, 1864-02-10
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
Proposed Order Of the Board ON the
enbtect-EKtended Discussion
! Adjourned Oger.

for the purpose Of conalderinc the propriety Of
making further appropriation for the payment Of
fonnties TO volunteers under The extended call and
oi discussing the best method Of procuring the
money. The following were present: The Presl-
oenf, j. Mailer. Of Elk Grove, and Supervisors, Al
ger, broWn, Charleston, Campbell, Chandler. Dali
| ton. DeWol, DrandorH, Hdbrook, Fleming, Far
wen, Gibbs, Gags, Gormley, Hsines, Hopkins,
Ha1nnsr Irwin, johnson, james, Kingsley, Morgan,
Mytick, McGlaehcn, McCadeg, Kllcs, O1cndord.
Pancker. Pfnncy, Pushcek, Rces, Robinson, Rus
sell. shte1s. scherding, Strong, Smith, Steinhans,
sehackfozd, n. ". Taylor, E. 8. Taylor and Ward.
The Board came to order at o'clock. The min
utes of the prcV1oua special meeting called for the
came purpose Wero read and approved
The call for tho present meeting Was read by the
Clerk.
Supervisor Farwe1I, Of the War Fund Committee
submitted tho following repost:,
Pursuant to the resolutions Of the Board, passed
pecembeF Il. 1868, and January II. 1864. certia-
Gates hase been issued for bouniies to 1616 youn-
197 certificates at sis each .s1s. .ss4
147o do At $s8 each. 4l'dla
TotA1. .x.5A 74s
Only three Of the volunteers took their certitI.
Gates; to all the others the Committee hayo naid
the money, having neRotisted the certificates for
paid by the Committee, that body having dopbts
as to their light to pay them.
- 1era 81 ~ ,mrcy ts ~ me ciscns
S4ad ~ - - sS e. -. nas oscn
tinns rsn he ATTAINED fnaTnnrh AZ ths aecnT,tvs
T. od and the rate Of diseonnt ~ ia1gs sa s.n ~
reasonably be required, and there is evidently
gcnIai oes1ie amoag msa aple % SO 9aet1be, that
nileS m sni M vsr hrono1t f. unosa e1d H.5 a
ccegful cupcjpsion, N~~
The report was aeccptad and ordered tn bo n3aced
IN fila.
The Clerk read communication from tho Conn,
c,l en4ody,n tbe re.,nh1e md reaoin+fon, ,do,t.
ed al the Last meetipe Of the Common connci,
~ ~ ~ -4s* -, '"o Ioon eoaaet1'
calling upon the Board Of Supervisors to undertake
the cole payment Of bountiea. II was accepted
and ordered ordered to b. aas,;.., iled; e ,-,.,,
aus"ei ~ 9uestaon' eope9s1eof saf"eu saio
.nas nc ua nos oons'oef me county had right to
tlon.
Supervisor ". v. Taylor called attention to the
d1s1feas existing among the nmilies OF soldIara.
and offered the following:
.R<a@oed, That the members Of this Board are
| hereby appointed Comnoitfs OF neIef Thnse ID.
| ty ahall be to eupervfso the necessary wants or
familiee Tin their respective wards and towns) Of
listed in the service Of The United States. and to
see that eaid families are furnished through tho
county agent Or other Relief Societies Or Commit
the said soldiers families, and int Tie supe.vi.
eors acs without pay.
Furd comm,ttce @'1' "AN
| Superyisor Irwin said that a]tbourh the ccnntv
cor,5 m, hor,o- ~ ..s eoy
e"e1u NV oa.on an"aes 4of every purpose, jet by
| special act the Board was empowered to raise a
five mill tar for this purpose. which womb rafse'
sum OF III mn and or th,s sn ~ Last a1ss ~,
-. -; 1r..sss - ~ 'N's |-"N
WEE set one1pcnaeo. nc offered preamble and
resolutions which were taken mp separately and
etood in the following form 1t adfoura,uent hut
had not been finally passed:
WuEnEAe, The city Of Chicago has ceased the
payment ~ o. bonnties TO volunteers; and, Whereas,
iast 1neefnT of t;s poar J., stss ms s1nea ne
other cau 1or o,oo0 mcn: snd WSetass aaae ~ H.
county Of Cook ie still behind IN fnrnishine i1rr
qn6.a nhoef 1he eau; therefore. be It
,eTird ~, ~ach an11.r ~ H. 1 81 tWo ml!s oe
this county for the year 1851 far he nnfnoss ~ ~
paying bounties to persons enisting as ereinaiter
| pfos.aea aTa oe = iusther
en enIIsti "a En- a. Ge pug 20 eserY per
quota Of Cook county, whether residine I'm n the t
city Of Chicago OF elsewhere In the county bonn
| y Of SUE; provided that he has not received any
saans na, nm tae 1,1s, a4a Iaftaes ne ms a.
a1nornt ehaii be deduete from The o1ntx !; i1
In the manner and under the CONDITIONS. restrIe.
tons and Limitations previously made by this
poasu, aao onoeT Eoea tolanef ones as shaH be
| GrflrTtd. f1.at fhe honntv be mid IN va+a,s,s
rcnlistinE ia well as to others. pruyided they are
credited On the quota Of the County.
4ts aesu; - W. - ue Ya!hehe OF Inc AFORESAID
that no bonniv rha he nsid to any @au ,tst
ing on and afier March ist 1854 and that ali nara
ofPreyfous orders Of this Board In conflict there
WIZ ne a3a - nGFeoy ST M Ispealea:
such 1nen A. annv IN ncrsnn to te Wa Fnn co,s' ~
mittee and fhen only On the muster rolls Of The
Omitted States, and In the order in which such up
pa;caiaons are maae With the eE1deace herein re-
msN a., s,a...,..
/ s ~ u4eeuoslou W ue nn"oe1 u men
"aeu 0au t1e aataoee VI ooon''e7 requiring 10 DC
pau Was stateo tna1 over ao new recruits were
now waiting At the Armory to be paid their bonn
11ee. anu taat pe1hAps thousand veterans were
also waiting.
oe9echona being raised that the families would
be let unproEdded faz II 80 much money was ap'
ptops1ated, 1t was answered By Supervisor Dalton,
9na1 N me event Of q dran more married men
Woald De taken than BY volunteering. He bellev'
ca 1ne cauzens o1 Cook county were too loyal ia
"tnt 10 stop me payment OF bounties as long as
so!un1eess eouln De raised
eopefs1sof fa1Well said that not one dollar had
oeen saRen arom the Treasury, the money had been
NJ nist borrowed and afterwards raised By sub.
ses1pnon 10 inc bonds. Ii they Issued further Ger
nnea1es 1of ta'oVU all could not be paid hotu
next years ta1es, and no more certificates should
be Issued than conld be paid, Or they woa1d de-
ItecA'e. AT present sne nonds were payable fo1