The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-17
PR0 CEEDINGS OF TIE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

y $500
rnainkanancs u county roads would
submit Tie following:
That through investigated = hAe
been brought to the knowledgo Of
| the committee that the people Of
Rock Island county recognize the
great benefits that would Be dertv-
&c from . through county system
OF "All Year" roads. and that the
people Of Rock Island county are
aware Of the fsct that. to obtain
such roads, the people must pro-
vide means to build them.
! Therefore, your committee would
recommend that the people be ask
ed to vote . special tax OF 3 LIS
mills for . period Of i've 90 years.
for the purpose Of road improve
ment
Your committee further recon-
mends that tie funds derived from
such tax be applied on such roads
a. shall be designated by the board
Of supervisors of Rock Island
county.
Your committee further recon-
mends that said Rock Island coun-
ty be divided into three (3) sep
/ arate road districts, as follows:
| District No. / shall include al
roads selected for improvement ly-
ing east Of the east boundary lines
of the city Of Moline. and north OF
a line extended eastward from the
extreme south line Of the city Of
Moline, to the county line.
District No. 2. all roads selected
for improvement lying south Of the
south line of district No. l, As
aforementioned, and south of the
city of Rock Island and east Of the
east line Of Edgington and Anda-
lusia townships.
I District No. 3, all reads selected
for improvement west of the east
line of Edgington and Andalusia
townships.
Your committee also recon-
mends that the sum of one-third
u-3) of the special tax collected
fo- road improvement be allotted
to each district annually-said
funds to be at all times under the
control OF and expended by order
Of the county board Of supervisors,
We further recommend that the
townships wherein and when roads
are to be improved shall furnish a
suitable graded and prepared right
of way to receive hard surface to
be approved by the county engineer
and the committee appointed fol-
said roads.
We further recommend that a
standing committee of five 60 be
appointed from the board of super
visors, to be known as the county
road improvement committee, tC
have full charge and control Of
said road improvement, under in
structions of the county board.
Respectfully submitted.
J. A. SCHAIBLE,
Chairman.
W. F. NICHOLS,
Clerk.
L. A. SCHAvE.
JAMES KELLY,
, W. H. SCHILLINGER,
!, Committee.
:, The clerk read a petition for spe
cial tax levy for road improvement
signed by over one hundred 600
4 landowners and legal voters Of tn
county, which upon motion by Su
d pervisor Schillinger, was receive
= and pl4ced on file.
The clerk read the followin
z resolution, submitted by the spe
: cial road committee:
State of Illinois, Rock Islam
I county. IS.
; Board of supervisors, Marc
term, 1921.
Mr.. Chairman and Members @
the Board Of Supervisors: Where
Q as, the board of supervisors Of Roc
: Island county at the Decembe
i meeting, received and adopted
!, resolution authorizing the chair
: man Of said board to appoint a spe
> cial committee of five 81 member
& of the board ITO investigate tn
practicability Of cooperative effor
and plan between the county an
townships for the inn rovement an
maintenance of country roads,
thereby recognizing the need of
i. different and better system of roa
= improvement, and
Whereas, the said special roa
committee afte- thorough inv .st
q CATION and deliberation have sui
:. mitted a report Of their finoing,
: and
Whereas, the committee IS
r whole and as individuals hav
q made numerous inquiries and il
d vestigations as to tie feeling Of tn
|. general public on the question {
s good roads, and find that the ma
e jority of the people have com I
realize that the improvement c
|, roads, II properly and systematical
e ly performed, is en- investme G
y material and lasting benefit to tn
: whole people, and
r. Whereas, your committee finds
5 advisable that the county under
take the building of hard roads a
an independent work Of the count,
and
Whereas, It Is the opinion Of you
committee that any program adop,
: ed can best be p. omoted and financ
ed by :. special tax for that pun
pose. and
Whereas, the county board Of 81
pervisors Of Rock Island county ha
election for the purpose of votin
on the levy of a special tax of THU
been petitiOned to call q speeds
ty-three and one-third (33 1-3
, cents on each one hundred dollar
assessed ,alue Of this county 70
the purpose Of road improvement