, 1873-04-15


tho total Ia 93G8130. Taking: Ills bid for Amherst
or Columbia atono. the total is S379, ,478. Taking
E. r. Dono's consolidated bid for masonry,
Taking L: r. Dono's consolidated bid for maaon-
tooEaf Is e5o5, fio. ~ ~
II The report Was temporarily tabled. :,
Tho Committee on Equalization Of Taxes
recommended n rebate Of the Burn OF s102.50 on
tho county Tux on poraoual property OF Hnrlbut
4 Elaull, instead Of rebate Of s5do, previously
recommended. -
Tho Committee on Poor-Houao and .PauperH
recommended That the county aaaume tho
chnrgo Of Ellen Ends at tho Egin Insane Asy-
% Kouer to 'a tbo bsaf pnb f 8ss% nnd
that tho county assume tho charge Of Mary
DAILY, now at tho Insane Asylum. Tho reports
woro agreed to.
Tho Recommendation tlat tho bid Of Agnow
Il MoDormott bo thrown out, not being signod:
whom submitted, WAS discussed and was agroed
Arr. Crawford moved to rocommt the. bids 80
the Committee could put thom all on ode scot Of
Tho President opposed any motion involving
delay. II any occurred, tho papers would say
things. For hinlsolf, ho had mado his arrange
ments, and lie intended to vote for the
lowest bidder. Tho report already submitted
gayo all tho information that was necessary, It
was his duty to his constituents to got the work
lowing: -.
Msp5rs Tnat r. tho Of bids Limit
Atr. Crawford withdrew hia motion, but op-
posed Mr. Miller's. They lad advertised for
sandstone III we'll aB limestone, and they should
look and sec II tllo former was enough choapor
to maka it worth while to uso 1t. But to 10 thAt
YuGmEElH n f.An IN
gate the report and find which vas the cheapest,
MI: Clough moved to adopt Amherst or Co.
lumbla stone o1copt where otherwiso specified,
Tho merits Of Kanknkco snudstono Yoro dis
ouasca, and bfr. Galloway. after long examina-
tion, had been unable to find Klat amy good stone
had boen brought to the city from tluso aaarries.
t. 3to wGs Rriable and looked badly owing to tho
Mr.. Egan,. the architect, aaid thoir preference
would DO Amherst or Columbia: 1'haro was
much iron in tho Kankakea atono which. .malo It
Objectionable.
!. h1r. Clongh's motion was adopted.
Alr. Miller moved tho Committee bo Instructed
to contract with Deakman, Bailey, Btreotor, sil-
yorman, and Boyd l. Button.
"A question was rnised In regard to tho .tiling.
11r. Boguo said bids wore limited to tho Johnaon
patent. which WAS expensive, and Ind not boen
tested.
Mr.. A1illor said hc should olfor resolution,
providing tho Committee should 30 draw their
.matorial and substitute another Kind SO that the
cost was not incroaBod.
Mr. singor suggested that, under the adyer-
tieemont, a bid for cut atone could not DO con-
sdered separately from ono for 'maaonry and
plastoring.
The point was not considered important.
hlr. Millor's motion WAS agreed to, and the
Committee ordered to nuke bids With tho fol-
lowing persons: -.
", G. Deakman, cut stone. s p98G8
n. O. Bailey, mnson work aud pascrng. 12s,20o
9 Streetef Co., iron WORK. 1os, ,2o0
,i, nnse!nn. cafnnn.orin9 9..-..'....'' 2o69o
Io'al. .$373,478
Mr. Doguo voted no, thinking aomo Of the mon
why, Hortiug. aud Singer, also voted in the nog-
atiyo.
Mr. Millor's motion in regard to change Of
material was adopted, with q modification that
tho Committee mako no changes without
submitting 1t to tho Board.
Tho Board aajournal TIL Monday.