Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-16
SESSION OF THE soLoNs.

Supervisor Quayle moved that the
new court house be formally dedi- |
Gated when the work is completed
and the building accepted. Carried.
Supervisor Qaayle moved that . |
committee on arrangements for such
dedication, consisting Of seven mem.
bers of the board, be appointed by
the chair, two Of which mem bers to
be from Rock Island, two from Mo-
line and three from other townships.
Supervisor Britton moved as q sub
stitute that said committee on ar
rangements shall consist of the citi-
zens' committee, the county officers
and the members of the Rock leland
county bar. Substitute carried.
Supervisor Quayle moved that q
committee of three members OF the
board be appointed by the chair to
notify the above committee on ar
engagements of their appointment.
Carried. As such committee the
chair appointed Supervisors Qusyle,
Britton and Vinton.
Supervisor Thornton moved that
the building committee be instructed
to purchase new clock for the su-
pervisors' room in the new court
house. Lost.
Supervisor Thornton moved that
the name of Supervisor Fitzpatrick
be placed on the marble tablet in the
hall of the new court house. Car
ried.
|. Supervisor Britton moved that the
name of the present sheriff of Rock
Island county be also placed on the
marble tablet. Carried.
Supervisor Wilson moved that the
delegates to the state convention of
supervisor be instructed to use all
honorable means to have the next
annual convention held in Rock Isl.
and. Carried.
The building committee submitted
the following report:
To the Board of Supervisors of
Rock Island County-Gentlemen /:
We. your building committee, beg to
report that we accepted quarter
sawed oak tops for the metallic tables
Instead of sole leather tops, and the
lcounty gets rebate for the same OF
$3.50. We recommend that the
metallic furniture be accepted, and
an order drawn on the treasurer for
balance due said Fenton Metallic
Manufacturing company for 1851. 25.
We ordered some extra frescoiug
done in the county clerks public
office, same to cost the county IS.
additional. We recommend that
springfield paper holders be placed in
all the water closets and that 200 rolls
be purchased for the same. We rec
ommend that Supt. Collins have the
floors in fresh air and engine and
fan rooms arranged to prevent dirt,
sand, etc., from being blown through
the building, also that he arrange
for steam Jets in the down spouts
We recommend that Charles j. Lar
kins be employed to remove the safe
in the old treasurer's Office to thu
new, he to charge per day for al
time actually employed in doing the
same.
| We recommend that the Molin,
Furniture company be allowed
g., 500 on contract and that an or
der be drawn on the treasurer fol
the amount, and that 81, 200 be al
lowed William G. Andrews on fresco
ling contract and that an order b,
drawn for the same.
We also examined builders esti
mate 10. and fiod there is due c. j
Larkins$2 ,040. which we Recommend
be allowed and an order be drawn OIL
the treasurer for the amount. w,
recommend further, that the allow
bills be taken from the building funC
with the exceptions of the furnitur'
bills which be taken from the gener
g al fund, all of which is respectful.
submitted this the 18th day OF Febru
e airy. A. d. 1897, by your building
e committee.
). F.A: JOHNSON, s J. MAXWELL.
w z. CAREY, JAMES G. BRITToS,
Upon motion the report was re
l ceived and adopted and the recon-
l mendations concurred in and thu
: clerk instructed to issue orders OF
C the treasury in accordance there
t with.
The committee on judiciary. tt
whom was referred the matter o
certain swamp land in Cordov,
township, asked for further time Il
: report on same. which upon motion
d Was granted.
Supervisor Vinton moved that {
: vote OF thanks be extended to A. c
), Baldwin, chairman of the La Sall'
county board for his invitation t.
;. this board to attend the state con
}, yention of supervisors at Ottawa
;, Carried.
Supervisor johnson moved that
}, vote of thanks be extended to Con
, tractor C. j. Larkin for the use o.
the supervisors, room in the new
), court house for this meeting Of tn
. board. Carried.
l. The committee on ways and mean
a submitted the following report which
+ upon motion was received an
1t adopted:
's Charl C orge ...e5 20 Charles nberg 49,. g
d l. wordourn..... 20 Henry Kinner.
q Byron kendall. 3 20 H Ca.e 9 4,
,! &axweL..... 4 20 Joseph Fitzpatrick {
" conn ~Wank. 80 r re- 3 :