Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-27
OF COUNTY CONCERN
Omcisl Proceedings Of the Board of Super.
visor.

Omcisl Proceedings Of the Board OF Super.
visofs.
THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.
The board met pursuant to ad-
Journment, all the members being
present, and Supervisor Carey, chair
man, presiding. The minutes Of
yesterdays meeting were read and
approved.
The matter relating to publication
Of the proceedings Of the board
which was laid over from yesterdays
meeting now came up for considers
ton, aud Supervisor Schoonmaker's
motion was voted upon and lost.
Supervisor johnson moved as q
substitute that the board now pro-
coed to vote on the selection of two
newspapers for the publication OF
the proceedings of the board for
the ensuing year. first selecting one
newspaper in Rock Island and then
one in Moline. Carried.
Supervisor Britton moved that the
vote be taken by ballot. Carried.
The chair appointed Supervisors
Maxwell and Quayle as tellers. The
result Of the first ballot for a Rock
Island paper was as follows: Rock
ISLAND ARGUS, ii votes; Rock Island
Union, IL votes.
THE ARGUS having received . ma
jority OF the votes was declared the
official paper for the publication of
the proceedings Of the board for the
ensuing year at the sum Of 800. &C
cording to its bid.
The result of the first ballot for a
Moline paper was as follows: Moline
Dispatch, IA votes; Moline Republic
an-Jourual, 4 votes; Moline Mail. 8
votes.
The Moline Dispatch having re-
ceivsd majority OF the votes cast
was declared the official paper for
the publication of the proceedings of
the board for the ensuing year for
the sum of 500, according to its bid.
A communication from q. A. K.
Post 595, Of Hampton. was read by
the clerk, and upon motion OF Super
visor Maxwell an appropriation Of
e75 was authorized for the assists 90
Of INDECENT soldiers in the town p
Of Hampton and the clerk was ia
structed to issue an order to Super
visor w. Il. Carey for said amount.
Supervisor Rinck moved that an
appropriation Of $3.50 be authorized
for the assistance of INDECENT soldiers
in the town OF Rock Island, to the
John Buford post G. A. R.. and that
the clerk be instructed to issue AN
order to the overseer OF the poor OF
Rock Island for the amount. Car
ried.
Supervisor Vinton moved that an
appropriation Of 500 be authorized
for the assistance of INDECENT soldiers
in the town Of Moline, to Graham
post G. A. R.. and that the clerk be
instructed to issue an order to the
overseer of the poor in Moline for
said amount. Carried.
Supervisor Beatty offered tn fol-
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption:
Rock Island county, April "a. 1896.
We. the board o: Supervisors of
Rock Island county. in behalf Of the
people of said county, tender Thomas
Campbell. OF Rock Island, our sincere
thanks for the courageous and perse.
vering manner in which he conducted
the search on the Bastian farm, almost
in the face Of mob law aud being the
means Of exposing one Of greatest
villains in the annals Of history. Res
olution adopted.
The committee on poor submitted
the following report which upon
motion was received and adopted
BOOK ISLAND.
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