The Rock Island Argus., 1884-09-15
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
ANNUAL SEPT. TERN, A. d., 1884
Official Report

Official Report.
Thursday, September 11.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment Present, all
the members except Supervisors Martin
and PearsOll. Supervisor VierieCh, chair
man, presiding. Minutes of yesterdays
proceedings read and approved. The.
matter of fixing salaries of county officers
which was laid over until today, was then
taken up for consideration BY leave of
the board Supervisor Ryder withdrew his
amendment to the amendment, and Su>
pervisor Barton withdrew his amendment.
Thereupon Supervisor Ryder moved as an
amendment to Supervisor Aster's motion
that the salary of the circuit clerk be
fixed at 1900 per year. The yeas and
nays being called resulted as follows: Yeas
Supervisors Campbell. Clark, Fisk,
Goodlow, McEniry, Ryder, Schneider,
Swanson, Trumble and Weatherhcad-10
Nays Supervisors Aster, Barton, Bow
man. Burial, Cedarberg, Fitzgerald,
Hawthorne, Hollster, Schoonmaker and
TitteringtonE10 Absent Supervisors
Heath, Martin, and Pearsoll. The vote
resulting in tie, the chairman voted in
the negative. Lost.
Supervisor Aster moved as an amend
ment that the said salary be fixed at 81, 600
per year. Supervisor Hawthorne moved
as a substitute that laid salary be fixed at
81 900 per year. Supervisor Ryder
moved as an amendment shat said salary
be fixed at $4,000 per year. The yeas
and nays being called resulted as follows:
Yeas - Supervisors Bowman, Burial,
Cedarberg, Hawthorne, Ryder. Schoon>
maker and Titterington-7 Nays-Su>
pervisors Aster, Barton, Campbell, Clarke,
Fisk, Fitzgerald, Goodlow, Hollister,
McEniry. Schneider Swanson Tumble
and Weatherhead-13 Absent Super
visors Heath Martin. and Pearsoll. Lost,
Supervisor Ryder moved that the mat
ter be laid over until 8 o'clock this
morning. Supervisor HOllister moved as
an amendment that the matter be laid
over until o'clock this afternoon. The
yeas and nays being called resulted as
| follows; Yeas-Supervisors Barton, Bow
man, Burial, Goodlow, HOllister and
| Weatherhead-6; nays-Supervisors As
ter, Campbell, Clarke, Cedarberg, Fisk,
Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, McEniry, Ryder,
Schneider, SchoOnmaker, Swanson, Tit
terington and Trumble-14; absent-Su>
pervisors Heath, Martin and Pearsoll;
| lost.
The yeas and nays were then called up
on the motion to adjourn until 3 o'clock
p IN. and resulted as follows: Yeas-Su>
pervsors Barton, Bowman, Burial,
Campbell, Hawthorne and Ryder-G; nays
Supervisors Aster, Clarke, Fisk, Cedar
berg, Fitzgerald, GoodlOw, Hollister, Nc
Entry, Schneider, Schoonmaker, Swanson,
Titterington, Trumble and Weatherhead
IA; neutrality-suspicious. Heath, Martin
and Pcarsoll; lost.
The yeas and nays were then called up
Oh Supervisor Hawthornes substitutes
and resulted rs follows Supervis-
ors Burial, Cedarberg, Hawthorne and
Schoonmakcr-4; nays-Superyisors As
ter Barton, Campbell. Clarke, Fisk, Fitz
gerald, Goodlow, Hollister, McEniry,
Ryder, Swanson, Titterington and
| Weatherhead-13; absent-Supervisor
Bowman, Heath, Martin, Pearsoll, Schnei
der and Tumble; lost.
Supervisor Clark then moved as a SUBJ
stitute that said salary be fixed at S1,700
per year The yeas and nays being called
resulted rs follows; eas-Supervisors
Bowman. Burial, Clarke, Hawthorne and
HOLSTER. Nays-Supervisors Aster,
Barton, Campbell, Cedarberg, Fisk, Fitz-
gerald. GOodow, ,McEniry, Ryder Schoon-
maker, Swanson, ,Titterington and Wealth
erhead-13. Absent Supervisors Heath,
Martin, Pearsoll, Schneider and Trumble
lost.
The yeas and nays were then called
upon Supervisor Barton's amendment and
resulted as follows: Yeas Supervisors
Barton, Fitzgerald, GOodlow. Hollister,
McEniry, Swanson and Neatherhead-7.
Nays-Supervisors Aster, Bowman, Bur-
rail-, Campbell, Clarke, Cedarberg, Fisk,
Hawthorne, Ryder Schoonmaker litter
ington and Trumble-12. Absent, Su-
pervisors Heath, Martin, Pearsoll and
Schneider; lost.
By leave of the board Supervisor Aster
withdrew his motion TO fix said salary at
81 500 per year, and moved that the sal
arv of the circuit clerk be fixed at 81, ZOO
per year, and the clerk hire be fixed at
$500 per year Supervisor Barton moved
as amendment that the words clerk hire
be fixed at $500 per year" be stricken out,
which amendment was accepted by Super
visor Aster. The yeas and nays were then
called upon the motion as amended and
resulted as follows: Yeas-Supervisors
Aster. Burial, Clarke, Cedarberg, Fisk,
Schneider, Schoonmaker. Titterington
and Trumble-9. Nays-Supervisors
Barton, Bowman, Campbell, Fitzgerald,
Goodlow, Hawthorne, Hollster McEniry,
Ryder Swanson and Weatherhead-
Absent, Supervisors Heath, Martin, and
Pearsoll; lost
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
board adjourn until 100 o'clock p. m
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows: Yeas-Supervisors Aster,
Barton, Bowman, Burrall Campbell, Ce-
darberg, Goodlow, Hawthorne, Schneider
and Swanson-10. Nays-Supervisors
Clarke, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Hollister, Nc
Enlry, Ryder, Schoonmaker, Titteringe
ton, Trumble and Weatherhead-10.
Absent-Supervisors Heath. Martin and
Pearsoll. The vote resulting in tie the
chairman voted in the negative; lost.
Supervisor Hawthorne moved that the
matter of fixing the salaries be postponed
until o'clock p. m; ; carried.
The committee on poor submitted the
following report which on motion was
received and adopted:
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Board of
Supervisors:
Your committee on Poor claims would
beg leave to report that they have exam.
ined all claims presented before them and
recommend the payment of the following
and that the Clerk be directed to issue
orders for the several amounts to the