The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-16

In the matter of the petition of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., we would |
recommend that the assessment remain |
unchanged.
In the matter of the St. Louis,
Rock Island and Chicago r. r. Co, we
recommend the assessment remain uns
changed.
In the matter of the petition of John
Bengston your committee consulted with
States Attorney, Mr.. E. E. Parmenter.
whose opinion is that the amount of
So, 10000 added to this years assessment
for the year 1888 is not legal, and COM
plying with that opinion we would rec>
ommend an abatement of that part of the
assessment, the amount &c, 10000.
In the matter of the petition of w. l..
C0yne your committee would recommend
that the prayer be granted and that the
county clerk be instructed to issue an
order for 81 40 payable to w. L Coyne
upon the proper cancellation of the sale
record
All of which is respectfully submitted,
nj. SCHOoNMAKER,
TH0s. CAMPBELL,
II. n. CEDERBERG,
ARTHUR BURIAL,
Committee
Supervisor Bowman moved there be
$500 deducted from the bill of the Elec
trio Light Co., which was allowed yester-
day at $4,000; carried
Supervisor Aster moved to reconsider
the action of the board in regard to the
bill of Morgan & McLouth. The yeas and
nays being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Supervisors Aster, Bowman,
Fisk, Cederberg, Hawthorne, Ry-
der, Schoonmaker. Tumble and
Weatherhead-9 Nays Supervisors
Barton, Burial. Campbell, Clarke, Fitz>
gerald, Goodlow, HOLSTER, Schneider,
Swanson and Titterington-l0 Absent,
Supervisors Heath, Martin, McEniry and
Pearsoll; lost.
Supervisor Barton moved to allow the
bill of Hugh Martin for $4715, which
was rejected at the July session of the
board Supervisor Aster moved as an
amendment that the bill be referred to the
committee on poor farm and action
thereon be deferred until the next meeting
of the board. Supervisor Barton accepted
the amendment The motion as amended
was then voted upon and carried.
Supervisor Barton moved to suspend
the rules to allow the reading of the bill
of J. s. Gilmore. The yeas and nays
being called resulted as follows: Yeas
Supervisors Barton, Bowman, Campbell,
Fitzgerald, Goodlow Ryder, Schneider
and Trumble--S. Nays-Supervisors
Aster, Burial. Clarke, Cederberg, Fitzger-
aid, Fisk, Hawthorne. HOLSTER, Schoon-
maker, Swanson, TitterIngton and Wealth
erhead-11 Absent, Supervisors Martin,
Heath, McEniry and Pearsoll; lost.
The following list of grand Jurors was
read and, on motion approved by the
board:
Grand jury list for the January term A.
D. 1885, of the circuit court, Rock Island
county, Illinois:
Andalusia-Samuel Kennedy
Black Hawk. S. Smith
Bowling Edmund Chopper.
Buffalo Prairle-J Is. Titterington.
Coal Valley-John Dandy.
Cordova-G. W. Brink
Spc-UeuISc UcHuuS-
Canoe Creek-Garrett Quick.
Drury-Daniel Fowler, Sr.
Edgington-Joseph Asquith.
Hampton-GeOrge Church, Sr.
Moline-k. A. Norling, r. H. Wilson,
George Oldefest
Port Byron-Walter Barrett
Rural Joseph Tindall.
Rock Island-A Huesing. John Mul-
cahy, Henry Mailman, II. Carse.
South Moline-J. G Ryder
South Rock Island-C. G. Dack.
Zuma-W. c. Sheppard.
The reports of Supervisors Goodlow
and Titterington as oversers of the poor
were read, and, on motion placed on file.
The county collector submitted list of
uncollected personal taxes amounting to
$S,63S II for the year 1888.
On motion the mount of So, 63S.17 was
abated TO John E. Fleming, county col
lector. Delinquent personal tax for the
year 1888.
Supervisor Bowman moved that the
action of the board annulling bounty on
wolf scalps be reconsidered. Supervisor
Aster moved as an amendment to Law over
until next meetlng; lost.
The yeas and nays were then called ups
on Supervisor Bowman's motion: Yeas
| Supervisors Barton, Bowman, Campbell,
Clarke, Goodlow Hawthorne. Ryder,
Schneider. Schoonmaker, Titterington,
Tumble and Weatherhead-12 Nays
Supervisors Aster, Burial, Cederberg
Fisk. Fitzgerald, HOLSTER and Swanson
=. Neutrality-suspicious. Heath. Nc
Entry, Martin and Perrsoll; carried
Supervisor Bowman moved that the
bounty on wolf scalps be fixed at SO. 90
for young and S. 90 for full grown
wolves. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows; Yeas-Supervisors
Barton, Bowman Campbell, Clarke, Good
low, Hawthorne, Hollister, Ryder, Schnei-
der Schoonmaker, Titterington, Trumble
and Weatherhead--13 Nays-Superyis>
ors Aster, Burial, Cederberg. Fisk, Fitz-
gerald aud Swanson-6. Absent Super
visors Heath, McEniry, Martin and Pear
| soil; carried
| The committee on ways and means
submitted their report of allowances to
members and officers of the board for ats
tendance at this session, which on motion
was received and adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned until
the second Monday (the eighth day of
December A. D., 1884.
RICHARD A. DONALDSON,
County Clerk.
Rough on Corns."
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