, 1873-03-18
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Po0ple VINO Go On tho Bonds Of Crim.nn1s
Must Tako tho Consequences.
Hyde Park's "superior Glass "---Re-
port on Public Charities.


eiouers waB hold yesterday afternoon, prcBlacnt
Miller in tho chair. Tho following communica-
tion waB received from tho Connty-Attorney
oENrnr,sEn: have Tho honor to report that 7
have examined Into the matter Of tlc pesition Of T.
r. nnnemeyer to bo released from hs resosn!za@neo @
AtsornoJ ho declined to recommend the rc!easo. Tho
power q The Board to olcase forfoted rocoqnizanccs
shen, sss1 mpeaop' a." on ''at e i g1eund %
can cannot % 10 n,aintsi9od @ for ressso would anonSt
to the giving to private individual the property OF tho
sn ssa su & snx /. s tons.Yss @ .aS sc
county could Tote snoney out q % tho treasury to any
tSa - fssss w warrant t! md liz psstes Interested
hsxe se ey te he 3s
the Board has power to dispose Of the county property
In such door 10 open pretty wide through
outon Of criminals becomes useiess in every insancs
wbero bail Ia released. JAMES I. Roor.
Tho communication waa placed on flo.
TIE " surER1on" cLAB8.
A communication WAS received from Dodaon b
Pierce, Hyde Park grooors, obiecting. to tho cut
ting down OF their bills. md submitting u stato-
ment OF facts, among which ia tho following
That. az the inhabitants Of Hyde Park arc
known to DO Of superior class, 1t follows that
from tho county, having been accustomed to tho
bert Of tho kind, arc not satisfied with inferior
articles. consequently nc do not. keep them.
And the prices charged sy US m IL
That hae pS sovernsa ahn and that Dv wo sGe Se9s
charged Cook County, no, moro than
wo have to our rogular cash aud thiEty-aAy GUS
ed, will net rs 10 pcr cont, profit" Tho firm
nsks the Board to reconsider it's action aud
order the payment Of the bills in full. The
matter was reforred.
/
The quarterly report Of Pr. Bon q. Miller,
Superintendent of Public Charities, was sub
mitted. Tho period covorod by tho report has
boon ono Of unusual oxpense-ono Of tic hcayi-
County Agents office there hAvo been on tho
books 4, 533 familios, or l7,0o2 persons. Each
family cost tie county s1807, Or 81 90 for each
poraon for cech month: A careful inveatigatio.n
has boon mndo in eneh caso. One Of the heari-
| cat expanaes las been that OF coal.
| At the Poor-HouBe tho average number OF in
rnatoa has boon GIG, at cost OF 514,89901.
about tho 1guroa: smnll nRE nREo1tt moasles. and
il full, with applicants continuously comlng in.
There has been an average attendance Of 27O, at
| cost Of S11, 111.85, or 4519 censs por day for
each inmato, inclusive Of salarios, fuel, &c.
ticnts have had to wait several days to obtain a
bod. The average number Of patients Was 400,
ut cost Of gil, ,445l4, or about 81 cents each per
day. Tho erection Of new hospital inamedi-
Tho work Of tho County Physician has In
creased considerably: There wero Ga iuuauo
] easea reported, OF which % were found insane.
There Woro IS Coroner'a inquosta during the
| quarter.
The report was placed On file, and accompany
ing reports from the various county institutions.
| Of which the nbovo is compendium, wor0 ro-
ferred to appropriate oommitteoR.
| at1BoEL14AREoDs.
Tho Committee on Judiciary, to whom was re
ferred the resolution requiring two-thirds vott
| Of tho mombers-ele OF the Board III orlor tx
| discharge bail bond or recognizance, reported
back tho samo, being In doubt az to the author
tty OF the Board to give relief In such casos, ani
recommending tho adoption Of tho resolution
| The report was conourrol In.
Commissioners Ashton, Of tho Committee up
pointed to confer with the Common Council Com
Inittee, In the examination OF the report OF til.
Relief aud AID Society, reported tho proceedings
| Of tho Joint Committee, which have boon alread,
published and recommending tho passage OF
resolution authorizing tho employment Of I
hhort-hand reporter and an accountant, o.
motion, the desired authority WAS granted.
Commissioner Bogue asked to be excused iron
furthor aerYioe on tho Special Committee on tn
report OF the Relief and Aid Society. He WA
excused, and tho Chair appointed Commiasione
Crawford in his place.
Commissioner Ashton submitted the follow
ing, which WAS adopted;
Resolved, That tho Superintendent Of Public Ohari
tics DO instructed to report to this Board tho nuMbo
and names OF al inmates Of tho Insans Aaylum who
through friends otherwise, pay tor their tnaintc
and care; the number and names OF thoHe
for at the county e1ponso who laye friends rela
tiyea 1be to support and take Of them, With til
names Of such frionds uud roativea and their resi-
donce II known.
Tho Board adjourned until Monday next at
o'clock.