, 1873-12-30
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Awarding Contracts for Supplies
Tho Poor House

Salaries iii tho County Clerks 0nlce--
Tho County Agent.
The County Commissioners mot yesterday |
afternoon, President Ashton III the chair.
a communication from tic Cleik Of tho Crimi-
nal Court suggesting an enlargement Of the
vault for his uso in tie now Criminal Court and
Jail building, was referred to tho Coma a1istoe on
Public buildings,
THE pooR-nousE.
Tho ANIMAL report Of tho Warden OF tho Poor
House was submitted mud referred. Tho report
covers the quarter ending Nov. 80, and uhows
tlat 640 pooplo have hoon admitted during that
tmo. Of tloso thoro were born III ireland, 1876 !;
Germany, 10; England, 81; Sweden, 81 Dem
mark, %; Scotland, 16; Norway, 1t. Thore
wore no Americans. Ono of the iumates gave
Lis occupation as " author"-of his own misery,
in al1 probability. Thoro woro manufactured
892 al lticloB of wearing apparel aud 5l2 aricles
chiefly Blirts, socks, aud shoes, werc issued 10
inn1atcs. Seven babies wero born during tho
over from the August quarter 49o inmates,
making the total number at present 970. Ono
hundred mud 1fty.aeyon pauners were buried.
FDnNlslf1N1.
fitting up tho Criminul Court aud County Jail
building wcro road md referred to the Committee
On pnhiio buildings Hsnnossy t. Co., $io, 800
KIN n II gwi,no.. < H., aia ~ n Il t. #
ouu - ~ ent'!oy ot1:' %ta,S. :" -: ton a..
L. Wicko i Co.. $a2. .A9e.
S non I'd. then wss into cot'e ne Of the
the County Ckork Conl1niss1oner Harrison in tho
char
An order of tho Judge OF tho County Court
was 1oad, by wtir is authorized an increaso III
tho forco in tho County Clerks o1icu. conf
munioat,on was also read frum the County Cierk,
giving tho order of the Court as to tho number
Of clerks.
Geu. Lieb. who wns present, stated that he in
moro satisfactorily than his predecessor had
done ami to TINT end ho ahonld reguire MI i'll
creased c1crcal force.
Tho Boartl thon proceeded to net upon tho
mattor, with the result rs shown below. The
motions for reduction proceeded almost wholly
from Comtnassioners Clpugh, Huraick noguc,
and Singer, "hllo commissioners Ashton, Craw-
ford, LonerEan, and johnson faithfully fought
for the salaries aa recommended.
Tic following tablo shows tue salaries rocom--
mondcd BY the County Clork IN his Office, aud
also the Items voted Ill the Committee OF tho
Whole:
~ I'M! AnlI
Ctsrss. sf4s,. Gss6ms a., 9a: - r9tea xnc
0 % T. II @ - - ~ tt So a.,
one Dopusy for relrtupttons. ~ -. ..... 600 s0o
One DEPUTY for marriage licenses and
certificates. Observation-Disclosures. 1,bo0 1,bbo
one Deputy for 0ashier. 1,?oo 1,2o0
Uno tax aEpeai cefk.. T. 9v9 ~ tx S
@ ue sern n cIarso o. sooRs aa ps ansss too 1oo
AsU soc5. j.14 ".-' =. .e'o'aDs s''.A laoo LOO
ron SERVICE IN THE COUNTY counr.
Quo Chief Dopu.y.. y..:....,............. 25uv $500
One Assistant Deputy a,ooo 1,soo
Tho Committee of tho Whole rose. reported
progress, aud asked leave to sit again,
MORE FEES.
Tho Committee on Eoualixatiop of Taxes ro-
! ported recommending tho puymeut of 38.37t.75,
| The balance duo Joseph polIals, late County
| Clork. as fees for copying Assessors books and
extending taxes and equalization. The report
was couc1rred iu.
RELIEF.
Tho Committee OH Public Charities reported
| TINT tl,e County Agent needs q laryer Office for
lie tie transaction of lis business. and resom.
| mtndod that tho Committee bo authorized to
Comfniss;ollor Crayfoti Thought tt1ero should
be tlree depos Of sappios, and witi. | tI,at % Wow
moved that tho report DO rccommittod. This
! motion wns lost.
| action be taken in order to rreyont suffering,
COMMISSIONER Clougl moved that the COM
mittee be instructed 10 advertise for proposals
for renting a suitable building.
! Commissioner Harrison moved TINT tho Com
| mitteo be authorized to proceed at once to rent
q suitable building, provided the rout should not
exceed a10o per month. This motion was
CONTRACTS.
The Special Committee ou bids for county
! orinriur stationary. efo.. renorteJ rcronnond-
11, inc tic award OF tIio contract to Ga,noro Au,
berg s Co., at tho ratos suited in tloir bud.
! I'bo Snceinl Committed M snunlien Of hard
! ware. drv-guods, hats and cars, and bedding,
ronorted. Recommending tha award Of tho hard
waro CONTRACT to RelnAarlt i Multay; hats md
| anna o. Il. Crary b "a. :-trY-T61la. Andrew
| U1grnu, boddpg. G. II. Gurnontor i Co. Tlo
| rom1rt WIS conclrred in.
fae snocul Committee on pronoaa,a for bury
| iuu nnu1ers. roportod roeomn,eudue Tie award
charge to 10 mndo for uao Of yailt, OF to rola-