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

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onel Edward Ktttslssn camp No.
~, Spanish War Veterans. which
upon motion wefe referred to the
appropriations committee to re-
port at this session.
The clerk read the following COM
from Wallace Treich-
Ter, county superintendent Of high
ways, which upon motion. were re-
ferred to the road and bridge COM
mittee to investigate and report at
this session:
To the Board Of Supervisors-
Gentlemen: It will be necessary
to repair the woodblock floor Of the
Rock river bridge at Hillsdale.
This will take a coating Of asphalt
and gravel to accomplish the best
result. Would like to have the
road and bridge committee be Civ
en- power to act with the proper
committee or persons Of Whiteside
county. Respectfully,
WALLACE TREICHLER.
To the Boaro of Supervisors
Gentlemen: / have been informed
by the highway commissioner of
Edgington township, that the road
on the county line between Mercer
county and Rock Island county
will be graded and oiled this spring.
In order tt is may be done it
will be necessary to construct sew
eral culverts and bridges on the
road.
The two counties are legally re-
sponsible for the costs Of these
culverts and bridges, and would
like to have the matter deferred to
the road and bridge committee to
have rover to act in conjunction
with the proper committee or per-
sons of Mercer county.
Respectfully,
WALLACE TRElCHLER.
The clerk read the following pc
tition from Buffalo Prairie, which
upon motion was referred TO road
and bridge committee to investigate
and report at this session.
State of Illinois, county Of Rock
Island, town OF Buffalo Prairie, SIS
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
over the Little Copperas creek
where the same is crossed by the
highway leading from Buffalo
Prairie to Illinois City, the Kimball
bridge, and the Brown bridge and
Illinois City bridge in said town
for which said work the town Of
Buffalo Prairie is wholly respon.
sible; that the total cost of said
work will be $500 which sum will
be more than II cents on the $10(
valuation, on the latest assessment
roll Of said town, and the levy fol
road and bridge tax for the twi
years last past in said town was il
each year for the full amount al
lowed by law to be raised for al
road and bridge purposes. excep
for laying out, altering. widening
or vacating roads, the major par
OF which levy is needed for the or
binary repair Of roads and bridges
Wherefore, the said board of high
way commissioners hereby petition
you for aid. and for an appropria
ton from the county treasury of ,
sum sufficient to meet one-half o
the expenses of said bridge or othe
work, said town being prepared Il
furnish the other half of the amour
required.
| Dated at Buffalo Prairie this ST
day of March A. D., 1921.
ELMER FRANCE,
Board of Highway Commissioners
The clerk read the following re
port of the S. E. Sims Audit Co
Of their bi-annual examination O
accounts of county officials whicl
upon motion was adopted.
1! To the honorable chairman an
members of the board of supervis
ors of Rock Island county, Illinois
Gentlemen: In compliance wit.
the agreement entered into wit,
your honorable committee on Fl
nance, we have made very careful
thorough and systematic examina
ton Of all OF the books, records, &C
counts and vouchers in suppor
thereof, now remaining on file il
the Office of the several officials il
the courthouse of your county, an
in the Office Of the clerk of the cit
court of the city of Moline, tina
might in any way effect or apper
tain to the financial relation i
their accounts with Rock Islam
county of your county clerk; cler
of the probate court; clerk of tn
circuit court; recorder of deeds
county treasurer and ex-oficia
county collector; sheriff; count
superintendent of schools; state
attorney, and coroner, and coverin
the several periods of time wit
reference to each later designate
herein where each of the account
with such official is under discus
sion.
In the course of this examinatio,
every avenue Of receipt and dis
bursement of fees in either of sue
offlces was carefully noted, tab
uiated and recOunted with the sew
eral reports made by either of sue
; officials to your county board fror
time to time, or to the Judge of tn
circuit court of your county; and al
vouchers on file showing disburse
ment of funds were likewise care
fully examined and checked wit
the records showing such disburse
ment now remaining in either q
such Offices.
We have tabulated all of the dat
collected from each of the aboy
mentioned sources and in the fol
lowing pages is shown the financia
condition of each of such account
at the date Of the close Of this ex
animation.
And for the information of Won