The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-22
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL JULY TERM, A, D. 1885.
(oficial Report.)
SIXTH DAY


July 1S-Bosrd met pursuant to adj
journment. Present all the members.
Supervisor Pearsall, chairman presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
Supervisor Werlich moved that the
clerk be instructed to have the resolutions
of Supervisor Bowman which were adopt
ed yesterday, printed, and to furnish
copies of the same to each supervisor and
overseer of the poor. Lost.
Supervisor Ryder moved that the action
of the beard on Supervisor Bowman's
resolutions be reconsidered Lost.
Supervisor Ryder moved that the ress
olution of Supervisor Bowman, adopted
yesterday, do not go into force and effect
before the September meeting The yeas
and nays being called resulted as fol-
lows;
Yeas-Supervsors Aster. Fitzgerald
Hollister, Norton, Ryder and Wray-6.
Nays-Supervisors Barton. Bowman,
Burial, Campbell, CoZad, Elliott, Fisk,
Harwood, Goodlow, Heath. Martin. Noah
Smart, Swanson, Tumble, Werlich and
Walker-l7. Lost.
Supervisor Campbell moved a recon-
slderation of Supervisor Bowman's reso>
luton. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Campbell Cozad
Goodlow, Holhster, Norton, Ryder,
Smart, Swanson and Wray-9
Nays-Supervisors Aster, Barton, Bow
man, Cozad, Elliott, Fitzgerald, Fisk,
Noah, Trumble, Werlich and Walker-11.
neutrality-suspicious. Harwood, Mar
tin, Heath. Lost.
Supervisor Norton moved that the
county officers reports which had been
heretofore received and placed on file be
taken up and some other disposition made
of them. Carried
Supervisor COzad moved that the off
GERS reports be referred to the committee
on finance with instructions to examine
said reports and submit report thereon
also to make recommendation as tC
whether it is advisable to continue the
practice of collecting fees in advance
Supervisor HOLSTER moved to amend sale
motion by adding the words land thai
the resolution directing county officers &c
collect fees in advance be rescinded unit
the September term" Amendment car,
ried. The motion as amended was then
voted on and carried.
On motion of Supervisor Werlich vOtt
of thanks was extended TO MIR. and Mrs
Robertson for the very courteous ant
hospitable entertainment of the board on
the occasion of the visit to the Poo
Farm.
Supervisor Heath moved that the poo
farm committee requested to make re
port on the progress of the work on new
boiler and other work referred to tn
committee at the last term. Supervise
Elliott moved to lag the motion on tn
table. Lost
Supervisor HOLSTER moved as al
amendment that the chairman of Tia
committee make SAID report and that til
report be a verbal one. Amendment car
ried. The motion as amended was theI
voted upon and carried.
Supervisor Cozad moved that the state
ment as made by Supervisor Werlich b
accepted by the board AS report. Car
ried.
, Supervisor Ryder moved that that por
ton of Supervisor Bowman's resolution
of yesterday, which is in the followin
words, "and then only for such Unite
time as may be necessary to arrange 70
the transportation of the subject to til
Poor Farm, be rescinded. Carried
The committee on ways and mean
submitted the following report which o
motion was received and adopted:
Your committee on ways and mean
} would respectfully report that the follow
t ing amounts are due members an Officer
of the board for attendance at the regu
lar July term, A. d. 1885: