, 1864-11-26

Neeting Of Commi.tees--Plans for Filling
Past and Future Quotas--lnother
Meeting Called for this Eye1lng.

meeting Of the Citizens Draft Executive Com
mittce was held On Thursday evening in room No.
s, Court House, the Circnit Court room, adyer.
ized 10 be open for the occasion, not being light
ed. The meeting was attended by committees
from several Of the boards, but the Graft sub
they woald probably have b. been III lad the meeting
been he'd on any olher than Thanksgiving even
The object Of the meeting wa, understood to be
to enicr upon come plan Of action whereby the
excitement @ight es avoidea: I '' r. TSe asstInE,
the premises, as the necessity vas urgent.
Of Charles Walker as Chairman, and s. c. Iath.
Peter Daggy, from the committee appointed at a
previous meeting to report plan, submitted the
following report made BY c: g, Wicker:
last cali Of The Government for men. did n Tho
crtheless ftwas easeted By borrowing from The
county, thereby rendering the county, In case Of
another cali Of the Government for men, liable for
TIE 1,s1e men that wore borrowed to fill up the
WHEREAS, The evidence Of another call being
made at IN early day. is such to warrant the be-
lief that Cook county Will have to furnish at least
one thousand men within the next two or three
WHEREAs. 1t is believed by the committee that
In consequences Of divided action by the several
S0Nh
hundred dollars more per man was paid to fill the
quota Of the county than would hare been neces-
gary With united and central action Of all the sub
districts consolidated into one recruiting commit-
tee for the whole county: and
WHEREAS, Il Is desirable to anticipate the COM
Ing cali for men, and thus obtain them dt reason
able prices It ID believed that this can BE- done
by united and central action OF m the subdfstricts
comprising the county, It Is thereupon recommen-
ded that all the wards and towns Of the city and
county raise fund respectively, and that each
sub-dtshict be represented in general meeting to
bt called at an early day, and that in a general
meeting they elect central committee to recruit
for tho several suhisricts so represented in pro-
portion to money furnished and men wanted.
were as lollows:* 0e''
The appointment Of permanent recruiting com.
mittce composed Of one from each sub-dfstrict;
each sub-diBhlct In tho county being equally entI-
tied to the lahor Of the committee provided It fur
nishes The necessary funds.
The Committee to procure at the carliest posi-
bic moment from the Provost Marshal or Adjutant
General correct statement of the several debets
and credits OF each sub-disttict regardless Of the
Gfy per cent allowed in tho last adjustment, also
the number required in each district in case OF
future call for 900 600 more, and then work upon
the basis 20 freed filing the quota under all form
ct calls OF each snb-dist1ict which shall furnish
the necessary fnnds, commencing at No. l, then
two, etc, crediung one volunteer in cuch suh-din-
fr1ct for every ono hundred required, and such
Eub-dtEtricts as nre not required to furnish one
hundred men no credit shall be given till tho ia
Ito according to the table below reaches that num-
ber; the credits TO be given as follows: