Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-01
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Special Meeting of the Sapervisors-ThirG
Days Proceed nss.
TOHicial Report I

adjournment. AL the memo rs p es-
ent except Supervisor Schoonmaker.
Supervisor Siunett, chaiIman. pre-
siding. Minutes of yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
Supervisor Br;tton moved that the
matter of postponing action on Mr..
Surgeons oil until the July meet
ing of this board as decided at YES
terday's meeting be recons, dered and
that Mr.. Surgeons bill be allowed as
reported by the committee. Carr led.
BY the consent of the board Mr..
East man withdrew his bond, filed yes
terday.
Supervisor Arms tTong moved tfat
the board now proceed to appoint a
poormaster OF Moline. Carried.
Supervisor Hasson moved that the
overseers o the poor ne governed by
the same rules that were adopted by
,he board last year in relation there
%.
Supervisor Wilson moved that as
an amendment that no out s'de aid be
furnished the poor from June l to
December l, except in case OF SEX
ness or old age. Said aid to be let
to the discretion of the oversee~.
The yeas and nays being called for
on the amendment resulted as To-
lows:
Ayes-Case, jenkins, Titterington
and Wilson,.
Noes-Armstrong, Britton, Ca
rey, Cralle. Ford Fitzpatrick,
Good ich, Hasson, Lamont, Lees,
Met:.gar, Mckinley Oberg. Peter
son, Swank, Schneider. Trent. Vim
ION and F.wel.-19. Amendment
lost
The original motion was now voted
upon and carr ieG.
Supe-viso Wilson moved that the
compensation OF the poormastec OF
Moline and Rock Island be fixed at 81
per day f ON the LIST day OF June 20
tle Isl day of Novem Der and 30 cents
per d2v from he 1st day of June to
uhe 1st day of Novem Der for days act
ualiv emp'Oyeu rs such poormasuers.
Carried.
Supervisor jenkins moved that The
board reconsider the action taken
Yesterday in regard to the appoint
meut OF a doctor for the poor in Rock
island. Lost.
Supervisor Ford osfel Ell the follow
ing petition:
MOLINE. H., April IS, 1S93-There
icing a vacancy in the Office of poo
master il the Town o. Moline. the
under signed respec fully petitions
this board TO apooi-t Ezra l.. Eas
man TO SAID office during the lerm o
this board, GUST. NJ. FERD.
Supervisor, town Moline
| Supervisor Hasson moved the
granting OF the prayer il ,he pei
ton.
Supervisor JENKINS moved as an
amendment that l.. i. kerns ne re-
tanned as poo1master of Moline until
the appellate court has rendered rs
| decision in the case pertaining there
to and now pending.
The yeas ard NAYS being called on
| Che amendment rcsu Ted as follows:
Ayes-Goodrich Jenkins, Peter
son, Schneider.
Noes-Arms -roug, Britton, Carey,
| CIa'le, Case. Ford, Fitzpatrick, Has
son. Lees. Me'zgar. Mckinley, Oberg,
Swank. Trent. Titterington Vinron.
Wilson, "oweli-15, lost.
Wnereupon the ayes and nays
were called on the original motion
and resulted as follows:
Aves-Armstro1g Britton, Carey.
| Craile, Case. Ford, I'itzpa .'ck. Has
son, Lees, MetzGar. Mckinley. ObcI ..
SwaIk. Trert. T. teringson, Ninton,
Wilson. Powell-13.
| Noes-Goodr:ch jenkins, Pe,e-son
is. Carried.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick offered the
| following resolution and moved its
adoption:
| Whereas. Our court house build
| ing is old and dilapidated, constant
| " in need of repair. and not only IS
| ii not in keeping with the wealth and
energy OF the people of the county,
but instead. stands as Il perpetual
monument. indicative of Il lack of
enterprise. public spirit and pro
gress, on the part OF the citizens of
the count, its officers and represent
at;ves; and
Whereas. The present accommO-
Idations are wholly inadequate for the
holding of the circuit and the county
courts of the county, and the proper
transaction Of the county business,
Therefore be il resolved that the
chairman OF the board appoint COM
mittee of FIVE supervisors to inves.i-
rate as to The needs of the county and
probable cost OF tne erection of new
court house and report 20 this board
al its next July meeting with rec
ommendation As to me time and
manner of raising the money neces-
sarv TO erect such n court house as
will comport with ;he wealth, enter
prise and progress of the county.
The yeas and nays being called for
on the adoption of the resolution re-
SUITED as follows:
Aves-Armstrong, Britton, Carey,