examined the same and RI
comend the payment of the following frol
the County Treasurer:
MoiDe-N. Chester, $8.l5; D w SicE
lers 30 E A Petersen 7 95, A p Fis
90, John ROush 3 co. Albert Halle
IA 90, h A Peterson 95, G Piper Il
Frank Gunnell so, Hull Bros 95, j
Weckel 30 IS, Theodore SteDger 81
Peter Schtenter 90, ,Tas Shaw 6 40, Ho
u Wilson 5 10, Isaac Benson 10 90, J ]
Davidson 2 so. J w S Horne 3 55. WI
Grantz 90. Total, $lI6.45.
Rock Island-Weyerhauser & Denk
man, $297O; c A Jarvis 25, Georp
Snyder 10 55, 6 Gansert a SIS, Ere
Bros q s., 9 A Babcock II 90, Streckfu
x Son I3 20, j G Muller 90, ] Ze
u S5, Sass Il Gegenheimer 5 90. r
Ellis IS, J Battles & Bro O5, B
Perrin 60, Henry Kroeger IA 95, Dart
Gregg 20 80, w Huesing AZ 20, Josep
Levi l3 II, VIM Rinck 80, Fred Nepk
05 Black Diamond Coal Co 90 IS,
Aster 30, John o Freed 485, A Schue
der, 20 10, h Covell-Total S2g3 80
Black Hawk-Nm w Channon, s
cents, Betty & Cleland CO cents, L Melto
$1.0O,
Hampton-P McCarl $l3 90, P MEGA
IA 30. Heagy 4 Stoddard 80, John
Lemon 10 DR. Vincent 45, DR.. Gre
Vincent so, Phoebe Rainer 8 90, w .
Hunt 10 90, Ii Kennedy 90.
Port Byron-J w Morgan 81 25. J
Hubbard 10, @ 2 Albrecht 10, Mere
Hospital 81.
Buffalo Prairie-Flower & Co. 81 Al
Drqry- Bishop u Go $4 so, E Llei
IS, Il A Hawthorne 90
Andausia Aaron Tbompson $G O5
-Moline-SII6 45. Roc
Island 293 50, Blackhawk 2 43, Hamnto
81 %, Port Byron 8 80, Buffalo :Prair
il 40, Drury II 25, AnduIusia 6 o. -.
total OF $52I.79, prior TO Dec. Is.
Aud we would recommend that Ii
Io'io"ing bills be rejected for the followir
reasons:
Il. II. Moore, for printing urescriptic
blanks tor ID. Morey, S4. as II was not
proper charge to the county; ] r Davit
son, for sos 90, as it was not authorize,
+. Il, Hazeu, for $4,000, same reaso,
james Sanger, $2l 90; also bill Of n
EUatpr as nr Graip 10 Do;d c. II