The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-03
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
SECOND DAY.


March 2-Board met pursuant TO ad-
Journment. Present all the members exs
cept Supervisors Trumble and Pearsall.
Supervisor Aster, chairman pro tenn, pre-
siding. Minutes of yesterdays proceed
ing read and approved.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
communication from Patrick Kevelin be
referred to the committee on poor. Su-
pervisor Werlich moved as an amends
ment that the same be received and
placed on file. Amendment carried. The
motion as amended was then voted upon
and carried.
Supervisor Hollister moved that the
matter of dividing the Second ward of
Rock Island into two election districts be
referred to the supervisors of Rock ISL
and. Carried.
By consent OF the board Supervisor
Werlich withdrew his motion offered
Yesterday and laid over until today.
Supervisor Heath moved that part Of
the resolution heretofore adopted by the
board prohibiting the payment of bills in
CURED on account of trampS be now an
nulled Supervisor Campbell moved as
an amendment that the resolution be so
amended as to leave the matter to the
discretion of the overseers OF poor, which
amendment was accepted hy Supervisor
Heath. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows
as--Supervisors Barton, Burial,
Campbell, Cozad, Elliott, Fisk, Fltzger>
aid, Heath, Swanson and Wray-10.
Nays-Supervisors Bowman Goodlow.
Harwood. HOLSTER. Martin, Noah, Nor
ton. Ryder. Smart, Werlich and Walks
er-1l. Lost.
The clerk reported that he had collect,
ed S23.40 from Henry county for ex-
penses incurred in the case of George
Mertz, insane, and had paid the same in
to the county treasury, which report was
on motion received and placed on file.
The clerk laid before the board com
munication from d. Zimmerman. Su'
pervlsor Campbell moved that the same
be referred to the committee on public
expenditures. Supervisor Barton moved
as an amendment that the same be re-
| fcrred to the committee on miscellaueou:
claims. Amendment carried. Supervi'
sOr Ryder moved as an amendment that
the petition be considered now in oper
board. Amendment lost The motion
as amended was then voted upon anC
carried.
The clerk laid before the board peti
ton for the removal OF James Robertson
from the position of steward of the poo
| farm.
Supervisor Harwood moved that sal,
petition be received and place on file ant
that the same be laid over until tomor
row morning at 8 o'clock. Supervisor
Burial moved as an amendment to refe
the petition to the committee on poo
farm. Supervisor Campbell moved tina
the members of the committee on poo
farm be excused from voting if they s.
desire. Lost. Supervisor Heath move,
as an amendment to the amendment tina
the committee report day after tomorrow
in the forenoon, which amendment wa
accepted by Supervisor Burial. TIL
yeas and nays being called resulted a
follows:
Yeas supervisors Barton, Bowman
Burial, Elliott, Heath, HOlllstor, Nortol
and Walkers.
Nays-Supervisors Campbell. Cozad
Fisk, Fitzgerald Goodow, Harwood
Martin, Noah, Ryder, Smart, Swanson
Werlich AMI Wray-13. Amendment
lost.
Supervisor Heath moved as an amend
ment that said petition be taken up to
morrow forenoon in the order of business
which amendment was accepted by Super
visor Harwood. Carried.
Supervisor Werlich moved that tn
bills be referred to the committees with
out reading The yeas and nays bein
called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Supervisors Bowman, Burial
Cozsd, Elliott, Fisk. Heath HOLSTER
Martin, Noah, Norton and Werlich
Nays-Supervisors Barton. Campbell
Fitzgerald, Goodlow, Ryder Smar
Swanson, Walker and Wray-9 Carried
Supervisor Heath moved that the boar
adjourn until tomorrow morning at
O'Clock. The yeas and nays being Gale
resulted as follows:
Geas-SupervisOrs Bowman, Heat
Norton. Ryder, Smart and Swanson-6.
Nays-Supervisors Barton, Burial
Campbell, Goodlow, Noah, Walker an
Wray-7.
neutrality-suspicious. Cozsd, Elliot
Fisk, Fitzgerald Ha7woOd. Holliste
Martin, Tumble, Werlich and Pearsa
10 Lost
Bills of miscellaneous character We
read and referred to the proper con
mttecs.
Board adjourned until tomorrow NOR
ing at 9 O'Clock.