Rock Island Argus., 1897-03-19
SESSION OF THE soLoNs.
00eaal rPoessdiags Of the Special March
Hessins Of ihs Coaasy Doael.


Rsssins Of ibs Csaasy Dsaea. 3
THIRD DAY-AyTsaNOon sxseiou.
Upon the board reconvsnipe st 2
o'clock p. m. Supervisor echoon.
maker submitted the followipg com.
municstion:
In the matter Of application Of
Graham Post, Of Moline, 70 the board
Of supervisors of Rock Island county
for cannon for the nee Of said post.
We find upon investigation that the
county Of Rock Island has NO con.
troll or ownership in said guns, we alss
find said guns were donated BY the
government to Rock Island County
Monument association. existing at
that time In the county Of Rock Isl
and Of which ]. n. bssrdsley was
The chairman, and can give said post
oil necessary Information in regard
TO same. Upon motion Of supsfvis-
CT johnson the Communication
was received and ordered re.
corded, sad . copy thereof sent to
4. n. Graham Post Moline. Super.
visor Riuck offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, It will necessarily be
some time before permanent walks
can be laid to the new court house,
therefore be it resolved, that tsmpor.
ary walks be laid, to be made out of
Pinch plank. to be laid leng wise,
three feet wide, to lead to the north,
south, east and west entrances
Of said court house. Resolution
adopted.
Supervisor Britton moved that c.
j. Lsrkin be employed to lay the
temporary walks. Carried. The
judiciary committee submitted the
following report, which upon motion
was received and adopted:
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visors-The judiciary committee, to
which was referred the petition Of
the heirs Of Ithamer B. williams,
deceased, In relation to the east half
Of the southeast quarter Of section 10,
In town No. 20, range 2 east Of the
4th r. NJ. 4, Investigated the matters
referred. and fad that said Williams
and his heirs have been In possession
OF said premises for about thirty
years, but under no claim Of title 80
far as your committee could ascer-
tain, paying taxes thereon for sub.
stantially all Of said period; that the
county acquired title to said prem
ises from the United States govern
ment, under the swamp land act Of
1855. duly patented BY the United
States government to Rock Island
county, as shown by the auditors
certificate dated Jan. z, 1897, and on
file in the Office Of said county clerk;
that at the September term, A. d.
1875, the board OF supervisors, by
resolution. employed Is its agents
aud attorneys to procure said prem
ises aud others coming within the
provision OF said act from the United
States government Messrs. Isaac X.
Hit aud Oliver Olsen; agreeing to
give said agents .'one-half in kind"
OF the premises recovered; and that
said HIT and O:sen now claim their
compensation for the services they
claimed to have performed. result
ing. ss claimed by them. in the
county procuring said premises.
Your committee find the land to be
Of little value, likely not to exceed
sc per acre and probably less; and
further think that on account Of the
ssid payment Of taxes by said WILL
iams and heirs, and the receipt
thereof by the county. equity would
require the county to convey its in
terests to the petitioners. provided
such conveyance can be made with.
out the county incurring any liza
bility to pay said Hit and Olsen fol
their said services claimed BY them
TO have been performed, aud q re.
lease Of all claims against the county
for said payments OF aforesaid taxes.
Your committee therefore recon.
mends that upon said petitioners sat
isfying the claims Of said Hit and
Olsen, and fling receipts therefor
with the county clerk. subject &
his approval. and said release to tn,
county Of said claim for back taxes
the county to quit claim and convey
its entire right, title and interest ii
and to said premises to said peti
tioners. and said county clerk Il
hereby empowered and instructed &
eAeCuSO " cosu OsAssVNoAo EAoHo
deed Of the county In acoordanc
with the above. under his hand AM
seal. all its right, title and inter
est in and to said premises to sal
petitioners. All Of Of which 10 re
speciiully submitted.
"A ,ss.:.s, IJadie'.,, oo.-las.-
W.. r. QuAYLE,,
The committee on miscellaneou
claims submitted the following n
port. which upon motion was re
ceived and adopted:
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william Clenosnin - ST. company 80. -. -
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