The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-18
THE SUPERVISORS.
Special May Term, 1875 Official
Report.


May l7,-Board met pursuant to ad
journment Present, all of the members
except Supervisors Lloyd and Buffum,
Supervisor Taylor, Chairman, presiding.
lAinutes Of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor Bell offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, The line dividing the coun-
ties OF W hiteside and Rock Island county.
is aud has been in doubt tor great num-
Der of years past, which uncertainty has
been the cause Of series of expensive
law suits, apd causing trouble and doubt as
to the assessment and collection of taxes
on certain tracts of land adjoining, and
WHEREAS, The Supreme Court has
been unable to tx or locate said boundary
line with any degree'of certainty, and
WHEREAS, Citizens of Whiteside and
Rock Island counties. owning land near to
said boundary line have been compelled to
pay taxes TO both counties; therefore, be it
ReSOlUed By the Board of Supervisors
of Rock Island county, the Honorable
Board of Supervisors of Whiteside county,
c0ncurrng herein, that the chairman of
this Board appoint committee of three to
meet like committee of the Board of Su
pervisurs OF Whiteside Go. to devise ways
and measures by which boundary line di-
viding said counties may be fixed by certain
boundaries, said committee OF this Board
to have power to act 10 the Id after as they
may deem proper and report their action
TO this Board. And be it further resolved
that the Clerk be directed to send copy
OF the foregoing resolution to the honora
bic Board OF Supervisors OF Whiteside
county. Carried and resolution adopted.
In accordance with the foregoing res
olutlon, the chairman appointed as such
co.. mlttee Supervisors Bell, Daley and
Zimmerman
The proposition of j. B. Danforth, to
publish the proceedings of the Board for
the ensuing year at So per session, was
read,
Supervisor Zimmerman moved that the
proposition of j. b. Danforth be accented,
The yeas and nays being called, resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Daley, Zimmerman,
Martin. Hanna, Devinney, Long Breitbact
Ransom, Kerr and Kramer.-lO.
Nays-Supervisors Bell, Aster. Streh'
lie, Marker, Donaldson, johnson and Dru
ry-7 Carried.
The Committee on Poor Farm submit
ted the following report, which, on motion
was received and adopted:
Your Committee on Poor Farm Claims
would beg leave to report that they hav,
examined all claims presented before them
aud recommend the payment of the follow
ing, and that the Clerk be directed to issu,
orders for the several amounts TO tn,
several claimants to.w:t:
Simon Hirsch $34 10, Weyerhauser 4
20 l48 so, Weyerhauser & Denkmar
u 49, Theo Toomstrum So 90, Isaa
helnsturter l6 OO,Kely Il Reticker II 70
fLilllps Thomas As IA, A b Bloomouis
IA 70, Il X Gable x Co ~ 80. Field 4
Bros 81 30, Peter + Linn SO. Stewar
4 Montgomery 4 SIS, M g Mills 8 IS. Els
Il Bro 10 AZ, w A Swilsr 80, Us (Iil
more 6 4S. James Clegg So %, II G Wivi
Il Co % 72, w s Bailey l66 &C., G
Speidel "a rs, J Fl Langley 38 20, Dayi
Don ITO, Alex Steel 4S, ohm H Philljr
40, May Bros l6 %, James Baker 20 o.
) Linn IL w, Mitchell & Parsons AZ 4
Peter Pratt L Son 81 81, Jos Huye
'4Sl,E w kellerstrass 275 J2-$I, 227 6
AouI committee would further repo
thM tue foregoing amount of 81, 227 6
viz: Pu' po'e
For clothing, sls7 Sc; groceries Sc