Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-17
THE SUPERVISORS.
Adjournment of the July Tcrm-rhe
Septem Der Grand Jury-Other Pro-

Adjournment of the July Tcrm-rhe
Septem Der Grand Jury-Other Pro-
| eeedfnss.
While st the county farm Wednesday.
the board of supervisors held short ses-
sion, when it was deemed advisable TO
increase the size of the county poor farm
and for this purpose the board decided
to purchase so acres adjoining the pres
ent farm if it can be procured at an ex
pense Of not more than So 900. A mo.
ton was made TO reconsider the action of
the previous day in adopting the report
of the committee on equalization. Con-
siderable discussion has been made over
| this question at this session of the board.
! The committee recommended seven per
, of lands, lots and personal proper
ty of South Moline" 1t also recon-
mended "a reduction of two per
| cent on lands in Canoe Creek,
two per cent. on lands in Yuma, two per
cent on lands in South Rock Island, and
two per cent. on lands in Drury. Thus
a reduction is made in the assessed value
of severa. townships that is made up in
part by an increase of the assessed value
of personal property in South Moline,
thus increasing the personal assessment
and decreasing that of the realty Some
OF the members contended that this is not
right and that the two species of prop
erty should have been equalized separ-
atelY. The motion to reconsider the
action of Tuesday failed and thus the
report stands approved.
The board adopted motion, also. in
iustrac,ing the proper officers of the
county to take possession of the old Wide
Awake hose house in court house square
in the name Of the county. The city of
Rock Island, on adopting paid fire
department system, disposed of its inter
est in this building for 800, it having no
lie ase of the ground. The board of SUI
pervisors last fall adopted motion to
offer the purchaser $3.50 for the building
and in case OF non acceptance ordering
the removal of the building by May l.
1891. nee then nothing has been done
il the matter.
At yesterday afternoons session of the
board of supervisors, the reports of the
committees on fees and salaries and poor
bills were approved, snd an appropriation
of SIS WAS made to Superintendent Mar
enable him to introduce the state course
Of study q the ungraded schools. The
board also reconsidered its sction of the
dsY previous il regard to the purchase of
additional land at the poor farm, and &C.
cordingly no more will be purchased at
present. The states attorney having
expressed his opinion that the city had no
right to sci. the hose house on court house
square, the board accordingly instructed
the sheriff TO take possession of it, which
he did Yesterday afternoon. This morn
ing's session was devoted to the usual
closing routine business Supervisor
Ludolph made motion that the county
sell the hose house on Court house square,
but the motion was lost by vote of %
tp1.
The list of grand Jurors for the Sep
TENDER term was made up as follows, and |
the board adjourned;
Cordova-G. W. Brink
Coe-Nillisn Nicholson
Canoe Creek-Arthur Geodridee
Zuma-A. L. Mead.
Port Byron-William Denbigh.
Hampton Theodore Fells.
South Moline-Ezra Smith.
Moline-D. A. Holt. William T. Bell, |
james Shaw.
Rock Islsnd-Charles Fiebig, W. F.
Schroeder. James E. Larkin, 1. P. Will
son.
South Rock Island-William Sears, |
William SandFson.
Black Hswk-Isaac Weaver
Coal Vslley-John T. Hass.
Rural-R. d. McCrery.
Bowling. NJ. Rhodenbaugh.
Edgington-Wilshire Elliott.
Andal1sia-Charles Burgoine.
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