Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-15
OF COUNTY CONCERN.

visoss.
THIRD DAYS SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Su-
tpervisor Carey. chairman, presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting were
read and approved.
The bill OF John Buckley. action
on which was laid over until today,
now came up for consideration. Su
pervisor VInton moved that the bill
be allowed. Carried.
Supervisor Thornton moved that
the rules be suspended aud that DR..
Craig's bill for $25 be allowed. Car
ried.
Supervisor Vinton moved to sus-
pend the rules aud allow bill of
Pier & Co., at f22.55. Carried.
Supervisor Fitzpatrick moved that
NJ. l.. Pinkle he appointed justice of
the peace in Black Howk township to
ill vacancy. Carried.
Supervisor Ford moved that the
county clerk be instructed to call for
bids for publishing the official ballot
for the next general election; and
that the publication be given to the
lowest bidders of papers published
in Rock Island and Moline, and that
the clerk inform all judges of cleo
ton Of the boards ac,ion herein.
Carried.
The committee on poor, to whom
was.reierred.the communication from
Mrs. James Willis, to investigate
charges made therein, submit the
following report which upon motion
was received and adopted.
Rock ISLAND. ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1896:
We the committee on poor, after u
thorough investigation of the state
ment OF Mrs. James Willis regarding
alleged i'll treatment OF herself by
DIR. Hall, find the charges unfoundcd
and We hereby exonera DIR. Hall
from any unprofcssional conduct or
otherwise.
b, TITrERIsGroN, Henry }. Gkrr,
| CHARLES GEORGE.
Committee
The building committee report
submitted to the board yesterday
laid over until today for Lotion now
came up for consideration towit:
Rock ISLAND, Ill. Sept. 8, 1885,
To the Honorable Board OF Super
visor. Rock Island County, Gentle.
men: We your building committee
beg leave to report that we met Aug.
: II. decided to draw plan for boiler
house, boilers and smoke stack nc
cording to instructions from the
board. We also examined the stair
plan in circuit clerks slfice and or.
dered the same changed so as to al
low the sheriff access to the circui t
court room without passing through
clerks office, same to cost the
county an additional $3.50.
Met Aug. Is and made arrange.
ments to have telephone placed in
the building: also ordered the Rock
Island circuit court seal placed or
tho screen in the circuit court. Tn.
same to cost the county an additional
*25. We also visited the Moline
Furniture factory and examined the
and found same to be fully up t.
specifications.
We then met Aug 81 and opened
the bids for the boiler house, boiler
and smoke stack, which are as fol
lows, viz: Davis company, Rock Isl
and, for two boilers as specifications
$l,4s5; ID. Grippe, Davenport, for TIVE
boilers rs specifications, $l,49O; NJ
Schillinger, Moline. Ill, for two boil
ers as specifications, 1890. Fol
steel stack-D. Grippe, Davenport
1880; Chicago Bridge and Iron com
= pany, $1,000. For Brick stack
l.. Huey, $l,50; G. j. Larkin. 81, 1927
A. 7. Lundquist, $1.s65. For boile
house and tunnel. l.. Huey, 81, ST.
= A. Z. Lundquist, 81, 491; &. j. Larkin
Sl,419.i0. From which we recon
mend that you contract with NJ
Schillinger for boilers; with A. p
Lundquist for brick stack; ant
with Z. j. Larkin for the boile
house and tunnel
We met Sept. and examine,
. building estimate II as furnished b
u Supt. Collins and find there i, du
{. j. Larkin. as per contract
pS 50, Is 80. We recommend that tn
~, same be allowed aud an order drawn
:, on The treasurer for the amount.
re Also examined estimate 9 on WOO,
furniture and find there is due tn
Moline Furniture company as pc
contract $1,000. which we recon
mend be allowed and an order draw
on the treasurer for the amount.
Estimate l on heating and venti
De lating for $1,000 We refer to tn
pr board for consideration.
We met Sept. s and e,auined val
III ious things in and about the build
ing. and recommend that all doc
joints be so changed SO as to extern
through the full width of the wall
and that the castings to all doors b
made II inches wider. and that a
doors cased both sides the same
cost the county an additional $252.
The rate of the insurance ws
omitted from former report and
so per cent for tornado. and 500 fo
fire and lightning for five wears.
All OF which is submitted by YOU
building committee.
"A. JOHNSON. : J. maxwell,
w VusYLE, NEIs Pr.ssE