Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-12

l. A. D. 1915. one-third June l. 1916.
and one-third June 1, \. ID. 1917; and
be it further
Resolved. That a sufficient direct
annual tax be levied and collected each
year for twenty years, in the manner
required by law, TO pay the interest
on such bonds as it falls due, and also
to pay and discharge the principal OF
such bonds within twenty years from
the date of their issue; and, be it fur
ther
Resolved, That this said board of
supervisors deems il necessary, proper
and expedient that a special and ad-
ditional tax of fifty cents OH each one
Hundred dollars valuation of the tax
able property of said county. be levied
for the next twenty years, for the pur-
pose of paying and discharging the
principal of said bonds within twenty
years from the date of their issue, and
to pay the interest on such bonds as
it falls due, and for general and incl
dental purposes; and, be it further
Resolved, That the question of levy
ing said special and additional tax of
fifty cents on each one hundred dol
lars valuation of the taxable property
OF said county annually for the next
twenty years, for the purposes herein
before set forth, and it is hereby Or
dered submitted to the legal voters Of
said county at the next general cleo
ton therein for county officers, TO be
held on the third day of November,
a. ID. 1914: and, be il further
Resolved, That the county clerk OF
the county of Rock Island and state
of Illinois. be. and he is hereby author
lied, empowered and directed to take
all the necessary legal steps that may
be required in the submission of said
question of issuing said county bonds
TO the legal voters OF said county of
Rock Island at said general election on
the third day of November, \. ID. 1914;
and. be it further
Resolved. That this resolution and
order be entered of record in the rec
ords OF the county board of Rock Is
land county. Illinois"
How They Voted.
After the board in committee of
the whole had turned down the reso-
luton and the report OF the action Civ
en- by Supervisor Grafund was ap-
proved an attempt was made 10 learn
the attitude of various members OF the
board on the bond issue.
Chairman George II. Richmond was
interviewed. but declared. Really
could not tell you how the vote stood,
but II you can get it out OF any or the
other members, all right"
Other members were seen but mys-
FERROUS air of secrecy enveloped the
whole proposition. indicating an agree
ment not TO divulge any of the facts
what occurred in the star
chamber session
However. several members of the
hoard who are known to have been
advocates OF the bond issue were not
so reticent and stated that the final
vote-and several ballots were taken
was 90 to IA against placing the ques-
ton on the bond issue.
Wants Livery Hire.
Attorney s. r. Kenworthy appeared
before the board and urged that the
county pay Sheriff o. l.. Bruner the
81 500 annual livery hire, according to
It's agreement with the official when
elected. After the investigation of the
eberiff's office was undertaken the APP
nronriation was cut from S1,5OO TO
$500 Attorney Kenworthy declared
the board had no legal right to do
this and intimated legal action against
the county Night be started If the sum
was not paid.
Kerr is Conductor.
The board did not convene this
morning until after IL o'clock. Most
OF the session was taken up with the
selection of an elevator conductor.
There were Is applicants. over a
dozen ballots we're taken. finally re-
sulting in William Kerr OF this city
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