, 1865-03-11
COOK COUNTY SUPERVISORS,

COOK COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
Filth Day Of the ssssloa--Bountits 10 {,11a.rs
-Jurors-Tho Index gnindle--Ro,d
Tolis--Wafd Draft Associations.
Tho Board Of Supervisors Of Cook County. now
! in quarterly session, assembled ut ton O'Clock
yesterday. pursuant to adjournment Of tho pscya.
ous day President A. B. johnson IN the Chaf..
| The following Supervisors were ppeseat:-A1.
en-, APPEL, Atvaser, Brady, Blake, Chandler, Cad.
man, coivln, Cooper, Drandorfr, Ducn.lug, Ed.
| Harnes, Hammond, Hopkins, Harms, Johnson's
| Jauesou. Jacobs, Ki1e, Kuickefoocker. NfIes'
oh1erdoFt Pinnsy, Pgsheek, Rees. Rexford, Rus:
| wnr.h, Vl.l. Wicker and Wlllmarth.
The MINUTES Of the previous days proceedings
A communication WAS received from Captain A.
KoVsts. now at Desmarreo Hospital. stofipF 1hat
he had enl1sted II October last a. veteran, not
be credited to the 9th #ard: referred to War Fand
IL ss@%ttss o. Resss s2s D,!5ses
but'dirg Of bridge In the town Of Lyons, on tho
old pankEosMd.o M on It was stated that the bridge
:. saa Gibba wanted every Town to build ita own
snp. ,vtal said 1t was pnhllc highway, aud Of
aimott as much consequence to the whole counsy
amended Is o Eesd onsrd q the eos nos nos
Ss 6egn,ttss q sa9psaon ssa9pte .,
ported on cl4ims for temlssiou, recommending
that ths prayers b g,aptedz Report adoptcd:
The o,l! Of pr !; M 9ahla. a fosa chemical Analysis
preceding day, was toen taken up and ordered
paid, sup. Blake Eouching fol, the charge as q
The 5oard then proceeded to d.aw jurora to
Fervc, in the. couIts during the ensuing three
I'll lie Pts as for &c 9 t,e eounies to officers
tfeats rspotted that be could ct no addioaai ID a
information on tho subject. -
A motion TO table WIS lost.
TheIesoluuon was then pAesed without amend
ment, (aathortEing the payment Of The county
bounty to alI officers who may be credited to the
qaa,ta ,;a q r. his county under tae rresen. csll:
vices we're scented and allowed. =. -
The Committee on Finance reported on the res.
not esaiiy require he County TressuTce to 1--WE
additional bouls. but that thai officer was wiling
to give ench additional bonds Ii wished 10 do 70.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
The Board then adjourned for dinner,
AFTERNOON HEss1oN.
The Beard reassemblcd q. 2 O'Clock.
sos q f6tk o 7S 5Sad nois ro ths
county bounty to- be raid to seven mcn enlisted Mi led
there 70 the credit Of this county. Rescrred to
1he Committee On Poor Houses and Palmer, ,o.
PGrsea ssSe9mmaendng sanaa the payment Of sundry
IT, II T. 55sa;;s,s!y esmnitss o9 he mat
make any arrangement; 3lr. Hawlcy is wiiiinc to
make any arrangement which may bc Judged lii
S x asR Is st s.ss Sg as
se' Of books should be kept, one in which tho
platr ttds name eha1l be first entcrcd aud one In
where he.e ua several defendants to a su.t It vas
their opinion TINT eeperate entry shall be made
III each casc !; TINT would make the bill mount up
mined to make oil he could out Of ihe act bnt
sid that the lew only obliged the cerks 10 ret
the hooks within four months; tho work Ut
Sup, ,Gibbs had been In hopes that soinethinr
might have been done TO stop this euofnoou. sui1-
nts. Ae moved the appointment Of Committee
70 taik vita Mr. Church md mako the best terms
Snip. Hammond said the came thing had been
tneo ABOUT Twelve years ago. He believed In TAX
ing The bull by the horns.
Sup, Jrrueson said that one Of the clerks had
said II they put m injunction him for two yeara
he would not light It. They had no such asspfupce
Sup. Hammond was in fayor of authorizing ,he
COMMITTEE TO get an injunction on the cletka
snp- = >. Taylor ssid that thu Judiciary Com
's,ee T., e,a nof think snch cour;e 'foald amount
Ion no,, on the County Treasurer in regard to the
Sup. Atwater wished that each Supervisor would
sign big pIotes. against the awiuJie.. '~-'0
, hnp. Bake thon.ht It would'be hetter to resolve
The beard into vigilance comtalttee, snd let tbs
friends Of The swindle know that they had twenty
four hours to ect cut uf town.
supervisors Jameson. FarWeli, and Schsrkkprd,
were appointed . committee, with Instructions to
1ght the measure ,ndnt6ns ped,outque II ,hstco
sWindle.
% motion OF Sup. Wicker, the vote Of The pre-
ced'ng LAY, On the Metropolitan Roadway Com
panyS ~ IseonsaatEed' md Elliott Anthony Esqr
!, Ar. anthony said that number Of gentlemen
had purchased 4. plat Of ground abont Two miles
wanted public highway on which 70 approach IL
inc Cottage Grove road was about half mile dis
laut; Aey want splendid drive down to tho |
general law Of the State, for The purpose of In.
proving the road All that they had asked IN their
petition was that the Board should appoint COM
Sould require from klx' to ten thousand do.larsto
alake good road. al they wanted wss Permission
70 tskc limited ton to coTer that e1pense; they
.ids Of The road. and wanted to improve tho road
4 tnelr bel own own expense: The tol! would be no tax
% tho ToHn Of Hyde Park, as the road was one
not impose On any right, public or private.
,ehslf Ct the citizens Of Hyde Park: Thc true |
ion; They propose 10 ran toii lino 81 rod to
he 1naisna State line and branch roads theseffom
'adtsunz oscr that part Of the county. each Of
They did not need toll roads Of that kind. He |
PES ented numeEpnsEy signed dreu1oustrauce tr3m
:itizsns q nyae PaE5 sga1n.t the measure, Tho
cheme; they had not been 1t Ill consulted Ia The
natter. Nelther could tho gentlemen run that
oa nadeE ths l3v wihout ths consent Of The
hey were The oulY ones under the law who could
:ive suth authority. This was The law previous
t9e last session Of The 1esisl.tare, but he hel9
on}trring tptcial Privileges.
Sup: Wicker vas in favor OF good roads, provi-
Jed they eonld b. constructed without Infringe
Sup. Jameson said that the law gare the power
o the corporate authorities Of Hyde Park, and
Protested against my permission being gtvsn By
snp, Blake advocated its reference to the Com-
little on Roads and Bridges, who would 1nrosti-
atc al the arguments. = must be remembered
he clfizens Of hyde Park. We have no dsIves
nt ,a Of ne H city. The Company does not wish to
If. Anthony c!ained that the Board had the
Ight- The Company only asks permission to rnn
Sm hf city 70 h The sSsmsts grounds they did
loving to improve that road down to ths csmcte;
4 SPECIAL Committee, consisting Of Supervisors
}akc, Hammond and E. $. Taylor, was sppointed
} confer with the respective parties and look up
10 Law on the subject.
Sup. Chandler offered tho following;
WuEREAs, SINCE the information contained In |
fe d1apatch Of Provost Marshal General Fry to
S. ua3 es. Etq, contained in tho morning pa-
tFs, tie different Ward Associations, {alt OF |
oich nave reee.vedImoneys ftom!the County War
md Committee TO purchase tecrults) hnva Or
shutting cut 1cw members, thus uonopoIfzlng
&c benefits 3ccrning; therefore
Ets0ffed. That IN all cases where such Ward
tsoc1attons have received county scrip or orders |
Enable them to free the Ward fso1n draft, they |
'all be required 70 keop the .snhscr,pion books
7cn for at least fifteen days from date, and shall
me amount q thc old membsrs have paid since
70 Inst cali ol tho President and IN case tho said
refuse 20 to do, that they shall be re-
11rel 10 return said scrip or the proceeds there
to the Wnr Fund Committee, md the said COM
lttea shall not issue any more scrip or orlcrs to
" association refusing to admit new members to
d benefits Of said association upon the eame |
rms and conditions az the old members. Re-
Ied to the War Fand Committee for report this
0Inlug-
The Do1rd then adjourned ill 10 o'clock this