, 1873-01-28
COUNTY MATTERS.
Stewards Last Appeal in Behalf Of
Ills Friend uealey.
Per Diem Of Members--Mr. Ashton
Rises and Explains.
An Official Report OF the Boards
Doings.

meeting yesterday afternoon, President Miller il
the chair. Present, Messrs. Bogue, Crawford,
Galloway, Harris, Herting, Jones', Lonergan
Ashton, Pahlman, Roelle Singer: Harrison. =.
The Town Collectors. asked for tho necessary
instructions for the monthly payments to thei,
employees, and for tho necessary advertising.
It was referred to tho Finance Committee.
The Superintendent of Public Charities called
attention to the necessity for additional am
p1oyes at the ABylum and Poor. House, tie
monthly wages amounting to ST at the former
and $50 at the latter.
The Recorder Of Deeds asked the Board tc
give his chief clark s., 500, instead Of sao0o he
having to fix tho prico for each document pre-
sented for record, and to handle s75,000, fo1
which he Tas personally responsible. He also
wanted the salary Of the Superintondenr ot the
Folio Department raised -.
It WAS referred 10 tie Committee on Public
Records.
Tho Committee on Public Buildings, and other
Committees, reported back various bills, which
wcro ordered paid.
The Committee on Miscellaneous Claims re-
ported that the following we're the sums due the
quarter ending Nov. ], 1872: Crawford, 9427.60,
balance due to September, $l476O; Stearns,
$137.50; White, 3Cl.3o; Skolly, 94G9.7o; Ash
ton, So95; Pahlrnan, e477.40, balance, $500;
Herting, 1857, balnnce, clos; Jones'. 1891. 20,
balance, $40; Lonergan. s34o; Roelio, s295
Harris, s315; total s., ,2G8.e0:
The report mas agreed to-yeas, 9; nays, 5-aa
follows:
Ttas-A,hton, Crawford Harris, Herting, Jones,
Lonergsn, pal.l1na1,, Roelle, and Miller. =:
>ays-Bosue, Cloush, Galloway, Harrison, and
Singer.
Those who voted in the negative did SO be-
cause the sum OF $5a day. was allowed the Com
missioners. For the sa1no reason Mr. Kogus re-
fused to sign tho report of the Committee.
The Committee on Licenses reported in favor
OF Licensing tavern at Haywood, and the report
mas coucurred in.
The Committee on Equalization Of Taxca re-
tr.; l. Brothers, for relief from duplicate as
sessment Of personal property, and the report
was coucurred in. Certain taxes paid by ". B.
Bateham were also ordered refunded. The claim
Of T. c. Fisher was digapproved.
Tho same Committee recommended that the
County Clerk should annually roviso the county
ta1-1ist, but without charge. It was so ordered.
Mr. Ashton rose to question OF privilege in
reference to IN editorial in The TRIBUNE in ref
erenco to the course Of the Board in fixing tho
tempted to fix the salary of the Judges; and lnaw
very wclI that Cook County did not pay either
them or the States Attorney $1,000. Tho
Board had not fixed the pay Of the Sheriff, but
simply Of lis employees. Tho law fixed the
sheriG's pay; It wss understood BY the Board .n
they would not be paid, so it Vas imrnateril
Of ali such things was to preju-
dice tho public against tho Board:
The Board had created no new offices, except
an assistant janitor and porter. at the Court
.iouse. The Commissioners had not violated
tile law when they fixed their pay at IS. The
Judiciary Committee had reported they had =
right to it, It was report which could not be
successfully uswered.
the fees did not cover the salaries, they should
be received pro rata. > Still, it would be well to
have = resolution On the subject. The heads OF
departments should pay the salaries out Of tho
fees, as they came in.
1lr. Galloway onored the following:
Rtso!red That the Committee on Public Service be
to inquire into tho psopricty and expense
Of having Official report Of tho proceedings of this
Board pnbiahed u Of the leading daily papers OF
That would save tho Board from tho garbled
reports which sometimes appeared in tho papers,.
In order to give the citizens tho necessary in
formation, official report should bo published,
as was done by the Council and~t the Board OF
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Clough offered the following, which Was
adopted: -,~:*: -:
Rcsoed, That the heads Of the sceral Departments
Of this county, to whom the county furnishes suppGes
are required to keep correct list OF eacn nnd every
article used by thcn for which the county has to pay
during the ensuing year and furnish such list con,
densei g.. far practicable, to he Clerk Of this Bo1rd
efore the advertising for bids for supplies for another
year.
tis Board to furnish for te Of person desir
inR to offer proposals for supplying any au OF
the several departments estimates Of the amount Of
each article needed for the year, based upon tho
an,ouut used the preceding year. lii eli resering
the right to take or leas as may be required for
the use Of the county.
It was adopted:
After drawing jurors; the Board adjourned till: