The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
JN0. l.. NOAH,
FRED APPELQUIsT.
THOMAS CAMPBELL,
ii. G. METzGAR,
JASPER SELL,

Committee.
On motion of Supervisor Fitzgerald,
the bill of John Dickson for SO SIS was
allowed by the board.
Supervisor Wheelock moved that the
report of the special committee on EN-
ploying a stenographer be taken from
the table. Carried
The motion of Supervisor Fitzgerald to
receive and place the report on file was
then voted upon and carried.
Supervisor Wheelock moved that the
judges of the several courts in the county
be authorized to employ an official sten>
ographer. when in their judgment the
same is necessary. at compensation not
to exceed IS per day and cents per hun.
dred words for transcribing. Supervisor
Aster moved as an amendment that the
compensation shall not exceed Sc pei
day.
Supervisor Fitzgerald moved as a sub.
siitute, that the chairman of the board
and the chairman of the finance commit.
tee be authorized to employ a steno,
grapher and that they confer with the
circuit Judges when it is necessary to en-
ploy one; lost.
Supervisor Norton moved as a substi
tute that a committee of three be APP
pointed by the chairman and that said
committee be authorized to employ a
stenographer for the circuit court when
necessary, at a compensation of not to
exceed IS per day. said stenographer to
be subject TO the orders OF the Judges of
the circuit court; carried The chairman
appointed as such committee Supervisors
Norton. Gould and Engel.
Board adjourned until tomorrow morn.
ing at 9 o'clock.
FOURTH DAY.
April 29-Board met pursuant to al.
journment. Present, all the members,
except Supervisors Hollister and Rosen-
field, Supervisor Bowman, chairman,
presiding. Minutes of yesterdays pro.
eeedings read and approved.
Supervisor Foster moved that the rules
be suspended to allow the reading oil
bills; lost.
Supervisor Daley mo we'd that the rules
for the government of the poor farm
committee, steward of the poor farm an
physician, adopted by the board at the
March term be now adopted by this
board. except as to changing the number
of the members of the poor farm COM
mittee from five members TO three. Car,
ried.
Supervisor Murphy moved that the &C,
ton of the board in relation to employing
stenographer be now rescinded. Car
ried.
Supervisor Murphy moved that in
criminal cases where it is considered
necessary by the presiding judge and the
states attorney that stenogrspher be
employed in such case or cases, and that
the committee on public expenditures be
authorized to employ such stenographer.
The yeas and nays being called re
suited as follows:
Yeas-Aster, Appelquist, Campbell,
Chamberlin, DALEY. Elliott, Engel, Fos-
ter, Goodlow, Gould, Hartman, Metz
gar, Murphy. Noah, Parks, Peterson,
Sell, Walker, Wheelock-19.
Nays-Fitzgerald, Norton-2
Absent-Holllster, Rosen6eld Car
ried.
The committee on attachments subs
mtted the following report, which on
motion was received and adopted:
Your committee on Attachments would
report that they have examined all petit
tons presented before them and make
the following recommendations:
That the taxes on lot 1. block 4, in
Thompson & Wells addition to the city
of Rock Island be abated.
That the petition of David Cramer
be granted and that the amount of tax
paid ($S. 92) be refunded, it being for sub
sequent tax on lot /, block 4, in Thomp-
son & Wells addition to the city of Rock
Island for the 1884, and that the clerk is.
sue an order for that amount; also that
the petition Of W. L. Coyne, assignee of
j. l.. Smith, be granted for error in sale
OF lot 8, block z, in the village of Anda
lusia, there being no such lott said town
for sale of June 10. 1884, amounting to
5.13; interest to date, soc; subsequent
tax, 5000 25-and that the clerk is,
sue an order for the same.
The petition of Adam Alday. rejected.
The petition of W. L. Coyne for over
assessment on monies, rejected The
petition of c. W. Stroup. rejected.
JESSE DALEY,
JOHN AsTER,
THos j. MURPHY,
l.. G. ELLIOTT,
Committoa