, 1874-08-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

! Report OF tho Cor11niftce on EqEalt
I Zati0n.
| The Board OF County Commissioners held
meeting Yesterday afternoon. President Ashton
in the chair. There wero in attendance Com
misEioucrs Bogue, Burdlck. Dusse, Crawford
Loncrgan, Jones. Eool}e, Ciorsh, Harris. Her
thug, Johnson, snd Rus.oll
PETITIONS.
Petitions wore presented by the following par.
ties:
u. S. Wentworth, Principal Of Cook County
Normal School. asked for an additional supply OF
water-ripe. e~
GW. Browne begged to bs relieved from the
bail-bond Of the notorious Molly Holb-ook.
Tho County Clcrk wanted Aome moro olerka
for his Office.
A petition WIS presented by the Woncn's s
Temperance Unlon| OF ProT1so asking the reyo-
cation Of license for the running OF 4 81 dram
shop" kept by one Christian Burke.
Commissioner CiougA asked for tho original
petition, which was read. and showed seventy
two signatures Of voters OF rroviso, who we're
in favor Of granting Burke license.
The matter Vas temporarily laid over, and :he
petitions were referred.
4 communication from tho Cashier Of the
Germnn National Bark, asking that coupon Of
1O@AAs AoosHAAt A0ASAA~NA
HOSPITALS.
The resolutions Of Commissioner Jones rela-
tiva to the proper management OF hospitals, and
the distribution Of public charities, were then
taken up.
The Chairman was appointed by the motion to
look after the matter. - ':~r
Mr. Ashton said that he had quito enough to
attend to already He did not wish to bo saddlcd
With that additional duty. Flo was compelled to
give most of his time to co,.nty business, and
hnna11 tn would he ayruHe1
Commissioner Crawford hoped thar the Chair
would conseut to act, as ho would be tho best
man for the place. Besides, Mr.. Ashton was
about to make an Eastern tour, and would be
ab]a to make observations OF how tho sano bu3i-
ness worked in other cities.
TIE motion was then put and carried.
THE RECORDERS OFFICE.
The next matter taken up was the resolution
IN regard to the removal OF the Recorders ofdco
from the Times Building.
Commissioner Lonetran moved that tho mat
ter be referred to the Committee on Public SER
vice, instead Of the Committee on Records.
Commissioner Clough did not 800 why this res
ol1tion should change lauls. Bad references
shonld be stopped.
Commissioner Crawford thoagl. that tho ref
erence would be in good taste. Ho could see no
improprietv IN it.
Commissioner Jones thought that the Commit
tee On Records would ba the proper channel
through which to act.
Commissioner Lonergsu thought that the
was good one, and hoped it would
prevail.
Ths amendment Was then put and carried.
The resolution 40 amended Was adopted.
BILLS.
Tho Committee on Judiciary recommended tho
payment Of several small bills, which was agreed
to.
The Committee On Public Charities also re-
ported in favor Of the payment OF several small
bills. which wero ordered paid.
The Joint Committee On Public Buildings re-
ported in reference to the construction Of IN
additional story on TO InEane Asylum. and
recommended tho payment OF 81, 364.65 to
A!essrs. Aguew l. McDermott for mason work
done on the samc-
The report WAS concurred in.
1EFUSDIS0 TAxEs.
The following Was offered By Commissioner
Bogue:
WHEREAS, 4 large amount Of ta1es have been paid
% the County Treasurer which at the time the State
n1 for tae year 1878 levied and uEport!oued t1
he raIrDdd aid tax which sa!u tax has been declared
IN constitutional; therefore,
R6otrtd, That tho Comfy Collector BE-, aud be fs,
hereby directed to rrfnn1 to each and every person
% having paid hts State levied for the year 1873
hat portion that 1as illegally lsvied, decided by