Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-14

ton, Gus Cox. Paul Mohr. Second nr,
cinct, Gus Segur. Print Bowker. O P :
Clair. Third precinct W X Carey,
Bennett, Edward Stoher
Edgingrnn- First precinct: "
Hubbard, John A Marin, Samuel c Tay
Tor. Second precinct: Il 5 Montgomery
John Parks, James Edgington.
The board appointed the followin
grand jurors to serve at the Septembe
term of the circuit CONT:
| Cordova-ThOs. Karr.
Coe-Willism McRoberts, Sr.
Canoe Creek-A. c sheppard
Yuma John Wainwright.
Port Byron II c. Trent
HamptOn-Peter Cewe.
South MOline-Carey B. GreueU
Mollne-Hans Mumm, Jos. Gettamy
Swan Hanson.
Rock lsland-John Flanagan, W. F
Schroeder, J. II. Kerr, Julius Moscn
fielder.
South Rock Island-A. W. Bowen.
Black Hswk-R. B Omstead.
Coal Nalley-Wm. Adams.
Rural-Sandy Wadsworth.
Bowling-James 3 Clarke.
Edgngton-,Iacob l. Harris.
Andalusia-Geo. Spickler.
Buffalo Prairie-Gpn. Fricker.
Drury-F Warner Foster.
The matter of the refusal of the Win.
nehsge county authorities to take back
the insane woman, Mrs. Sarah Lee, was
referred to the chairman to investigate.
The board then upon motion of Super>
visor o'Connor adjourned until this
morning.
The most important feature of this
mornings session was the presentation Of
the following preamble and resolutions nv
sup rvisor Gordon in reference TO the
Drury township bridges:
WHEREAS, The commissioners of high.
wavs of the township of Drurv, in this
county. have presented to the board a
petition, asking AN appropriation from
the county treasury of "a sum sufficient To
meet one half of the expenses of building
bridge approaches and embankmrnts
across the large slough where the same is
crossed by the highway leading from
MusCatine, Iowa, to Illinois CITY. Edg,
ington and Reynolds in Rock Island
county, Illinois, TO which SAID work the
town of Drury is wholly responsible"
and
WHEREAS, 1t fully appears that said
commissioners of highways of said Drury
township have in al respects compiled
with the law by providing for furnishing
the other half of the amount of the eN-
Penses OF said work; therefore belit
hsSoloed, That this board will appro-
pirate a sum sufficient to meet one>half
OF the necessary expenses of building said
bridge and immediate approaches there's
to, and that committee of three MEM
beers of this board be appointed as pro-
ylded by law 10 represent the county in
the matter and that said committee and
SAID commissioners of highways be and
they are hereby requested to advertise
for bids for said work, and that they let
the contract therefor to the lowest re
sponsihle bidder; and be il further
ReSotred, That upon the completion of
said work and upon the certificate to this
board by the said committee and said
commissioners that the said work has
been completed in a good and substan-
hal manner and according to contract.
and upon the presentation to this board
by said committee and said commissions
ers of an ilemized statement of the ex-
penses Of said work, that an order be
drawn upon the county treasurer for one,
half OF said amount of the expenses of
said work.
Speeches were made in opposition to
the proposition by Supervisors OConnor.
Smith, Daley and Holhster, and in favor
of ii by Supervisors Norton, Gordon and
Murphy. The resolution was then put
before the board and the result was it's
passage by yea and nay vote of 10 to 9,
the chairman casting the deciding vote,
1t being necessary to have majority of
all the board in the matters of ap>
proprlating money.
A motion was then adopted upon mo-
ton Of Supervisor Murphy, authorizing
County Clerk Donaldson and County
Treasurer Schafer to 90 to Springfield
and endeavor TO make settlement with
the state authorities in the matter of de-
iinquent tax matters growing out of
attachments granted on property in Mo
line at the last meeting.
The committee on poor farm was auth.
orzed TO arrange for divine services at
the poor farm if the committee deems il
necessary.