Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-12

Tour committee would further report
that they have examined the books of T.
5, Silvis and checked his cash BOOKS. fee
register, receipt docket aud vouchers and
find them TO agree and correspond with
his semi>annusl report.
Your committee would further report
that they have compared the tax books
and fee register of R. A. Donaldson,
county clerk, and find them to agree and
We believe them to be Garrett.
Your committee would further report
that they have examined the accounts aud
vouchers (including county orders and
jury certificates paidl of John Schafer,
Jr., county treasurer, for the half year
ending Nov 80, 1888, and find them cor
rect
And we would recommend the can
celled county orders and jury certificates
up to Nov. 80, 1888, be publicly de-
siroyed.
Your committee would further report
that they have examined the books Of
John Schafer. Jr., county collector for
the year ending Nov 80, 1883. and find
them to agree with his report Of the
same
The report it will be seen shows con
| siderable difference between Ex-Crcuit
Clerk Bowman's accounts and the COM
mittee's findings, in favor of the couaty.
The board deferred action on the report
| until tomorrow morning.
The special committee in the Milan
bridge question, Supervisors Knox.
Whitman, Armstrong, HOLSTER and
Hartman made the following repor,
which is self-explanstory;
Your special committee to whom was
referred the proposition of the City
Council of the city of Rock Island, ten
dering to the county of Rock Island
what is known as the "Milsn" bridge;
Crossing Rock river conditioned that
the county board should forever main
tain said bridges free Of toll. We woulC
report as follows: Committee met per,
saant to call OF chairman at supervisory
room in Rock Island, Dec. 10, 1888
After fully considering the subject ant
examining the statutes defining the du
I
find that the statutes in no way contem
plate the exercise of any such suthorit'
on the part of county boards. or legsliz
ing such acquisition of property. W
also think it improper TO specially legis
late in the interest of any special por
ton OF the county at tue expense of not
benefited portions only so far MS pro
vided bv statutes governing count
boards
Supervisor Murphy presented a pre-
smble and resolution from Judge Adam
setting forth that inssmuch as the mum
Der of incurable insane in the count
poor house is very large aud CONSTANT
increasing and that Rock Island count
patients now in the state hospitals el
coed the legal quota apportioned fc
this county at least three fold, and tht
large number of insane in addition
those mentioned are now either mail
tanned ty their friends at great expen'
in private ssylums or cared for at the
! homes at great inconvenience and sctu
danger; that the senators and represent
tives of this district be respectfully al
urgently requested to use all honorat
means to secure suitable and adequa
provisions BY the state for the accomm
dation of all the insane OF the state al
that the clerk be authorized to mail
each of the representatives copy o. t
resolution.
The resolution was adopted and t
clerk directed to mail copy to t
county clerk OF Winnebago county.