Rock Island Argus., 1897-03-19

eemen-ln view Of the fact that the
drst series Of the court houoo bonds,
amounting to $4,000, became due
March l. 1897. and payable at the
First National hank Of Chicago, Il
forwarded to the First National that
amount, together with the. semi
annual interest due ON the total issue
OF bonds. amounting to es.126, and
the, commissions charged BY said
hank for paying and forwarding to
a. the bonds paid and the intsrsst
coupons, which 10 l Of / Per cent,
amounting to e18.sl. therefore
would respectfully petition that an
order be issued for said interest and
commissions, namely. interest,
S,l25; commissions. 3lS.91. Most
respectfully submitted this 18th day
Of Aarch. 1897.
Fred TITrERIMeToN, Treas.
Supervisor Schoonmaker moved
that the Communication b received
and the prayer Of his petition
granted, and The clerk Instructed to
iasue orders In accordance there.
with. Carried.
Supervisor Lees moved that the
rulss be suspended and the bill of
Robert Sommsrson for e2.15 be o..
lowed. Carried.
The Drury toll road inspectors
submitted the following report which
on motion was received and adopted: :
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of
the Board Of Supervisors: Your board
OF toll road inspectors would submit
the following: That In accordance
with instructions Of above named
board would report that during
the past year the board Of inspec-
tors made the four inspections of the
Deury toll road required BY law. and
ON each visit found the road in per-
feet condition, and 90 far ~ We could
learn, the public we'll satis fed with
the service and courtesy Of the man
agement Of the road.
/ W. C. WILSON.
Clerk OF Toll Road Inspectors.
Supervisor Powell moved that the
county clerk be instructed to notify
the toll road inspectors to visit the
Drury toll read and report to the
board ct next meeting. Carried.
Supervisor Lees offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adop-
ton:
Whereas, It has been the custom
Of the board Of supervisors to have
an annual meeting at the county in
flrmary, and whereas, such meetings
have not been productive OF much
good and rather expensive to the
people of Rock Island county. and
whereas the state convention Of su-
pervisors and county commissioners
Of the state Of Illinois 10 to be held
in Rock Island in the coming year
in which case the delegates to said
convention will in all probability
desire to visit TOUR infirmary, there
fore be it resolved, that the board OF
supervisors do not visit the coun ty
inirmary in . body this year, but
each member be allowed one day to
visit said infirmsry ut such time as
he may see fit. Resolution adopted.
The building committee submitted
the following report. which upon mo-
tion was received and adopted, and
the clerk was instructed to issue or
ders in accordance Herewith:
To the Honorable Boa,d Of Super
visors.' Gentlemen: We. your build
ing COMMITTEES, beg leave to report
that We instructed Supt. Collins to
have sufficient wires placed in the
tower to light the dome. and that
one blank storage case 4x6x16
for the county clerks Office was or.
dered, the same to cost 40. A base
with extra drawers was ordered for
the states attorneys book case. the
same to cost $50. A table and IL
chairs were ordered for the coroner's
Office, the same TO cost $50. A case
was ordered for the circuit clerks
room, adjacent to the circuit court
room. the same to cost t48. We re-
ceived three bids for the lettering Of
the transoms Of the different rooms,
and awarded the contract TO F. Lun-
dahl for gold leaf letters for go; the
same 10 finished, and we recommend
that the amount be allowed and an
order drawn for the same. Three
hundred incandescent lamps were or
dered, the same to cost e54; also q
200 light converter, which 10 to cost
$50. We recommend that the
northeast corner room on the base