, 1874-02-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Complaints About the Roof Of
the Jail.
The Sewers Of The Times Building Out
Of Order.
Talk on the Question Of Town
Assessments.

Assessments.
The Board Of County Commissioners mot yes-
terday afternoon, President Ashton In the chair.
The only absonteo waB Commissioner Roollo.
MINOR MATTERS.
A communication urging that Judge Williams
Courtroom bo repaired was roforred to the
Committee on Public Service.
a communication from 4. T. Gnult, proposing
to sell various sites for tho County Hospital near
tho corner Of Clybourn and Pacific avenues,
was rofor1ed to tho Committees On Hospital and
Public Service.
The Warden Of tho County Hospital submitted
Ills report for tho month Of January, showing
that tho average number of inmates was 200;
receipts Of monoy, SCARS total expenditures,
s8,826.s5. It WAS rcferred to tho Committee
On Hospital.
The bill Of President Ashton for expenses in-
ourrod wllile on his recent lobbying tour to
Springfield amounting to s5s.75, was referred
to tho Committee On Public Service.
for tho County Jnil and criminal Court Building
McGinloy, 52.884; ]. s. Basaott d Co., S2,150;
H. Lamparter, $4,000; I. n. pollenz, 32,451, ,15;
Lans re- Murphy s2?so i'm 5osoph + HGSan }S?;
marth ( Bro, 81, 8S5. TIC proposals wore ro-
ferred to the Committee on Public buildings
Tho Committee on Public Buildings, to whom
was roforrod tho bill OF J. II. Marshall d Co., Of
$1,000, for reut Of Kentucky Block for the dis
monding tho payment Of $3.50 rs tho payment in
full of tho county's share Ut tho rent. The re-
port was accepted and laid on tito table until it
shall bo ascortaiued whother auch amount'is ao-
ceptablo. .
Tue Bare Committeo reported recommending
tho payment Of IS, 900 to III. B. Bailey on account
Of hls contract for tho construction Of tho Coun-
ty Jail aud Criminal Court building.
Commissioner Singer was dissatiaflcd with the
report, for tho reason that the usual Is por cent
was not retuiuBd. Tho contract called for tile
cement roof, which had turned out to bc fail
tuted.- Thoro remaiuod large amount Of work
60 DO done, including tho question Of the. accept
ability Of the, roof.
Commissioner Clough thought 1t unsafe to
adopt tho report, and l,o moved TO lAy it over
temporarily. Tho motion WIS loat by tho follow
ing vote:
Yeas-uogue, olough, Crawford, Harris, Jones,
Nays-Dusdlck, Busse, Harrison, Herting, johnson,
Loncrgan, Russell, Ashton-8.
Commissioner Boguo stated that there woro
other serious defects beside those mentioned by
Commissioner Singer.
Tho report was conourred in, tho only mega
tive yotes boing those Of Commissioners Dogue,
AlUublt Au4 Galbpl.
The Committee on Public Charities reported
recommending thai, thero bo au appropriation
for the Of tho Hick poor Of tho county to tho
Central FREQ DispenHary, Wost Division. 81, 900 y
Mp{ta Si star rDekepsary North DlyiHiqu' $780,
- Tho Committee on Town aud Town Accounts
reported recommending tho payment Of bills
amounting to s2G7, for reliof to tho poor Of tho
outaide towns. The report was coucurrod in.
Tf1oaf 1foE
| vorsely On tho payment Of bill Of S12 for ro-
pairing sewers under the Times building, ,ylero
tlo 1{ecordors office III stuatod, the Committoe
believing that Mr. Storey should ASSUMING the ex-
WITCH abounds in the Times building. THIS
portion Of tho report WAS concurrod in with
great unaprnity.
The Bame Committee reported, without reo-
| onl1nendatiou, upon bill Of 3700 for coal fur
nsllod to heat tho Criminal Court md Jail build
ing during tho process Of interior construction,
Commissioner Crawford asating that ho, Tor one,
saw no leason why tho county should pny for
coal to holpa contractor with Ills work. Tho
Bill, howovor, was ordered paid, Commissioner
Clough alone voting against It.
a bill Of .s3s for constructing storm-doors in
the Times Building WAS ordered paid, as the con-
tractor bud dono tho work by order OF tho Re-
cordor. and thore waa no hope tint Mr. Storey
would pay for it, though he was in honor bound
to do 80.
Commissioner Durtliok suggested that Mr..
Storey would reimburse the county to; tho
amount Of the bill,-wheroat the Board laughed
unanimously. >.
COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION. =;
The Chairman statod that ho had been to
Springfield whore he found legislation worry
much bohind but, by proper Understanding
with country members Of tho Legislature, they
would vote for anythlnEtCook County askod for,
but they laborod uner tile difficulty that tho Cool
County delegates wore not agreed upon anything.
Sovoral nf tho Cook County members wero
opposod To tho Eco bill bocauso tho salaries raid
to Cook County wcro too high. Tho Assessors
bill had been loBt but ho believed that, If prop
erly looked after, a similar bill could 10 passed.
He was Of the opinion that with proper attan-
tion all necessary l!alation could bo procured.
He was woll treased in Springfield, mud px-
pressed thanks thorefor.
The Board then took up sundry, bills for tho
ordered paid.
THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.
Commissioner Burdtck called attention to MI
article iu THE tribune Oil tho Aubject OF nHaoaB-
lnonts. lio urged members to read it carefully,
aB it was sotlslbie article, and they would boz
como convinced Of the necessity for action In tho
mattor. Some plan wns necessary tor an oven,
decent assessment BY tho State md County AS
Heasora. lie quoted extensively from YsIE IRi1-
uxE to show that the City Assessor was almost
invariably correct III his valuatlons, while tho
Town Aaaeasora appeared to DO mon OF very poor
Judgment. 1t was essential tllat IN effort should
be made to aoclro legislation.
The Chairman stated that b bill providing for
County ABaossor was now boforo tho LogBla-
ture. and II 1t were properly looked aftor there
WAS no doubt that It would bo passed..
Commissioner Harrison said he understood
that Senators MoGrath mud Keloe had wtll-
drawn their opposition to tho Assessors bill,
after having been assured that uono Of the Com
missloners wanted moro otllcoB, mud they would
hereafter giyo tho bill their support.
Tho Board adjourned until Monday at a p. III.
-James Wynn has been committed to tho
Woodstock CVl.) Jail. charged with tho murder