The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

] day for payment, were as follows: Poor
| Claims-Cordova, 122 90; Coe, 90.12;
Canoe Creek, 77.25; Yuma, 22.40; Port
| Byron, 204 81; Hampton. $50 81; South
| Moline, lat. So; Moline, 1885; Black
Hawk, 155 48; Rock Island, 79s. 9S;
/ Coal Valley, 1885; South Rock
Island, $50; Rural. go; Edging
ton, 53.81; Bowling. 1855; Andalusia
SO IS Buffalo Prairie 141 So; Drury, 81, Al
Total county poor bills, So, 85s 05 Poor
| farm claims, 81, 102.02 Miscellaneous,
| 81 ,749 80 Public expenditures, $53s 10.
Jail and Jail claims $Sa5
| The committee on attachments submitted
the following report, which on motion was
received and adopted.
Your committee to whom was referred
| the petition of c. S. Newberry for an
| abatement of personal tax would respect
: fully recommend that Tie request Of the
petitioner be granted and an order be
drawn on the county treasurer for the
amount nine dollars and eighty cents 60 S0)
in favor of c. S. Newherry.
F. NJ. SINNETT,
Chairman
The committee on finance submitted
report, which on motion was received and
adopted; on the semi-annual reports of L
F. Harson, circuit clerk: r. A. Donaldson.
county clerk; R. F. Reid, county treasurer
and collector and W. G. Morris, coroner,
with tabular statement of their accounts,
showing excess of earnings TO be paid into
the treasury: r. A Donaldson, county
ola L Pat
81 ,046 IS, and j. F, Ankrum Sheriff.
$141.72, and recommending the approval
of the same as correct. Also approving
the report of w. G. Morris, coroner, and
asking for further time on the report of L.
F. Harson, circuit clerk. The report is signed
by Supervisors w. L. Heath. J. 4. Jordan
and F. NJ. Sinnett.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION
The committee on roads and bridges
submitted the following report, which was
adopted:
Kr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of me Board Of |
Supervisors:
Your committee to whom was referred |
the petition of the Board of Trade Tele- |
graph Co. of Chicago. would beg leave to |
submit the following report on the matters |
before them We would recommend that |
the prayer of the sad petitioners the CHI |
cago Board of Trade Co., be granted, pro-
vided they comply with the laws and regu
Iations in regard 10 such cases, and pro-
vided further that all these privileges shall
become null and void should the said tele
graph company ever become merged into
any other telegraph company now doing
business or that stall hereafter do tee-
graph business in this county, or the off
GERS of this company or its stockholders
now or hereafter become identified with |
the management of any telegraph compa |
ny now in or to be constructed in this
either as officers or stockholders
And if is also provided that their tangible
property, such as poles, wires, Instruments,
tools and office furniture and fixtures shall
be liable to taxation regardless of capital
stock representation. All of which is
submitted
john F. WRAY
Chairman
Mr. Stoddard offered the following reso-
ution:
WHEREAS, There appears TO be a large
amount of costs of court due the county |
through the clerks fees and sheriff's fees,
who are not personally interested for the |
collection of the same as their salary is !
ahiN anu pau NItnOul ouCii CoiiSCllOuS, |
nd
WHEREAS, Many expensive suits have
'een commenced ard tried in the name of !
irresponsible parties, from whom
he costs cannot be collected, therefore,
ReSoLged That the county attorney be !
10 prepare bill for the legis- !
AZURE to pass, requiring every person com 7
aencing suits to deposit IA fixed amount of :
money with the clerk, TO be used as fees of :
Jerk and sheriff, similar to the law in :
'ook county, said bill to be pre- \
ented to our member of the legisla
lre, with request that he endeavor to \
ct the same passed. I
Carried, and the resolution declared Y
dopted. s
Mr.. Heath moved that the bill of j. Fl L
amounting TO $30S, be allowed. 7
[r. Barton moved as an amendment that
aid bill be allowed at $3.50 which was
by Mr.. Heath. and the motion. as n
nended adopted "
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
The board met at 8 o'clock, pursuant
adjournment, Mr. Ritter in the chair
On motion of Mr. McKinnie the rules
ere suspended in order to have the wit
ess fees read, as reported by Clerk Har- y
IN. Referred subsequently to the COM G.
.ittee on fees and salaries 81
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