The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-16

Supervisor A. F. HOLSTER moved that the
adoption of the Committee on Poor be re.
considered-Carried.
Supervisor Little moved that the report
Of the Committee on Poor be referred back
to said Committee-Carried.
Supervisor Hollister moved that the bills
incurred by the several towns for vaccinat-
ing paupers and heretofore Withdrawn by the
Supervisors of said towns, be now referred
to the Comittee on Poor-Carried,
Supervisor Mcconnell offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption.
Mr. CHArRMAr-WHEnEAs, The overseero OF Poor
of South Rock Island and Black Hawk townships
have been supporting paupers aud insane persons
same being roman Catholic Institution. Therefore
be it
ed to maintain at the county's expense any pauper
insane person in any religious or sectaran insti
tuition in any outside the state OF III
nois.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows: Yeas, Supervisors A. +. Hol-
lister E. N. HOLSTER, Osborn, Reid, Hirsch,
Oakley, Gordan and McConnell-8. Nays,
Supervisors. Zimmerman, Liphardt, Atkin-
son, Ritter, Burial, Blambery, Campbell,
Heath Lees, Wilson, Little and Wray-12.
Excused from voting, Supervisors Albrecht
and Schneider = Absent Supervisor
Ballard. Lost.
Supervisor Laphardt offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, A small minority of this board
have at various times attempted to charge
upon the majority the extraordinary ex-
penses of the investigations, and
Whereas, 1t is a fact well known to all
the members of the previous boards, when
the Investigations were commenced, that
certain parties then and now members of
this board opposed the Investigations, and
in every way in their power retarded the
progress of the committees by their inf1u-
ence, as members of the board during its
sessions and vacations, by advising and
counselling such parties as were being in
vestigated to resist the efforts of the com
mttees to effect settlements without liti
CATION. Aud
Whereas, It is now evident that had
it not been for said aid and counsel afforded
by certain members of this board no suit
would have been necessary in the past or flu
ture to effect speedy settlements of differ
ences and have the money due covered
into the treasury. Therefore be it
ResoLoed, That it is the sense of this
board that the extraordinary expenses nee
esssrily incurred in making. Or attempt
ing to make. settlements with delinquents.
and the recovering the money due the
county is chargeable to supervisors, who,
by their actions, counsel and advice in
f1uenced those who were in arrears to re-
sist the settlements and payments of the
amounts due the county from them.
Supervisor Reid moved that the fore
going resolution be referred to commit
tee of three to ascertain the truth or fall
sity eff said resolution to report to this
board or to subsequent board.
Supervisor Heath moved as an amend
ment that the committee be required to re-
port to this board.
Thereupon Supervisor Reid withdrew
his motion to refer said resolution to a
committee.
Supervisor Burial then moved that said
resolution be referred to committee of
three to report at this sessien.-Carried.
Supervisor Reid offered the following
resolution, and moved its adoption:
Resolued. That the grand jurors be hereafter
drawn by this board follows:
The supervisors TO present names written on
cards. as follows:
Rock Island seven, Moline FIVE, Hampton two and
each of the other towns one each
That said twenty nine cards be placed in box or
other suitable and convenient contrvance and after
properly mixing the same, the clerk to draw from
and destroy in the presence of the board six of the
cards deposited and that the twenty names
thus remaining be declared the grand jury list for
the ensuing term OF court
Supervisor Burial asked that the fore
going resolution, offered by Supervisor
Reid, be laid over until the afternoon ses
sion.
Supervisor Bennett moved reconsider
alton of the action of the board referring
Supervisor Liphardt's resolution to com
mittee. Carried.
Thereupon Supervisor Burial withdrew
his motion to refer said resolution.
The yeas and nays were then called upon
the adoption of Supervisor Liphardt's reso-
luton, and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Zimmerman, A F.
HOLSTER, E. n. HOLSTER Liphardt, Al
breeht, Atkinson, Blomberg, Wilson, and
Nays Supervisors Campbell. Lees and
Excused from voting-Stsphenson Reid, |
Gordan, Oakley, Ritter, Schneider, Burial, |
Heath, and McConneil-9.
Absent Supervisors Osborn and Ballard |
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Supervisor Mcconnell arose to point |
Of order claiming that the resolution was
not adopted as the number of members
voting thereon was not majority of the |
Board. |
The Chairman declared the vote carried, |
and the resolution adopted.