, 1873-12-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Pay OF County Employ cs--C1crl1 OF tho
Superior Court.
An adjourned meeting Of tic Board OF County
Commissioners wan hold yoatorday afternoon.
President Ashton In the chair. Cemn,issionors
Bogue, Dusse, Dnrdiok, Olough, Crawford, john
aon, Jones, Harrison, Harris, HertIng, Lonorgau,
aud Singer were prosont.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho Chair announced the special ordor Of busi-
moss to be tho consideration Of tho salaries Of
county officers.
On motion Of Commissioner Lonergsn, tho
special ordor WAS suspended, and two reports
from tho Committee ou Public Bni1dings-ono
allowing N. D. Bailey e4,25o for services rem
dered at tho new County Jail building, aud tho
other recommending change In tho lathing Of
tho Jail. Both woro ooncurrcd In.
The Committee on Judiciary submtttnd re-
port recommending rofuaal Of tho application
OF States Attorney Rood IN tue matter Of
Matthias Eisele8, who prayB for the restoration
OF d Cortan plat. Concurrcd III.
THE eALARY QUESTION.
On motion OF Commissioner johnson, the
Donrd won't into Committee OF tito Whole ON tho
special order, Commissioner Harrison In the
char.
On motion Of Commissioner Ashton, the Clerk
read tho County aalary-liBt, as fixed last year.
Commissioner Dogne moved that tho sanries
MIR. Gross, the Circuit Cork, being called upon
for = statement, said be could not nparo any
clorks, aud those III his Office got no moro SALARY
than tAey earned.
Commissioner Dogue's motion was adopted.
Commissioner Ciough moved that tho salaries
OF the baillffs ba tho samo as last year.
Commissioner Burdick advocated a reduction
ment was loading principle in tho recent cleo
ton, and the promises then made o'tghtto DO
liyod up to.
Sheriff Bradley explained Tint tho Banifs got
no more than they we're worth.
Commissioner Ulough'B motion WAS adopted.
Commissioner johnson moved that tbs salar-
les Of the employees In the Recorders Office DO
tho same rs last yoar.
kr. James Stewart, tho Recorder, showed the
necessity Of leaving the salaries Of hB clerks
just whore they wero.
COMMISSIONER Johnson'o motion was adopted.
Commissioner Crowforl moved that tho Re-
cortlor be allowed two vatchmon At $85 per
month each.
When tie salary liat of tho sherif's office was
reached, Commissioner Crawford suggested that
the pay OF tho Country Deputies be increased.
siorlf Bradley thought they did not got
enough, but he was opposed to tho cutting down
the number Of his Deputies.
Commissioner johnson moved that the pay Of
Of the employees in tho Shorifis office be left ns
IT WAS last yelr.
Commissioner Burdick moved as al amend
mont, that tho salaries Of tho City Deputies DO
reduced from g., 900 per annum to Il 500.
Commissioner Crawford moved as an amond-
mont to tho amendment, that tho sa1nricB of Tho
Country Deputies bo fixed at $500 per annun,
instead Of $780,
Commissioner Jones suggested that 5000
would be enough for them.
Commissioner Clough offered az substitute
that the compensation of the City Deputies be
H<nAn nt Hat &1P II,
Country Deputies at $500.
All these motions wero defeated.
Commissioner Burllck thon offered precisely
the saue resolution as tho substitute of Com
missioner Clough, VIZ, to change the Deputiea'
salaries to 81, 800 and 5000, and 1t was adoptod
oLEnK OF TILE SUPERIOR COURT.
Commissioner Ashton offered tue following:
Resotued, That No recommend that tho Board In
struct tho Committee Judiciary to inquire into and
examine tho question, to what should ba tile cUn1-
peusaton Of tho present Clcrk Of the Superior Colr
whether he Ia entitled to fees, should DO paid a sa-
ary and If entitled to fces to what oxtent sud what
the County, and should go into the County Treasury
Also what is the legal status Of the present Clerk
said Court.
Commissioner Clough moved rs amendment
that all those salaries which had not boon fixed
be referred to tho Judiciary Committee. 1t WAS
lost.
The Committee agreed to recommend tho
adoption of Commissioner Ashton's resolution,
Commissioner johnson moved that tho Com
mittce Of tho Whole rise and report progress,
md ask leave to sit again, Carried.
Leave waB granted, and tho Board adjourned
until 2 o'clock this afternoon.