Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-28
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COUNTY CONCERN.
OmcIal Proesedangs Of the Board Of SUPER
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THIRD DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to ad-
Journment. The following petition
from w. 4. Carey was read By the
clerk. and upon motion Of Supervisor
Ford The prayer of the petition was
granted:
Whereas, The law provides that
the county Board shall appoint a
suitable person or persons whose
duty shall be to see that INDECENT
soldiers. sailors or marines shall re-
ceiye proper burial; therefore here
by petition your honorable body to
appoint A. d. Sibley, commander Of
Mcdaniel post sos, of Hampton
township for said Office in said town.
W. 4. CAREY.
A petition from G. H. Osborn for
refunding OF taxes enormously as
sessed was read by the clerk.
Supervisor Swank moved that the
rules be appended and the prayer of
the petition granted. Carried.
Supervisor Beatty asked for in
stiuctions as to certain children in
Bowling township who are not prop
srly taken care OF. Supervisor Sim
net moved that the matter be left
with Supervisor Beatty with power
to act Carried.
Supervisor George moved that the
amour. of one railroad fare from
Carbon Cliff to Juliet be oppro-
pria ell for transportation OF pauper
and the clerk be instructed to issue
an order to Supervisor Carey for said
amount. Carried.
The committee on roads and
bridges submitted the following:
To the Chairman and Members of
the Board of Supervisors. We. your
committee would recommend that
the petition 6e granted by petitioner
paying all arrears to date.
JoE FITzPATHITK,
BYRON KENDALL.
JOHN Il. THORNTON,
committee.
Supervisor Swank moved that the
report be adopted and the clerk in
structcd to issue license yearly to
John Coulson. to operate ferry on
Rock river opposite Cleveland. for q
term OF five years on his paying q
yearly license license fee of S., and
that the rates of ferriage be as fol-
lows: For each 1-horse vehicle, Is
cents; for each 2-horse vehible, 20
cents; for each 3-horse vehicle. %
cents; for each 4-horse vehicle, 80
cents; for each horse and rider 10
cents; cattle less than five head each,
10 cents; cattle more than five head
each. 5 cents; hogs and sheep each 8
cents; fOotmen each, 5 cents. Car
| ried.
The building committee submitted
the following report:>
To the Honorable Board OF Super
visors, Rock Island County, Gentle
men: We, your building committee
beg leave to report that, We had
a meeting the 24:h Of April, 1896,
and examined estimate 10 as
furnished by Supt. Collins, and
End there is due as per contract
81 .225 and recommended that the
same be allowed and an order drawn
on the treasurer for the amount; also
that $500 be allowed Supt. Collins as
per contract as superintendent of
building. all of which is respectfully
submitted by your committee this,
the oath day of April. A. ID. 1896. by
+. A. JOHNSON.
JAMES q. BEITToN.
W. L. QUAYLE,
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+ NJ. sINNET,
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W X. CAaNY.
JOHN A. WILSON,
Building Comm ttee.
Supervisor Ford moved that the
report be received and adopted and
the clerk Instructed to issue an order
in favor of c. j. Larkin, ont of build
ing fund, for s. ,225 and one in favor
of :. j. Collins out the general fund
for $500. Carried.
The committee on abatements SUBJ
mitted the following report which
was received and adopted:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of
Board Of Supervisors: Your COM
mittee to whom was referred the
abatement OF taxes would submit the
following: In the petition of j..
Gutzwiler we recommend abatement
Of Sc. 50 of the amount of taxes. In
the petition of Martin Gerth we rec.
Ommend the abatement of the tax for
the year 1895.
We recommend that the petitions
of William Schmalzried, William
Emig. Abigail &. Jameson and Peo-
pies National Bank be not granted.
Respectfully submitted.
W.P. QUAYLE.
N. ScHooNMAKtR,
GUST n. FoRD,
J.w. BEATTY,
Committee.
The committee en- fees and salaries
submitted the following report which
upon motion was received and
adopted.