The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-12
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR SEPT. TERM, A. d. 1885.
fOfficiaI Report.l
THIRD CONTINUED.

THIRD Day CONTINUED.
Supervisor Ryder moved as an amend
ment to the foregoing report that the
bill of G. B. Knox be allowed at $12 in
stead of $16. The yeas and nays being |
called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Bowman, Burial,
Cozad, Fisk, Hollister, Noah, Ryder, |
Smart, Swanson and Trumble-10
Neys-Supervisors Aster, Barton,
Campbell, Elliott, Fitzgerald, Goodlow,
Heath, Norton and Wray-9; amendment
carried.
The report as amended was then
adopted.
The bills of the Union Printing cOmpa-
ny $3.50, ReOiesO Dispatch SIG, and
Kennedy & Co. $3.50, were on motion
allowed.
The report of the committee on Poor
farm, which was laid over, was then tax
en- up for consideration.
The committee on poor farm submitted
the following report:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of
SUPERVISOR:
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of engaging physician for
the poor farm, also painting of the pau
per house and getting boiler and smoke
stack made, would report that We met at
the poor farm to see what should be
done. We agreed to advertise for bids
on the different matters and TO meet
again one week from that date. We met
and opened the bids and awarded the con
tract for the treatment of the poor at the
poor farm to DIR. Joseph Huyett, of Mis-
Ian, at one hundred dollars per year, this
being the best considered by your cons
mittee. The bid for painting the pauper
house was awarded to George Lehman,
of Moline. his bid being considered by
your committee to be- the best, his being
one hundred and sixtyfiye dollars. The
bid for the boiler was awarded to MIR. Il.
w. Spencer, for the sum of three huns
bred and sixtyfour dollars and fifty cents,
he being the lowest bidder on the same.
The bid for the smoke stack your com
mittee awarded to Messrs. Schillinger Il
Trumble for the sum of ninety dollars
they being the lowest bidders for the
same ALI of which is respectfully subs
mitted.
HENRY WERLICH, Chairman,
JOHN E. WRAY,
D. NJ MARTIN,
JOHN BARTON,
q. p SWANSON,
Supervisor Heath moved that action be
deferred on the foregoing report until to-
morrow, pending which motion the board
adjourned until tomorrow morning at .
O'Clock.
FOURTH DAY.
Sept. 11-Board met persuant to adj
iournment. Present all the members eX>
cept Supervisor Pesrsall, Supervisor
Werlich, chairman pro ten, presiding.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Supervisor Bowman moved that Super
visor Ryder be instructed to collect from
Charles Korb the sum of IS per month
| for the maintenance of his wife at the
poor farm, which motion was laid over
under the rule until the afternoon ses-
sion
Supervisor HARDWOOD offered the follow
lowing resolution and moved lis adop-
| ton:
BE it resolved, That the board of SUI
pervisors request States Attorney Entri-
kin to resign, on the ground that he is
incompetent and negligent in his duties. y
Supervisor Elliott moved that the fore
going resolution be laid on the table.
Carried.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
chairman sign the petition OF the Union
Street Railway company for right of way
along Third avenue, south of the court
yard Carried.
Supervisor Ryder moved that the &C
ton had by former board, allowing fees
in criminal cases. only in case convictions
were had, be now annulled by the
board. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Bowman, Campbell,
Cozad, Martin, Noah, Norton. Ryder,
Smart, Werlich Walker and Wray, IL.
| Nays Supervisors Aster Barton, Bur-
rail-, Elliott, Fisk, Fitzgerald, Goodlow,
Hollister and Swanson. ..
Absent-Supervisors Harwood, Heath,
Trumble and Pearsall, 4. Carried.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
committee ON fees and salaries draw up
and submit to the board at this session a
resolution governing the payment OF costs
in criminal cases Carried.
The committee on poor submitted the
following report which on motion was
received and adopted:
Your committee on poor claims would
beg leave to report that they have exam
ined all claims presented before them, and
recommend the payment of the follow
ing, and that the clerk be directed to is
sue orders for the several amounts to the