Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11
PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON SPECIAL TAX
TOWIPE OUT DEBT
Board of Supervisors Decides to
Put Five Mill Levy Before
the Taxpayers.
WOULD RAISE 100000
for Salaries and EX-
penses of County for Coming
Year Are Fixed.

The voters Of Rock Island county
will have an opportunity in Novem-
Der to levy a tax that will clear the
standing Indebtedness of the county,
due to the passage of resolution -
that effect at this mornings meeting
OF the county board of supervisors.
The resolution was introduced by SUI
pervisor A. J. Reiss, and II called for
the leyying of a 5-mill tax. which was
estimated would raise in the neighbor-
hood of 100000, the tax to run for
only one year. A fight had been prom
ised on the proposition. but it failed TO
materialize, and the voting was unani-
nous in favor of putting the question
before the people. Every effort will
| be made to show the voters that the
voting of the special levy will be econ
omy in the long run. for the reason
( that the county will no longer be fore
ed to lay out considerable sums as in
/ terest on money borrowed to conduct
the necessary business of the county,.
TAX LEVY Is ORDERED.
On motion Of Supervisor Hogberg of
/ the finance committee, a resolution fix
! ing the appropriations for the coming
year and ordering the levying of taxes
10 cover the amount, was adopted.
The appropriations, including ti< sal
ar of county officials and all the nee
essary expenses for running the coun-
ty, totals S264.25O. The taxes are to
be extended by the county clerk in
such manner as to provide for the col
lection Of the levy.
Another resolution OF Supervisor
Hcgberg, calling for the purchase OF
five new voting booths and anneXes
for the city of Moline, was adopted
DELEGATES NAMED.
Chairman G. H Richmond and Coun.
~ Clerk H B. Hubbard were named
as delegates from this county to the
annual convention of county super
visors of Illinois to be held this year
at Beardstown, presumably the second
or third week in October In cast
either of the selected delegates find il
. impossible TO attend the conference
they were authorized TO appoint theiI
; own aiternates
ENGINEERS PAY RAISED.
The annual salary of the court house
engineer was increased 800, the new
= figure being $1,000 The raise is in
recognition of services rendered by the
engineer in doing steam fitting anC
, plumbing work at the court house, il
, addition to his regular duties.
REPORTS ARE MADE.
: Among the reports submitted to the
, supervisors this morning were thos,
of S J. Ferguson, county superintend
ent of schools II. c. Harris and K. II
Sleight of the Jail committee, regard
! ing the new county Jail roof which
t cost 1898. and from County Clerk II
= b. Hubbard on the amount paid on
: for wolf bounty.
: This afternoon County Clerk Huh
: bard read a voluminous report frCn
=. Supervisor S. r. Wright, in which val
Q ious ideas were advanced. Amon
. them was one which called for a cleaI
ing up Of the business which shout
. "S 'NiN'h 'oi VI Wy d Siduu jury an
> the Kidding OF the court dockets @
= dead wood" cases.
TO MEET HENRY SUPERVISORS.
d Yesterday afternoons session of tn
J. board was perfunctory, lasting but
n few minutes About the only thin
X done was 10 issue an invitation to tn
board Of supervisors of Henry count
TO meet the Rock Island supervisor
al the county infirmary at Coal Vale
. week from Friday. At the preser
Il time there are a considerable numbe
D. OF Henry county charges at the Roc
2 Island county institution due to the r.
: cent destruction of the Henry count
II building bv fire