Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-29


BAKERSFIELD & SEXTON.
Supervi.er Oberg moved that the
Communication be received and re
ferred to the building committee
with instructions to report at the
next meeting Of the board. Carried.
Supervisor Swank moved that the
bill Of DR.. Whiteside. which was laid
on the table at yesterdays meeting
bs now taken from the table. Car
ried. Supervisor George moved that
said bill Of DR.. Whiteside be allowed
at $25. Carried. and the clerk in
structed to issue an order for same.
Supervisor Wilson moved that the
board proceed to vote by ballot for
three delegates to the state conven-
ton of supervisors and county COM
missioners in addition to the county
clerk and that the first ballot be in
formal. Carried. The chair ap-
pointed Supervisors Pierce and Max
well as tellers. As the result of the
informal ballot Supervisor vinton
received 8 votes, Carey 4, Quayle 6.
Gripp 10, George IA, Fitzpatrick 8,
Ford 2, Britton 6, Pierce 6, Lees 1.
Schoonmaker z. Case 1, Wilson L,
Thornton l. Maxwell 1.
Supervisor George having received
the highest number of votes Super
visor Britton moved that the rules
be suspended and Supervisor George
declared appointed as one of the del
egates. Carried. Supervisor Will
son moved that the board now pro-
coed to a formal ballot for two other
delegates. Carried. The first for
NAL ballot resulted a. follows: Su-
pervisor Schoonmsker received 10
votes, Gripp 10. Wilson 2, Swank 1,
Fitzpatrick 5, Powell 1. Pierce z,
Vinton 5, Quayle z, Ford 1, Brit
ton 1.
There being no choice the second
ballot resulted As follows: Super
visor schoonmaker received IS votes.
Britton 1. Fitzpatrick s. vinton s.
Gripp IL, Pierce 6, Qusyle Z.
Supervisor Schoonmaker having
received the highest number of votes
cast Was declared duly elected rs q
delegate. Whereupon . ballot was
taken for the remaining delegate.
which resulted as follows: Super.
Wis II Gripp received 8 votee, Vinton
8, Pierce 6. Quayle 5, Titteripgton
1. Powell l. Thorn'on l.
There being no choice a second
ballot was taken resulting - follows:
Supervisor Gripp received IL votes.
Vinton 2, Pierce 5, Quayle 4, Powell
1. Titterington 1.
There being no choice third bal
lot was taken resulting As followt:
Supervisor GriPp received IL votes,
Vinton 4, Pierce 8. Fitzpatrick 1.
There being no choice . fourth
ballot was taken resulting ~ fol.
lows: Super visor Grip received
Is votes, Vinton 8, Pierce 8.
Supervisor Grip having received
. SHORTY Of all the votes cast was
declared elected As the third mem
Der of the delegation. Upon mo.
ton Chairman w. r. Carey was ap'
70 nted as an honorary me m Der OF the
delegation to the state board of su-
pervisors.
Supervisor johnson moved that
the rules be suspended and
the bill of Eastman & Jordan
for publishing the woman's bal.
lot for the last general cleo.
ton allowed. Carried. And the
clerk instructed to issue an order foI
the same.
Supervisor Betty moved that the
board now proceed to examine the
bids for frescoing the new court
house and award the contract, and
that the voting on the same be BY
ballot. Carried. Whereupon thu
clerk proceeded to read the bids Of
the different firms Is follows: Viii
liam G. Andrews. tl,375; Rabe
Lewis. e1,oS5; Lundahl & Kneeberg,
1900.
As tellers the chair appointed Su-
pervisors Fitzpatrick and Betty
Supervisor Wilson moved that thu
first ballot be informal. Carried
The informal ballot resulted - fol
lows: Rabe & Lewis received
votes, W. G. Andrews 8. Lundahl 4
Kneeberg 9, whereupon . forma
ballot Was taken, which resulted o
follows: Rabe & Lewis received
votes, w. G. Andrews IL, Lundahl 4
Kneeberg 10.
There being no choice . secont
ballot was taken, resulting ~ fol
lows:
Rabe & Lewis received 2 sotes
w. g. Andrews IL. Lundahl & Knee
berg IL, There being no choice
third ballot Was taken, resulting .
follows: Rabe & Lewis received
votes, w. G. Andrews 10, Lundahl
lKneeberg 12. There being no choic
a fourth ballot was taken, resultinI
as follows: w. G. Andrews receive
n votes, Lundahl & Knesberg II
W. G. Andrews having received
majority Of al the votes cast. IL W
declared decided that the eontras
for frescoipg the new court houa