, 1873-02-25
THE COUNTY. BOARD.
The Resignation of Commissioners
Singer Withdrawn.
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Award Of Contract for Drugs..-xo Mor,
,Laxuries for tile Poor---The Jury
Mileage Question.

A meeting Of the Board Of County Commiasio,.
ers was held yesterday afternoon, President Muns:
in the chair. Present, Commissioners Asbtn,
Bogue, Crawford, Clough, Galloway, Har1i,on
Harting. .Lone7gan, .Joaes, Pahlman, sinser
Roalle, Russell.
After the minutes of the preceding meeSa,
had been read and approved, the Board proceed.
ed to business.
communication WIS received from Dr.. lH.
Ter, Superintendent OF Public Charities, reco.,,
meuding thAt tho County Agent be authorized, |,
reduce his force Of vis;tora- II Was so ordara.
Commissioner Ashton moTed to take up Ii.
resignation OF Commissioner Singer, and act e.
on it one ray OF the otlnr, so as to relio7s IL.
gentleman Of his uncertainty. TWAS tatcn ~
/ wherenpon .A1r- Achton moved that tho Resigns.
tomb accepted.
" Commissioner Harrison thought that, "a b.
had been elected By the people, Mr. 9inee.
ought net 70 resign. He ought not to sscriaes
" his private interests, but he ought to gi7o Ii.
public Just aa much of his time as he can afford
he would like to hare 31r: Singer feol aa thsu;a
he was right in coming to the meetings Of ths
Board only when he could do 90 without prelude.
ing his private interests. ....
Commissioner Singer said tha. if he could b
relieved Of the details OF committeeman II
would be coutent.to remain. He would Ike I.
be relieved of his position as Chairman Of tts
Committee on Public Buildings. With this u
derstanding, he would withdraw his Resignation
So thu matter was settled, and tho Board "a.
tains one Of it's most valuable members.
Tho Committee On Public Records reported
recommending that the Recorder of Deeds ba
instructed to Keep IN index Of maps and rha
recorded in his office, The report WAS cunc1Ered
In.
Tho Special Committee on Drugs and ,leaicd
Supplies, to whom wore referred tho psopoaa!s
for furuiahing such supplies. reported the thses
bids for the amount estimated to be as follows:
T. J. Elutha.dt, S5s7.7s;, G. A., Hoffman
s549.16; Hurlbut L. Edsall, 'e514:12. They rt::
ommend that the contract be awarded to Eutlbussj
l. Edeau. =,
Commissioner Ashton moved to refer the m,t.
tor to the Committee On Hoscitals:- Lost.
Tho report OF the Committee VAS thon coccur-
rcd IN. -
= Commissioner Bogao moved the passage ot
the following:
Reso!red, That in no case. shall any person or ~
sons be discharged from their Habi1it; any sre-s
bond or recogufzance shall fiAt.t produced and e.
rendered pToc!ded no discharge under this resolution
shall be granted except BY vots Of two-thrs of Il
the members elected to this Board
s. Several Commissioners expressed the. belief
that the resolutions would not ba binding upoa
the Board merely as 4 resolution, unless
were incorporated in the rules OF the Boa:d
With this view, the resolution WIS referred =
the Committee Oh Judiciary
Commissioner Galloway moved the passagsd
the following, which was adopted:
Resolced That the Overseers OF tho Poor be requs-
ed mot to order lu1cres TO Fezsuus asking relief i@
the county, and that, far possible they cc712
tho Lis. OF supplies furnished to such Articles Of ne
sity III fuel; Hour, potatoes, meat, fish, beans pd
barley, coffee, eoap, CANDLES, shoes.
R<soErsd, Tlat the Clerk Of tho Board bs INSTRUCTED
n1Af f1,cD D1-1 rf
foregoing resolution.
Commissioner Ashton offered the following, !
and it was unanimously adopted:
Resozre That tho several CLERKS Of al the eouraa
record in Cook County be, and they areheEehE, T.
structed and directed to Issue DO certificates OF rks
to jurors except for ileagn once each way going 1a
returning during the term; end that the coust1
Treasurer be- and he ia hereby instructed ad dtsed
to pay such certificates except as ABOVE speotas
until further orda-ed--~-
President Miller gave notice that he should not
be able to serve on the COMMITTEES to. 60 70
Springfield and look after necessary Legislation.
Commissioned Harrison moved the passagsa
a resolution directing the County AAoIne!n
Investigate and report to the Board whethert.s
County Clerk is entitled to fees OF to zalt3
: there being much difference OF opinion On thu
snbject. Adopted.
The Board then adjourned until Monday tftsI'
= noon next nt o'clock.