Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-17
SESSION OF THE soLoNs.

county of Rock Island. and state of
Illinois, convened in special session
IN the supervisors room ia the city Of
Rock Island. said county and state.
Tuesday the 18th day Of December,
A. u. 1896, at 2 CLOCK p. m. All
r1embers present. Supervisor
Carey. chairman, presiding. Min
utes Of the last days meeting of the
previous session were read and ap.
proved.
Supervisors Fitzpatrick moved
that all petitions for the position OF
janitor for the new court house be
read before any action thereon be
taken. Carried.
Whereupon the clerk proceeded to
read petitions from the following
named persons for said position Of
lanitor for the new court house viz:
Peter Beselin. Elmer Thompson,
Charles Oberg. William v. Stafford
aud A. D. Cox.
At the request ef Supe, visors
Thornton, Wilson and Ford the mat
ter of the consider alton OF the Pc
titions was deferred until tomorrow
at 2 O'Clock p. m.
The following petition from 4. H.
Graham Post, &. A. g., Moline, was
read by the clerk:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors. Rock Island, H., entlemep
4. H Graham Post, G A. R., of Mo-
line. have fplst of ground contain
ing five acres or more dedicated for
the intermens of ex-soldier-, on
which we have expended $4,000 for
monument and improvements. and
have removed all the remains of ex-
soldiers from the potters' field to
this lot.
The ground is regularly laid out
and plated and will be forever used
as the resting place of the men who
offered their iiv.s in the defense of
our country from 1861 to 1865.
In order to complete and ittingly
mark the last resting place of our
comrades, in addition to the monu-
ment already erected we need four
cannon to place around the monu-
ment.
Will you kindly appropriate for
this use four Of the old guns used as
posts to the fence that enclosed the
county monument in the court house
yard?
Should our request be granted, K.
H. Graham Post, G. A. r, will have
them placed in position and mounted
around the monument in Riverside
cemetery. Yours respectfully,
DDC-
By NJ. X. MErzGAR, Committee.
Moline, Ills, Dec. IL, 1896.
Supervisor Thornton moved that
the pray er of the petition be granted.
At the request of Supervisors Ken.
dal, Quayie and Swank, action was
deferred until tomorrow afternoon
at 8 O'Clock.
The clerk read . communicate on
from John H. Piper. corresponding
secretary of the state board of su-
pervisors, requesting the appoint
ment Of delegation to attend The
tenth annual convention of super.
visors to be held at Ottawa Feb. 16,
IL and Is. 1897.
Supervisor Quayle moved that the
communication be received and
placed on file and the recommends.
tions concurred in. Carried.
The clerk read q communication
from h. c. j. Meyer, overseer of Tie
poor for Moline, which on motion
was received and ordered placed or
file.
A communication from Mr.. Brock,
states attorney of Mercer county, In
regard to q Mrs. Maria Hilfrich wa.
read by the clerk.
Supervisor Swauk moved III 1
the communication be referred Il
tie proper committee with power t.
Investigate and to act.
Supervisor George moved as a sub
stitute that the clsim of MERGE,
county on account of said Mrs. Hill.
frich be rejected and that the stste'.
attorney be instructed to so motif,
the authorities of Mercer county
Substitute carried.
A communication from Johr
Schoeseel asking to be refunded the
amount of 81 dog tax was read by tn,
clerk and upon motion was rejected
Supervisor Fitzpatrick moved tina,
all bills and claims against the coun
ty be referred to the proper commit
tees without reading. Carried.
| Supervisor Thornton moved to ad.
journ until tomorrow morning at
O'Clock. Lost.
Supervisor Wilson moved that tn,
board now proceed to fix the salary
and appoint q steward of the COUNTY
infrmary for the ensuing year. Car
ried.
Supervisor Sinnet moved that tn,
salary of the steward of the county
infirmary for the ensuing year b,
fixed at the same as last year, to.wit
$500, and the steward to furnish
all help. Carried.
Supervisor Wilson moved that w.
H. H. Dow be appointed steward o,
of the county infirmary for the en-
suing year. Carried.
And Mr.. Dow was declared dull,
appointed rs euch steward for tn,
ensuing year.
Supervisor Rinck moved that $50,
be appropriated by the county Z,