, 1873-01-07
COUNTY MATTERS.
Proposition to Establish lilo Office OF Nc.
chanieal Superintendent.


The County Commissioners mot yostordey af-
tcrloon, President II. B. Miller In tho ollair.
There were proscut tho following Commission
ors: Ashton, Duguo, Clough, Crawford, Gallo
way, Herting, HarriB, Harrison, Joues, Lonor-
gun, Iahlmal, Russell, and Singer.
TIE OFFICE or COUNTY MECHANIC.
a communication vas received FROM tho Build
Ing Committee, recommending tho appointment
Of Ill agent to inspect and attend to applications
by Judges and other employees Of tho county for
rcpnara to tho county building, at u salary to bo
tlxotl by the Board.
Commissioner Crawford ornoscd tho creation
OF now Office, and thought TINT tho work could
DO dono better by Committee of tho Dourd.
The ta1-payern demanded moro working On tho
part Of tho committees.
Commissioner Doguo thought it would DO
economy to create auch m ot!co rather than
pay tho flvo members Of Committee 80 day
each for their Corsices.
Another Commissioner spoke excitcdly on this
subject several times and ut great length.
The mattor was temporarily laid over.
AMENDMENT TO THE TAX LAW.
Commissioner Bogue, from tho Joint COM
mittoc OIL Finance and Equalization of Taxes,
presented d voluminous report, as follows:
:. uESrLEMra: Tho Committees on Finance and
unica!ion of tue County Attorney III regard to pro-
pused changer in tho Revenue Law, hare had tho sao
interest to tho county, md beg leave 10 report TINT
ttlcre nro thrco modea provided BY the Constitution
whsreby revenue nay 10 raised for county PURPOSES,
dehteluess which existed at tho ltno Tho adoption
Of thu Cnustitntion which a1 tan bo sel fur otLcr
ar !aa II ii n' u s iSs sf5asfa ss
sSs ss,i3 eox y1ts i Fl tG rsas ., e
Smiling fund must be prDvic for payins tho hora4t orc
mate ahows that this ~ mil tax viii bo required ior
o ' M 9na Of hc W oa
Of this lax. Your Cosmittee then uasun1o that tho
Of c a,ys M 5f
aliarsef the county; that tho old inaebteduess i
which to oln with the city n tho erection Of the Court
1o1ae BIT to raise such fund, You, conlnntseo are
of the l:upe for authority 10 levy grcater tax. Tho
qucatton then presented Isl. Wlrthcr q ta1 slal
s levied at oncs sufficient to rebuild with at least
tho bonGa u tho county Bha be issued and the money
raised Ut once, alld tlo sinking fund provided by
Of The Dori+. Tho objections to tho frat
oao arc: !. rhata direct tux in order to o available
M1st utl o collected within very short period, aud 1t
will by unnecessary burden dpoa The people. 2.
That tho Court oTso " SUPPOSED to DO for tho lonet
o1 o ngs 3s fHs a tine IT, eoe @ ann AZ It f fnr a
added, houd LAY portion Of tho cost inaslauch III
they Will lit common with present values hnvu tho ben
gifts. Your Committee nre os tho opinion that tho
best mode il to issue the bonds and to axl tho pcopo
to yote tax to bo oxtrudod over tue period
Of tho lin Of tho buud. When consider
that within fifteen years the aeseshca
yaat Of ;lp rropsry q ho ,'n so1.ny viii ouns T. s
that fa required. They therefore recoEanen1 tho lsa
MO Of law which. Will authorize the people to yoe Il
lux 10 ray t!,o hod auh tax to be through
rccoulmtnd tho passnGo Of law providing fur Corn
ty Assessor, wlnec SALARY sall bo fixed ny Tho nour.
II will cost no more to tho county than the rcsel.
mode Of preparing tho Assessors bools, wll:lo 1!uny
thoEans OF dolnra will DO Rnye1 to the county, aud
BY requiring tho sscssor 10 mako al necessary correc
tiesa tAt al1 property sal bs properly aescy!Les.
aud fairly aEsrssca; unl by giving tho public oppor
ties will 10 rencdied wjlfe4 now oDstrucs
this collection If taxes. Your Joint Committee are Of
the opnon that tho tie for collecting tho tax Of 1872
thona 10 extended. THO Importance Of this will 10
aElatont wien wa consider alio proaent stringent con-
dltton Of tho money srt1 tho fact thut a!t,o ror
tiuu Ut tho nx-pAyera ate nuW out Of employment aud
tho further fact that tho tax Of 1871 in yet bving col
~ tl,e county Is thurged with tho caro- Of tho
county roor, tho n,ard ought to l.ave power
o% to ss'ost & s I u nss s sffr @ IL t s
guests ICE day, being Is ccutb more than formerly
o aso Of the opInion that no fee should bo allowed.
fonr Committee recommend at The County Attorney
supervision OF la joint Committee, embracing Tho
foregoing resplutius ata thai Bs,i n.,ti -
rcacutIyua 10 requested to Recuru o passage VI tue
eahu.
The report was conculrod in.
OrENtSu BIDS.
4 discussion tAon Aroae upon the feasibility Of
opening aud considering lidA for supplying; tic
county, during which The "lols,y'' urtsdo nn
wild, po!tling wllic. tho Board adi iuuneu until
O'clock this aftornt'un.