The Rock Island Argus., 1880-12-22
TUE BOARD OF suPERvIsoRs.
Some Lively sparring over che Tvsssi.
eating Committees Report.

The Board of Supervisors met to-day
at 9:30. all present save Wilson of Rural.
MIR. Zimmerman moved that Circuit
CLERK Harson be allowed to withdraw
his report and substitute another. Car
ried.
Mr.. Harson then presented bill for
$l27.50 for clerk hire, which he had him
self paid. and which should be changed in
the report SO rs to GO correspond.
A lively tilt occurred on the motion TO
allow the sam. and on an amendment
by Mr.. Atkinson not to allow It.
Mr.. Atkinson wanted to know whether
the Board had not fixed the allowance Tor
clerk hire at 81 900.
Mr.. Zimmerman thought everybody SO
understood, but the Board had heretofore
allowed exera for clerk hire and Mr.. Har~
son had no doubt acted under the suppo
sition that it would be allowed, and had paid
it, and it would hardly be fair to make an
exception at this time.
After long wrangIe MIR. harson was
sent for and stated that he had paid
the extra money, and further the expen-
sss of his office were lower than any other
county in the state of like size. he had a
very efficient deputy-probaoly
better man than two cheap clerks
would be. aDd he paid him $ll5O.
The Office of deputy was re-
spousible one, and the man who Tiled 1t
had to be specially fitted for the place his
deputy was efficient and the county saved
money in the long run by paying fair
salary to q good man. He did not know
as he could explain the matter any fur
sher. He had paid tia money out aud
his report was Withdrawn to make the
change in confrmity with the item.
Finally q vote was comusnced on
the amendme ent, and the Board seemed to
to get mixed as howlthe vote counted. .seve>
raj changes and ludicrous mistakes occur
ring, and to settle the matter the vote on
the amendment was taken over, and the
amendment lost By the following vote
Yeas s-Liphardt, Trent, Osborn, Akin
son, Ransom, Ballard, Mardock-7.
Nays-Reid. Zimmerman, Ritter. .Drury.
Wainwright, Lloyd, Hollistsr, Gilmore
Hirsch, Zsigler. Mosenfelder. Mcdonnell
-12,
The question then occurred on the orig
inal motion and was carried. So the
matter of $1275O extra clerk hire was
allowed by the Board.
At this point it was evident storm was
brewing. The ominous looks from one to
another aud the quiet which reixned was
portentious for "a frst-class gale, and
soon after the blast came-rathor suodued
at frat, but intensfying as the argument
proceeded,
Supr. Mcdonnell. broke the loo, by
asking some ugly questions; (which fell like
a bombshe 10 the camp He said MIR.
charm an and gentlemen Of tho Board. L
for one am not satisfied with the
manner of disposing Of Sheriff
Perkins case, and would like to
see the matter more fully explained. | am
not satisfied with the report OF the COM
nittee and do not believe the Board is
satisfied. We want to know what the
actual amount was that Sheriff Perkins
had in his hands belonging to this county
in May 1880. which he did not turn over
and ought to have turned over. We don I
want any white washing or concealment.
The committee come here with q report
certifying that Sheriff Perkins owes the
county $2,685. and yet from his report
just fled the balance is S3.285,5 81. Now.
then what docs this imply? 1t means
that Mr., Perkins is guilty or innocent
that he had or had not moneys in his pos
session belongingIto the county. How is
itp The committee can explain if they
will.
Mr.. Zimmsrman-I cannot see how
anyone can miseonstrue the report. 1t is
on record-the figures tell their own story.
What more can be asked? The commits
tee has made it's report and that report is
aled. Mr.. Perkins has made settlement
with the county and every dollar reported
in the original report as due the county
has been turned over. IF this is not
plain enough, can make it no palmer.
Mr., Ballard-Yo on can make it palmer,
if you will You presented report the
other day stating that Mr.. Perkins owed
this county 1855, then you present q
supplemental report stating that Mir.
Perkins has 80 much monGy in his hands
subject to order from the county, but you
do not state how the settlement was mads.
You do not state now much Of your
original report was for fees collected
previous to tho present report or that are
or were due previous &c that time The
people want square deal in this matter
and no dodging. and do not believe the
people understand the matter at all. You
stated your first report was correct.
Mr.. z!mnerman, interrupted. "and
have not retracted, either"
Mr.. Ballard Well. dor't know what
you call it. but know and every member
of this Board knows that, yesterday, when
confronted by Mr.. Perkins. be stated he
had nothing to conceal. in fact wanted a
full statement, you sat and took it all. and
it don't look right. There is something
behind this. You evaded all questions