The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-19
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR July TERM, A. D. 1884.
(Oficial Report.l

Moline for loan of 10000; carried
Supervisor Martin moved that an order
be drawn in favor of the First National
bank of Moline for $206 81 to pay the
interest on above loan; carried.
Board adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Thursday, July II, 1SS4.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment Present all
the members except Supervisor Campbell.
Supervisor Werlich chairman, presiding.
Minutes of the proceedings of the last two
days read and approved. The committee
ON public expenditures submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of
Supervisors:
Your committee on public expenditures
to whom was referred the petition of L..
F. Harson circuit clerk of this county,
for authority to hire additional help,
respectfully report that they have made
careful examination and find that there is
a large unavoidable accumulation of work
that can not be performed BY any but
expert hands.
They recommend giving authority to
hire clerk to be employed in the simpler
work of recording for the time necessary
to enable the clerk and deputy clerk to do
up the work that can only be done by
themselves, and that the rate of compen-
sation for the additional help be at not
to exceed $50 per month.
Respectfully submitted.
E. H. BOWMAN,
d. M. MARTIN,
DAVID FITZGERALD,
Committee
Supervisor Barton moved to amend the
report by striking out the words 1.-THE
time necessary" and insert the words
mot to exceed two months time" Car
ried.
The report of the committee as amend
ed was then on motion received and
adopted
Sheriff Reticker submitted a report
showing that he had in his hands the sum
of $3.50 received for the sale of wood
and old material The report was on mo
| ton received and placed on file and the
sheriff requested to turn said sum into the
county treasury. The clerk laid before
the Board the following communication
from D. o. Reid. which on motion was
received and placed on file
| To the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Rock Island
| County.
GENTLEMEN:-YOu petitioner would
respectfully present the following state
ment of facts and pray your careful con-
sideration of the same. The present con-
stitution of the state was adopted by
popular vote prior TO the general election
| November, 1871, at which election your
petitioner was elected his own successor,
treasurer of this county. Prior TO the
election and while there still existed
doubts as to who might be elected-ai
the September session 1871 of your hon
orable body the question as to the right
and power of the board the salary of the
to be elected treasurer-which subject
after full and free discussion in the said
board was by vote submitted to counsel
selected by the board and said board was
by said counsel advised that they could
not fix the salary of the treasurer; thai
said board was advised by said attorneys,
the counsel OF the county, not only at the
aforesaid September session, but at seve
raj subsequent sessions said question was
| freely and fully discussed and in every
instance the conclusion reached was the
same as advised by the counsel aforesaid
And full and final settlement
of your petitioners accounts with the
county was made by the board in accor-
dance Herewith at the December session
1878. Subsequently, that is during the
year 1890, full and complete investiga-
ton of your petitioners books and ac>
counts was made by a committee. the
chairman of which. Supervisor Ballard, in
a verbal report made by HIM to the board
at the December session 1891. declared
that your petitioners accounts were
absolutely correct, and that they, tht
committee, had not found that your peti
toner had ever at any time retained one
cent which he was not authorized tC
retain by the action of the board OF
supervisors. Supervisor Ballard at the
same time, however, advised the board
that subsequent decisions of the court
made it possible to question the legality
of the action of the board in its settlement
with your petitioner.
The board finally proposed through it;
committee, to settle with your petitioner
for the sum of one thousand dollars, which
sum your petitioner then and there agreed
to pay, filing at the same time his protest,
and stating that he did not feel that he
owed the county anything Your petit
toner not feeling himself financially
able to contest the matter through
the circuit and superior courts.
Your petitioner would represent, LIST
that this matter having been, as the chair
man of the committee stated, known al
the time, canvassed, referred to counsel
at the county's own choosing and thus
agreed and settled, that such settlement
should have been, and between individ-
uals would have been final and conclu-
sive. End, this conclusion having then
and in this manner been reached there did
not remain in right nor equity any point
of law which your petitioner should have
been called to settle after the lapse OF
eight years.
Your petitioner therefore prays that you
ascertain the truth or falsity of these his
averments, and if found true-that you
cause so be returned to him his notes and
money by him paid into the county treas
ury, as the result of the second settles
ment of his accounts as county treasur-
er for the year 1879 and 1878.
And your petitioner as in duty bound
will ever pray etc.
DAVID O. REID.
Moline, Ills. Sept. 18th 1882.
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 NJ Reticker. $50 o.
| May BROS -........ ..-...-....,.--..... "
| j M Reticker. ........... .............. Az On
Chas C Taylor. "a 9.