Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-19
SESSION OF THE soLoNs.
omciai Proceedings sf the Decs nabsr
Meeting Of the Coaauy Heard.

Onciai Proceedings eft the Dee. Hbsr
MeesisE Of the Cosnry Heard.
SECOND DAy-AFTERSOoN SESSION.
Upon the board reconvenipg mt
1880 p. m. Supervisor George moved
that MIR. Andrews be permitted to
address the board and exhibit plans
and designs for fretcoing the new
court house Carried.
supervisor Fitzpatrick moved thst
the rules be suspended aud the road
and bridge committee be permitted
to submit their report and that the
board act on same. Carried.
WhereupOn the committee on roads
and bridges submitted the following
report, which upon molten WAS re-
ceived and adopted and the clerk in
structed to issue orders in accord
ance herewith:
Drury township, Fec 16, 1896
The Honorable Board OF Supervisors
We, the committee on road and
bridges. and the road commissioner.
of Drury forming joint committee
today examined the two steel bridges
across Copperas creek. and find them
completed in first-class manner and
according TO plans and specifications.
and would recommend that an order
te drawn in favor of the King Bridge
company, of Cleveland. Ohio, tue
builders OF said bridg-s, for ght
hundred and seventv-four dollars
(ss74), and that an order be draxn
IN favor Of Edward Feldmap, treas.
urer of commissioners Of Drury
township. for twenty-six dollars (s26)
for grading approaches to brle ges.
JoEsEPn FI'zeATRIcK.
BYRON hEsDALL, Scad and Bid &c Com.
JOHN q. IHoRAT y,
aLBE IT sEIvERl
FD~AED rrLUNA.. Road Commis.ior,n.
bYEoN DRCRY.}
The matter OF consideration of Pc
titions for the positions of engineer
and janiror Of the new courr house,
which was laid over from yestes, ay =
meeting, now came up. Supervisor
Ford moved that the selection of en-
gineer and janitor be by ballot.
Carried. Supervisor Schoonmaker
nominated j. l.. Maslin for the posi-
ton of engineer. Supervisor Quayle
moved that the clerk be instructed
to cast one ballot for the eht re boa, q
for j. l.. Maslin as engineer. Ca
ried. The clerk having done so.
l.. Maslin was declared duly appoint
ed engineer for the new court mouse
for the ensuing year.
The board then proceeded to vote
by ballot for iaaitor for the new
court house and the chair appointed
as tellers Supervisors Qdsyle and
Pierce. The first ballot resulted as
follows: Charles Oberg received II
votes, A. ID. Cox 8, Elmer Thomps u
2. Charles Oberg, having received q
majority of all the votes cast. WAS
declared duly appointed as iinitor
for the new court house 'or the en-
suing year. Supervisor Pierce m )ved
that the services OF the engineer AID
janitor-elect commence the lst day
January, 1897. Supervisor !itzpai-
ric moved as substitute that the
services Of the newly elected engi-
neer commence Jan. 1, 1897, AID
those OF the janitor when the ne ~
court house is ready and accepted by
the board. Substitute carried.
Supervisor Qusyle off cred the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution, and
moved its adoption: Whereas. It
is alleged that two vacancies exist in
the Office of constable in the town
ship Of Rock Island, in Rock Island
county. ILL.,. by reason Of the failure
Of Charles f. Evans, who was duly
elected to that office at the general
spring township election, held in said