The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

Balance remaining in hands Of
the coroner due Rock Island county
on Dec. 1. 1920. 1924.
OTHER PAYMENTS MADE FROM
THE COUNTY TREASURY.
The record Of the proceedings OF
the county board and the books and
accounts in the Office of the county
clerk and in that Of the county
treasurer, show the following
amounts paid to Mr.. Mayberry di-
rectly from the county treasury
upon the order of your board from
time to time and for the several
purposes following:
For car fare ................$ 1.44
For acting as special bailiff >. $50
For installing telephone, etc. $50
For summoning jurors in lieu
of the sheriff ............. $50
lOtdl ................ .SoS.l4
The above last named item Of
$3.50 was paid to the coroner from
the county treasury upon the order
Of your board as fees for summon
ing jurors.
This was an official fee of the
office just the same as fees for hold
ing inquests and should have been
reported by the coroner as receipt
Of the Office and accounted for in
the same manner, inasmuch as he
was under salary fixed by the
county board the same as other
county officials.
We find same was not included by
Mr.. Mayberry in any of his reports
made to your board and therefore
charge his account with such item.
We have very carefully, thorough
ly and Systematically examined ali
of the books, records, accounts and
vouchers in support thereof, con-
tanned and now on file in the offices
Of the several officials of your
county in the courthouse in Rock
Island, ILL.,, and those in the office of
the clerk of the city court of the
city Of Moline, ILL.,, insofar as any
of such books, records, accounts
and vouchers in any way affect or
appertdin to the accounts Of either
OF the officials hereinbefore named
in the Introductory portion of this
report, in the manner therein stated,
and covering the several periods of
time with reference to each later
designated herein where each par
ticular account is under discussion.
And We do hereby certify that the
condition Of each of such accounts
during the several periods of time
, mentioned herein. is fully and cor
rectly set forth and stated in the
foregoing pages of this report; and
further. that the final condition of
each of such accounts as shown
herein, was the true condition of
each at the date herein given at the
close Of this examination.
THE S. E. SIMS AUDIT co.
By S. E. SIMS.
Pontiac, ILL.,, Jan. Is. 1921.
John G. Miller, sheriff, presented
his report for the half year ending
, Nov. 30, 1920, which was upon mo
ton received and placed on file.
The public expenditures commit
tee presented the question of ex-
pense accounts of county superin-
tendent of schools and coroner.
/ Supervisor Schillinger moved
| that the settlement of said expense
accounts be left in hands of public
expenditures committee and that
the matter be dismissed from con-
, sideration by the board at this time.
Carried.
Upon motion the board adjourned
until O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Third Day, Special March Term.
A. d. 1921, Board of Supervisors,
March II, 1921.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Upon a call of the roll by the
clerk the following members were
shown to be present: Ackerlind,
Anderson, Berzelius, Buck, Ber-
anek, Bradley, Burgess, Benson,
Blaser. Einfeldt, First, Groh, Hend-
rem, Hofer, Johnson, Kelly, Upton,
McNabney, Mitchell, Nichols, Noah,
Opdycke, Schave, Schaible, Sly
vaert, Schillinger, Stroehle, litter
ington, tWillke, H. G., Weaver,
Wilkes, F. Watson and Yalton; II.
B. Hubbard, clerk, and John G. Mil
Ter, sheriff.
Absent-Butzer, Caughey and
Washburn.
( Supervisor Lipton, chairman,
presiding.
Minutes of yesterdays meeting
were read and approved.
The clerk read communication
from kiwanis club of Rock Island
about completion of new Jail, which
upon motion was placed on file.
Supervisor Styvaert moved that
appropriations committee be in
structed to prepare and present at
this session report appropriatiug
$1,000 as working fund for the
county home. Carried.
The chairman announced that in
accordance with a resolution adopt-
ed at the December meeting he had
appointed special road commit
tee consisting of the following su-
pervisors: Schaible, Schillinger,
Kelly, Nichols and Schave.
The judiciary committee made an
oral report on method of appoint
ment of judges to fill vacancies.
The committee on public expend-
lures presented the following re-
port, which upon motion was re-
ceived and adopted:
American-La France Fire
Engine Co. ............$ 1880
Barnard, Geo. D.. Station
r, Co. ................ 1869
Blood. A. M. ............ $50
Basmann, Geo. F. ........ zoe
Blankenship, E. .......... 400
Campbell & Wochner Co... $500
Channon & Dufva ....... $50
City Of Rock Island (Rich-
mond ...... ........ 77.s5
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