The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-08


sam, abate $40 of assessed value of 2
acres Of 10 acres less 26, sec 5. town II,
1w; John c. King, abate $s25 of assessed
value on lot 4. block 2, town of Moline;
Albert Wells, of Hampton, granted re-
fund of $16.2S when he executed quit
claim deed to Joel G. Franklin, of |. b.
fri ne or NV or of sec 35, Is, n east 4th
P. NJ, and deliver the same to county
clerk and cancel former order
F. NJ. Tindal, we would report that
we believe said purchase at tax sale and
payment of taxes afterwards was in the
interest of the estate of VIM. Tindall and
was on the same description of land
taxes were paid by VIM. Tindall as his
property from the years 1878 to the time
of his death. and to adjust the right of
the parties concerned, we would advise
F. NJ. Tindall TO make settlement with
the parties row owning the NV Of the
mel of sec II, town IS, 2w, and if he was
not able to make such settlement, said +.
NJ Tindall shall report to the county clerk,
who is hereby directed to extend against
said tract of land the taxes and costs for
the years of 1882 and 1888 and when
such amount is paid to the county collec-
tor the county clerk shall issue an order
| to +. NJ Tindall for such amount as may
| be paid.
American Bell Telephone Co peti
| ton for abatement not granted for the
reason the assessment is not excessive on
on the real value.
W. l.. Coyne, not granted, not salis>
factory evidence of the land being Il
county road.
Reinald Letch. not granted. too late to
refund; f. B. Stone, not granted, no cer>
| tificate from assessor of error; James NJ
| Parker, not granted, no certificate from
assessor of error: Nils Olson, not granted,
no certificate from assessor of error.
We would further recommend that the
county clerk be directed to issue certid o.
Gates to the several parties granted abate.
ment and further carry out the recon-
mendations of the committee.
ARTHUR BURIAL,
JOHN f. WRAY.
,JoHN l.. NOAH,
HUGH WALKER,
FRANK HARDWOOD,
Committee
Supervisor HOLSTERS motion to recon.
slider the action of the board adopting the
report of the committee on fees and saia'
ries was then voted upon and carried
Supervisor Heath moved that the report
of the committee on fees and salaries b,
referred back to the committee Carried
The yeas and nays being called on tn,
motion to adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock resulted as follows:
Yeas -Supervisors Barton, Bowman,
HOLSTER. Martin, Noah. Smart and Vie
riech-1.
Nays Supervisors Astcr Barrail
Campbell, Fitzgerald, Goodlow, Har
wood, Ryder, Swanson and Walker
Lost.
Supervisor Goodlow offered the follow,
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Res0'ced, That in the opinion Of the
taxpayers of this county Stew ard Ron
ertson has been guilty of neglect am
that public opinion requires his rcsigna
ten,
WHEREAS, The case has cost thC
county great deal of money aad tina
the committee on investigation viii nat
urally cost considerable sum and al
this trouble can be averted by asking III,
steward to resign.
By request of Supervisors Noah, Mar
tin and Norton, action was deferred up
on the foregoing resolution until tomor'
row.
The board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at O'Clock