The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-18
BOARD or COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
State of Illinois, Alexander County, So,


commissioners of Alexander county, State
of Illinois, held at the court house. in the
city Of Cairo, in said county md state, on
Monday, July the Sth, 1878.
Present; Thos. W, Halliday, George W.
Summons, commissioners; s. J. EIumm,
clerk.
Absent; Martin Brown.
/ The board having met for the eyamina-
ton and reyiscment of the assessment of
1878, and to hear all objections through,
and the books containing said assessment
being on file, they are by the clerk laid be-
fore the board; whcrcupon the board
spent the entire day in hearing said OBJ
icctions, etc; and in order TO give the
commissioners an opportunity to visit a
damaged bridge, over slough, on the
Unity road, they adjourned until Wednos.
day morning AZ 0 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 0 O'CLOCK, july 10,
1878.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt
Same members present
The bid, for cutting out new roads as
per advertisement Of county clerk were
laid before the board, who opened the
same and found them to be as follows, viz;
Julius Serbian $40 90 per acre. 100 feet
wide.
julius Serbian $40 90 per acre, &C feet
wide.
Gustayc hummer and Fred Serbian $35
per acre.
J. Alden and Jack Hodges, $50 per
acre.
Wherepon, on motion said bids were
all rejected, the board believing that the
prices bid for said work are altogether too
high, and the clerk is hereby instructed to
rc-advertic for proposals for said work the
bids to bcrqturncd by the September scs-
sion Of thsboard.
Provided however, that if the chairman
of this boar7 finds At any time that it is the
cheapest, AMI for the best interest Of the
county, to hive all Of said road or any
portion Thereof, cut out by private contract,
he is hereby authorized to contract for said
work. and il said cutting out Of new road
is all contracted for on private terms then
all bids for ne same will he withdrawn
without bcingopencd.
The board tlereupon proceeded with the
examination Of the said assessment books,
pending whih the board adjourned unit!
tomorrow npming at 0 O'Clock.
THURSDAY MORNING Q O'CLOCK July llTH,
ISIS.
The boardmet pursuant to adjournment.
Same members present.
Bill of 5. ?. Coil for 2A days with
yoke of cattl,and Omen in removing fallen
trees from tn, road between Beech Ridge
and Lake Cr,ek amounting 10 $50 % was
presented andon motion allowed, and the
clerk instructed to draw an order for the
same against tn, special road fund, $50 %,
The board fniing it necessary to replace
the bridge which was recently broken down,
over the slough on the Unity road near
Grants, and James P. Coil agreeing TO re-
build the same for the sum Of $500, said
contract was, On motion, approved and
agreed upon, md the chairman Of this
board is herebyauthorized to sign said con.
tract on behalf of the county board,
Bill of A. ]. Alden for 140 days Of self
and deputies in assessing the real and per-
sonal property Of Alexander county, ut
$3.50 per day vas presented, and on mo-
ton the sum Of $4,000 was allowed the
said assessor on account of said bill
The board hereupon resumed the ex-
animation of ard hearing all objections to
the assessment OF the year 1878, and after
making such corrections as appeared just,
in cases where applications and complaints
were made, the following order was made
and entered ofrecord, VIA;
It ordered by the board that the said
assessment OF real and personal property
within Alexander county for the year
1878, as shown by the assessment books for
that year anu as revised and corrected by
this board te and the same is hereby CON
frmed and approved as the basis for tax
alton for the year 1873.
The following for per diem services, etc,
was allowed, and the clerk instructed TO
draw warrants accordingly, viz;
Thos. W Halliday, A days, commits
sloner Observation-Disclosures. w
Geo. W. Summons, days, commits
sioner, and 20 miles travel ..,.. IA 60
S. j. Humm, days, clerk of county
court and county board ....,.,. 81 90
Whereupon, on motion the board adjourn
cd sine die.
SAMuELJ. HUM, County Clerk.