The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Term-- Official BE.
port.

SUPERVISORS HALL, COURT HOUSE,
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Sept. 9, 1879. -Pur-
suant to law, the board of supervisors in
and for the county Of Rock Island and
state of Illinois, convened in the supervi-
sors' room in the city and county of Rock
Island, state aforesaid, on Tuesday, the
9th of September, 1876, for the transaction
of county business. Present: Supervisors
Zimmerman, Hollister, Martin, Hanna,
Wightman, SilVis, Reid, Cofeen, Gordon,
Koch, Cleaveland, Atkinson. Case, Gill
more, Ransom, Sayre, Miller, Ballard,
Drury and Kramer. Supervisor Taylor,
chairman, presiding,
| On motion Of Supervisor Colleen the
reading Of the minutes of the last days
proceedings of the July term, 1879, was
| dispensed with.
The clerk laid before the board COM
munication from citizens and taxpayers of
Drury township in relation to the bill of
DR.. w. Nj. Twigg for medical services,
which, on motion of Supervisor Ballard,
was referred to the special committee APP
pointed at the July term to Investigate said
matter.
The petition asking the board to divide
the township of Edgingoon into two voting
| precincts, was, on motion, referred to the
committee on town add town accounts.
Supervisor Zimmerman moved that a
committee be appointed to confer with the
county superintendent of schools Ia rela-
ton to the examination of the books OF the
several school treaSurers OF the county.
Carried. The chairman appointed as such
committee, Supervisors Zimerman, Drury
and Ransom.
The clerk laid before the board the
petition Of Charles Ciappenbach, OF Coal
!, Valley, asking the board to allow him $50
for barn destroyed by fire on the 25th of
July.
Supervisor Ransom moved that the Pc
tition be referred to a special committee
Of three. Carried. The Chairman ap
pointed as such committee Supervisor
Ransom, Coffeen and Gordon.
Supervisor Cleaveland moved that the
action Of Supervisor Case in taking Mrs
Taylor to the Poor Farm be approved, anl
that special committee be appointed t.
: confer with the County Judge 10 relation
; to appointing conservator for the saiC
Mrs. Taylor. Carried. The Chairman
appointed as such committee Supervisor
Case, Weightmau and Atkinson.
, TIC duuuai report .oi w VI, MOTIFS
: County Coroner, from Sept. %, 1878, t.
: Sept. 8, 1879, was 90 motion recoivet
and adopted. Supervisor Coifeeu move,
!, that a vote Of thanks be extended to W
q. Morris, Coroner, fer tbs full AM
: comprehensive report which he submit
ted to the Board. Carried unanimously
The Committee On Water Close: sub
: mitted the following report, which, O
! molten, was received and adopted:
: Your committee, to whom was rcferrei
. the matter OF new priyy, or repair of th
= old one, would respectfully report that "
: proceeded to the execution of our duty i'm
mediately upon the adjournment Of thi
: Board from its previous session.
= The work was placed il hands of VIM
y Atkinson, under the supervision If Sheri
= Perkins, and new building has bee
= erected which docs credit to the builder!
;. Mcssrs, Atkinson & Oioff. The cost &
= the same is S448 80 in bills of items as 70
: lows; Atkinson Il Oof, SlS7.87; Thos
! Yates, plumbing, SlO6.G4; Cary & Stolt
q ing, painting, $3.50; J. D. Taylor, cal
n penter work, 135.19-$44S. 80; whic
/ bills We hereby approve and recommend
that warrants3be drawn on the Treasure
. tor the respective amounts.
y HENRY COFFEEN,
! MICHAEL KOCH,
= Committee.
= The Board adjourned until to.morro'
- morning al o'clock.