, 1874-11-21

for pso ~ asld Institution for lhe epRuipg year,
] !. C0mMipsoner DnIdick moved 4B m alAqpd-
rnent to tho report TINT tho bondsnen be sued
| on tue hond Of tho" contractors, aud tuat tho
viii. darrioa: ~ 'T'' s'E's' - p'9S''| '0'' =
The report na thus amended was adopted.
.vn,o eo,.,, RE99npEn'4 qtr1cE. , :.
! suitable location for the nocordor'a office re-
pogioa aa f9llowss g, H..
a2 ] @s sesns y gaaP &c ess
Is H. saS ae.as
offered iu accordance ;zih the instsuotions Of tho
nse gs stt s
bask yA4 rseomnenA the adoption ef tha frat report
thorDWlth, and aAl TO he discharged from tile further
consideration q tA9 sAajee'' rn9'tas iossHaAH
| Select Com1p!ttee,
Commissioner Burd!ol moved in amendment,
that part OF tho ball and Dadsook building be
leasqc lgr tho pprposo. Which Tas lost. :,
tes a 9SS9A maySd gf5o1 IN 10 sssa IT.
presept premises to tlo Board tor sHo years at
s4.Uo0 i yeAr,. whleh waa lost.
The D, igtna1 iebort,' Which selected the White
Building aA tie Recorders ofca, was on motion
- sA1An1Es
Commissioner Dardick moved that Tho special
order Of tue day DO roferrpd to spQciAl Con-
miltee. Lost.
On motion Of Commissioner Johnson tho
Board went into committee Of tha whole, with
Cpmmissioner Jones in tho Clnir.
On motion i was decided to fix tho salary OF
tho Judge Of the County Court;at II, 000 per an
mum, tue same aa last year.
1rR. BouN rnEE,
On tho question OF the County Attorneys sal
ary. Qommiasloner JoApRon raterrod to the fact
meot 10 @ liz atduoas datiss q T Tie Dor 6onnty' ' It.
tosney md moved that bis aalary for. tho snsu-
Conn 9eomm1isssioner clcnseI moved in amendment
that the salary of the County Attorney bo fixed
pt @, 900. ns tAon9ht tbat tho present salary
paid him was exoibitant. lie Reemod TO think
lllat the duties ot tie ohlee:were" d tneto baEa-
tallo, consisting Qf ap OCCASIONAL cnueultationb by
the Comullssioners. who only sought hi9 COUNSEL
'.Ar q sort OF compliment to tho office, and
tae drawing up "a: occasional ;contraott Of tho
wasse Is sbbsc bs co sssFeea S saa ss assssn s ss ss
With .oupuacta Of this kind, or buy the patent
which yhad been taken out tor them rather.
than 80 lle expcnse OF purchablng tho
patentee. I'd had not heard any talk Of in-
dptids Of the Co1nty Attorney III tito contract
Investigations Aroused the compassion Of the
Commissioners. It was q bad time to raao
Bglariaa when the nsskiugmRu waa making as
per cent leBa: than fugcs usod to bo two yaara
ago.
Commissioner johnson stated that tho
previous County Attorney, whose salary was
"a ,0D0, bud ALSO ali assistant with salary of
81, 600 year. Ho briefly alluded to tho various
duties which. tho County Attorney was callod
upon to perform.
uommiBs,ouer Ashton did not think Tint tho
amendment Of tho Commissioner ought to pre-
vail when the BeriouB 'and extensive nature of
the services Of the County Attorney were con-
sidered.: It was not to be expected TINT = high
toned gentleman like tue official in question
Should be paid the sum earnod By South Water
etrsot hholnan. -. i! .,, ,,.'.. ~
Commissioner Clough roforrcd to the fact that
the County Attorney wa engaged during part Of
his time last year in work in another city, Which
was contrary to q ruio Of tho Board. g.,
Conmis6lonor Harrison stated that whlo the
County Attorney was fintalling hia term in the
bis county duties. Ho was in tavor Of paying
fair salaries to tho county ooeIs III order 10 ee-
euro good uen., He thought o. 900 WA a anali
enough salary for tho office. The amendment
Of Commissioner OlouGh was lost, and, on tho
puthng Of the original motion, Commissioner
r4lson eala that Tue considered 10000 per NIL
pum too large q salary.
Tina original motion waa then carried. =
On motion tho salary of tha clqr1 Of tho Couu;,
y Board was axoq at ss,ooo,-tho aaIae as last
STATES ATTORNEYS oLRnR. :
In considering the sa!ary Of tho clerk Of tho
States Attorney, Commissioner johnson moved
that II 10 Q1cd ut 90. 600, In Lieu OF 62.000.,.. :.
! Commissioner Harrison dl1 not think that tue
plllco was worth moro thnn 81, 900 year The
personal merits mid ability Of tho occupant Of,
tho Office waa not tic question, but simply Low
much could tha Office 10 filled for? :
Commissioner Johnson said that the present
clqrk pf the stata's Attorney was in fact au As.
atstant Stato'B Attorney, taking Up the dutie8 Of
the etate'e Attorney during tho latter'H absenoe.
Conmisaioncr Harrison auggeatea thRt new
Commissioner Ashton said 1t was in.materiai
What the officer MaA called. Tie question was