, 1874-09-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
An adjourned tncoting Of tho Board OF County
Commissioners wnn held ycntorday afternoon,
pros1dont Ashton In tic chair. '
Tho Committee to whom woro referred tho
bids for supplies OF wood and con1 presented
-eport, iii which tho various bids wcrc glyon,
without specifying tho lowest, or en,hodying
any Recommendation. Tho nlattor was reforrod
back, with instructions 10 ropprt the lowest bids.
THE INSANE AHiLU,f.
The spaclnl order, tho report Of tho solht
Committee on Public Charities nnl Buildings,
recommending tho erection OF M addlttohal
wing 10. tho 1nnano Asylum, waH tnkei' up.
Or. Tope. physician OF tho AsS'nn'' "aa p'oH-
ent, md gayo statement Of tho pressing lleca
OF additional accommodation for insane pn>tcnts'
His Idea Sns to begin operations OH tile now
wing at once, and to finish ono floor this yenr,
and tho remainder Of tho building hoxt yoar.
COMMISSIONER Buricl< favored tic moBt eco
nomical policy possible In tho matter Tor tho
noo,,lo vero poor nutl in Ito condition to undergo
very henry oxpo'ao.
Commissioner Harrison tho.ght tho only gucs-
ton was whether tho additional wing vas nccc.-
Tho Chair roforrod to tho stntomont Of n news-
papor tint thoro waa big htca1 III the matter.
COMMISSIONER Harrison Eail TINT Tho board
hal l1ty to perform 70 provide for tho eare of
oatty mud consciontiously performed, Eild no ar-
,litcct waA elected because Of Ills fllonthllip
with members OF the Dunri, thero nocI bo no
fcar ol newspaper charges.
Commissioner Clough fayorcd tho erection Of
bit portion Of tho proposed wing thts year.
Commissioner Jollnaon colid Aeo no economy
In this plan, nt,tl thought it would be bottsr to
a,lyortiae NJ onro for bids for tho material and
construction OF tho wholo building. Lumber.
~. -k,n tIJn fISnh
Commissioner Burdick .noyota to amend the
report 70 tAat 100 foot Of tho building bo con-
str,,cted and finished this fall, instead Of ono
floor Of tho ontire wing.
Commissioner Crawford e1preBled Lis onttro
Ilc amendment was atlopted and tho report,
M conourrcd In, provides that tho l'oard shall
eolect OIL architect to draw rlaus md Bpectca-
tiopH to bo submitted to tho board.
ELEcr1S1 AN ARCHITECT.
Commissioner Crawford moved to suspend tho
rules mil proceed with tho election Of An arct-
tcct. The motion prevailed.
rho first ballot, understood to DO informal,
resulted as followa: Lynn, 9; kntls, l i; Dixon,
i Gay, Doyington, i.
Commissioner Harrison ut tllis poiut suggest
olt that it Tould 10 wcll first to dotornlsne upon
the architects compensation boforo elcet'1lB htin
Commissioner lurdiok eaid that 4 was only
contemplated TINT tho architect nlontd prepare
tho plnns and specifications.
lilo SECOND ballot rcst,lscd es follows ETan,
8 Kar1u, i 1llloy, I. Esan was declared oleot~
cd.
Adr1CutTuNr.
The Board considered resolution, offered by
Cotn,niusioucr Ulossgh, providing for three dole
eatos at.d thres altcrnatcs to represent Cook
County at tho mlectiaE OF the State Agricultural
s3ocioty to bo held in rcorn OIL tho 18th INIT,
Tho motion prevailed, aud Lie gentlcnlen closen
ware al follows: DclcyatcA--Dantol Booth,
Charles Dn1to,,, and David i. Hammond. Alter-
natcs-bou1amin Chaao, John alcCanroy, satn-
uol Vial.
Tho resolution, offered by Mr.. Clough At
proviosts meeting, authorizing tue Committee on
Hospital to purchase tho hoHpital Buppllua for
HepLonbor 1T tho lowest 1,ficc nt which s1icll
asticlea ot euitablo quality cat1 bo obtained, was
voted dowll.
rAn1oua H1LL3
for boaue ptRrcll matches, etc., were read By
Cuunty-Attornuy 1lountrco. who had Kindly
oohBotlot, to tnho tho t'laco Of uoii. filcD tho
Oiork, uho Mis- suffering fran dipAtlicrla. Tho
ano olocutionarT powers Ut Mr.. houutroo wore
10 highly appreciated by tic hoard that I'll mo-
tions to tslsponue with further reading woro
voted down. After having for sonso tirno ell
ioycd tho beneitA Of tho Attorneys iiMu Yufco
atis1 admirable nlr'e tlie Board adjourned Until
A1otldny at y. I'll.