Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-10
OF BOARD
County SoIons Commit the Prop.
osition for Bridge at
Cleveland.
AWAIT ACTION IN HENRY COUNTY
Many Applications in for Place as
Engineer at Court
House.

The board of supervisors this morn
ing went through the regular bust
mess and adjourned till this after
noon in order to give the various com
mittees time to work.
The Henry county bridge is one of
the most important propositions that
the board has to dispose of. The
same matter is before the board of
supervisors in Henry county this
week and it is probable that action
will be taken in the matter there be
fore it is here. Under the law, if eth,
er county decides to build the bridge
the other viii have to contribute q
proportionate share to the cost. If
the Henry county board votes tn
build the bridge the Rock Island
county board may be depended upon
to take the same action. If the Hen
ny county board turns the proposition
down, from the tone of the members
who have expressed themselves on
the matter, the Rock Island board is
not likely to force the issue.
Present Floating Debt.
The county is now supporting Il
floating debt of about the same
amount as the value of the bonds re-
naming on the court house, some
100000. Most of this has been incur
red in helping the townships to build
bridges. About $4,000 was expended
in this direction last year and the
county ran behind TO about the same
amount. This source of expenses
VIII to a large extent be done away
within four or Ave years, for by that
time all the townships will be pro-
vided with permanent bridges and the
only expenses will be for repairs.
The Indebtedness on the court house
Will also be paid off at the end of
| five years, and then the county viii
be in position to raise its floating
debt and take things easy.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
At a meeting of the board yester-
day afternoon the resignation OF
James Maslin as engineer at the court
house was read and accepted and APP
plicatiOns for the position were re
ceived from Charles Wood. Albert
Stombs, John {. Bromley, George =.
Scott. l.. w Grcwell Is. III. Trucks, f.
\. Andrews. Henry \. Kennedy and
ID. p. Gregg. The applications were
referred to the committee on public
expenditures, together with Supervis-
ors Lucklum and WiIcher. to report
On motion of Supervisor Pruessing
Il resolution was adopted directing
township overseers of the poor 10
turn over to successors in office
any uneXpended funds appropriated
by the board in accordance with the |
Bogardus law for the relief of indi- !
gent veterans. The law ON this sub
ject is not clear.
The board listened to addresses by |
Messrs. McGoyern. Clark and Hams, |
of Henry county. on the proposed |
bridge across Rock river, connecting |
this county with Henry county, at or
in the region of the Cleveland post |
office. The proposition was submit |
ted to the bridge committee to report |
at the present meeting.
Finance Committee Report
The report of the finance commit |
tee was heard and accepted and tn |
tax levy for the ensuing year for
county purposes was fixed at - cents |
on each 800 valuation for regular cN-
penditures and $4,000 additional.
Upon motion of Supervisor Pfoh
COMMITTEES consisting of Supervisors
Myers. Stofft and Lees was appointed |
to investigate the question of fixing |
the salaries of certain county officers |
and report at the present meeting.
Next Friday was fixed as the day
on which the board is to meet for an
inspection of the county infirmary.