Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-11
SESSIONS OF THE soloNs.

bers presen. except Supervisors
Case, George. Kinner and Swauk,
Supervisor Carey. chairman, presid.
ing. Minutes Of the previous days
meeting were read and approved.
The clerk read . petition for abate-
ment. which upon motion, was re-
ferred to the committee on abste-
ments with instructions to report to
the next meeting of the board.
Supervisor Vinton moved that the
court house yard be graded and the
matter of grading be left with the
building committee with power to
act. Carried.
Supervisor Oberg moved that the
building committee be instructed to
solicit samples and bids for gas fix
lures in the new court house. Car
ried.
Supervisor Betty moved that the
building committee be instructed to
investigate the matter OF frescoing
the new court house and report at
the next meeting Of the board. Car
ried.
Supervisor Kendall moved that il
sashes in the new court house
painted black instead of red without
extra charge the committee be iu-
structed to make this change. Car
ried.
Supervisor Shoemaker offered
the following resolution and moved
its adoption:
Whereas. By an order Of this
board duly entered of record at this,
the regular September session. a
proposition to levy a special and
additional county tax OF SO cents ou
each one hundred dollars valuation
OF ali property in the county annu-
ally for ~ years for the payment of
bonds which were Issued ty the
county on March 1, 1895 for the
erevtion of the new court house. and
interest thereon. and for general and
incidental county purposes" was
submitted to the people Of the coun-
ty to vote on at the general election
Of county officers held on the third
day Of November, 1896; and
Whereas, The vote on said prop
osition being duly canvassed accord
ing to law, said proposition was de-
clared by the canvsssing board to
have been carried by q majority OF
$40 votes as shown by certihed copy
of certificate of said canvassing
board hereto attached and marked
Exhibit A." therefore. be it
Resolved, That the county clerk
be, and is hereby authorized and in
structed, in accordance with the au-
thority above set forth, to extend
taxes for the following amounts and
purposes against the equalizsd value
of all taxable property In the county
for the year 1896, to-wit:
For the payment Of interest on
court house bonds, the sum OF &c..
25O.
And for the payment of general
and incidental county expenses. the
sum of $2S, 900.
Provided, however. that the rate
required to raise the above amount.
shall not exceed SO cents on each one
hundred dollars valuation in addi-
ton to the levy of 75 cents on each
one hundred dollars valuation q.
heretofore ordered extended By the
board.
| Abstract of votes "for and against
the proposed special county tax,
given in the county Of Rock Island
and state of Illinois, at al election
held in said county on Tuesday, the
Sd day of November, A. ID 1896:
| For the proposed special count,
tax, 1852 votes. Against the pro
posed special county tax, 2.O26 vote.
We, the undersigned, justices o
the peace of the county above name,
were this day taken to the assist.
ance of the county clerk of ssic
couuty, and the poll books for tn,
AFORESAID election were opened, AND
the foregoing abstract made in ou
presence at the clerks Office in Rocl
Island, in said county. this 9TH da,
of November, A. d., 1896.
Signed. Ii 4. MAPEs, j. P. r
GEORGE H. RICHMOND, j. p. seal
Rooz ISLAND Cous1T. fss.
Office Of the county clerk, Rocl
Island. Nov. Z, 1896:
l, Hjslmar Kohler, county clerk
within and for the county and stat,
aforesaid, do certify that the fore
going is q correct statement of tn
vote cast ''for and against" the pro
posed special county tax, and tn
total number Of votes cast at a,
election held in the different election
district and precints in the count,
of Rock Island. In said state, on Tues
day, the Sd day OF November. A. ID.
1896.
In testimony whereof. I hereunt
set my hand and sfiix the seal of sal
court. at my office in Rock Islam,
, in said county. this 9Th day Of Nc
vember, A, ID. 1896.
/ SEAL HJALMAR koHLEH.
County Clerk.
Resolution adopted and the count
. clerk instru .ted in accordance there
with.
Supervisor Schoonmaker offer tn
following resolution and moved il
adoption:
Whereas. Certain newspapers hav