, 1873-12-02
Mr. Ashton Elected Prosident-.-
Address Of Thanks,
The Bonded Debt of the County Is
$3,681,500.
An Attempt to Add the President
to the, Finance Commit
teo Fails.

noons tho formal nlcottuG betng proceeded by tho
usual amount Of talking, worrying aud smoking.
Tho Board was oallod to order by h1r. Clork
Niles, and tho usual formal proceedings Of in
stklnont gono through with. Tho gentlemen
present woro, Commissioners Ashton, Dogue,
Clougn, Crawford, Harris, Harrison, Herting,
Johnson, Jonos, Lonergan, Roollo, Russell,
Singer, Busso, and Durdici.
Commlseioner johnson presided during the
proceedings, he having bo1n chosen on motion
Of CommisBioucr Ashton.
AsuroN ELEoTEp PRESIDENT.
Commissioner Boguo moved to proceed to
elect d President. Carried.
An informal vote wna had, tho vote being
ABhton, o.; Harrison 8.
Ccmmissionor Crawford moved to make tho
vote formal, which was done unanimously.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDREgs.
Mr. Ashton thon proceeded to road from mai
uscrlpt tho following addross:
Gt,.tlsn!ea ef Ae 8oanf ef Commissioner " Cook
tender you my heartfelt thanks for tho honor you
Lave thls day Conferred BY eeecnR me rs your rro-
siainE officer "a acatlsae TIM believe me- that am not
on your part Is because Of any peculiar fitness TINT
Possess for the poBton over tho me,nbers Of ills
Hoard, but that ii Ia the expression Of friendship
for all old aasocate thun otherwise and as such sha
evSr rononler It. with grateful reco!leetion shall
Honesty ali mpursat mp s' IN tSs Ti' @
chargeof my dutics, invoke your cordial co-opera-
tion. 6hul cnlcayor to be actuated by high sunHe
OF duty to tue entire people, anu treat you all With
candor aud AnIness ind whatever mistakes may
mako land Of liz upyold tho possibility of
mastaRel b9neyo me-, gentleuen, will Gs OF tho head
I hope, gentlemen, It will not bo considered it-
position and our responsibility to the pn5ic, The Tue
Condition Of our hnances aud the intorea Of tho tax
1Mysrs, demand your SERIOUS consideration. Wc
in al o1penitures, and innst upon rigid nccounta-
billy ct oil public servants under our charge.
tho haduciug and Rander1ng Of tho Official Scts and
character OF private men, hal seemed to become an
moral or political standing were determined 10 drax
overy man down to their own level. Tho result OK tho
recent election has fully demonstrated that tho masses
Will not tolerate dictat'on from any source and that
the people ars competent to select l tho yari
Gus onces within their gift, without interference from
hge tho aarg Of tho county that our people viii feel
assured that their confidence has been misplaoed
ant, but, having accepted tho trust wo should not
shrink from Its responsibilities. or neglect tie dutlcs
and desire Of US iii, whsn say no VII oct Oh oleay aEy
fug the best interest Of the entire public.
Tue nanes' situation o1 H. wl!Gs country w
ntshtng and distribution Of supplies to tho poor aud
needy. While complying with tho demands Of human
t'on IN our nct!ou We should ayod exrayagaut out
!ay for public improyeincnts and coulnc them within
the Limits OF oar ability, aud tla necessities Of the
Tv roforarro 10 Tho f4o,r&,
Which will e sun,it,e ta vnm Sor vatr etSnt1
it will bo found that tic current o3pcudltures for tf
last year haya amounted to tic sun 81 s4Ss ox
elusive of saaries that there lsa been issued In 20
$23, 900 and paid upon tho public debt First war
bonds, $l5oo00 prncpl aud 324o 900 interest that
1874 tho sum Of 81 t0u Or theroabots nn tint or
the 200 Of bombs authorized bY Inv to a irane
for building und other D,rses there il retnuininp m
hand unsuia $7630U0 leaving balance in tho Tres,-
ri. ut this t!Ile, in current funds, and ox-
" eout e et,M nm nd th tn. tt % o. re sum
Of she county NJ Ills tuts AZ tho s,, Of n So
From these figures, ,,uder ali tho circustances s!r
rnnntlfnr na Sinco ta Trent F,e of 1s11 4 - oM
flying 10 know that our credit is at high standard,
and TINT the finances ot tho county haYo been caro-
ana eauuonsy ~ gaaraea and ioE moro detailed
mort - "@s'1 @'A'S -" ~ 'oe ileasaeofs fe-
tho various Committees, in order tlat maV So nat e
mud far to a nd hone we will strve to aw9I itter
ness and personalities III our intercourse aud Official
eetlot anu ~hethes aa public otllcera or private ciu
1ens es our Ways 10 pleasant ways and our Several
sdmjrution n ot on Aaaim Tue tEa% ana
fur this exnreasou ur yn,r c",fiaonrs '1Aa''A you
On motou Of Ion1miasionor ,Johnson t,,e
Presidents address was ordered spread upon tic
records.
Of the old Doard be Temporarily ntfopted bv Tia
present Board, which was adopted.
. ADVERTISING ron auppL1Es.
Commissioner Borue o1erod a raso1n,;on
which, as u1noulel. Vas az follows:
R.,oIred. Yhat tho Clerk ADVERTISE for ~, .vo.,,
commencing Dec T. for Droposais for a,,nnea for.
Cook County for tho ensuing Year in accordance viii
ths rules and resolutions Of this Board and that tho
e !or @no reGeoA OF suca proposals be at least TIL
pse 10 & npa tea snsh state at infor
at;on WI W furnished " tho Clerk Of An approxi
ncscd Nv thn cann,v rn A tht ~ 3 @ sfne!es
with such information Which snfornation ahsiI ba IN
writing and open to i1isrectioa. ~"'' -
TIE FINANCE coMM1rrEE,
lSeso!red, That the Flnance Committee sha conatst
1ai III ia a " "ao'n 'as ouaarman Of this Board
raa.,,,1S@, r,, - :,
as mnoito and very hi nrooodat ~ a.o
1ish. no had no personal feeling, but le must
earnestly protest against such action. With an
n'sorapulous ,, y poason ~ tne ohalr, nc did not
Ia lad .''S0 "0"s ''A0pA'''1o'' 'n' ooa1o ta'snE
Commissioner Johnson did not SOC tho forco
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