Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-13

petition Of voters in SousA llolins
township: =
To the County Board Of IL Coun-
ty OF Rock Island and Saate a ms.
nois: The nndersignsd vesees, be.
ing residents Of the folloWinG de-
scribcd territory, to-Wit: neRiSainR
Of the northweot aeBner a tie sousS.
wese quarter Of seeeion 4. IN town.
ship IL. north range 1, veee a tho
foorth principal meridian. rpunine
tAence sonth sl,ng the session line
70 the southwest corner of ~ notsh-
wess quarter Of section : . in aid
township; thonee west along the half
section line Of section 8 in said
townshiP to the south vest corner of
the sousheast quastsr Of tie north
west quarter Of section 6, thence
north 70 the northwest corner Of the
northeast quarter Of the south veat
quarter Of section 8 in said town.
ship. thence east along the half sec.
ton line 70 the place Of beginning,
IN Rock Island county aad STATE 81
Illinois. representing that said ter.
ritory IL ut least one-half SQUARE mile
in extent and contains ct beast 1000
inhabitants. and thas tAis petition 40
signed BY a. least one-fourth Of the
voters Of said territory, and that said
territory 10 situate in the township
VI South Moline and IL contivaous 20
the township Of Moline, and that
said territory has recently been an
nexed TO the city Of Moline and 70
the school district containing the
schools Of said city) would petition
your honorable BODY that you discon.
meet said territory from the town.
hip of South Moline and connect
the same to the township of Moline,
and that in pursuance Of the statute
providing for such disconnection and
annexation. you submit to the voters
IT each Of said townships. ct the gem
eral election to be held on the first
Tuesday Of April, 1897 the question
of disco nnect,on and annexation. your
petitioners will ever pray. etc. Said
petition was signed by rs residents.
Supervisor Johussn offered the
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
Whereas . petition has been pre-
-ented to tho county board of the
county Of Rock Island, signed by
not less than one-fourth Of the legal
voters Of the territory therein de-
scrib-d, which said territory Is Of
lsast one-half square mile in extent.
and contains 1t least 1000 inhabi-
tants, praying that the territory
therein described, to-wit: Begin.
ming at the northwest corner Of the
southwest quarter Of sec,io. 4. Ia
township IL, north range 1 west Of
the 4th P. m, running thence south
along the section line to the south
west corner of the north west quarter
LOT section in said township,
thence west along the half section
line OF section 8 10 said township To
the southwest corner Of the south
east quarter Of the nor Invest quar-.
ter of section 8. The, ce n nth to In.
: north west corner Of the northeast
quarter OF the sout' west quarter o,
section III 81 d to~usbip thence
east along tue h.lf section line TO n b.
place I beginning. in he county al
Rocs Island aud state of IlIis.is. b.
disconnected from the to ~nship OF
South Moine. Be il resolved, That
said petit IN be. and the same %
HEREBY gr 'nted. and that said quss-
ton of disconDection aud au u-xat on
be .uhmitted to the VT. 70 Of each
OF said townships at the mex, gen.
erai annual election s. be he d the
fret Tuesday Of April. A D 1887.
and that the county clerk If said
Rock Island county be ard 10 hereby
Instructed to give notice, rs required
bs ls~. that saio question Of discou.
nect'on aud aooexa ion will M cub
mitted to the voters Of said towns hi d.
IT said election, and do such othes
acts % shall be necessary In the sub
mission Of said question ct such
election.
The resolutions were adopted aud
the clerk instructed in accordancs
Herewith. -E
The clerk read . petition from the
highway commissioner Of Aodslusis
praying for county aid In buildSng q
bridge across Coal creek In said
township. which upon motion Of
SuPervisor Britton was referred "a
the committee On roads and bridges
with power to cot.
A petition from Stephen Hill ask.
ing for the reiunding Of taxes on
certain property in Csnoe Greek
township was Sead BY the clerk,
which upon motion OF Supsrvi sol
Ford WAS referred to the soomittee
on abatemeats With iustrueajons q
report at the next meeting Of the
board. -l ,f--t - 80
A petition from W H. Berry 70,
appointment - elevator conductor
was read BY the clerk. Supervise,
Britton moved to lay the pstislon on
the table. Carried.
A notice from the auditor Of Hum.
boldt county. Iowa, notifying the
board that one Mrs. John Wit, . de.
pendent person bslopging 70 Roch
Island county. Was receiving aid
from said county and that thil