Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-28
TIE COUNTY BOARD.
Special Meeting of the First
Days Proceedings

Days Proceedings.
lOaicisl Report
April 26-Pursuant to a call of
one-third OF the members, the board
of supervisors in and for the county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
convened in the supervisors room in
the city OF Rock Island. in the coun-
tv and state aforesaid. on Wednes-
day. the Goth day OF April, A. D..
1898. On motion Supervisor Cralle
was elected temporary chairman.
Supervisors Schafer, Britton and
Mckinley were on motion appointed
a committee on credentials, which
committee submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
We. the committee on credentials,
lind the following entitled to seats
as supervisors:
Cordova-Homer c. Metzgar.
Coe-Simon Trent.
Canoe Creek-Arthur Goodrich.
Port Byron-John Schafer, Jr.
Zuma-John c. Swank.
Hampton X. Carey.
Moline-Gus. NJ. Ford, Levi F.
Cralle. George H. Mckinley. Albert
f. Vinton. Thomas jenkins.
South M9line-Games Hasson.
Rock iS}aad-Corrad Schneider.
August {. Peterson. Frank NJ. Sin
nett. Charles OberG. George Lamont.
South Rock Island-Henry ). Case.
Black Hawk-,Joseph Fitzpatrick.
Coal YaIley-Thomas Il. Lees.
RuraI-,John A. Wilson.
owIing-FOster Armstrong.
N.bnnn,no l-ar,
AnGalu>ia-Jas u. Britton.
Buffalo Prairic-J. {. Tjttering-
! ton.
D.ury-John G. Powell.
! JOHN SCHAFER. JR.,
g. II. MCKINLEY,
JAS. @. BRITToN.
Committee.
Supervisor Schafer moved that an
informal ballot be taken for chairman.
| Carried.
| The chairman appointed Supervi-
sors Hasson and Peterson tellers.
| On the informal ballot supervisor
| Hasson received , votes. +. NJ. Sin.
nett Il. l.. F. Cralle ,. NJ. Schoonmak
er 6, John Schafer, Jr., ), and John
A. Wilson /.
| Supervisor Ninton moved that the
board proceed to formal ballot fol
chairman. Carried.
On the formal ballot SUPERVISE
Sinnett received 10 votes. SchoOnmak
ker ., Schafer and Hasson l. Su
lpervisor Sinnett having received
majority of all the votes cast was de
lclarcd elected chairman of the board
for the ensuing wear.
Supervisor Ninton moved that thu
detection of Supervisor Sinnett a
chairman be made unanimous. Car
ried.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick moved tina
the rules governing this board las
wear be adopted for the ensuing year
| supervisor Cralle moved as a
amendment that rule No. 20 b
changed 50 - to read: No claim
against the county shall be receive
by the board at any session thereo
IunIcsS presented before the adjourn
mcnt Of the morning session OF TIA
second day of the meeting of tn
board. - etc Amendment loSt
Whcreupcu vote was taken upo
the original motion and it carried.
Superyisor Ford moved that NJ. !
= Gould be appointed Il committee froI
South Moline TO attend to the buris
of old soldiers who die leaving II
means II defray such expense i
place of Mr.. Dewrosc who has re
moved from said town. Carried.
Supervisor Vinton moved that tn
chair appoint committee 30 receiv
bids from different newspapers in tn
cities Of Rock Island and Moline fo
= publishing the proceedings OF tn
board for the ensuing year. CA
rieI. The chair appointed SuPerv
sors Vintou. Schneider and Arm
strong rs such committee.
Board adjourned until fomorro'