The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-13
COUNTY CONCERNS. !
Quarterly Meeting Of the
Board of Supervisors.
Proceedings of the Morning
and Afternoon.
TUESDAY SESSION.


On the calling of the board of supervis-
ors to order last Tuesday afternoon. all
the members were present, except Colseth
and Hoke. After the reading and approval
of the minutes for the July meeting, the
appointment of Dr. P L. McKinnie as SUI
pervisor from Moline was taken up for
consideration. On motion of Mr.. Martin
Dr. McKinnie was authorized to take his
seat as supervisor from Moline. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Stoddard DR.. McKinnie was
placed on all the committees of which SUI
pervisor Grant was a member.
Supervisor Gordon was allowed $5 to
pay the expenses of sending Mary MCGEE
to the eye and ear infirmary at Chicago.
On motion $50 was placed in the hands
of supervisor Lloyd for the purpose of
sending Mrs. Lendsay and family to Ten
nessee The motion was made by Mr..
Cozard Nv. Barton reported that he had
$405 in his possession which was refunded
by "a pauper of Coal Valley township. On
motion the sum was ordered to be paid
into the county treasury. The board then
adjourned until Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The minutes of the proceedings on Tues
day were read and approved. The petit
ton of John E. Wray, asking for an
abatement of taxes, was referred to the
committee on abatement.
The highway commissioners of Canoe
Creek petitioned for an appropriation to
build a bridge in that township. The pc
tition was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Mr. Stoddard moved that the attorney
in the swamp law cases be requested to
appear before the board and make
statement concerning the litigation and
general situation of the cases.
Mr.. Campbell moved as an amendment
that the committee on the county line be
to meet a similar committee
from Whitesidc county with view of
establishing division line between the
the committee to report at the
next meeting of the board.
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original motion, as amended, was then
adopted.
The reports of the committees on Jail
and jail accounts and poor farm were, on
motion, requested to be submitted Thurs
day morning.
The coroner's report and mine inspec
tors report were received, read and placed
on file, while the same disposition was
made of the report of the finance com
mittee.
The dog license bond of John Barton.
of Coal Valley township. was
and approved by the board.
The clerk was authorized to notify the
officials of Clinton county, Iowa,
that Rock Island county would no longer
support Margaret Shaar, a resident of that
county. At this point recess was taken
until o'clock in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
At $50 o'clock the board was called to
order The chairman stated that he had
been requested to bring before the board
the question of granting aid to family
of father, mother and two child
rem who were on their way to st Louis.
The family had been advised to stop off
at Rock Island and needed help. The
question was discussed quite freely, but
the majority expressed themselves as OPP
posed to granting assistance to paupers of
other places. A motion to the effect that
the overseer of the poor bes instructed
not to assist the particular family was
then presented and passed.
The reading of bills was then com
and continued until late hour
in the afternoon.