Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
HENRY TO FORCE
BRIDGE BUILDING
Neighboring County to &C
Ahead With New Structure
Over Rock River.
WILL COLLECT AALF HERE
Notice Served on Rock Island Board
at Session Today-COmmittee
VIII Look Up Law.

! The Rock Island county board had
notice served on it this morning to
/ the effect that Henry county intends
to force this county to pay for its share
! of a bridge across Rock river at the
site chosen by the Joint committee a
year ago States Attorney c. E.
Sturtz of Henry county had the sheriff
of this county deliver a statement to
that effect to Chairman Richmond of
the board at the session this morning.
Included in the statement is a copy
of the resolution by which the super
visors of Henry county made an APP
preparation covering their half of the
$33 ,20G which it was estimated would
be the cost of the proposed bridge.
This appropriation. according to the
document. has been idle for about a
year and now the Henry county peo-
pie intend TO ask for court order to
allow them to build the bridge and
collect half its cost from this county
This action is to be taken in case the
supervisors refuse to assume their
share of the expense and so ahead at
once with the bridge building.
VIII Nos Take Matter Up.
The local board listened to the read
ing of the notice and decided to dispose
of Il at once Supervisor Matthews
moved that the communication be laid
on the table He said that the ones
who were pushing the bridge project
were a small number of farmers in
Henry county who had located on the
wrong side of the river and wanted to
make this county pay for bridge
which would enable them to come over
to Moline and Rock Island to do their
trading"
Supervisor Eastman was of the opin-
ion that it would be better to refer the
matter to the judiciary committee. with
instructionsato report back at the next
meeting of the board, and this met
with the approval of the board. The
committee will look up the law on the
subject and see if it is possible for the
neighboring county to force this one
into a partnership bridge building
against its wishes.
New Engineer.
The board elected Walter Lloyd Of
Silvis this afternoon as engineer at
the court house to succeed George H.
Wright, who has been engineer for
several years The vote was "a for
Lloyd and 9br Wright.
Frank Wiley was elected late this
afternoon as steward of the county
farm to succeed John c. Swank. The
board was at deadlock for several bal
lots, and it was late this afternoon be
fore a choice was made
The board fixed the following sal
aries: Steward of county infirmary,
S1,SO0; engineer of court house, SIS
per month; janitor Of court house, SIS
per month; elevator conductor, $40
per month.
Minor Matters.
Among the minor matters disposed
of at the meeting today were the fol-
lowing: The request of the Rock Is
land County Humane society that it be
allowed Office space in the court house
was referred to the committee on cru
city to animals with power to act. A
motion to appropriate the sum of 500
to help pay the expenses attached to
the holding of the annual farmers in
stitute was voted down. On motion of
Supervisor Eastman, the committee on
poor claims was ordered to investigate
the case of Mrs. Karr, who lives at sol
Seventh street in this city, and who,
the supervisor claims, has three chilS'
dren to support and who is worthy of
aid from the county.
Poor Committee Reports.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the report of the committee which was
appointed for the purpose of investi-
eating the poor claims in the city of
Moline was made. The committee con-
sisted of Supervisors Albert Hofer, Il.
L. Eastman, Leslie Hanna, 1. A. Min
teer and S. R. Wright. The appoint
ment of the committee followed the
statement made by Supervisor East