The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-07

Supervisor Heath moved that said re-
port be so amended as to allow the bill OF
Peter LEI. Supervisor Trumble moved as
an amendment to the amendment that
the bill be allowed at $3.50. Lost. The
yeas and nays were then called on Su>
pervisor Heath's amendment and resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Aster, Campbell.
Heath, Swanson, Werlich, Walker and
Wray-7.
Nays-Supervisors Barton, Burial,
Cozad, Elliott, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Good
low, HARDWOOD. HOLSTER, Noah. Norton,
Pearsall, Ryder and Smart-14.
Absent-Supervlsor Bowman.
Excused from neutrality-suspicious.
Martin and Trumble Lost.
Supervisor Campbell moved as an
amendment that said bill be allowed at
$3.50. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Campbell, Heath,
Swanson, Werlich, Walker and Wray-6
Nays-Supervisors Aster, Barton, Bur.
rail-. Cozad, Elliott, Fisk, Fitzgerald,
Goodlow. Harwood, HOLSTER, Noah
Norton. Pearsall, Ryder and Smart-15
Excused from voting-Supervisors
Martin and Trumble Amendment lost
Supervisor Heath moved as an amend,
ment that the bill be allowed at $40.
Supervisor HARDWOOD moved as a SUBJ
stitute that the matter be laid on the Ia
ble lost.
Thereupon Supervisor Heath's amend
ment was voted upon and lost
Supervisor Campbell moved that said
report be so amended as to refer the Bill
back to the board instead of rejecting il
The yeas and nays being called resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Aster, Campbell
Cozad, Elliott, Heath, Swanson, Werlich
Walker, Wray-9
Nays-Supervisors Barton, Burial
Fisk, Fitzgerald, Goodlow. HARDWOOD
HOLSTER, Noah, Norton, Pearsall, Rydel
and Smart-12.
Excused-Supervisors Martin an'
Trumble; lost. -
The report was then adopted as pre-
sented.
Supervisor Werlich moved that the rul'
be suspended in order to allow certain
bills; carried.
On motion of Supervisor Campbell tn,
following bills were allowed: Z. Schind-
Ter and B. D. Sears Sons.
| The committee on public expenditure
submitted the following report which o.
motion was received and adopted:
| Your committee on public expenditure
would report that in obedience to the in.
structions of the honorable board, the,
have examined the fence around the jail
yard and find few of the posts decay in
J and very few of the peices of sidin
gone. But that with little repair tn,
structure may be made to do good ser
vice for a time. They therefore recon-
mend that the sheriff be instructed t
have the necessary repairs made at tn
earliest convenient time.
All of which is respectfully submitted
E. ii. BOWMAN,
THos. SMART,
JOHN BARTON,
Committee.
The committee on attachments submit
ted the following report which on motto
was received and adopted:
= Your committee to whom was referre
J Che petitions for attachments would be
leave to submit the following report o
the matters before them:
, We would recommend that the praye
of the petition of the City of Moline ash
ing for an abatement of $3.50, the estima'
4, ed amount of the assessment of its interei
in its library building, be granted for th
) reason that the city's interest is not tax
able.
l We would recommend that the praye
q of the petition of c. G. Waters, assess(
l of the City of Moline, asking for an abat6
t ment of S175 of the assessment of lot
l block 3, in Waterman's subdivision {
Moline, be granted, that amount bein
assessed in error as stated by the assessO
e We would recommend that the pray
of the petition of W. L, Coyne be granite
= and that the county clerk be directed
!, issue an order on the county treasurer
, said W. l.. Coyne for 1874 10 upon h
properly returning the certificate and cal
ceiling the sale of record for the reaso
n that the land is in Whiteside county an
4 was assessed in error in this county.
We would recommend that the pray,
!, of the petition of Henry Mardock askir
: for an abatement of $500 of assessmer
d on personal property and refund of Il
tax on such assessment be granted al
|, the county clerk be directed to issue s
:, order on the county treasurer to Hem
r Mardock for SIS .55, and that the count
treasurer be directed to deduct from th
}, several funds of Drury township the
h proper proportion, for the reason that IL
!. assessment was made in error as certifie
4 to by the assessor.
We would recommend that The pray
:. of the petition of Henry Dorman be r
:, iected for the reason that the sale W
!, regular and proper.
- We would recommend that the pray
of the petition of J. K. McMichael be r
c jected, for the reason that there is l
O proof of excessive or erroneous asses
ment, and for the refund of the dog v
/, refer him to the supervisor or his town.
+ All of which is respectfully submittet
|. ARTHUR BURIAL,
/, JOHN E. WRAY,
t. JOHN L. NOAH,
e HUGH WALKER,
.sI FRANK HARDWOOD.
Supervisor Wray moved to suspe
&c the rules in order to consider the bill
n Miss Charlotte Blackman. Carried. {
motion the bill of Mrs. Charlotte Blac'
Y. man was allowed at $12.10.
I Superyisor Aster moved that M. Koc