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Resolved, That the Secretary of the Board of Public Works communicate to this House what amount of drafts have been issued by the Board of Public Works. To whom payable
and what amount to each person; also, whether the Board of Public Works is now prosecuting
any of the public works in this State, and if so, what works, and whether any of said works have been let to contractors
since the last session of the Legislature, and if so, what works, and the amount for which they are let, also, what disposition
has been made by them of the property of the State, which was not wanted for immediate use for internal improvements, to whom sold,
and for what amount sold.
1John Dougherty introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives on November 28, 1840, and the House adopted it.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, Convened by Proclamation of the Governor, Being Their First Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 35.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, Convened by Proclamation of the Governor, Being Their First Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1840), 35