The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-12

Committee.
Supervisor McEniry moved that the
clerk be directed to compile list of all
resolutions passed by former boards
within the last three years which are now
in force and binding upon the present
board Supervisor Bowman moved as
an amendment that a committee of three
be appointed to compile said resolutions.
Amendment lost.
Supervisor Barton moved as an amend
mcnt that the words three years" be
stricken out and the words five years"
be inserted. Amendment lost.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
matter be laid on the table Lost.
The yeas and nays were then called
upon the original motion and resulted as
follows: Yeas Supervisors Burial, Ce-
derberg, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne,
Martin, McEniry and Weatherhead-6.
NAYS Supervisors Aster, Barton, Bow,
man, Campbell. Clarke, Goodlow, Heath,
Hollister, Pcarsoll, Schneider, Schoon~
maker and Titterington-12 Absent
Supervisors Ryder, Swanson and Tumble
3. Lost
Supervisor Heath moved that that part
of the report of the poor farm investigat-
ing committee adopted by the board of
supervisors last year which refuses the
steward of the poor farm Ia turn the
money received from the sale of produce
from the fam into the county treasury he
rescinded Carried.
Supervisor Martin moved that the clerk
be directed to notify the steward of the
poor farm of the above action. Carried.
Supervisor Hollister moved that the
board proceed 10 fix the compensation
and appoint steward of the poor farm
for the ensuing year. Carried.
Supervisor Aster moved that the com
pensation of the steward of the poor farm
be fixed at 1000 for the ensuing year,
and that he pay his help out of said sum.
Supervisor Heath moved as an amend
ment that said compensation be fixed at
81, 500
Supervisor Martin moved as an amend
ment to the amendment that the COM
pensation of the steward be fixed at ST..
| 900, and that the county pay his help.
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows: Yeas Supervisors Campbell
Clarke, Fisk, Fitzgerald HOLSTER. Mar
tin, McEniry, Trumble and Weather
heads. Supervisors Aster, Bar,
ton, Bowman. Burial, Cederberg. Good
low. Hawthorne, Heath, Pearsoll,
Schneider, Schoonmaker and Titterlng
ton L. Absent Supervisors Swanson
and Ryder. Amendment lost
Supervisor Campbell moved that action
be postponed on the matter until tomor.
row morning; lost.
BY leave of the board Supervisor Heatl
withdrew his amendment.
Supervisor Martin moved as an amend.
ment that said compensation be fixed al
So. 200 for the ensuing year and that hi
pay his own help. The yeas and nay;
being called resulted as follows: Yeas
Supervisors Bowman. Clarke Fisk, Haw
thorne Martin, Pearsoll, Schneider
Schoonmaker, Titterington, Trumhle ant
Weatherhead-11 Nays - Supervisor
Aster. Barton, Burial. Campbell, Fitzger
aid. GoodloW, Heath HOllister and Me
Eniry-9 neutrality-suspicious. Ryder
Cederberg and Swanson-3. Amend
ment carried.
The motion rs amended was then votet
upon and carried.
Supervisor Heath moved that Jamc
Robertson he appointed steward of tn
poor farm for the ensuing year by accla
nation. Carried.
The committee on miscellaneous claim
submitted the following report which OF
motion was received and adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of ST.
peryisors:
| Your committee on miscellaneou
claims would beg leave to report tina
they have examined all claims presente
before them and recommend the paymen
of the following. and that the clerk b
directed to issue orders for the sewers
amounts to the several claimants, to vii