Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-12-23
THE COUNTY SOLONS.
Special December Session of the
Board of Supervisors Official
Proceedings.
SIXTH DAY.

iournment Present all the member.
except Supervisor Noah. Supervisor
Bowman, chairman, presiding. Minutes
of Yesterdays proceedings read and ap.
proved. Supervisor Engel offered The
following resolution and moved its adop.
ton:
Resoleed: That the county clerk il
hereby instructed not to issue any count,
orders which may have been allowed tc
parties who are indebted to the count,
on account of court costs and also in al
future cases of like nature
Supervisor Daily offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS: 1t is represented that ne
adequate provision has been made in the
state of Illinois for the support educa,
ton or industrial training for the home,
less, dependant on erring female children
and
WHEREAS: 1t appears there is very
great need for u state school and stale
home for education and training in the
useful industries, of such dependant girls
as well for the reformation of Young fe>
male criminals; and
WHEREAS: An attempt is being made
to induce the public to exert proper in
tluence to secure the passage at the next
session of the Legislature of this state OF
bill entitled "For an act TO provide for
the maintenance and training of such
girls HIS should be the wards of the stale;
Therefore be it,
Res0Lged: That it is a sense of this
board that the enterprise is meritorious,
desirable and practicable.
Resotoed: That the board of super.
visors of Rock Island county hereby APP
proves of the movement and requests
the members of the next general assembly
to give the matter due consideration and
make such provisions as may be best cali
culated to accomplish the desired object
Res0lred: That the clerk be directed
10 transmit copies of this endorsed pre-
amble and resolutions to Governor Ogles-
by and to G. B. Marsh, chairman Of COM
mittee on bill, 1924 Prairie avenue, Chi
cago, Ill., Carried and resolution
adopted.
The bond Of W. H. II Dow as steward
of the poor farm, in the sum of s., 900
with A. B. E, Adams and John Devinney
as sureties was read, and on motion ap
proved by the board
Supervisor Murphy moved to suspend
the rule to allow the reading of claim
Carried. The bill of Kennedy & Co, for
S25. 10 was read, and on motion of Super
vIsOr HOLSTER allowed.
The committee on roads and bridges
submitted the following report, which on
notion was received and adopted:
"GOur committee to whom was referred
the petition of John Carlson, asking for
license TO operate n ferry on Rock
river, between Cleveland. + enry county,
and Yuma township in Rock Island
county, would submit the following re-
port: We find that said John Carlson
mas IN all respects complied with the law
in relation to the publication of notice of
his intended application to this board for
license to operate such ferry. We would
therefore Recommend that permission he
granted to said John Carlson TO operate
said ferry for Il term of five years. and
that said John Carlson pay into the
county treasury the sum of five dollars
per annum for such privilege, the said
John Carlson to file bond in the sum of
one hundred ($10O dollars with sufficient
securities to be approved by the county
clerk, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of bis duties as ferryman according
to law, and that upon the filing of such
bond and payment of said license fee. the
county clerk be instructed to issue such
license to said John Carlson fer one year
from the date of such payment, the money
SO paid into the county treasury to be
used for road purposes of Yuma township
and to be expended on the road leading
TO said ferry. The rates for said ferry
are as follows: One double team and
vehicle, 90 cents; one horse and vehicle
Is cents; one man and horse, 10: one man
horse, COW, hog, sheep, or any domestic
animal. D cents.
L. C. ELLIOTT, J. H. FOSTER,
JASPER SELL, Committee.
The report of d. Koch on the expen,
diture of money placed in his hands for
transportation and temporary relief,
showing an unexpended balance of SIG
in his hands. was read. Supervisor Flz
gerald moved that the report be received
and placed on file. Carried
The report of H. W. Hyde on the ex>
Dendituie of money placed in his hands
for transportation and temporary aid,
showing balance due him of $26!, was
read. Supervisor Fitzgerald moved that
the report be received and placed on file.
Carried.
Supervisor Fitzgerald moved that $50
be appropriated to M. Koch for trans,
portation and temporary relief of paupers
Supervisor Gould moved as an amend
ment TO include in said motion a $50 ap-
preparation to H. w Hyde for the same
purpose. Supervisor Fitzgerald accepted
the amendment. The original motion as
amended was then voted upon and car
ried.
Supervisor Goodow moved that the
resolution offered by him and tabled at
the last session in relation to ''coun ty
officials refunding into the treasury from
their salaries for such time as they are
absent from their respective Offices" be |
now taken from the table. The yeas and
nays being called resulted as follows:
Yeas-Campbel. Daley. Engel, Fitz-
gerald, Goodlow, Murphy. Parks, Rosen>
field, Sell, Walker. Kerns aud Bowman
--12.
Nays-Appelquist. Chamberlin, Ell
lott, Foster Gould, Grenell, Hartman,
Holister, Norton and Petetson-10. |
Carried. The resolution being before
the board the same was read and Super
rvisor Goodlow moved that the resolution
be adopted Supervisor Gould moved as