The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-12
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
ANNUAL SEPT. Term, A. d., 1884
Official Report.


Wednesdays Proceedings conCluded)
The committee on finance submitted
the following resolution which was unan
imously adopted:
WHEREAS. The county of Rock Island,
is indebted to various persons or a mis-
cellaneous Indebtedness, and thereby has
floating debt of sixty five thousand
dollars, and
WHEREAS, The aggregate amount of
which are now assessed in the ordinary way
for the current county expenses of said
county necessarily amounts to the rate of
seventy five cents for one hundred dollars
valuation of the property of said county,
and
WHEREAS, The taxes of said county
cannot legally be assessed in the ordinary
way to a sufficient amount to pay said
indebtedness together with said current
expenses of said county, and
WHEREAS. 1t is deemed necessary by
the county board of Rock Island county,
Illinois, now in session, to assess taxes
the aggregate of which shall exceed the
rate of seventy>five cents per hundred
dollars valuation of the property of said
county to pay off said Indebtedness and
WHEREAS, the sum of sixty five thous-
and dollars in addition to the amount
raised by the taxes which are now assess
ed as aforesaid, is required, by said coun-
ty for the purpose of paying off said
floating debt of said county, and
WHEREAS, IN order to raise a sufficient
amount of funds to pay said Indebtedness
it will be necessary to assess and levy for
three successive years, tax each year of
three mills, or each one dollar of the valu
alton of the property, in said county in
addition to said taxes now assessed as
aforesaid, therefore be it
ResoIped, by the county Board of said
Rock Island county, now sitting that the
question of assessing, for three success
i've years, the said additional rate of three
mills each year on each one dollar of the
valuation of the proptrty in said county,
as aforesaid, for the purpose of paying
the Indebtedness aforesaid be duly
and legally submitted to a vote
of the people of the county
on the fourth day of November, A. D.
1884, that being the day of the next
election for county officers of said coun>
ty, and that the county clerk in his
election notice of said election is hereby
ordered to give notice of said submission
as provided by law.
On motion the committee on equalza-
ton was excused from attendance upon
the board to make their report
Supervisor Hollister moved that the
rule be suspended and that the bills be
classified by the clerk and referred to the
committee without reading; carried
The committee on Jail and Jail accounts
submitted the following report which on
motion was received and adopted
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Su-
pervisors
Your committee on Jail and Jail Ac
counts would beg leave to report that they
have examined 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 several claimants, towit:
J. W. Reticker. $3.50 80
John Aster. Observation-Disclosures. 2 50
Carse s. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z 80
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Gerbury. Observation-Disclosures. SO
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