Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-15
SOLONS IN SESSION.
Omcial Proceedings of the County
Board.

pervisors in and for the county of |
Rock Island and state of Illinois con-
vered ct the court house in the city |
OF Rock Island in the county and |
state aforesaid on the second Mon
day. being the 18th day of July.
4. d. 1896. ALI members were pres
ent except Supervisors Kendall and
Powell, Supervisor Carey, chairman
presiding. The minutes of last days
proceedings Of the special June
meeting Of the board were read and
approved.
Supervisor Quayle moved that the
committee appointed by the city of
Rock Island TO confer with the board
OF supervisors as to turning over the
Milan bridges to the county be heard
tomorrow morning st o'clock. Car
ried.
Supervisor Rinck moved that the
salary of the doctors for the poor in
the cities Of Moline and Rock Island
be fixed at $500 for tn. ensuing year,
| Carried.
Supervisor Quayle m oved that DR..
S. 3. Hall, Of Rock Island be APP
| pointed doctor OF the poor for the
city of Rock Island for the ensuing
year. Carried.
AS doctor for the poor in the city
OF Moline Supervisor Thornton pre-
scented the name of DR.. w. o. Beam.
Supervisors Ford, in behalf of the
supervisors of Moline, with the ex-
ception of Supervisor Gripp. pre-
scented the name OF DIR. w. K Sloan.
Supervisor Swank presented the
name Of DR.. Whiteside, Of Moline.
Supervisor Kinney moved that the
board proceed to an informal ballot
for doctor of the poor of Moline. AS
tellers the chair appointed Super
visors Fitzpatrick and Rinck.
The informal ballot resulted as
follows: DR.. Eden. l; DR.. White
side, Z; DR.. Beam, Is; DR.. Sloan, 2;
DR.. Arp. l. Whereupon, on motion,
formal ballot was taken, which re-
suited as follows: DR.. Beam, II; DR..
Eden, i; DR.. Whiteside. 5; DR..
Sloan, l. DR.. William o. Beam bav.
ing received majority of all the
votes cast was declared by the chair
to be duly elected as doctor for the
poor OF Moline for the ensuing year.
Supervisor Thornton moved that
the bill Of the Riverside Cemetery as
ISOLATION, which was rejected by thu
board at the April term, be paid
supervisor Sch oonmaker moved as
substitute that said bill be referred
to the committee on poor. Substi
tute carried.
The report of the grand jury re
garding the Jail was read by tn,
clerk, and on motion was received
and ordered placed on file.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick offered tn
following resolution and moved it
adoption.
Resolved, That the board of su
Ipervisors will not visit the count,
iiniirmary in 4 body, but instead eacl
supervisor he allowed one days pa
in each year to visit and inspect tn
same.
Supervisor johnson moved as
substitute that the board visit tn
county iptirmary in a body mex
Wednesday. Substitute carried.
: The committee on equalization
submitted the following report
which upon motion was received an
. adopted:
Your committee on equalization,
would submit the following: Afte
! q careful investigation and compsri
son of the assessment of the differen
townships, we find that the same or
! as fair and equal as can be made b
an equalization as between township
with the following exceptions, viz:
III The average value of lands in Ca
noe Creek is So 9S per acre, and tina
OF yuma s. %, which we consider i
cut of proportion, We therefor
Recommend that Z per cent be adde
to lands in Canoe Creek, whicl
would produce an amount OF SS,s2S. /
and an average of Sc. 40 per acre, an
that 5 per cent be deducted fror
lands in Yuma, producing an amour
IS, S02.5S and an average OF s7.04 pc
acre.
We find that the average value c
lands in South Moline is sl4.41 pc
acre. which we consider too low, an
that of Moline to be S3S6.16, whic
we consider too high in proportion
We therefore recommend that 20 pc
cent be added to lands in South No
line. producing an amount OF S33
81 20, and an average of sl7.29 pc
acre, and that - per cent be deduc
ed from lands in Moline, producin
an amount of sSi,s75.4 As and an ave-
age of S275.20 per acre.
With regard to other townships "
find that there are some ineauaiiti.
caused by the good lands being a
sessed too low while the poorer lane
are assessed full high, and if Il
board should raise the assessment
by adding 3 rate per cent it wou