The Rock Island Argus., 1882-09-15
The Small Pox Bill of Moline
and Rock Island.
Proceedings of the Morning
and Afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

| which was adopted:
Your committee to whom was referred
the smallpox bills of the cities of Moline
and Rock Island, would beg leave to sub
| NIT the following report on the matters be-
| fore them: That the committee met at the
| court house, on the 9th and 7th days of
, September, 1882, and carefully examined
| the bills and vouchers presented to us, and
| after hearing all the evidence and explana-
| tions we were able to obtain in regard to
said bills we carefully sifted out and reject
| ed all bills and parts of bills that we
| thought improper for the county TO pay,
and made list of items or bills recon-
| mended for the board to pay which list is
hereunto attached amounting in all for
Moline SO, 152. 81, and for Rock Island
| $474.S0 Rock Island bin hereto attached.
We would therefore recommend that the
| board refund the above named amounts.
TO the cities respectively as above stated.
The committee on jail and Jail accounts
was authorized to carry out their recon-
mendations as made in special report
A note payable to deceased pauper was
the subject of considerable discussion. and
it was finally decided to allow the note to
remain in the hands of Supervisor Camp
Defl WHO WIS lHSlIuCtcQ iO tOilctb IL.
The committee on Jail account recon-
mended the payment of bills aggregating
1904 IS and the committee on public ex-
penditures responded favorably on bills
amounting to $30s.s2, both of which were
adopted.
After voting that S13 to be used by the
overseer of the poor of Rock Island, the
board adjourned until Friday morning
FRIDAY
The board met at 10 O'Clock Friday
morning. The minutes of Thursdays ses-
sion were read and approved.
The reports of the committees on poor
and town and town accounts were sub
mitted and adopted.
Mr.. Werlich offered resolution to the
effect that the committee on town and
town accounts should recommend to the
supervisors of the different townships
names to be selected as judges of election.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Heath moved that the county clerk
be authorized to extend a county tax of
75 cents on the one hundred dollars for
county purposes.
Mr.. Hoke offered motion to rescind
former resolution of the board which de-
pressed justices of the peace and constables
from receiving any fees where a convic-
ton failed or the accused were held over
for trial He withdrew the motion, how
ever, and offered a resolution 10 the effect
that such fees should be allowed in the
future. The motion was lost.
FRIDAY AFTERooN.
The committee on town and towns sub 1
mitted report concerning the appoint
ment of judges of election in certain town
ships, having more than one voting
precinct, which report was adopted.
The committee to whom was referred |
the subject of accounts in the sheriffs office |
reported that the board was powerless i'm |
the premises. The committee, however re
commended that the sheriff be instructed |
to keep list of his deputies, their services |
and livery expenses, and furnished as
itemized statement of the same to the |
board. The report was adopted.
The committee on abatement reported |
adversely to the petition of J. E. Wray |
asking for abatement of taxes and favor
able to the petition of J. w. Lloyd, |
Samuel Adams and n. Schnell. The |
former asked for a reduction of 800,
Adams desired $3.50 abatement and N. |
Schnell $4,000. The report was adopted. |
The finance committee reported that the |
account of County Superintendent South |
well had been examined, and were found |
to be correct. The report was received |
and placed on file.
The committee on road and bridges re
ported in favor of allowing Canoe Creek |
township $500, received from the proceeds |
of swamp land sales, provided Whiteside |
county would pay the proceeds of such |
sales into the treasury of Rock Island |
county. The committee referred back to |
the board the subject of appropriating |
5000 for Drury township to improve the |
road to Muscatine. The report was adopt |
ed, and on motion, $3.50 was appropriated |
to Drury township.
The consideration of the improvements |
of the county poor farm was then taken |
up, and no result was accomplished at a |
late hour this afternoon.