Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-20
SOLCNS IN SESSION.
Official Proceedings of the County
Board.

| NhaiA Hls-u, tfcsiuiDS. hu-SS VI
yesterdays meeting were read AID
approved.
| Supervisor Rinck moved that the
rules be suspended and bills referred
to the proper committees which have
not reported and bills for COM
mi:tees which have reported
be acted by the board. Car
ried. Upon motion The following
bills were allowed: Joseph Bush,
Sl.50; c. j. Searle, $l71.39.
Tie clerk read the following re-
port of Drury Toll Road company
which upon motion OF Supervisor
Fitzpatrick was received and APP
proved:
Report Of Drury Toll Road COM
pany to the board of supervisors Of
Rock Island county for one year from
July l. 1895, To July /, 1895:
BY the report heretofore fled, the
cash received from stock was shown
10 be S26. 900; bonds. $500; dona-
iions 800; company's note then out
standing, $3.50, making total OF
49,. $50.
The cost of construction actually
paid to that date was S33.0SS.11, and
there has since that time been paid
cut for construction the following
sums, towit: Paid Hpsel for gravel.
Sia7.1G; blacksmithing end repairs,
teams hauling gravel, $2S.I5: feed
ing and stab.ing teams while gravel
ing. sll7.30: printing stockholders
annual notice, 50; ROCK ISLAND AR
GUS, notice to contractors. $40;
grader and extra labor smoothing
road. $1,000: interest on money bor-
rowed temporarily, $51.S7; painting
two bridges. $j3. 20; expenses, Jayne
ard Lil.ibridge before board, S11.S7:
Illinois tax on team while at work
on road. 81 cents: total SlS1.5 max
ing grand total OF SS3,5l9.GS.
Tbe road can now DC considered
comp etc except TT the point where
the fourth slough was filled SEINE
years ago at which point, owing to
setting, we must ILL up and widen
the road. As TO the condition Of the
road Won are referred to the report
OF the inspectors.
The receipts Of the company for
the current year have been: Cash
Oh hand, last report, $l01.70; sale OF
bonds, then on hand unsola, So 700:
tolls collected, 2,230. 4 total OF
$G,C3l.7O.
y The disbursements: Paid note
y owing last year, s. $50; dividend o.
per cent on $4,000 stock. Si,5G)
interest on bonds outstanding last
year, $16S. 50; interest on money Dor
. rowed temporarily, being above
So, $50, and other funds, 1922; allow
ancc for collecting tolls, $3.50; otliCia
= inspectors fees, $500; construction
account, items akove given, aiS1. 81
balance on hand, $13,49; making
= grand total OF Sc, OHIO.
Present condition Of the compan.
is as follows: Stock outstanding
S26, 600; bonded debt, $1,000; to,a
obligations, $SS, 900.
The whole cost has exceeded thi:
by $5l9.G5: there has been donate;
20 us, 800; and we have paid out o
tolls for construction, S4i9.GS.
it may be necessary for US to issu
stock for this small sum in order t
{ make cur tolls available for interest
q dividends and maintenance. "
have no floating debt.
SrATs OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. -
CLcs'er LilIihr7gc, being duly sworn, on oat
says that he IS president Of the DruIy ro!i Bol
- co my, and that the foregoing i q true an
= correct statement of the amounts xpcEded
aid Germany for the construction OF road np
Juiy / 1895. and includes also correct statenlsi
o. .oil receipts 10 same date
tHEsTER LILrIBRIDGr.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before this i6t
tsEA1. WILLIAM HcFx.GY,
- Notary Pubic.
Upon motion the board took II
cess until , o'clock P. m.
,FoURTH DAY-.FrERNOoS sEssIos
3 Upon the board reconvening at
O'Clock p. M, the clerk read 4 pet
ton from ". j. Murphy which upo
motion was referred 10 tie commi
tee on Attachments.
a petition from Timothy Enwrigl
CT CordoTa township was read h
the clerf and Supervisor George tn
Timothy Enwfight be authorized
NOW the grass on three acres in Sc
ton 20, Cordova township, as s
forth in his petition as far as an
right or interest OF the board extern,
to same. Carried.
GA .'.-sAASH cAASLSNA ~
following resolution and moved i
adoption.
Resolved. That the burial ezpen
of those asking aid of the coun
including casket, ground and di
ging OF the grave shall not exce'
$40 from this date and notice OF til
resolution be given to the oversee
OF the poor of county. Carried.
The committee on roads q!
bridges submitted the following l
port which upon motion was receiv
andsadopted aud the recommend
tioRs eoncur-ed in:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen
the Board of SGpervisors:-Yo
committee on roads aud bridges
to whom was referred the petit
of highway commissioners OF Dru
township would respectfully repc
that they have examined said pc
with tho ~. NJ.