The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-22
Supervisor HOLSTER offered the follow

Supervisor Hollister offered the follow
ing resolution and moved lis adoption:
WHEREAS, Certain rumors are in circu-
lation detrimental to the good character
of members of the committee appointed
by this board to investigate the manage
ment of the poor farm; that said rumors
reflect upon certain members of said COM
mittee to the effect that there had been
intimidation used to procure the favora-
committee and adopted by this board; and
WHEREAS From the action of two
members of said committee upon sub,
sequent motion directly in opposition and
entirely inconsistent with the finding of
said committee and their report, which
report and recommendation therein con-
tanned was signed by said members, it
would appear that some extraordinary
means had been used to induce said mem
bers to agree to and sign said report;
therefore be it
Reso5oed, That unless the members Of
said committee. whose subsequent votes
are inconsistent with the report signed
by them, can give satisfactory explana-
| ton of their action in the matter, so as to
relieve other members of the committee
and parties interested, of the odium of
| The charges and insinuations made of in>
timidation, that this board resolve itself
| into a committee of the whole to invest
gate said committee and the grounds
| upon which they based their report.
Sunaryisnr N ilv rt,,ya1 au a euhctif,,ta
to lay the resolution on the table The
yeas and nays being called resulted as
| follows:
Yeas-Barton. Cozad, Elliott. Heath
Martin, Smart. Wray and Dailey-S.
Nays-Bowman Burial. Campbell.
Fitzgerald Goodlow, HARDWOOD, HOLSTER,
Noah, Norton, Ryder, Swanson, Werlich
and Walker-13
Excused from voting Fisk. Lost
The yeas aud nays being called on the
adoption of the resolution resulted as
follows;
Yeas-Barton. Bowman, Burial,
Campbell, Cozad, Elliott Fitzgerald,
Goodlow, Hsrwood, Heath, Hollister
Martin. Noah, Norton, Ryder Smart,
| ' ltIlttH anu w dlhtl 10
Nays Swanson, Wray and Daley 3.
Excused from voting-Fisk. Carried,
and resolution adopted.
Supervisor Burial moved that the
board resolve into the committee of the
whole and that supervisor COzad act as
chairman of said committee. Carried.
Thereupon the board resolved itself in
to committee of the whole.
The committee of the whole reported
to the board that they had investigated
into the charges set forth in the resolu
ton of Supervisor Holister and that the
charges of intimidation upon the two
members referred to, by the other member
of said committee or parties interested
had not been substantiated. that Super
visor Ryder had explained to the com
mittee that he voted against the adoptier
of the report signed Ivy him, through !
misunderstanding of The question being
voted upon, which report was on motor
received and adopted
Supervisor Barton offered the following
resolution, which was on motion unani
mOusly adopted:
Res0}ced That this board return thei
thanks TO l.. s PearSall for the able anC
impartial manner in which be presided
oyer the deliberations of this body unit
the time of his resignation. Also to hi
successor, John Aster ard Henry Viericcl
in filling out his uneNPired term.
The committee on ways and mean:
submitted their report on per deim ant
mileage for members and officers of tb,
board. which was on motion received ans
adopted. The minutes of tOday's pro
ceediugs were read and approved.
| Supervisor Heath moved reconsider
alton of the action of the board in accept
ing the resignation of Supervisor Martin
as a member of the committee on poo
farm. Carried Supervisor Heath thei
moved that the resignation be not accept
ed. Carried.
| Board adjourned sine die.
RICHARD 4. Donaldson.
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