The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
/ Proceedings Of the Board Of Superui.o7

Proceedings Z
fRoCEEDUGs
or Beard 81 Supervisor, Monday,
June II
Pursuant to law. the board Of
In and for the county
Of Rock Island and state OF Illinois.
convened IN regular session in the
supervisory room in the court
house, in Rock Island, In the coun-
II and state aforesaid. on the sec
ond Monday (being the 14th day.
Of June, A. D. 1920. at O'Clock
p. b.
Upon . call Of the roll by the
clerk, the following members were
shown to be present: Ackerlund,
Anderson, Berzelius, Buck, Bera-
mex, Bradley, Burgess. Benson,
Blaser, Etnfeldt, First, Groh. Hem
dren, Hofer, Johnson. Kelly, LIP
ton, McNabney Mitchell, Nichols,
Noah; Opdycke, Schave. Schaible.
Styvaert, Schillinger, Stroehle. TIT
terington, Willke, Washburn. Wea-
yer, Wilkey, Watson and Yolton;
H. B. Hubbard, clerk, and John G.
Miller, sheriff.
Absent: Butter. Caughey and Eb-
cling.
Supervisor Upton. chairman, pre-
, siding.
Minutes of the last days session
read and approved with correc-
tions.
The following petitions from
Bowling and Buffalo Prairie town
ships, for aid IN construction OF
bridges, were read by the clerk:
State Of Illinois, County OF Rock
Island, Town of Bowling-ss:
To the Board of Supervisors OF
Rock Island County, Illinois,.
The undersigned board Of high
| way commissioners Of the town OF
Bowling, in said county, would re-
spectfully represent that there
needs to be constructed over the
creek, where the same is crossed
! by the highway leading from Tay-
lor Ridge to Reynolds, two cul-
verts, also Miller bridge, also Andy
McCaw bridge, in said town, Tor
which said work the town of Bowl
ing is wholly responsible; that the
/ total cost of said work will be $5,-
1853, which sum will be more than
twelve cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation, on the latest as
sessment roll of said town, and the
levy for road and bridge tax for the
two years last past in said town
was in each year for the full
amount allowed by law to be raised
for all road and bridge purposes,
except for laying out, altering
widening or vacating roads, the
major part Of which levy is needed
for the ordinary repair Of roads
and bridges.
Wherefore, the said board OF
/ highway commissioners hereby pc
tition you for aid, and for an ap-
preparation from the county treas
ury of a sufficient sum to meet one
half the expenses Of said bridge OF
other work, said town being pre-
pared to furnish the other half OF
the amount required.
Dated at Taylor Ridge.
l.. H. ROMMEL,
r. NJ. MILLER,
T. E. BOWES.
FRANK IRWIN,
| Highway Commissioners.
State of Illinois, County of Rock
Island, Town of Buffalo Prairie-ss
To the Board of Supervisors oil
Rock Island County, Illinois:
The undersigned board of high
way commissioners Of the town Of
Buffalo Prairie, in said county
would respectfully represent thai
bridges need to be constructed ovel
the creek where the same is cross
ed by the highway leading from
Little Copperas creek, also in sec
ton 2S, and also Rettig bridge, il
said town, for which said work The
town of Buffalo Prairie is wholly
responsible; that the total cost O
said work will be $3.50, which
sum will be more than twelve cent!
on the one hundred dollars valua
ton, on the latest assessment rol
Of said town, and the levy for roat
and bridge tax for the two year.
last past in said town was in eacf
year for the full amount allowed
by law to be raised for all road ant
bridge purposes, except for laying
out altering, widening or vacatint
roads, the major part Of which lev!
is needed for the ordinary repair
of roads and bridges.
Wherefore, the said board o
highway commissioners hereby pc
tition you for aid, and for an ap
preparation from the county treas
Jury of a sufficient sum to meet one
half OF the expenses OF said bridg'
or other work, said town being pre-
pared to furnish the other half o
the amount required.
u Dated at Buffalo Prairie, thi
j. day of -, A. D. 1920.
ELMER FRANCE,
1 Highway Commissioner.
Supervisor Schillinger moved tina
, action ON the petitions be deferred
until the finance committee can re
port on the financial condition o
the county. Carried.
The clerk submitted the follow
ing report Of blind persons. whicl
upon motion was approved and tn
clerk directed to issue orders there
for, pursuant to law:
4 To the Board of Supervisors o
Rock Island county, Illinois.
In pursuance Of the law:
/ hereby certify that the follow
ing is the name and residence Of ,
person examined by DR.. F. H. Dav
export, official examiner Of tn
blind for Rock Island county, witt