The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-28
COUNTY LINE.
The Supervisors Delibera-
ton on that Subject.
A Property Owner Who Pays
Double Taxes.
SPECIAL MARCH TERM,
MARCH is. 1882.

The Committee on County Lines submit
ted the following report. which on motion
was received and adopted:
Rock ISLAND, Ills. March 10, 1882.
To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Su-
peroisors Of Rock Island County, III:
Your committee to whom was referred the appli-
cation of Charles Marshall for refund of certain
sums of money for swamp lands purchased from
Rock Island county, would report follows
Your committee held 1t to be their duty to adjust
between the counties of Rock Island and Whiteside
the differences in amount secured for lands sold by
each county far the line had been agreed upon
by the engineers and committees of both counties,
viz. from Rock River to Philleos Island plated
for this county by its engineer Daniel Gordon, and
determine what titles of lands Rock Island county
should perfect to Whiteside county, or the present
owners of the same, and also what titles OF lands
should be perfected to Rock Island county by White
side county or to the purchasers OF the The
agreement for the perfecting OF titles by each county
respectively, to actual purchasing, afected by
change in the line as previously understood, was
made by the respective committees of each county
before the line was surveyed subject 10 confrma
ton of said agreement by the county Boards OF
Rock Island and Whiteside counties. Your com
mitJee attach hereto portion of the correspondence
passed BY the county Board of Whiteside county
Your committee would further report, that they
had conference with the Committee County
Lines from Whiteside county, but were unable to
effect adjustment of differences, the committee
from Whteside county wholly refused to make
settlement of differences so far as the line had been
ageed upon viz. from Rock River to Philleos Island.
They claiming that when the entire line was legally
established and agreed upon that then they would
settle the differences and perfect the titles to pnr
chasers of lands the titles of which effected by
any change from previous lines.
Your committee find that by the line agreed
upon by the engineers and committee of Rock Is
which have been sold by Rock Island county, are
now found to be in Whiteside county, Wis - 1879
sw14 of nwI sec. 0. 10, g. That the same were sold
follows: The nwA OF s,sl4 see. 9,l3, 3, to c. b.
marsha Tor me sum o. t9s on Inc de'a gay .,
Henry Asadown. for the sum of $40, on the 16 h
day of Dec, 1863 which latter certificate of purchase
has been assigned to Chas. b. Marshall.
Your committee would recommend that the sum
of two hundred and fifty eight dollars (S25s) be re-
landed to c. B. Marshall In full settlement of his
claim against Rock Island county, accruing under
the sale of the above referred to land, and would
recommend that the county clerk be authorized to
of two hundred and twenty-eight dollars, in favor
of the said Chas b. Marshall upon his executing in
proper form a quit claim deed to Rock Island conn
ty 1873 acres in the nwI4 of sw14 of g. 10, B.
and s6.os in the sw14 of nw14 of 9. 10. g.
The same being east of the county line, agreed up
on between the engineers of Whiteside and Rock
Island counties, said quit claim deed to be deposit
ed with the county clerk before issuing said order
All of which is respectfully submitted
d. ZIMMERMAN,
JOHN A. LIPHARDT
a. F. HOLSTER 1
County Line Committee
WHEREAS. By the survey of the county line be-
tween the counties of Whitesde and Rock Island.
certain parcels and tracts of lands were placed in
Rock Island county that have been heretofore claim
ed and sold by Whiteside county and also certain
parcels and tracts of land were placed in Whteside
county that have been hitherto claimed and sold by
Rock Island county, therefore, be it
ReS0tUed by this board, That Whiteside county
will qutcaim all of its right and title to said lands
to Rock Island county upon the payment by said
county of Rock Island the amount of money receiv-
ed by the sale of said lands and county since
sale with interest thereupon st the rate of six per
cent per annun. and that Whteside county is willing
and ready to pay to Rock Island county the money
received by Whieside county from sale of said land
and county taxes since SALE with interest the
of six per cent per annun, by Rock Island county
q claiming to this county.
Resotoed, That the County Clerk be instructed to
forward copy of this preamble and resolution to
the County Board of Rock Island county.
GARDEN PLAIN, Jan. 9th, 1882
D. ZIMMERMAN, ESQ, Cordoya, H.
Dear !S5r:-Your favor of |
he 2ist received and contents noted. In reply Fl
would say that expect committee will be ia !
Rock Island somewhere about the first days session
IF the circuit court the time the is being
ried THAT involves the county line question, and /
,ould probably meet you there.
nay take on the question of which You speak | |
ould not say, but at the present time am person
lily Of the opinion that our county does not to /
AXE into consideration any question that does not
INVOLVE the whole line.
hink meeting could be arranged by which we
ouid meet in Albany.
Respectfully,
J. NJ. EATON,