The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-17
Total amount due county of Rock Island
by Ex-Treasurer Re Id e, 20


Total amount due county of Rock Island
by Ex-Treasurer Re Id ........--..--....s4,72o W
The items $I78.44 ia 1870, and SIS .45
in 1871, are for errors and overcharges IN
excess of legal fees, while the amounts of
So. 307. % in 1872, and So. 225.79 in 1873
are for the amounts in excess of what
should have been charged the county
under the salary clause, that is to say
that. ia the opinion of counsel for the
committee, these sums were not legally
due Ex-Trcas Reid; that the salary clause
obtained 10 1872 and 1873 as well as now,
The accounts of Ex-Treasurer S. R
Porter were not reported on, the commit
tee being satisfied that that officials ac-
counts were correct, and that the time
allowed was inadequate to give the de-
tails. In the opinion of the committee the
accounts of Ex-Treasurer Porter were
correct.
A the conclusion of the reports, Super
visor Mosenfelder, moved that the report
be received and adopted. and the commit
tee continued.
/
ter laid over.
Supervisor Ziegler moved to adjourn;
no second.
! At this point Supervisor Reid arose and
addressing the Board. rendered bis resig-
nation as chairman of the finance com nit
tee. He did not suppose the Board
would want culprit as chairman of the
most important com mittee.
| Chairman Taylor hoped the Board
would not impose on him the selection of
substitute for Mr.. Reid He would
much prefer the Board should make the
selection.
Supervisor Ballard. made the point, that
the Board had not yet accepted Mr.. Reds
resignation, and to bring the matter to q
vote moved that the same be accepted
Carried.
The name of Sup Zimmerman was sug-
gested as chairman of the committee, but
that gentleman declined
It washere suggested by Supervisor Ran
son that it would perhaps be we'll to APP
point one of the existing committee chair
man and substitute a name for Mr.. Reid s
place.
The matter was finally laid over until
2 .. N, and the motion of Mr.. Mosen
fielder to adopt the report, was, by con.
sent. withdrawn, and the consideration OF
the question left over.
Supervisor Reid warned the board that
he was prepared to contest this matter,
and said that be had full abstract of
every dollar expended during the term of
| his Office; that the com mittee was actuated
by malice; that be was the object aimed
lat, and that he would hght it to the bitter
end. He asked no consoession and ex-
pected mono and had nothing further TO
| say.
| After some mild cross fire between Reid
Ransom. and others, Supervisor Lloyd
brought order out of chaos by moving to
adjourn. Supervisor Atkinson quickly
seconded the motion. and the board ad-
journed until 2 p, m,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session this afternoon was uneyent-
full. and a comparative calm settled oyer
the Board.
Once or twice there were slight indica-
tions of a renewal of hostilitiss, but it
was only passing cloud. and the storm
did not come.
The chief interest outside the investiga-
ton was the appointment of . chairman
of the finance committee, which was set
tied by the selection of Supervisor A. r
| Hollister, who reluctantly consented
Somehow the position went begging no
one being desirous of accepting the place.
AID. Lundy and Warnock. for the city
of Rock Island rendered the Milan bridges
to the county. in ACCORDANCE with resolution
o 1 the council. and the matter was referred
to the bridge committee.
This committee reported adversely on
the proposition, and an amendment Of
Supervisor Gilmore to accent was not
acted upon. The matter being finally
LAID over until tomorrow morning.
| The debate was between Reid Mellon.
nell and Ballard against the acoentauce
by the county. and by Mosenfelder. CIR
/ more and others for the pronos;,;on