, 1873-02-04
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Is 1t Practicable to Make Assessors Lila.
bic for Gross Dlunders Resulting in
Loss to tho County?,
Big Pay for Court BaIIlffs...How $4,000 Is to
Bo SqtIanderod for $4,000 Worth Of
.. Work In tho Recorders Office.

A regular moeting OF tho Board of County
Commissioners was hold yesterday afternoon,
MI. Miller In the chair. Present, MeBsrs. Gal
loway, Lonergan, Jones, pahlman, Boguo, Hnr-
rison, HhrriB, Horting, Clough, Crawford, ASH
ton, Russell.
Several petitions for tho rebate Of taxes wero
reforred to tho Committee on Equalization Of
Taxog. ~
hfr. Harrison moved that tho County Attorney
examine aud report whether it was practicable
to mako Assessors liab1o for such gross blum
dora as those shown In the preceding petitions,
resulting, as they did, in loss to the county.
Tho motion was agreed to.
Tho BaliTs Of tho several Courts asked tho
Board to fx thor pay ut 81 200 year, instead Of
q q day. Tho Jadgos, indoraod tho petition.
A Mrs. Marsh petitionod for tho return of e24,
paid by her to tho late County phyaicinn, DR..
MCCARTHY, be pretending that he wns entitled to
TINT sum tor examining as to tho alleged inBani-
ty Of her mother. -,-
Several bills were presented md rofcrrod.
The, Comrnittoo on Equalization Of Taxes
reported buck several applications FOR robatcs.
Tho Committee on Poor House md paupers
reported resolution, which was adopted, re. re-.
"a u wftness in all casos whore he had certified
to inannty.
The Norwood Park question WAS tahon up,
and Mr. Roed mado speech In behalf Of those
Hppl4llk lOE kIo btitllM uA LAsS AoH tUhAs '4AO
prayer Of tho petitioners was granted. :.
Tho Committee on Public Necords reported,
recommending that the pay Of tho Chief Clerk
in tho Rocordors office be s2, 400, aud that tho
salary Of the Superintendent Of tho Folio Do
partment be $3.50 month.
Mr. Doguo said under tho old system tho Chief
Clerk got 81, 800, and did what it was proposed
he should now do. The old Recorder had o stl-
edt m E ns0ra IsG r. EP Suf I s
work, for which ho got further pay.
He was opposed to increasing the Chief Clerks
pay. The Board proposed to pay four or flyo
thousand dollars for work for which A1r. Gaasette
paid $4,000.
Mr.. Harrison also opposed the report. There
was very littlo work in tho Office now, and tho
folio writer's were not making wages. The Chief
Clerk received the monoy, but turned 1t over
every night to. tic Recorder. Two thousand
dollars, or what q good bank clerk got, was quito
enough for him. Tho Recorder should give his
whole time to tho business, and not put tho
work on others.
Tho vote on raising tho Chief Clerks salary
resu1ted-yoas, 0; nays, Faa follows:
Ytas-Ashton, Crawford, Harris Herting, Jones,
Lonergan, pahnan, Russell, nnd Miller.
Nays-bogue, Clough, Galloway, md Harrison.
The other recommendation was agreed to by
tho an1ne vote.
The following resolution, based on q communi-
cation from tho County Attorney, WIS presented
aud adopted: r."
wuragAs Tbs county ts entitled to the proceeds Of
eAo Judgments In cases Of forfeited
aud
WHEngAs, Tho Sheriff is unable to aacortain the
oxent Of tho title and interest Of defendants n the
land which is levied upon, and which they claim to
KssoIeed, Thnt tho COMMITTEES on Public Records be
authorized to mako an arrangement II thoy think the
sanle advsabls, whereby tlo County Attorney can ob
tain information which will cnablo him to judge Of the
value Of tito in such cases With the view Of bidding IN
for tho county property In caHcs whore tho tito ~
found to be good.
Mr. Harrison offered now rule, providing
that all bills audited by the Board on tho reports
OF Committees shall be read in full before being
voted upon.
| It was 30 amended as to provide for roading at
the time Of reference, and then adopted.
| Mr. Crawford moved TINT two members DO
added 10 tho Standing Committeos and that the
Chnirman Of tho Board serve on tho Commit
toes on Finance, Public Buildings, Poor HOUSE
aud Paupers, and Public Service.
After long discussion, the resolution was
-tabled-yoaa, 7; nays, 6-Anhton, Crawford
| Harting, Pahlman, and Rusaoll.
| The board adjourned till Monday.