The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-12
TIE SUPERVISORS,
Special May Term, lsso-- omciai
!. Report.

The Chairman reported the toilowlng
alta ndipg committees for the ensuing year,
which on motion were approved Oy 'n0
Board: 49,.
FINANCE Reid, Zimmerman. Ritter
Ransom, Drury. W.
wright, Osborn. Ritter. u:,.
EQUALIZATIoN-Ba Ballard. dirsoh' "ii0o''
Lloyd. Wainwright. -, ro,a
HOLSTER x,.,
PooR-Atkinson. Osborn, Mardock'
Poor HoUsE-Hirsch, Wilson, Mosen-
RoAps AND BR1DaEs-Mardock Nc
Cornell, Lphardt;, Moao,e.,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Moseniei~
der. Zegler. 1;nh..a.
Mcdonnell - D
Ziegler, Drury. On, ~
FEES AND SALARIEs-Giimore, Gone,
Holhster. O. NJ
PUBI1c OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mar
Snneryisor Reid offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the rules adopted for
The government of the Board OF Supervis
ors for the year 1879 be and ars hereby
adopted for the government OF the present
Board for the ensuing year.
Superyisor Ballard moved that the Com
mittec on Equalization be increased to
ne ven members Lost.
Supervisor Ballard moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed on public
expenditures Carried, and the chairman
appointed as such committee Supervisors
Osborn. Mardock aud Ritter.
Supervisor Ransom offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Il is unfair to tax the whole
people for the benefit Of any one political
party or newspaper; aud unfair to make q
monopoly of publishing the proceedings OF
this board. thus compelling people to take
q particular paper or remain in ignorance
of the doiugs of their public servants;
therefore
Resolved, That the Rock Islander,
THE ARGUS, and :he Union. three Eng
lish newspapers published at the county
seat and representing the three political
parties, are hereby authorized, it they see
6t to do so, to publish the proceedings OF
this board until further orders,a at the rate
of $50 per year to each newspaper pub
fishing tho same as furnished by the
clerk; and that the clerk be directed to
divide such job printing as he may need
as nearly equally between the three said
printing offices as he can conveniently do.
Supervisor Reid offered the following
resolution as substitute for Supervisor
RansoE's resolution.
Resolred, That the committee on pub
| lie expenditures be and they are hereby
REQUIRED to request bids from the several
Republican papers ia the county OF Rock
Island, for the publication of the proceed
| ings of this board and report the same to
the board for their action.
| The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Cone. Reid. Hirsch
| Ziegler, Atkinson. Ritter, Ballard and
Drury. s.
Nays-Supervisors HOLSTER, Liphardt,
Osborn, " ainwright, householder, Lloyd,
Gilmore, Ransom, Wilson, Mcdonnell and
Mardock IL.
Acknowledgements. Zimmerman lost.
Supervisor Ballard moved as a substi-
tute for Supervisor Ranson's resolution
that a committee of three be appointed TO
ascertain what the proceedings of this
board can be published for in the three
newspapers published in English language
in this city, said committee to report to the
board. Carried.
The Chairman appointed as such com
mi,tee Supervisors Ballard, Ritter and
Wilson.
! A petition for the appointD ent OF Louis
Eckhardt as Constable for the township
of Rock Island was on motion referred
TO the Committee on Town and Town Ac-
counts.
| Supervisor Reid moved that the Over
seers of the Poor of the separate towns
ships be instructed to let the contract for
the medical care of the poor in thoiI
respective towns to the lowest bidder.
Supervisor Mosentelder moved as at
amendment that the Overseers of the Poor
be allowed to use their own Judgment in
regard to the appointment of physicians
for the poor, which amendment being
accepted by Supervisor Reid was voted
and carried.
The Chairman appointed Supervisor
Reid Chairman of the Committee or
Attachments during the temporary absence
OF Supervisor Zimmerman.
The petition of the Commissioners oil
Highways of Andalusia township askinE
for an appropriation to build bridge, was
) on motion referred to the Committee or
Roads and Bridges.
The special committee on publishing
proceedings of the Board, reported thai
they had received bids therefor as follows
u ulon Printing 20. $l00: argus Printing
Co. 500; and the Rock Islander $50 foI
publishing said proceedings as required
by law. or $75 if published in full as fur.
nished by the Clerk.
Supervisor Mcdonnell moved that the
proceedings be published in the Union
at 500 per year.
Supervisor Ransom moved as an amend.
ment that the proceedings be published In
the Rock Islander at $75 per year. The
yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
i Yeas-Supervisors Liphardt. Wain>
wright, Mosenfelder, Lloyd, Ransom,
Wilson and Mardock-7.
| Nays-Supervisors HOLSTER, Osborn,
Gone, Reid, Hirsch, Zeigler, Atkinson
Ritter. Gilmore, Mcdonnell, Ballard and
Drury-12
AbseDt-Supervisor Zimmerman. Lost.
Supervisor Ransom moved to substitute
for Supervisor McConnell's motion that
the proceedings be published in each Of
the three papers at $50 per year. The
yeas and nays being called resulted az
follows:
Yoas-Supervisor Liphardt. VAIN
wright, Mosenfelder, Lloyd. Ransom.
/ Wilson and Mardock-7.
/ Nays Supervisors Hollister, Osborn,
Gone, Reid Hirsch, Zeigler Atkinson.
p;s+ar G;lcooro MaHopnatI Raitard and