, 1873-02-11
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Tho Commissioners Discuss Various Mai
ters Of More or Less Public
Interest.
An Industrial Department Recommended at Tho
Poor housc...Tho Pay Of Deputy
Steriffs

The Board Of County Commissioners mot ycs-
tortay afternoon, In tho east wing Of the old
Court House, President 1IilIor in the chair,
There weso present, Commissioners Bogue, Har-
rison, Galloway. Lonergan, Jones, Herting,
Crawford, olougb, pahlman, Singer, Russell,
and Roello.
petition WAS received from August Singer,
praying that his insane wife be sont to the Ooun-
ty Asylum, he being unable to support hor. Tho
document was referred to the Superintendent of
Public CharitioB, with power to act.
A communication WAS received from tho su-
perintendont Of Public Charities, calling atten-
tion to the matter Of establishing m industrial
department at tho Cook County Poor-houso, to
include all persons not absolutely sick, who ap-
ply for admission. To successfully operate such
department, It would be necessary to havo law
making distinction between siok and we'll, by
which tho latter could DO committed for gyen
length Of timo. It's establishment would losaon
tho number Of applications for roliof, and with
proper management would be q source Of roy-
enuo to the institution.
Commissioner Harrison thought It would be
we'll to rotor the document to the Judiciary
Committee, they to confer with DR.. Miller and
tho County Attorney, and learn what law was
necessary. It WIS 60 roferrod.
Tho Sheriff presented tho bills Of his deputies
and jailors for the months Of December and Jau-
uary aggrcgattng 81, ,3s4.47 for each month.
Commissioner Harrison deaired to know Whero
tho money WAS to como from to pay them. Tho
Constitution provided that tho ShoriG's employees
were to bo paid out OF tho fees, and he should
not bring in blu until he had reported foos col
loctod to cover tho salaries.
President Miller gaid,he had had conYerea-
ton with ShoriH Bradley in regard to his en-
ployeH. The Legislature, he said, had cut dowa
tho foes fully one-llalf, tho Board had reduced
the board Of tho Prisoners. and the aggregate
feoH received would not equal the pay Of tho
deputies md others that # there was q consti-
tutsonal provision requiring TINT they bo paid
out OF the fees lie received, he would haye to
discharge all of them, because he did not expect
to got more than would pay his own salary and
tho aalnry Of bis ,clorks The Commissioner
moved that the subject be roferred to the County
Attorney and Judioiary Committee, for IN opiu-
ion aa to whether thorc was constitutional pro-
vision requiring the payment Of aalarios Of cnl-
ployoB out Of tho fees collected.
Commissioner Harrison moved az IN amend
mont, TINT tho Sheriff bo requested to report
the. amount Of fees collected since the now
The amendment was accepted, and the motion,
as amended, vas agreed to.
a large number Of bills for supplies we're pro-
sentod, and referred to the appropriate Com
mftteeB.
Tho Committee on poor Houao and paupers
eubmittod audited bills for supplies furnished
during january, aggrogating S29, ,28099, which
were ordered to be paid
A resolutiona, inatructing tho Recorder OF
Deeds to keep his Office open until o'clock In
tho afternoon, WAS adopted.
The DOard thon nuiollrnnd