Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-23
Supervisors Proceedings.
Special April Meeting A. D. 1890.
tomcial Report.J
THIRD DAY.


tonicisl Report
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant TO adjournment
Present. all the members, Supervisor
Smith presiding Minutes of yesterday 8
proceedings read and approved.
On motion of Supervisor Pearsall the
rule was suspended and the bill OF o. A.
Barnhart for $40 80 was allowed.
Supervisor Frick moved that the mat
ter of making settlement with f. H.
Bowman, Jr., exscircuit clerk, be left in
the hands of the finance committee. Car
ried.
Supervisor Kerr moved that hereafter
no bills be allowed for feeding or lodging
tramps unless authorized by the supervi
sors. The yeas and asys being called
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Browner Burial, Carey, Eli
OFT, Forsyth. Kerr. Ludolph, Nsylor and
Schneider--9.
Nays-Cralle. Daley. Ford, Frick.
Hanna. Hssson. Heath. Hofer, Lamont,
Montgomery. Pearssll, Spickler, Wilson
and Woodburn-14 Lost.
Supervisor Montgomery moved that no
bills be allowed for feeding or lodging
tramps. The yeas and nay s being called
resulted as follows
Yeas-Carey, GRILLE, Daley, Elliott,
Ford. Forsyth, Hanna, HassOn. Heath,
Hofer. Lamont. Montgomery. Pesrsall,
Spi kler, Wilson and WOodburn-l6.
Nays Browner, Burial, Frick. Kerr,
LudOlpb, NsYlOr and Schneider. Car
ried.
Supervisor Cralle moved that the pros
ceedings of the board be published in one
of the Moline papers aud one of the Rock
Island papers for the sum Of $40 each
for the ensuing year, such publication to
include the reports OF the overseers of the
poor and the annual report and invoice
OF the committee on poor farm. Super
visor Forsyth moved as substitute that
said proceedings be published in the Mo
line Republican for the sum Of $40 and
in the Rock Island ARGUS for the same
amount, provided the ARGUS will accept
that amount. Carried.
Supervisor Prick moved that the fol.
lowing bill of fare as revised by the spec
ial committee be adopted by the board
LIST OF ARTICLES
Boots and shoes; clothing, cotton or wor-tedl :
staple dry goods cotton or wOr-tedj; soft
tbtA. NDiu. neAL---1t or fresh. EkUtfeT
beans, coffee essence, coffee corn meal: flour
rye or wheat; f-h- sailed Jelly (bulkJ lard
fnatches, molas-es, kerosene oil: potatoes rice
s2hs, soap laundry sal, sugar drown spices,
tea, vinegar. yeast, broom.
r. LUDoLPH
J. A. WILSON
". T. KERR,
Committee.
Supervisor Montgomery moved as an
amendment that boots, butter and Jelly be
nH ha D. IS
carried
The motion as amended was then voted
upon and carried.
The committee on public expenditure
submitted the following special report.
which on motion was received, and the
recommendation contained in said re-.
port were concurred in by the board:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Board Of Su-
peryi-Or-
Ionr committee 10 whom wa referred the mat
ter OF changing the fema department OF the
jail would submit the following report. That We.
have investigated the possibility thereof The
complaint that communication j. held between
the different sexes = carried on through the Hoor
over the head 81 the male department. and we find
Ilnpracucable 70 remedy the zane, unless they
are removed 10 another department of the Jail
building; and We also find that separate ,.utranc.
would not remedy the above complaint We
have also examined abe porch floor on tht. north
SIDE OF the court hOuse and find that il needs re
pairing at once and also the stone base OF the
renee around the soldiers monument needs re-
pairing, aud the iron fence needs painting: md we
nave also examined the door 10 the entrance Of
the court room and would recommend that the
door- De made to swing both in and ont: they now
swing but one way and create confusion by clos
ing Respectfully submitted
=. W WODDBURS.
FREDERiCs LUDoLFB.
;. W. HEATH.
. Supervisor Cralle moved that the sum
OF Sl5 be placed in the hands of James
Hssson for the purpose of sending Mrs.
DrurY's children TO the Soldiers Home AT
Normal-Carried
The committee on Attachments sub
mitted the following report which on mo-
ton was received and adopted:
M. chairman, and Gentlemen of the Board Of
Supervisors:
Your committee on abatemeut- would submit
the following report:
On the petition OF W II Adams we wouId 20
commend that taxes on assessed valuation of
10 Tor the year 1889 on the NV nell Section %
~ se, be sbated on account Of clerical error made
by assessor.
On the petition Of C. II stoddard. president Of
the ROCK Island ~ Milan street railway Askiug an
abatement OF the county and special tax for the
year 1889 we recommend that il he rejected, for
the reason That we believe we have no authority
10 abate these taxes according 10 law
Respectfully submitted,
" r. KERR,
JESSE :. DALEY
GEO. q BRowERR
LUTHER 5. Pr ,RsALI,
JOHN A. WILSON
Committee.
The committee on poor submitted the
following report which on motion was
received and adopted:
~ half, i -.