Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-19
LOTS ARE DRAWN
TO DECIDE TERMS
Increase in the County Board
Membership Presents Pc
culiar Situation.
ALL STAND FOR TWO YEARS
Law Provides Otherwise However,
Wright Losing in ROCK
Island

1t looked for a time this morning
as though trouble ~as going 70 be ex-
perienced In getting some OF the new
IL elected Supervisors TO accede to
the law which requires that the body
be divided as near equally as possible
into two parts, one Of which consists
of tvo-year and the other one-year
members. The acquisition OF six ad-
dittonal members TO the board. Two
from Rock Island, three fromMoline and
one from Hampton, made it necessary
that half Of the six hold office Tor on
" one year, and as they all under
stood that they were TO be in ONCE
two years. none was anxious TO give
I'D the second year Of the term. States
Attorney L. M Magil spent the
greater part of yesterday afternoon
and several hours this morning In
looking up the law and the Interested
supervisors took II upon themselves
TO do the same.
WANT TO DELAY CHANGE.
When Mr. MagiIl gave his opinion
TO the board that all the members OF
the board from the three towns which
had increased their membership at the
last election should draw lots to de-
ternine who were TO be seated for
two years and who were TO have but
q one-year term. objections were at
once registered by Supervisors H. c.
Harris and Charles Oswald of Rock
II, -. E-Il NEu
said they were elected for two years
and that the people had so understood
IN casting their votes, and they OBJ
jected to any drawing OF lots Super
visor Harris suggested that the pres
ent members be allowed TO hold their
Offices for two years and that provi-
sion be made at the end OF that time
for complying with the law. Supervis-
or Oswald agreed with this, but
States Attorney Magill pointed out
that this would invalidate the actions
of the body, and insisted that the law
be complied with.
HAMPTON MEN WILLING.
The matter was argued for quar-
ter of an hour and then Supervisor
Andrew O'Brien and Assistant Super
visor w J. Odendahl of Hampton an
nounced their willingness TO draw lots
in accordance with the law Finally
the reluctant Rock Island assistant
supervisors agreed to the same course,
and the drawing was started. Mr.
O'Bri,r OF Hampton drew first and got
the tvo-year term from Hampton,
leaving Mr.. OdendahI the one-year
term. Rock Islands quota then drew
and 8. R. Wright drew the one-year
term. 1t is a coincidence that Mr.
Wright received the highest vote of
those elected. II was necessary that
two OF Moline's newly elected super
visors be seated for but one year and
the drawing designated ]. 81. Rleight
and Charles Brunstrom. With the
matter thus amicabIy settled the
board preceded with It's work.
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
Chairman George H Richmond an
nounced standing committees for the
year as follows:
F1nanoe-LApton, O'Brien, Lees,
Hogberg, Riess.
Rules-McMurphy. Johnston. Dahl
berg. Harris. O'Brien
AuNSa Using ana state institutions
Dahlberg. McRoberts, HuntIey, Stow.
J. G. Swanson
Fees and Salsrfes-Huntiey, Wright
Pfoh. Odendahl, Brunstrom.
Public xpenditures-Larkin. John
ston, Cool
jail and jail accounts-Harris, Tam
bur. wIlcher
Poor claims-Hoter, Veuable, Elm.
feldt A G. Swanson. Gahaxen-
County tnfrmary-wadswor os-
waid, Styvaert
Miscellaneous Ben Swanson
Wright, Fowler.
Roads and Bridges-HannA. Stroah-
ls. SIefghe
Education - TSmbur, McRoberts
Fowler, Hogberg. Riess.
Town and Town accoants-wflchsr
schnfer. Ben Swanson. Hofer, SIeisht
Judiciary Richmond, VenabIs |
Pfoh.
Prevention OF cruelty to autma,x-l
Minteer. Wadsworth. ]. C. Swanson
Brunsrrom. Hanna
Ways and Means-StroehIe Min
teer. Einfeldt. !,