The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-08
Friday. March 8. 1873.
THE SUPERVISORS.
Special March Term, A. d. 1878.
FOURTH DAY.

hOOhIh OAls
THURSDAY, March BOARD met pur-
suant to adjournment. Present all the
members, Supervisor Buffum, chairman,
presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings were
read and approved.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of the sale of A. Schroeder's
property for taxes, presented the following
report, which on motion was received and
adopted:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the matter relating to the sale of A.
Schroeder's property, would recommend
that Supervisor Aster be and Is hereby
instructed to redeem the same aud make
report to the Board at its next session,
En- + (, 3 ! f En- SEs5s4 Committee.
The petition of John G. Allen, asking
the Board to abate the taxes on lot 6,
block l, H. r. Edwards addition to Mo
line, was, on motion, received and abate-
ment granted as prayed,
Supervisor Kistler offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, That, by the action of this
Board at the September term thereof a
petition of the citizens of Drury Town
ship reducing the rates of ferriage across
the Mississippi river at Muscatine, Iowa,
has not accomplished the object sought
for, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the County Clerk be
hereby required TO give notice thereof to
S, q. Steine, the President of the Ferry
Company. and also to notify the Mayor
and City Council of Muscatine, Iowa, by
causing copy of said petition and number
OF signers thereon to be laid before them
with the request that they concur therein.
Carried.
On motion of Supervisor Aster, the
taxes OF 1877 on the north lot 8, block 3,
in B. Davenport's 4th addition to Rock
Island, assessed to Peter Erhart, were
abated.
The petition of A. K. Philleo, asking the
Board to abate one-third of the personal
assessment Of Beihl and Mohr, amounting
to $500, was, on motion, received and 800
OF said assessment abated as prayed.
The Committee on Town and Towu
Accounts submitted the following report,
which, Ion motion, was received and adopted,
Your Committee on Town and Town
Account Claims would beg leave to report
that they have examined all claims present.
ed before them, and recommend the pay
ment of the following, and that the Clerk
be directed to issue orders for the severa
amounts to the several claimants to-wit:
j. s, Daley "a co. VIM. Schroeder,
90, Geo G Wake 3 90.
THOMAS KERR,
w. II. WoMACKs,.
Il, j. BELL,
Committee,
The Committee on Poor Farm submitted
the following report, which, on m otion. wa
received and adopted:
Your Committee, to whom was referred
the farm bills, would report that they have
examined the same, and would recommend
that they be allowed, and the Clerk bt
directed to draw orders ION the TreasureI
for the several amounts.
ID. y. Reed, $3.50; DR. Joseph Huyett
90 65, Hugh Caughey IL Is, Jas Clege
IS 90, johanna Baker so 90. David Dor
8 30 Thos L SCHNEIDER SO AZ, X r Cablt
II Co 10 SO, Theodore Toomstrou
80 90, W S Bailey 300 90, Michael Hous
ton 240 90, Hugh Caughey 173 zoe Spei
dell 10 50, W A Swiler | 10. Kelly
Reticker Is 90, John G Bailey / So SO
} II Philips s IS, Hugh Martin 55, NJ
q. Mills 40, A NJ Blomquist 20 so
Simon Hirsch "a so, j + Goldsmith I6 4C
Field Il Bro. Is 43, Mitchell & Parson
l9i 80, Peter Haupt % 35, Phillips
Thomas 81 Sc, James Sackfieid AZ 62,
7 Fisk 10 l6, + q Coss Il Co 8 90, z
Bratt's Sons 81 20, Seville Il Batterst
50 IL, RI McCreery IL 90, w L Sweent
IT. 20, Simon Hirsch IA 20, Thos Yat
26 %, kellerstrass Il Vogele 25l 90, Roc
Island 4 Peoria Railway Co 81 60. Tot
5000 80. w. L. SWEENEY,
Il. d. MCCREERY,
SIMON HIRsCH,
Committee.
The Committee on Public Expeuditur,
submitted the following report, which,
motion, was received and adopted:
Your committee to whom was referrt
the public expenditure bills, would repo
that We have examined the same al
would recommend that the clerk be directs
to issue orders for the several amounts
the several claimants.
Claimed Above
l. Reed. ....................S 3 20 s 2