, 1862-03-05
Meettn. Of the board of Supervisors

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The Board met 10 L. ~ yesterday. The
| minutes Of the prevlouc session were read,
| when discrepancy being found in relation
| to the resolutions concerning the drawing OF
jurors, they we're amended and approved.
| The Committee on Finance reported in IA
| an order on the Treasurer of Cook County for
S15,eC0 Tor the liquidation of county bonds
falling due in New York On the first day Of
May next.
Concu1ed in.
The Clerk read the following ouarterlz rc-
port of the Warden Of the Alnishousc:
Number Of inmates, Dec. let. 1s6t..:. 13a
Number admitted during the quarter.
Number discharged during the quarter: 81
Number Of inmates present, Feb: 20 1862 -:...ao3
The number Of ineanc persons is So Of whom II
are males and 23fc1nales.
| The number Of deaths has been 10.
The number OF births has been ca males aud
The different natiqna1tIes represented are as
states 4s: Sweden. s: NorwaS, ;; Bohemia, B, MA ". I;
England, 10; Canads, .; Franco, :; scotIaad,a Z
Il. 7. MescT, County Physician, submitted
/ the following quarterly report:
The total number OF cases under medical treat
mens during The quarter was 1le., The number of
Sho only su9sised sbeir birth 1es heafs. 9nss Tss
ae ss od aes has fe Ct hs IL
ticns is 50. y Of whom are males and z3 fcmalcs.
| Supervisor Walthouser Of the Town Of
North Chicago, In compliance with the in
strnctiors Of bis constituency, submitted tic
following inquiries on the dog;
: t1et. Is IN assessment made before the county
| took seton on the dog tax Legally
I'd; 1e the assessment a town charge and town
I'd j the assor entitled to be paid ten cents on
the number assessed before collected:
d 4th- Can the 5ssesso. or collector be paid on
more than The a1nonnt conecteds
Eth. VIII the assessment be legal except the
aseestmentis sworn to: -
r. L. eass e failure IT, t. ps{ ths dog taz y
e By the supervisors, one Of whom suggested
Il in answer 10 the 9Th intetrogatory, that Tho
= dorg should be seized, the matter vas rc
y ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
y The following instructions to assessors wer;
# judiciary Committee:
"A "FArmere. mercha1 ts and manufacturersat are au
thoI5zed to deduct from the value Of the product
IS OF this State the amounts they may oHc for tucl
proQucte or that they may for money
~ therein: but such indebtedness can only be de
Quoted from such products actually purchaaed ani
the Taac q a0y SEE
It esty.. *@~4
u 4 petition vas received from the citizens 0
IL | the towns OF Worth, Bremen, and Thornton
:. asking for the construction OF bridge acros
> the Calumet river above the feeder dam, Oh th
8 town line between Thornton and Worth.
Il Referred to the Committee an Roads ami
- Bridges
- Adjourned TIL two o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
- In the afternoon, on motion Of Supervise
re Gibbs, the Committee ~ Finance were direct
L. ed to destroy all cancelled County orders is
a sued previous to 1860.
The Chairman Of the Committee or. th
County War Fund reported as follows:
7, TO the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of Cool
ID Your Committee to whom was entrusted tn
matters pertaining to the War Fund, beg lea1e L
r. tePStt Pssa :,.,,..a.<.a....--''>~ 80 ~ -.
=" sngton to obtain settlement ct the accounts q
tx ths War nepaTtment, and after constant and =.
r. siduouE attendance there for two weeks he m
~ Eeiested by the Department to Capl Potter, e.
81 9uarteInaster At this point. He was informe
that full authority was given Capt. Potter to sel
bas not such authority under the instructions
ur which has caused eeveral weeks delay and viii
ali probability require another ttip 10 Wathius
u ton before the accounts can be closed and paid
u The Committee have written to bon. t. n, A,
la | mold asking him tc obtain fpm the Dcpastuaer
w additional Instructions for the officers here, IN
Ia Your Gommittees ia view Of tho erigencies {
the to1dicrs' famfee, and the rigot Of the whit
ch Wa1her, have used every exertlon 10 Keep up Il
Iur a,owance, and have anticipated the payment !
o1f Accounts by borrowing money to be Fcfnndc
nv | interest
;ae Yonr Committee have used .n diligence in tt
for 1lief and have cxctcsed their utsnost discx
.ae tioon in the distribution. ~~'~>
t. .s te
I'll twenty eente {per Neek) for each chd or add
ers uona member In few cases this xas deeu,t
more aeaa vas n from thei! condition
he TIE number Of cI.lmAnta froun the eountrv h,
>ut exceeded The tEtmAte msde from the renresent
- t1oEa q the Supervisors which cansad &omp sro