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STANDARD. FnMisher. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD 'OP STATE OF ILLINOIS,) WHITESIDB COUNTY. The of Whiteside county convened in the Courfc House jn Morrison, in said on the 9th duy of September, A. D.

1873, being the second Tuesday in said month, and the regular TJie Board was called to ofddf by, the Chairman. All, the members proceedings of read and approved. "1 Petitions and were presented and referred jto tOmthitteeS; 7 .1 i Harrington Yfroni Wilinot Fisk and for the position of Superintendent of the poor farm which, on motion, referred to the committee on poor farmi, L. King, the poor farm Superintendent, by permission, read a statement and proposal upon the same subject which, on wotjon, was referred to the same committee; ''i'i Pcnningtoti moved that tbiaTkoard visit the poor farm to-morrow. Marvel petition from.

Ni S. Stoera asking for a s'oldief's boUniyVf of Miiler the motion was laid over one day nrnler rule 15. that the Qnfdon ferry license tax he reduced to te dollars. Carried. Jlurlesa moved that the Board proceed to select Grand Jurors to? the December term of the Circuit Court.

The erson8 were selected: John Wolfersperger, John C. Teats. Wtn. H. Whipple, Henry Wood, Nathan Williams, John H.

Conlon, George Peckens M. 0. Mo- Kensjiej Henry Washington Law, Wm. B. Tilton, Henry ft; Austin, Ilussel iVlHckin- 26, A.

eirctJtt coilrl, Jtf 4 Sheriff, attendance $43.40. Sheriff, Cft) tpnntj yard, 4r to refer to a special" -committee of'three Chair appointed Messrs. Marvel, i 'J 'v and Nevitt as sucVWmtaiittee. Patterson offered the. foJlowjnj? 'which, on 'adopted Resolved, That Wm.

of tho town of Fcnton. now of Sterling, be allowed sum of per proper care and labor taking core ofMrs. Strait, a pauper in.tho Sterling, from and after'the 10th day'of September, 1873, provided that the said Wm. Zinimer, or Jlrs. Stait, shall no other relief or.

compensation "froth the poor funds by virtue previous'resolution or appropriation, passed or made by this board. Resolved. That all previous appropriations to Wm." Zimm.er for use of Mrs. Stait shall cease from'aud after the 10th day of September, 1873. above approprifttion be; paidlth'rough, the hand's of-tho Siipoi-' visor of Sterling, upioh his approval of tlu; manner in which said duties of said Zimrner are performed, Hurless presented applications from 1 Scott Crouch'" for-the- Herman Worthingtonj'Joh'n, 'Dyer, I.

D. Stone, Stephen Smith, Joel and Nicholas We'ek. 1 'Me-: Wjhorter moved that the. above and foregoing named hereby: declared: the selection of this Board to 7 constitute ihe'Gratid Jury for the Dedetnber term' of the Whiteside county''Circutit Court for the year A. JD.

,1873., Carried. On, motion Nevitfc the Board ad- journod'tratil 3 6'olock'p. m. convened pursuant to' adjournment. i I I 1 Pennington, Rew, and () Sta- 28.

wftrk 29. A Worrell, Sheriff, August term, $48.75, 80. A Lincoln, Deputy Sheriff, $120. 31. Jotham McKee, 22 days attendance, July term.

12 days August term, $85. 82. DfcTid, threfi' dftya attendancfe July and days Angust-ttrm, $12.50. 88. II Howard, -12 days July term, and 18 days.

August $76. Ballpu IS.tiaya, July and 18 days August term, 35. Clark Abbott, biie day July term, and foxirdaya i 36. Bard.Boch, (flays MdiiaK term, two days July term, two August term, i the ii cbmtbidee of three, appoint- ed'by the chairman of Bpard, alj the, atatioflary and printftjg White- "-at rates attainable: 1 Adams presented from John N. Stevens for abatectfenTftf taxes, tofere rejected by the to refer to the committeft.on abateinent Farrington presented and reaci, the report of the county motion of Lewis, was ordered to be placed on file.

Lewis called to the Marvel, from the special committee upon the petition of N. S. for spldiprs' bpunty presented the following report, which on motion was- adopted To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Wliitcside County "Your special committee to whom! was referred the petition of N. S. Stoers, moTcd to take up (he order of business for 8 o'clofck.

moved thfct the order of business be supjjendecl (Juried. Nevitt presented the annual repori of the county Treasurer and a report of the committee in relation thereto, to make the reports the Bpeakl order business -for eleven o'clock a. m. this day. Carried.

crUel" for eigtit o'clock being called up the following report of the committee on and house: was 77 "777 7 To the Honorable, JBoa.nl. of Supervisors of Whiteside County: We; your "poor afid eou'niy poor farm to whom "wa8 'referred the matter of the- supprintenden- cy'tof the c'iuhty poor farm, the coming ypar, most rospectfujly, report that" tjljere, having been a number of proposals presented, the parties presenting which your committee are unac- committee respectfully refer the matter back to your hon- the board do nolr proceed to fit And the motion car- McWhorter moved to orable body for. consideration. 'i, WATSON, A "iat he 'best woild be ieao't W. G.

Snyder, farm, which were referred to the coin- Tnittee oirpoorfuruT. Nevitt moved that a special- committee of three bo appointed on'- Petit Ju- pors with instructions to report to-morrow at eight o'clock a. Lewis moved to strike out thaj; requiring the committee to report at eight o'clock. Carried. amend Nevittr; Patterson, and Far presented and jeportnin -relation toithe business of his officei whrch, on motion, was referred' to, the' 'copimittec on swamp land who'' leave to sit i i as a commjttefi.durijHg.the 9f the Board; op granted.

Nevitt moved, to eicht i io'clcck a. m. to-uiorrowi Carried. fl'qfe adjourmentvj beg leave suburb, the report:" .1., We examination of the Ad- absent. Farrington presented a from Margaret Long toj, swamp land her hy the to the swamp- land 1 Paddock presented, a petition asking an-apprbprlation of the expenses of Emma Reynolds, a deaf at the institute at Jacksonville.

McWhorter moved that the petition be granted and the money placed iu the. hands ef thtf Supervisor of Car-, ried. Nevitt from the finance committee riugton were appointed as such committee. YA Lewis moved that the town officers be allowed uUil next, to return tax lists. Carried.

that tend the town and roud and bridge taxes upon the books several towns for the for tin' amounts as shown by "the" presqnted to, this Board or fijed with the County Clerk. On -motion the Board adjourned jun- til 9 o'clock a. m.j t'o-morrpw. vened pursuaut to adjournment. 'All the Pennington and Stager' Min- utes.of yesterday's proceedings read and approved.

and eouuijuuicatibus were read, to thor, proper, Lewis 'presented' a 'petition 1 ffom the fvrifi'k i irt- A ft' i presented the following report, 'which on motion was adopted To the Honorable J3oard of $uperv ipors of (Jaunty Your.cymniittee on finance 'would respectfully, nlake the: and recommend tho payment of the'Tol- lowing claims and that the Clerk be' authorized 'to draw orders on the Treas-. for the; same, to wit 1. W. W. Payne, fees in insanity cases' -no jutant General's Report that the said S.

Stoers enlisted on tho 2d day of August, 1861, in tho city of Chicago, and that Whtyeside county got no credit for, his enlistment, and further, that county had not offered any bounty at that time. Therefore your committee recommend that the prayer of said petition be not granted. which is respectfully submitted. JOHN NEVITT, WAIIBEN BOND, Patterson inoved that when this Board rn that it until 8 o'clock a. m.

McWhorter called to the chair. Patterson moved that thp salary of overseer of the county farm and house shall be at tho rate of payable in equal monthly installments. Watson moved to amend by making the amount 8700. W'atsori raised the point selection -of poor house 'Superintendent instead of fixing and moved to on the tabled to-morrow. Carried.

up the motion of tfa'r- i ')'' i i rington relation to insuring the poor house, which was laid over under 15, and moved to amend by requiring the insurance to the amount of L. fees iu case of county $10. N. S. Hulett, work on- county Treasurerof 1 I town in relatiotpto an er9or- in i'formev df-aehlol i'uqds, pu" uiotiun wag referred iouiraittee on claims.

tbiat the condoittee oa poor tViiae be'' instructed to insurd of 1 5. clothes for pauper, $15.75. 0. Chivs. Bunt, printing blankg, $11, 7.

Chas. Bent, printing 200 examination -8. Chas.Ucnt, printing dOO blanks, $3. Theo. II.

Mack, publishing proceedings one-half year, 11. E. Schiieider, cofiiu und' burial 'for pauper, $20. 12. E.

Nevitt, cash.to_pauper, $5, 13. A. D. Hill, publishing 'proceedings to Sept. 8, 1873, $20.

14. Tuttle, publishing proceedings to Oct 1, 1873, $25. A. H. McCoy, cash to pauper.

16. Allen, Smith printing, $5. 17. 'C. Peters, coiliu und box for pauper, to bo taken in a horne company.

Pennington' mOved as an amendment that the whole matter be left to the committee on poor house. moved- that the whole matter lie on the table. Carried by the following vote. Ayes Messrs. Aldrich, Blean, Bond, Hurless, Lewis', 'Maifvpl, Nevitt, Paddock, Pat- Chairman--13.

Adams, Bennett, Farririgton, Milnes- Miller, McWhorter, Pennington and Rew moved that candles be required at jnstead of kerosene, oU Watsou moved as an oil--in-4in--lamp3 be 'used. Mo Whorter moVed to lay the whole matter on the Carried. lay Patterson's Carried. Penningtonremoved that the Board proceed to an informal ballot for Superintendent. Novitt moved as an amead- ment'that the'''n'iatter of iriakine aselec- 1 i iO tipn of Superintendent be left to the committee on poor house.

Patterson moved as a substitute for motion and the Board proceed to 'Superintendent. Nevitt withdrew his amendment. The chair decided Patterson's motion out of 'Patterson, appealed to the Board. The chair was slustained- discussion as to qualifications of candidates out of order. Teats appealed from the decision of the chair.

(The JSoard sustained the deck being put on Pennington's motion, it was carried by fol- IVi.t house 18. Puter Still, digging for pauper, $3. JO. Mnrtin Clendcnin; btatidnery for onices, $55.14,. Cp.mity Clerk'B fees, and recording 0.35.

II. Patterson, 'cash to pauper, $6. 23. 'Geo; conveying pauper to poor-house, 1 23. iTeats, caah for ''expenses to pJDor house, 24.

L. goods to pauper, $8. 25. E. A.

Worrell, Hheriff, boarding prisoners, $29.70. from the swamp, laud committee, presented, read the report of said McWhorter moved that tho report be- taken up item by item. Patters'on' inbved as" an uuiehd- ment that it bo made tho-special-ordor- for 10 o'clock a. w. which waa accepted by MxjWhortor, and the motion carried as.amended.

Watson from on poor use offered a report in relation to'Su- perintendent of poor farm," and moved that it be made the special order for 8 o'clock a. m. to-morrow. Carried. Patterson from the committee 'on Petit Jury presented a report on' that and moved to make it ppo- pjaljorder.

Dn inotiun the Board ad, LI 8 o'clock: a. to-ra'orisnv." -convened pursuant the uieiji lowing, vote Adams, Aldrioh, Bennett, Blean, Bond, Gonlon, Farrington, Hurless, Marvel, Milnes, Nevitt; Patterson, Pennington, Piew, Watson, and Lewis, Miller, McWhorter, Teats and Messrs, and; Blean appointed as tellers, and the following was the result of informal ballot L. C. King received 12 votes, Wilmot Fisk 3, Scott Crouch 2, Dennis Drake 2, Dan'l Foy 1, Jotham McKee 1, and A. Farrington 1.

McCoy moved that the Board'now proceed to a formal ballot, but withdrew the- motto -and- mo ved-th a go into committee of the whole for discussion. Carried. And the Board wentiinto committee of the whole witji Farrington in tho chair. The committee arose and reported no progress, McCoy resumed the cha'i'r. Watson moved that the board do.now proceed-to a formal ballot for Superintendent of the county poor house and farm.

Carried. Nc'vitt was appointed as teller. Tho result of the ballot as follows L. C. King received 16 votes, Scott Crouch 2, W.

Fisk 3'. Bennett salary. Carried. ried as amended. to fix the salary of Mr.

and Mrs. King at 8700 per annum. moved as an BinCndniend that the salary be 8500, Hurless moved as an 1 riinendnierit the amendment that the salary be Thompson's motion was lost by the followibg'vote: Hurless, Miller, Paddock, Rew Vtjd Adams, Aldrichj Bennett, Cpnlon, Farringtoti, Lewis, iillarvel, Milnes, MoiWhorter, Nevitt, Patterson, Penningloh, Teats aad McWhorter's motion was carriedi Bennett moved that the Board adjourn until p. Adams moved to amend by making the time.2 p.m. And tho mp- tion carried as amended; TWO O'CLOCK P.

M. 1873. convened p'u'rsuant to adjournment. Ah the memberd present except Rew snd Stager. i 'Patterson, from the special committee on Petit presented and read a report showing tho number of ''namea the jury list and the number to be selected from such lists which report on motion ordered to placed on file.

offered JteBnTT t. Jution, which, on his was ed: JRctotvcd, That the names iiow on (ho jury in the pffioe of the County Clerkj that have not been drawn at this date, Sept. 12, 1873, be and are hereby ordered to be withdrawn from said Jury list. 'Patterson offered the following rqsor lution, whieh, on 1 adopted: Retolved, this County Board do now proceed to to make a list of a sufficient number of legal voters of each town or precinct in this Whiteside county, to bit known as a jury list, in conformity with section 1 of an act concerning jurors, approved May 7. 1873.

Patterson offered the following lution5jyhich, on motion, was, adopted Resolved, That the following names of legal voters of this county be and are here-" by placed shall constitute, tho jury list of Whileside ity to section, 1 of an act concerning ju- rnrfl rors, purposes therein forth. of names not make and keep a copy of the jury list in a book jprepared, for the to be kept with county records which kook shall be kutJwn as the "Jury List Book." Patterson presented the following resolution, which, on motion, wasudoptedr Reioloed, That this County Board now proceed to select from the jury list a number of persons, to serve as petit jurors, accordance with section 2 of an act cgn- jurors, approved May 7, 1873i havingluiad of jurors' from the. foregoing list in suance of the foregoing resolution, Mr. Patterson offered the following resolution, which, on his motion, was adopted: Resolved, 1 That the following p'ersons'be, and are hereby selected from thejury list, to serve as petit jurors in the courts of the 2 of an act coacevning jurors, approved May 7, 1873 moved that C. King be 'declared bers presenti except 'Sty fj read', ajn d.

up proved. i ri elected as Superintendent of the county poor house and farm, for the; ensuing year, and thafMrs. King be declared Matron the poor house, both subject to the discretion of tlje com- puttoc on house. Carried. r.Novittf moved that the committee bo iqstruetc-d to'eiitcr into a contract with Mri'Tvlhg, as such Superintendent, a exceed 6700 per annum of himself and wife.

Thompson moved as an amendment that LH Borger, D. Foster, Wm Gould, John B.Gilbert,- Huglx Jehu, Francis M.KnoXjjAshner Mill- house, Gco. Scheer, Oliver Wilson. STERLING. Win Allen, Andrews, A.uchmoedy, Smith Brain, ard, Geo Brewer, Bell, John Benjamin, Bodner, Goo Hoover, J.

Holtslandev, plarunep Eoyt; Hess, Ingersoll, Johnson, Jenkins, Edward Pierce 1 Reed, II lUffenberger, Keed, 11 Rich, Seeley, AV A Spencor, Boyden, W' Bopk, Ilenry Bnsh, oo BJBukcr, Robert, A Crawford, Jphu Charter, Gco Clark, Cruse, Wm page 6J.