The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10

hands there il. shown to be receipts
In excess Of disbursements be and
they are hereby ordered to pay
such amount Of excess into the
county treasury without delay, to-
wit: George w. Gamble. circuit
clerk, the sum Of $951.7l; Henry
B. Hubbard, county clerk, the sum
Of $1,897.46; N. E. .Mupson, probate
clerk, the sum OF $2.606.75; Sam
Ryerson. recorder, the sum OF
81, 478.40; John F. Maberry, coro-
ner. the sum of sos; We further
find that the excess fees in hands of
various county officers as shown in
report made at the June. 1920. ses-
sion of the board by your finance
committee haye been paid into the
county treasury. We have exam
ined the report Of the county treas
urer and find it to be correct. On
account of the short time elapsfng
since the close Of the year on Dec. !
and the pressure of business in his
Office the sheriff has been unable to
finish his report in time for pre-
senting at this meeting. Your com
mittee, therefore. recommend that
the time FOR rendering such reports
be extended until the next meeting
Of our board.
M. A. TITTERINGTON,
GEORGE A. EBEL1NG.
J.. A. SCHAVE.
c. L. ACKERLIND.
THOMAS WATSON.
Committee
The county superintendent OF
schools, Justin Washburn, now pre-
scented his annual reports on the
state school fund and the institute
fund which upon motion were re-
ceived and placed on file.
Upon motion the board took a re-
cess until 2 o'clock. Upon the board
reconvening at 2 o'clock, the clerk
read the cash report of F. B. Wylie,
superintendent of the county home,
which on motion was received and
placed on file. -
Supervisor Groh moved that the
appropriations committee be in
structed to prepare report appro-
priating $1,000 as working fund for
the county home. Carried.
Supervisor Anderson made a
verbal report for the judiciary COM
mittee, stating that from legal ad-
vice secured they find that the
county has no legal right to pay ex-
penses of representative to state
spelling contest, and consequently
report unfavorably on request OF
county superintendent of schools
for such appropriation. Report
adopted.
The special committee on dis
pensory presented the following re-
port, which upon motion was re-
, ceived and adopted: ..
State of Illinois, Rock island
County, SIS. Board of supervisors
December term, a. d. 1920.
! Mr.. Chairman and Members Of
the Board of Supervisors:
Your committee to whom was
referred the public dispensary
would submit the following:
I The dispensary was established
at the following cost:
Remodeling Offices .......$1,210.S!
Equipping Offices ......... S,92S.6;
Total ................ 81 1881
/ Maintenance May 5, 1920, to Dec
6, 1920, has been:
Salaries of doctor and at
tendant .$1,Oi5.O'
Phone and supplies ..... 1908:
amount allowed for year 100000
! Amount expended to Dec.
s, 1920 ................. 5000
Balance on hand Dec. 6,
! 1920 ............ 50 ,640.4'
: The operating expense of the dis
pensary is about $4,000 a month
this will leave at the end OF tn
year about 81 10000 of the origina
allowance of 100000.
! One hundred eighty-one patient
have applied at the dispensary be
tween Aug. Is and Dec. l, 1920, 0
these 154 were found to be in neet
of treatment OF these 154 patient
eight have left town, 10 are unde
the care of private physicians an,
1876 have been treated by the dis
pensary, 50 patients have been dis
charged as proDably cured, thes
patients are, however, subject t
call for examination Forty-four pa
tients are still being treated at tn
dispensary.
Respectfully submitted,
| J. J. BURGESS,
J. A. SCHAIBLE,
B. {. BENSON,
Committee.
The committe on miscellaneou
claims present ed the following re
port which upon motion was re
ceived and adopted:
State of Illinois, Rock Islam
county, SIS: