Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-12
BOARD VOTES To
BRING ACTION TO
COMPEL PAYMENT
sgservisors Retain Counsel 10 Start
Proceedings to Force Honor
ing Of JAN Warrants.
rEypEyIy Is STANDING PAT
Declines 10 Pay Out Amy Money for
Nen Structure Pending Out
come OF Litigation.

After County Treasurer T, J Glen
denim refused to honor a warrant for
; 2878.21 iu favor Of Contractor P. H.
foreuz. who ia building Rock Island
soaptv's new fail. members of the
hoard Of supervisors reconveued yes
ear4ay afternoon and passed a reso-
mtou Sly q vote Of % to II, TO employ
eesrle & Marshall to bring mandamus
proceedings against the county treas
arer 10 force payment Of the claim.
as soon as the motion offered by
Supervisor II. 0. Griswold was passed
providing that the county clerk be di-
rected t1 issue q warrant in the sum
81 s3.s7s2l. which Is the amount due
Contractor Lorenz for work done dur
fag the month Of July, under the terms
Of the contract. q recess Of the board
vas taken for Is minutes while the
warrant was drawn and formally pre-
seutai 10 the county treasurer. who
refused % pay and reiterated his for
mer position. that until the injunction
suit which has been brought against
him By Waiter Russ had been dispos-
ed Of. he dsd not feel like teopardfz-
ing his own interests or those of his
bondsmen ~ honoring claims for
work done on the jail project.
Employ Counsel
The board then reconvened and the
following resolution was presented by
Supervisor Z. H. McMurphy. provid-
ing that Searle & Marshall be en-
gAI5yed 10 bring such suits as they
deemed necessary OF eXpedienr to COM
pei the county treasurer to honor the
order Of Contractor Lorenz, as well as
any other claims in connection with
the construction OF the new Jail:
Resolved that, whereas this board
by Its resolution duly made on the 18th
5av of August, 1915, duly audited and
allowed the estimate and claim Of p
r. Loreuz in the amount Of $2r875.21
for work and materials done and fur
nlsaed under his contract with the
county for the construction OF the new
iaiI and sherif's residence, and duly
authorized and directed the county
clerk TO issue TO him. said p. H. Lor-
enc. his order I'm the amount Of
S2S7S.21 ON the county treasurer, pay
able out Of the gail building fund,
sad
Whereas, said county clerk pur-
sgaar to said authority and direction
20 aim as aforesaid. and on the nth
day Of August 1918, duly issued and
on the nth day Of August, 1915, de-
lyered said order to him, said p. Il.
Lorenz I'm the amount of S2.87S.21 on
The county treasurer, payable out OF
the jail building fund and
Whereas. said county treasurer,
Frank Cteudenin, has now refused 10
accept honor OF pay said order;
'N1w therefore: Be it resolved that
81 IS tie sense and purpose Of this
board that said county treasurer be
forthwith required, forced and COM
PEELED to accept. honor and pay said
order Of him, said p, II, Lorenz, and
that due and appropriate legal action
be al once had and taken against him,
saia county treasurer, 10 require force
ana compel him TO SO accept honor
and pay said order, and
BE it further resolved: That c. J.
SHarle and c. B. Marshall (Searle &
Na7sbal9, he and are hereby en-
plcyed as attorneys to take such ac-
tou and bring and prosecute such suit
or suits. OF other proceedings. either
in the name, or on the relation, Of the