Rock Island Argus., 1894-04-26
THE COUNTY SOLONS.
Special April Meeting of the Board of Su-
peryisO-s-Flrst Day.

peryiso.s-Flrst Day.
April 25.-Pursuant to 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 county
and state aforesaid, on Wednesday,
the 25th day of April. A. d.. 1894.
Upon motion Supervisor Hasson was
elected temporary chairman.
Supervisors Ford. Ninton and
Schoonmaker were upon motion APP
pointed a committee on credentials,
which committee submitted the fol-
lowing:
Your committee on credentials sub
nit the following report: We have
examined the credentials of the fol
lowing named persons and find them
to be entitled to membership OF the
board of supervisors for the term of
two years:
Coe-Simon Trent.
Canoe Creek-George W. McMur-
ply.
Port Byron. c. Maxwell.
Moline-Frank A. Johnson, Thomas
jenkins.
South Mo'inc-James Hasson.
Rock Island-William Rinck, W.
Z. Quayle, William Gahagen.
Black Hawk-R. B. Olmstead.
Bowling-Foster Armstrong.
Andalusia-James q. Britton.
Buffalo Prairie-William Edging-
ton.
Supervisor Ford moved that an
| informal ballot be taken for chair
man. Carried. The chair appointed
Supervisors Mckinley and Britton as
tellers.
On the informal ballot Supervisors
F. NJ. Sinnet received Is votes; John
| a. Wilson s; Mckinley 2; Schoon-
maker /; Hasson l and Britton 2.
On the formal ballot Supervisors
Sinnet received II votes; Wilson 4;
Schoonmaker !; Hasson ! and Brit
| ton 2.
a ma lority of all the votes cast was
declared elected chairman OF the
board for the ensuing year.
On call of the roll it was shown
that all The members of the board
were present.
Supervisor Case moved that the
rules governing the board last year
be adopted for the ensuing year.
Supervisor BrittOn moved as an
amendment to rule 20, That all bills
against the county shall be in the
hands of supervisor or overseers OF
the poor authorizing said bills al
least one day before the meeting OF
each session, and that said bills shall
Be filed with the county clerk by said
supervisors or overseers of poor be-
fore the closing hour of the first day
of each session.
Supervisor Ninton moved as an
amendment to the amendment TO
rule 20, Nor shall any claim neccs-
sarv to be certified to by super
visor or oyerseer of the poor he al
| lowed by the board unless the same
shall have been presented to the su-
| pervisor or overscer of the poor who
has jurisdiction To certify to the
same at least two days before the
session al which presented" Amend
ment to the amendment lost. Where
| upon a vote was taken upon the
amendment which WAS also lost
Supervisor Armstrong moved to
amend rule 81 by adding to said rule
the words where the same can he
legally done" Amendment carried.
The rules as amended were then
voted upon and adopted.
Supervisor Ford moved to add to
rule 20; mo claim for police. con-
stable or justice of the peace fees or
costs shall be allowed by the board
until the final termination of the the
case in which said costs accrued and
that fact properly certified" Carried
| ny unanimous vote.
Supervisor Jenkins moved tha,
the bill of fare governing the over
seers of the poor in this county last
year be adopted for the ensuing year.
Carried.
| Supervisor Ninton moved that the
chair appoint committee of three
to receive bids from the different
newspapers in the cities of Rock Isl
and and Moline for publishing the
proceedings of the board. Carried
AS such committee the chair ap.
pointed Supervisors Vinton, Arm.
strong and Carey.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock.