The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-19
feen, Gordon. Koch, Cleaveland, Akin
son, Case, Gilmore, Ballard and Drury-


son, Case, Gilmore, Ballard and Drury-
II.
Nays-Zimmerman, Martin, Silvis, Ran
son. Miller and Kramer-6.
Absent--Hanna and Sayre-2. Car
ried.
Supervisor Ransom moved that said bill,
petition and affidavits be laid on the table.
Lost,
Supervisor Silvis moved as an amend
ment to Supervisor Cofeen's motion, that
the words "adj0iniDing towns" be stricken
out and that the committee be appointed
by the Chairman. Amendment carried.
The question then recurring upon the
original motion as amended it was voted
upon and carried.
The Chairman appointed as such COM
mittee Supervisors Gordon, Case and
Wightman.
The reports of the several Overseers of
Poor were read and on motion of Super
visor Reid, received and placed on file.
Supervisor Cotfeen offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued. That the committee appoint
ed at the May. 1879, session of the Board be
and are hereby authorized to proceed as
in their judgment seems for the interest
of the county in establishing or adjust
ing the county line between Rock Is
land and Whiteside counties, now in con-
troyersy.
Supervisor Reid moved that the bill of
Adalr Pleasants, amounting to $32, re-
ferred back to the Board by the commit
tee on Fees aud Salaries. be allowed. Car
ried.
Supervisor Wightman offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted.
Resotced, That the Clerk be instructed to
issue no orders for services as oyerseers oi
poor, where such overseer has not filed his
report consistent with the resolution in
force requiring the same.
The committee on abatements submitted
the following report which on motion was
received and adopted:
Your Committee on Abatement Claims
would beg leave to report that they have
examined all claims presented before them
and recommend the payment of the follow.
ing, and that the Clerk be directed to Is
sue orders for. the several amounts to the
several claimants, ,to-wit:
j Stewart, refund tax of 1873 on lots
and 4, block 7, Moline, the same being as
sessed at double their value as stated By
/
S S Guyer, refund taxes of 1874, rs, '76
'76, and '77,on lots and 8 and of anC
5, Adamsvile addition to Milan, the sam,
being assessed to the P. & r. [, r. R. Co.
$23l9.
81 Wade, refund tax of 1875. sold a
tax sale June IL, loon Sc of ne section 9
} II, W, it being doubly assessed and solC
in error $2l33,
) l. Wade, refund tax of 1876, sold a
tax sale June IL, 1871, on Sc Sc II, 20, 2 E
it being doubly assessed and sold in error
1896.
J We also recommend that the followin
taxes be abated on statement of Assesso
Philleo, viz to j r Mack. taxes of 1878 o
personal property, $l7.SS; FL G Wivi
taxes of 1878, on personal property, 81. 90
Patrick German, delinquent taxes previou
: to 1873, $3.12. No order to be issued fC
these.
= We further recommend an abatement
the assessed valuation of the folIowiu
:, property. viz, to
D Rock Island Watch Co, oa lot 2,
f sections IA and %, toWnship II, 2 VI,
e the sum of 81 ,00Q, Oh the grounds s,
= forth in the petition signed by the Secret
e ry of said Watch Co.
t We further recommend the rejection
8 the following claims, viz:
d 5. l.. Wade, claim for the refun6ipe
e 1904 tax on S of out-lot u, aee So, 10, /
If on account of the zame being pub
J highway. VS.. end no evidence of recol
that taa sane is legal public highway.
81 Henry Heitahrend's claim for refund
personal property, tax paid for Brookma
E, We fail to find any evidence that Rot
It Island county is liable to Heitanrend f
le Brookman's tax.
sr Your committee ask for further time
examine she claim of s. S. Guyer for
g refund OF S part of Sc /, sec IS, 18
tso!d June IL. 1877. and subsequent taxs
d We would refer to the Board the De
RS tion of W, L Coyne for the refundiug
IN the personal tax of S. KEYS for 1877.
ID. ZIMMERMAN,
J. H. s. CASE,
o. Committee Ga Attachments
~ supervisor Martin moved that the I
I'D tition Of W. L. Coyne, referred back to
EBoard by the Committee on Abatemeu
80 be laid over until the next meeting ot
=, Board Carried
ais Supervisor Coffeen oFexed the follow
9r. resolution, which vas adopted:
ReSotued, That this Board will pay
IN no further services Of shorthand report
.p- luntii hereafter authorized by the Board
nd The Committee on Ways and Means
ported amounts due officers and memt
'25 of the Board amounting 10 $26l.S5.
Dor Adjourned,
he JOHN Y. Cook,
at County Clerl