, 1873-01-21
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Continued Consideration Of tke Ques-
ton Of Salaries.
Tho Board Generously Vote nn
Increase In Many Gases.

Tie Donrd OF County Commissioners mot yoa-
to-day afternoon, President Miller In tho CHAIR.
Tho full Board was prcsens.
communication waB received from tho Cor
oner asking the Board to provide como means
for paying fees to Jurors, who wero entitled to
ono dollar each and suggesting that tho Board
tnko como action toward tho reduction Of tho
jury feo to the old amount, twenty-five conts
Referred to tho Committee on Finance.
4 communication was road from Daniel Hess-
NOR stating that ho bad put In bid for furnish
ing collins, transportation and burinl for pau-
pors at s2.25 each, but his bid had not been no.
ticod, tho contract having been let at s2.50. Ho
asked tllat the award DO got aside, and that his
bo considered. Rofcrred 10 tho Committee On
Poor House and Paupora.
A communication was received from tho Re-
corder OF Deods, requesting tho Board to on
deavor to socuro tho passage Of n law by which
the foo for recording annll bo Increased to 10
cents pcr folio Of loo words. Referred to tho
Committee on Financo.
A communication was road from tho Superin-
tendent OF Public Charities, suggesting tllat tho
Physician in charge OF the Poor House aud In
esno Asylum DO allowed an increase Of salary, as
cally baniBhod from tho world. Tho communfch-
ton WAS aid inside temporarily.
Commissioner Dogue submitted tho following
resolution, which was adopted:
Ts 5 b for m5Ss sSs a on sn sn
WHEnEAs The.o are usually 900 Or 300 objections
filed, Represented BY from fifteen to twenty attorneys
tho arrangement of tho san,o will necessarily occupy
Rsolped That tho Finance Committee be authorized
to employ counsel to assat In such applications.
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Whole, ComnieBioner Dogue in tho chair, and
resumed consideration Of the salary question.
Commissioner Jones moved TINT the present
payroll at tho County Hospital be adopted, OK
form, and that Of tie walchman, cook, and ironer
DO Increased 50 each per month. The motion
prevailed. ..
On motion Of Commissioner Harris, tho aalary
Of the Physician in Charge Of tho Insano sn Asylum
Commissioner Galloway moved to strike out
the appropriation for Assistant physiclan. The
motion Was lost.
Commissioner Harrison moved to cut down to
81, 800 tho SALARY Of tho Chief Clork In tho Ro-
Commissioner Galloway moved to amend by
making it 1000.
Commisgionor Miller thought tho position
should be worth $2,4oo, and made motion to
that effect.
BY invitation Of the Board, Mr.. Stewart, tho
Recorder, mado statement concerning hfs
oiiico. He said that II he had been holding tho
Office Oh the fee syatom, no should pny largor
WAS satisfied that the office would pay profit OF
s25,0oo over and abore tho total Of salaries and
expenses.
fhe salary Of the Chief Clerk was h1od at
S2,400.
A1r. Stewart was asked by Commissioner Har-
rson as to tho dutios Of tho Superintendent Of
the Folio Department. He replied that he had
to take charge of tho deods and look after tho
,1arffc apf fo - 41>1c c1o r1rr
Why, thought yen did that, sa!d Commits
Boncr Harrison. What 10 you do ~
~ sign my name to al tho deeds, was tho
necorder's reply. adding that he did not propose
Commissioner Harrison remarked that he sup
posed the Recorder was elected to tho Office In
order to hive him dovoto his time to it.
Commissioner Miller moved that the remain
ing salaries in tho Recorders office remain as
a1rendy agreea upon.
Commissioner Harrison moved to strike out
tho appropriation Of Il, 800 for tho snpornten-
don't Of the Folio Department. Lost.
Commissioner Miller moved to flx tho salary
OF tho four ComparerB ut 81 400 zach.
Commissioner Crawford nloyol to loavo blank
tho tom Of salaries for Deputy sheriEs for coun-
ty service.
ec00 each for tho four County Deputies.
Commissioner Harrison moved to anlend by
fixing tho pay at $500 each. Carried.
Commissioner Galloway moved to tlx the pay
Of tho Hix Deputy shoriffa at $4,000 each.
Carried.
Commissioner Galloway moved to pay tho
Sheriff q office clerk s2,o00.
Commissioner Harrison moved to make it
$1,600. Lost.
It was flxod ut 1000.
Commissioner Miller moved to fix tho Office
clerks assistants pay at 81, 200. Carried.
Commissioner Harrison moved to fix the
Jailor'a salary at 81 300.
Commiaeoner Ashton movod to amend by
YY1nt tftRf ftrur II ia rrnI
Commissioner Ashton to fix tho pay Of thirty
ono bailifa for all the Courts ut $1,20o each.
Lost.
Commissioner Galloway moved to pay tho
bailfTu SO por day. Lost.
Commissioner Harrison called attention to
the fact that the Board had no authority to
orente tho Office Of Assistant Coroner, and
moved that this itcm DO stricken out. Carried.
oaoh tho pay Of watchmon for the Court House
and City Hall. Carried.
Commissioner Clough movod to ax ut $4,000
the aalary Of tho County Physician. Carried.
Of tho Assistant County Agent at $l,44o. Car
riod.
In tho matter Of salaries for the Town Colloo-
tors, the Committee on judiciary submitted a
1879, tho Collectors arc allowed commission Of
2 per cont, provided that all excesB Of fees over
$1,000 shall be paid into tho Treasury. Tho
Committee aro sntfBtlod that tho salaries Of
VI ,buO cach are too hnhu Tor tho Collectors OF
North, South and West CAicago, and rocom-
mend that when tho Halaries arc fixed by tho
Board those officials bo allowed $4,000 each.
Tho Committee find that, untlor tho present law,
the Collectors cannot be paid oyor 81 500, and
recommended that tho Legislature be requested
to amond tho law 90 far as it relates to tho
threo Chicago Collectors. Tho report was con-
CURED in.
Comminnioner Miller moved that the pay Of
Collectors Clerks DO fixed -twelvo at $125 per
month, ono ut s100, and two at 375, for the timo
actually employed. Carried,
Tho Committee rose and reported progress,
and recommended that tho report bo adopted.
Tho Board adjourned until o'clock Wednoa-
day afternoon.
MARINE PAINTING.