Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-20
THE COUNTY SOIONS.
Ohicia' Proceedings of the March Term
Third Day Continued

Official Proceedings of the March Term
Third Day Continued.
The special committee appointed
by the chair to report on the Court
House question submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Your special committee appointed
and authorized to consider the mat.
ter OF the erection of a new Court
House; and the issuing of bonds for
the purpose of raising the money for
said purpose; and a submission of
the latter question to vote of the
people at the next general election,
would respectfully submit with
our recommendation of passage and
approval, the following resolutions.
viz:
WHEREAS, At the July session.
1898, of the Board of Supervisors a
resolution was adopted by said
Board, declaring the necessity of
building new Court House at a
cost OF not to exceed 1926, 900 and di-
rccting the County Clerk to submit
the question of raising the money
to the voters of this county at the
hSS>' SChoi al CicCtitU. ana
WHEREAS; 1t is necessary to make
more definite and specific provision
both as TO the resolutionof the Board
to erect a new Court House. and
raising money therfor than is con-
tanned in said above named resoIu-
ton, and
WHEREAS. The law confers npon
the Board Of Supervisors the power
and makes it the duty of said Board
to erect and provide suitable Court
House when necessary, and to de-
termiue the necessity of so erectinr
and providing said Court House
when the finances oil the county will
justify it, and
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary to erect
a newCourt House. and the finances
OF the county VIII Justify it. and
WHEREAS. To erect n Court House
consonant with the business. popula-
ton and wealth of said county Will
cost approximately $l25.OOO.
Now. therefore be it resolved that
1T is necessary to erect Court House
and the finances of the county
Justify it and it is so ordered and
the cost thereof shall not exceed the
sum of $685.
=. WHEREAS. 1t being necessary to
erect Court House in and for the
County of Rock Island and State OF
Illinois and the County Board of Su-
pervisors of said county declaring
the same necessary. and
WHEREAS the said County Board
has and does hereby Tx the cost of
said Court House at the sum not to
exceed 1925, 900, said amount not en-
cceding five (5) per centum on the
value of the taxable property of said
county, ascertaincd by the assessment
for the state and county tax for the
year last past, and
WHEREAS ii is necessary and the
said County Board so deemed it. to
issue county bonds III the sum. aud
for the purpose, of raising
the said sum of 1925, 900 10 erect
SAID Court House, and
WHEREAS, it Is the intent and de-
sire of said County Board to submit
to the legal voters OF said county at
the next general election the CUES
ton OF issuing such said county
bonds in the amount and for the pur-
pose aforesaid.
Now, therefore. be it resolved by
the said County Board of Supervis
ors that said County Board deems it
necessary to issue county bonds of
said county in the sum OF 1928, 600 TO
enable said county and said County
Board to provide the money for the
purpose OF erecting said Court House
the said erection OF said Court House
being necessary, and the erection
thereof being one OF the duties i'm
posed by law on said County Board.
and it being the desire and intent of
the said County Board to submit the
said question OF issuing such county
bonds in said sum to the legal voters
OF said county ct the next general
election. Now, therefore, the prem
ises considered, it is hereby ordered
that the question of issuing such said
bonds for the said purpose of raising
the said money, to erect Court
House in and for said county, in the
sum of 1925 900, as Aforesaid, be aud
is hereby submitted 10 the legal vot-
ers of said county at the next Gener-
al election and the County Clerk Of
said county is hereby instructed to
submit the said proposition at the