, 1873-01-08
COUNTY SUPPLIES.
Opening or Bids by tho County
Commissioners.
Cheap Boots md Stoos..,DooidedIy Low Ratos
for puria's.- -.Proyisions for Paupers.


for nuria's.-.Proglsion for Paupers.
Tho Board of County Commissioners mot yes.
terlay afternoon, pursuant 10 adjournment,
President Miller In tho chair. IIloro wero
prescnt Commissioners Ashton, Doguo, Clougli,
Crawford, Galloway, Harris, Harrison, Herting,
Jonos, Lonergan, raAlman, RuHgoll, anl Singer.
a communication waa received from tho
Superintendent of Public Chnriticu, uaking for
Increased accommodations for smallpox patients
Mt the County Poor uouBo. It was referred to
tno Committee on poorhouao and Paupors, with
power to net.
Tho Board tllon proceeded to open and
examine bids fer furnishing anppllos to Cook
County. Throo bids, banded in nftor tho timo
announced for receiving thom, woro rojocted on
motion Of Commissioner Crawford.
Tie bids having boon opened, On motion Of
Commissioner Crawford, tito Board resolved IT.
6olf into Con,ntttco of tho Whole. Tho bids
wero taken up and actcd upon in tho following
order:
For boots and shoos tho only bidders wero
pl1ili, Apfol aud L. Doitrich. Tho bid Of Mr.
Doitricl was accepted, and tho contract awarded
aH follown: For mons shoos, por pair, SLID; :;
loya', e1.25; wolacns', e1.25 missos, 81 !;
c;,ildrenB', ii conte.
For wood tI.oro WAS but ono bid received, that
Of Henry HarnlB, who proposed to furnish body
oa1, aud ash, at tho Poor House and Asylum, at
.10 pcv cord, being nearly 81 moro tlan WAS
Paid last yoar. Tho rrico was doomed too high,
lad no cc!ion vaB tahon on tho bid
Tor tho burial Of paupors tlore woro throo
bids: William lIoinrich, to bury at s2.6o eacl,
mud furnish woll stained pino collins aud COM
fo:tablo conveyance 10 tho turying ground |;
William Eionoyer would do tho aano at 50 each;
,;cncyer & Co. would bury ut g each. Tho
Litter bid tsas accepted, on condition that collins
and coryoyarccs MO furnished.
For milk for tho County Hospital, Charles
Ia:ncs' bid WAS tim only ono-at 20 conts per
gallon for tho first lrco months; at 1G eonts for
tho next six montla and at 90 conta for tho last
thl'ce months. Tho bid WAS laid over.
cents por pound dclivorcd; /. G. Hanohott 4
Go at y eolta Erea boarn9 H. at asS 1o5 eonsa ,1
furnish bouae of tlrst-clnss quality at 81. 80 per
b'1shol. The bid Of Mr. Docrnor, on butter. was
accepted.
For broad, tloro wore hids by Frod. Elcinhnus
at SO cents per pound; Scbwcinfurth Bros. Il
Co., 3GS ccntB; Thompson l. Tomplotoni ~
conts; Fred. Volz, 8 1G-100 conts; August Pros
moycr, ZIG centn; G. J. Fordicr, . TIC cenls /;
c. L.Woodn,an + Co., - contn; Auguot Hoffort
H.
oFas determined to tale no action on thcHo bila
until samples nro furnished. Among othor bids
7yas orc which proposed eupnlying "ono pound
Of bread for tho Weat Division"
echwoiufurth Rroa. & Co. bid sG.75 per barrol:
They agree TO furnish the aanlo quality rs last
year, for wl,icl, they received s0.25 per barrcl.
This bid waB laid over.
bias wcro received from uurlbut & Edaall, J. ".
Ehrman, r. ]. D1utharlt, G. 4. Hoffman, and
H. D. Garrison.
Inas,nuch M nobody knew anything about
drugs, Commissioner Millormovcd TINT tho mat
tor TO loft to tho Board for Its action. This mo-
For meat llaro woro bids from 8. Wcrstrom l.
Co., ]. e. Woratrom, 9. 4 J. schlund, Diamond
$ Sweotzer G a" 4oonaF ga,s W. ! FoGy T. at, JGln
VIM Colcr, ken'tor Kemp, Wrn: holnhara5 t, &
Co.. I. Kohlla.nmor, and 8. 8. Nutting Tho
prices ranged from to 551 contB pcr pound TOR
meats for paupers and Poor House, and from /, .
hospitals. No action wln talcn on theao bids. -.
For groceries there wero bids from q. d. Hall
4 Co., Jaa. ForBytl,k Co., aud Allen, oorroll t.
Co. No action was taken on thom. ,,.,
For printing blankB, ctc., and supplying 6ta-
tionery, there wcro bids from tho Illinois 6tdats
;Zett,ug Smoal, lobnnks g. Co., Ballard & scully,
Cameron, A1nberg & Co., I. 4. Pierce, Olnrk q;
Edwards, Sinclair L Blair, ]. II. ". Jonee, Lega1
'Nc,rs Company James G. Robertson, md III. u.
Kenny. No notion WAS takon
Tho Committee then aroao md reported notion
to the Board, mud the report was concurrod IN.
Commissioner Harrison moved tho appoint
ncnt OF I, committee OF thrco to examine bids
for flour, groceries, and bread; another for uta-
tonery aid printing; another for drug. anl
Mcdi:nl supplieB; and fourth for other bids not
acted upon, tho meetings Of these committees
to b. held openly, u'd tho bidders interested in
vitctl to Attclu.
Co1n,niasiontr Ashton claimed that tho motion
wnp out Of order, as it concted with the reso-
luton previously adopted by The Board, by
wll;ci, gil ht7 must Lo opened end actca upon In
lilo fill I}o.it1.
Commissioner Clough Sustained this view OF
the case.
Commissioner Galloway did not think TINT tho
point OF o:icr WAS well tnlon. Tho motion lid
net conflict with tho previous resolution.
The Cl:airmnn decided TINT tho motion did not
conflict With tho rcuolution, and waa therefore,
NOT out Of order.
Tho yca9 nnd nayB being called upon tho mo.
tien To-. tho appointment OF Special ColnmitteaB
it wap carried by II vote OF to G.
Co,n:.,iasioEer Ci0uGl, moved Tint tho remain.
In; liIs be examined In tho Board beforo being
referred to tho SpcciGl Conmittocg.
Ce:nsujesiooer Harrison moved to amond ee
that tic bids may ho read, aud not oSnminod il
tla opcn Board. Tho motion was carried:
The Board adjourned until thia afternoon at