The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-17
THE COUNTY SOLONS.
Regular July MeetingThe Business
Transacted.
toaicial Report

FIFTH DAY.
July 16-Board met pursuant to adj
iournment. Present all the members,
Supervisor Bowman, chairman, presd-
ing. Minutes of the proceedings of yes>
terday and the day before were read and
approved
Petitions for Attachments were read and
on motion the rule was suspended and
the petitions referred TO the committee on
Attachments.
Supervisor Engel moved that the rule
be suspended to allow the reading of
bills. The bills of l.. S. O'Neil. for SIT
and J. L. Murphy for Is cents were
read and on motion allowed.
Supervisor Fitzgerald moved that the
committee on public expenditures be
authorized to have the necessary repairs
done to the Office of the county and cir>
cult clerks, states attorney and treasur-
er. Supervisor Campbell moved as a
substitute that the committee ascertain
the probable cost Of having such work
done and report to tnis meeting of the
board, if possible. Substitute carried.
Supervisor Appelquist moved that the
committee on public expenditures be in
sructed to purchase seats and place
them throughout the court house square
for the use of the public. Supervisor
Fitzgerald moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried.
Supervisor Murphy offered the follows
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
'ReSotced, That Mt every subsequent
meeting of the committee on equalization
where the said committee wish to raise
the assessment of any town or towns,
whether in lands, lots or personal prop
erty, that the supervisor of said town or
towns be notified to appear before said
committee to give them an opportunity
to defend their towns"
Supervisor Campbell, Moan and Filz-
gerald requested that action upon the
resolution be deferred until afternoon.
The committee on fees and salaries
submitted the following report which on
motion was received and adopted:
Your committee en- fees and salaries
claims would report that they have ex-
amned ali claims presented before them.
and recommend the payment of the fol-
lowing, and that the clerk be directed to
issue orders for the several amounts to
the several claimants, to-wit Supple
mentsry report.
Blsmre Il Bkmre 81 90 Seth Leman. > 50
Ed il lisberknccht. 9 SCS 153 IS
The bill of Ii D. Blakemore for the
sum of S24 We refer back for the consld
Grafton of the board
| john L. NOAH.
FRED APPELQUIsT.
THOMAS CAMPBELL,
h M. GRENELL,
JASPER SELL,
| Committee
On the request of Supervisors Campbell,
Walker and Fitzgerald action on the bill
of Ii. ID. Blakemore. referred back to the
board, was postponed until afternoon.
The clerk read the opinion of State S
Attorney Entrikin on the matter of COM
peDsation of supervisors as eX -oifCio
Overseers of poor, in which he gave the
| opinion that the statutes failed TO pros
vide any compensation aud that the
county board had no legal right to allow
any claims for such services.
The states attorneys opinion on the
matter of the county board paying the
fees OF judges aud clerks of township
elections, on animals running at large
Was next presented, in which he gave it
as his opinion that the statutes particular
| ly provided that the county board in such
cases should pay the expense of the cleo
| ton.
The committee on poor farm submitted
the following report, which on motion
was received and adopted:
Your committee on poor farm claims
would beg leave to report that they
have examined all claims presented be.
fore them, and recommend the payment
of the following, and that the clerk be
directed to issue orders for the severa
amounts to the several claimants, to-wIt: