, 1864-12-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
FOURTH DAY or TEE SESSION
Reports Of Ceanlit. es---The Bsanty Qnes-
tion-yslanteers and tic Draft
Bounty Of 500 Offered
to Retfuits Credited to
Our Quota.

| &QnfCTG0n
snittse, reported concerning tho bin Of the Cler
OF the Superior Court That It was correct an
should !,Gl b psid Aaopted:
House and Fanpe!s, to whom was referred the c
tftion Of Charles Haarick for compensation ior Ii
Se e ss dnssns 5spod that the
s4petTisor tis1 presented petition from III
ulgbEaY Commissioners Of Lyons aaking Tor a
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Sape!vtsor Sauter offered the following:
tween the former swamp Land Commlssioner % sr
ofsee 7. s., Z. is, Be, and The sane Is deciaTet
K+sotesd. That the County Clerk be, and he 4
hereby, instructed to make aad deliver to Georg,
fs1f & asiS d fSs SI.ss tss Il n liz 91s
by mistake said s. q Il. Z. Having ebss1 bee1
sSa aa1Sse b hs former Swamp Land
sEp. Pinney presented the petition OF payi5
Little ior bounty. Referred to the War Fund
Sup. Edbrook, from the Committee on Poo,
| uousce and Fsupers, reported that eundrJ
| -hilis are correct. and recommended their pas
| ment:
| The following bills were rcjac.ed: .
B. Ccase-cafc Of Insane. nr..-......,,,.,k5 50.D
J. Il. Pah1mAn-wood and coal 67s, n
The above report was accepted, and tic ouest,or @
| Of Its adoption deferred until the afternoon,
Sup. Farwell. from the Ward Fund Committee
nto wno% WA Es9rred O. 1he question Of eoatinai1g
desisablc to pay such volunteers 3l0o the basfa
Of = call OF $4,000 more.
Sup Wicker said that he had come to 4he con,
clusion that the bounty system is a failure. He
was In fnror Of requiring all aliens In our midst
take up ar1ns md 1ull 1neir share Of the burdens
the q IT. 1sd BY tbs
in the Of the families Of those who have and
who mag enlist. He WIS disposed to raise large
amounts to relieve suffering. but nothing to pay
Sup. shaekford was opposed to bonntics because
ne thonght 1t was htndFance to enlistments
sqp. Hal Malnes adyoested the adopuon Of the plan
Sup. Chandler favored the payment Of hounties.
Sup. Jameson entirely agrcca with Snp. Chandler
as 10 the ady1sahi1ity Of continuing tie. payment
The working Of Providence, he had never heard
that Providence ever filed quota.
SnR sska 9 PhF e
the Board 70 bend their efforts to reduce the en-.
sup. Jacobs was in fayor Of the proposition Of
the payment Of $500 bounty rather than F1oo as
proposed. =,
preferred monthly stipend instead. HeNqs viii.
Ing to give volunteers SO month in addition to
! the ray received from the Government:
Sup. Rc1ford thought the better plan was to
interested. Il WIS time enough to attr in the mat
| ter when the call WIS made.
Sup. Wicker said he believed that more men
could be obtained By draft than BY bounties. and
he wished the Government would call for 53o, ,00t
mcn and exempt none, who. are physicalfy 1T fol
Sup. Strong thought it unsdyisable to pay boun
ties, and said the action Of the County would ha1e
the effect 10 sufse the price OF substitutes and In
crease the profits Of the brokers.
L. Sup: Allen advocated the payment Of reasonable
1 bOunfteA economical rrDund8.
Sup. Farwell offered the following resolution
emboayiug the views OF the committee:
inss be and arc hereby are instructed to remove
the shunties Of al substitute and volunteer brotes
from the Court House Square, who do not ensug.
re L. procuring for Cook county
Sup. Chandler moved the adoption OF the repor
Of The Commitsee on Poor House md Paupers.
poft relative to the Claim Of j. Il. Pahlman be re
ierEed to Judiciary Committee. Carried.
| The report was then adopted.
Sup. Rees offered the following:
ReSoIefd, That the Supervisors OF the 6evera
towns and Wards be requested to revise the enroll
ment lists in their several districts without eharg
purgins said lists Of the names Of al persons nc
liable 10 military service, and in adding the name
Of all who arc 90 liable.
Ets0Ifed, That the clerk be instructed to pro
cure copies Of the enrolment lists for such town
pnd wards as need them.
RfsoECtd, First That to each person who shal
1
term OF not 1ess than one year, md shall bc O.
credited as to appear on the Quots Of any sub dis
Eict Of Cook county upon further call fof ii
President for 300, 0U men, there shall be paid
County Bounty OF $1o0; provided, however, thu
the money necessary to pay snch bounty shall b
advanced upon county orders to be issued for thu
purpose, al hereinafter mentioned.
SECOND. That for the purpose Of prov1din
funie to pas snch bounties, the Clerk shall on rt
quest Of he War Fund Committee issae order
similar to those iss1ed under the resolutions {
l this Board Rd0Dted Sent "a. lE64
TH1RD. That such bounty shall not be paid III
II the proper evidence Is furnished 10 The sai
eeryioa
i Founrn. That no such bounty shall be p:ld M
1ess applied for before March 1st, 1865.
Sup. uaines presented the petition Of He1r
Smith for bounty. Referred 70 The War Fun
SaP: chandler moved that the Board ad,our
-Ar1ERRoox SESSION.
The Board re-atsenhled at 2p. H., pursuant t
adjournment
Sup. Gibbs moved that the special order. tn
drawing ofjaries, be postponed unnt p. m. Cal
Sup. Rees moved as subetitute for the resolr
Rfsoited, That, immediately upon the issue Of
cali for more men. that the clerk be authorized
Sup. Gibbs hoped lint I'll action upon the que
ton Of hounties would be defe1Yd until the occa
ion for their payment should arise It WIS his In
preston that there would be no moro drafting.
rrei}t ~ the rnnnfv Eas ftnnaired hy the ;sznc
. scrip, az had been stated By come Of the members
He believed Il re- the desire Of the citizens thu
nn paaneE n1osa ss; u ts+ bc n.aa,rs f e ma,
lutions Of Mr. Farwell would prevent running o
snp. Taylor thought that the early legalizatio
Of the action Of the Board would ratse the Ealne
the County eeTtp
.rss anhsts1fn,1v f1lied If fhe Goyern1ncnt shori
call for 10 go men, the State would not owe her
mr. 1erruits lavs enlisted. He Tas in fayor Of rf
Eno Ehsrtfnri sniJ tbst ron1 f.onnt., 1r.s In III
hahit of na11nr honniies for men fn9 whom = =
had no credit
Sup. Jameeou esId the only question in the cas
hsh5 aer e
II. nsyea, S. v ~ >'' 49, ~'~~'~'* ~ -
,bs Hnnntv n.a a. Il, y. sIas % n.vsha N Tnnntbi
frsta11me34a ~ 80 ~ eA314 FA'A1 49,
sunerTiaor Knickerbocker moved to 1ay til
srnendncnt ~, the aka csrried ~ A3' ~
hr hses s osed TO tafe up e fesoit
Smnc1risor Earrre1i 1nniided the frat seet3on h
st1Efno ont III s11nsion ~ 1he caI1 for n1 1ne,
| and this was adopted by fhe BOARD,
The second tf3rf ana fourth aect1ons we're the
Au4paee, p,eo. r,rra,, oe,,oa .,. f,1,o,v,,,. .aa
. snReasas;o1 ,a4; Fat"ea oaeteo tne 'o4oT1ng aoo
-F!gh-ahst not over 200 men as shsll Be Rai
tfen undct sall upon this county Tor I 'ooonen.
M sa1nto. ~as aa9pifa .s +cn saon,ea
me Eeso!uuo1A as "no4e "ets olcn auopte0
oy ayes 4o, naEel.
SuPel1lsor aainee o1eIea tnc i9!o"iug: H.
co5e}deTntion of tbeee resolnt}ona. ga " p'''p'Ns "
Supervisor Jacobs moved to Lay the resolution
ufon INC tablE; Catr1ed
1e McEer 1edcq tne " IN ill.,
have revealed Dlot conceived uY wicked and dis