The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-08
THE COUNTY S0L0NS.
Special March Term of the Board OF
superintendent Pro.
ceedings.
FIFTH DAY.

DAY,
March 5-Board met pursuant to ad
iournment. Present all the members ex-
cept Supervisors Pearsal and Trumble |
In the absence of Chairman Pearsall Su>
pervisor Aster was chosen chairman pro |
TEN. Minutes of yesterdays doings were
read and approved.
Supervisor Barton moved that the rule |
be suspended to allow the reading of
| bills.
| Supervisor Werlich moved as an
amendment that the rule be suspended
and that the bills be read and considered
in committee of the whole, which amend
ment was accepted by Supervisor Bar
ton. Carried.
The committee of the whole reported
the following bills as correct and recon-
mended that the county clerk be directed
to issue orders therefor: Arthur Burial,
Sc 50; James Johnson, S.; and Watkins
& Hill, $S75 On motion the foregoing
report was adopted by the board.
The committee on fees and salaries
submitted their report which on motion
was received and adopted.
Supervisor Heath moved that the bill
of P. O'Mara for 5000 which was referred
back by the committee on fees and sala-
ries, be allowed. The yeas and nays be
ing called resulted as follows:
eas-Supervisors Bowman, Burial,
Campbell, Cozad. Elliott. Fisk, Fitzger-
aid Goodlow, HARDWOOD, Heath, HOLSTER,
Martin NOAH Norton. Ryder, Smart,
Swanson, Werlich, Walker and Wray-
lei.
| Nays -None
Absent Supervisors Barton and Trum
BILE. Carried.
Supervisor Heath moved that the clerk
be directed not to issue orders to Henry
Fluegel and John Flanagan for the
amounts allowed to them until they pres
sent receipts for the court costs due from
them in the circuit court. Supervisor
HOLSTER moved as substitute That the
action of the board adopting the rcport.of
the committee on fees and salaries be re
considered By request of Supervisors
Campbell, HarwoOd and Aster the mat
ter was laid over until the afternoon
The committee on poor submitted the
following special report:
&
county hospital matter was referred, beg
leave TO report: That during the year
3 1882. the board of supervisors of Rock
, Island county, on account Of the very
large number of incurable insane persons
which they were obliged to provide for
9 at the county house and there being
$ cared for by the state, resolved to build a
+ hospital for the accommodation Of the
incnrable insane with a medical and sur
giCal ward, and at the fall election of the
) same year the people of Rock Island
: county voted to issue bonds to the
4 amount of 100000 for the purpose OF
building said hospital, since which time
the state has made provisions and has
cared and is now caring for nearly all our
= ncura0le insane and will probably do so
c in the future. Your committee would
further recommend that the people of
Rock Island county be relieved from the
issuing and payment of said bonds for
/ the building of such hospital
c. B FISK.
JAMES CoZAD,
5. E. GooDLow,
! THos SMART,
FRANK HARDWOOD,
, Committee.
Supervisor Campbell moved that the
foregoing report be received and placed
on file and that the recommendations
S therein contained be concurred ia by the
\ board. The yeas and nays being called
resulted as follows:
Yeas Supervisors Aster Barton, Bow
man, Campbell, Cozad, Elliott, Fisk,
Goodlow, HARDWOOD, Heath, Hollister,
' Noah, Norton, Ryder, Smart, Werlich,
, Walker Wray and Pearsall-19.
Nays -SupervisOrs Burial, Fitzgerald
8 and Swanson-3; carried
, Supervisor Pearsall, chairman being
S present at the opening of the afternoon
session, took the chair.
Supervisor Martin offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption
"WHEREAs, A certain suit is now
pending in the circuit court of this coun>
ty against David o. Reid for the rccov~
cry of certain money alleged to he due
from said Reid to the county, and
d WHEREAS. We believe from the state
ment of said Reid that he is at present I'M
, able to pay the amount if immediate pays
: ment should be insisted upon. therefore
be it
ResOlred, That the time of the payment
\ of said amount so due from said Reid be
! and is hereby extended for the period of
six months from date"
BY request of Supervisors Heath,
! Goodlow and Asier, action was deferred
e upon the foregoing resolution until to-
. morrow
The committee on poor farm submitted
/ special report on the cash expenditures
of the steward of the poor farm for the
e months of January and February which
- on motion was received and placed on
file.
The committee on poor farm submitted
the following report which on motion
D was received and adopted:
: Your committee on poor farm would
beg leave to report that they have exam
ined all claims presented before them,
D and recommend the payment of the fol,
t lowing, and that the clerk he directed to
issue orders for the several amounts TO
the several claimants. to-wit:
c Spcdel ........ s 81 David Edwards "a
b, Carse n Co .-.... 10 Is c Cleland ...... 81 IN
lThos Murphy...., 26 ID Sears Sons. % o.
i NJ YerbnrY....... 4S 0l T IL Thomas IA 81
Simon Hirsch..... 121 % Jno " Gordon. IS q
Fred Freeberg.... o. Battersby & Sons 81 81
q | VIM Myers. u ~ X f Witt. Il
Mcintire h CO... 1913 46 Henry Werlich 3S 6!
= II Darts Sons. psf al John FryCe...... 81 g.
Jno T Hass. ...... 100 % Joseph Bardscy rs G..
a q Wahlbcrg go. 6 20 Jas $ Robertson 5d6 IL
. McCabe Bros 900. ~ 81 Simon Il NJ. 14i s.
Alex Craig 0l Joseph Huyett. IL On
Total Observation-Disclosures. .....-... 81, 93S 4,
The bill of James Biggard and wife
c your committee would reject All OF
. | which is rpsnpctfully submitted