Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
RESCINDS ACTION
WHEN SHOWNBILL
is NOT CERTIFIED
County Board Of Supervisors Recon-
siders and Yithdraws Report
and Resolution Adopted.
sEARLE ADVISES NEW COURSE
special Counsel for Jail Building Com.
mites Is Uncertain About Right
10 Pay Out Funds.

10 Pay Gut Funds.
Acting upon the advice Of c. J.
saa-4a. special counsel Tor the Jail
building committee, members Of the
board Of supervisors this morning re-
sc.1aaa aIl Of their action Of yester-
Gas. M @earIe made a statement to
she board ia which he told of meeting
vltl ae lail building committee last
saaE and admitted that he was Jun
certain about she power Of the com
rt..a to audit and allow bills" for
Rock Island county's new $4,000 jail
Ee declared that he did not think
the county should take any chances in
laea at raa injunction suit which has
boon brought against County Treas
ur-r F J. Cleudenin and therefore
ureel that the board withdraw the re
port g. the building committee and the
resolution authorizing the payment Of
$2E15.Z-, to contractor Lorenz, both
Of which were adopted yesterday.
IT. sald that the form Of the claim
0f Contractor Lorenz was faulty in
tba. it was signed by the foreman in
stead al Fir. LOrenz himself and also
that Fl had not been sworn to. He de
cIa-sa That In order to make the pro-
eeefHs entirely legal it would be nee
aa=arv for these two changes to be
made
The special counsel for the board
then took q seat along side of Chair
man John Upton. at the desk usually
occupied By a deputy sheriff, and from
th-a vantage point proceeded to direct
the board iu every move that was made
10 eliminate the proceedings OF yes
teraay and TO adopt a new course OF
action
Reconsider Action.
Supervisor GriswoId moved to re-
consider his resolution Of yesterday
which authorized the clerk to draw
warrant for S2,S75.2l in favor OF
Contractor Lorcnz After this was
carried. Mr. Searle insisted that an
aye and nay vote be taken and it car
rtad Sd TO 3. Supervisors Larkiu,
StTlehie and TreGz voting no. super
visor GriswoId's request to withdraw
his resolution was granted. Supervis-
or Kerns asked that the report Of the
jail building committee be recousid-
cred and Oh q aye and nay vote, il
carried. 81 to 8. the same three voting
no as iu the former. Supervisor Bur
goyne asked to withdraw the report
which was allowed. A recess was then
taken for 10 minutes while amend
ueuts to the report of yesterday were
made by the building committee.
When the board reconvened Mr..
Searle explained that the only differ
once ID the report now offered and the
one of yesterday was that the con-
tractors claim had his own name sign
Ell to it and there was an affidavit at
tackled showing the bill to be just, due
end unpaid.
supervisor GriswOld moved 10 adopt
tae new report. Supervisor Cunning
hahn asked that the matter be laid over
unit. this afternoon. This was the sig
nal tar another verbal clash.
There Is no good reason why a vote
cannot he taken now declared Sup
eI..ser Eerns.
"Hhat is tha use of all this dclay?'
inquired Supervisor Griswold.
"Ea This board attempting to make
some new rUles?" retorted Supervisor
La-r.H. THE rules of the board pro
T.as that when three members ask
il tHa chairman must lay a matter over.
This mas always been the rule and
insist on it now
"I think it is a shame that the farm
DIS ia the board have TO remain here
JUS. because a few members want to
delay this vote" sharply announced
Supervisor WeckeI, I believe that the
members can vote as inteiligently now
as after dinner"
why, Supervisor kerns himself
made the motion that the board adj
tCutu until today" replied Supervisor
La-slu- II was in hopes we would
got through yesterday The building
committee has seen tit TO force the ses-
sion over until today and insist that
-t he carried over until this after
noon"
IT move we adjourn until 1880 this
afternoon" announced supervisor
S.ra5hlc. after Chairman Upton had
stated he would lay the report over
H-EI this afternoon. Mr. Searle made
& griet talk in which he urged an i'm
mediate vote because of the other nee
tssarv steps which must be taken and
declared the delay would greatly inter
te-e but the chairman called for
vote on the motion to adjourn and 1t
carried
WGeu the board convened this at
rernaon the amended report of the jail
building committee was adopted by
Vote OF 23 70 II. County Clerk H B.
Hubbard then issued a warrant Tor
SZ.S-5.2I in favor of Contractor Lor-
eaz and took his receipt for IT, MI
Loreaz then presented the same TO
county Treasurer F. J. Clendenin, LOT
Payment The latter has said he VIII
not cash II. His refusal viii probably
mean that mandamus action VIII pc
brought 10 compel payment. The 0oafd
is standing on recess awaiting the &C
tjon of Mr.. Clendenin.
Why Present Caution9