Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-13
BOARD SESSION
BROUGHT TO EMO
LAST EVENING
Supervisors Close September
Meeting in Haste After
Two and a Half Days.
AT POOR FARM TODAY
Henry County Supervisors Are Guests
at Rock Island County In
stltutlon.'

The county board Of supervisors
went 70 work with a will yesterday
afternoon and cleaned up all the bus
mess OF the term and adjourned after
two and half days OF labor Today
they met at the county infrmary at
Coal Valley, where they were hosts
70 the supervisors from Henry county.
The guests were invited TO see how the
Henry county wards, who were LETT
homeless by fire recently. are being
cared for in the Rock Island county in
st.tution. The meeting Of the super
yisors today was in no way official. ad-
journment having been declared last
evening but nevertheless most Of them
were there. County Clerk II. 3 Hub
bard was also along.
TRY TO CIT EXPENSES.
A disposition 10 cut county expenses
was shown in several reports and res
buttons introduced yesterday. One
drawn by Supervisor 5. r Wright call
ed attention 10 the fact that within the
last week some 30 persons had been
confined in the county Jail for various
lengths OF time awaiting action by the
grand jury, had finally entered the
county court and plead guilt The
resolution demanded that States At
torney l. NJ. Magill take measures 70
keep up this practice without keeping
prisoners IN jail so long. II was sug-
cested that a weekly plea day" b. in
angurated and that petty cases be dis
posed of without action by the grand
jury.
ROCK PILE - Loss.
Another report gave figures to show
that the county rock pile was opera
ed for three months in 1917 az a loss
OF approximately SG% per month. The
crushed rock was sold for a trife more
than the raw material cost, bet the
margin was not nearly enough 10 pay
for the extra deputy who had 10 be
hired TO watch over the prisoners az
work on the rocks. The report. which
was from tho jail COMMITTEE. went on
20 say that 90 seemed hardly advisable
under the circumstances 10 continue
the rock pile. 40 action was taken by
there will he no rock pile in all prob
ability.
WILL WORK PRISONERS
Another means Of working county
prisoners was adopted. however. Nav
or II. VI. Schriycr Of Rock Island was
authorized 20 use as many Of the jaT
inmates as he desires for work on IN,
streets Of the city. II was also decided
10 assign deputy to guard them Will,
at work
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The board fixed the salaries Of IN,
circuit clerk and county recorder a
$500 per annum and each was allow
cd deputy at $50 per month
The bill Of Searle < Marshall at
tornoys. for work in connection will
prosecuting the claim of the court,
against former Treasurer Lyons wa
referred 10 the states attorney wit
orders that it be paid from the carr
mss OF that office. The bill is sGl31-
Reports from practically all commit
tees most Of them being bills. wer
received and placed on file.
GRAND JURY NANED.
The following grand jurors for III
January term OF the circuit court wer
named by the supervisors yesterday:
Cordoya-Jacob Rider
Coe-E. c. Donahoo
Canoe CreCk--W l. Nicholson.
Zuma-J. z Donahoo
Port Byron-R NJ Savage.
Hampton-Joseph Dappler.
South Moline-Charles King.
Moiine-C. s Trevor. y. II. Jami,
son. Albert Gustafson and David Holm
gren
Rock ls'aud-Sol Meyer Fred Sci
merit. and William J Deisenroth
south Rock lsland-E. w Robinson
Black Hawk-Wiliam Rettig.
Coal Naliey-R A. Hass
Rural--E J. Normoyle.
Bowling Edward Wangeliu
Edgington-Guy Elliott.
AUdalusia-Adolph Dunlap. Jr
Buffalo Prairie-Eyerett Kistler.
DTury-L eslie Kennedy