, 1874-09-02
COUNTY SUPPLIES.
Opinion Of the County Attorney
on FOrsytlrs Contract
md Proposal.
Additional Testimony Taken.


Thu Jo;,t oo,,r,,.,oo ~ tr,,r,..,u a n,,.,
Buildings mot again last eyeniue, to oontinr
thn;r inyesticatton I'M, Tin c1Io,o,s ,vo-ohor rcf
by James Forsyth l. Co., for articles furnislle
the poor-Ilousc, Insane Asylum, and Coun,
Hospital. oommlaaionor Burdiok presided. ar
tiiore woro present Commissioners Jones, Jolr
son, Lonargap, and uortins,
slhco previous 6easlon, Commissioner Durdlo
submlttotl to County-Attoruoy Rouutreo tn
questions, with request that he give an optnio
County kr1onysy's OPINION
Inc Oonhty Attorney submitted tho follow
ing;
xs g. fsse.f sssrs sy e ,ss; 81 ;s't e; t sst ;.aa g.
Is tho eontraot hstwcen + Forsyth Co., md IN
consfrue first linn of Recommendation Al n, ,oo.
report a. applicable 10 e ites Of ceeae and ns Sorosc
purctsso Of ali othsr srticisn nh ,nsItinn.i r. ~
report Of ihe Committee of puhlio 9jnree Il +,
price stated in Tho proposal ohoese wa contrscte M
sers was contTsctsd Tor 1t 10 and ss eena onon 81
corng 10 liz tess and CHARGED Is
questions. whether ths contract !. rea1 snd =.
Whether It IL binding On cooE County " AS%''' -Aa
In reply to ths r. division q question. say
municipality - re the scou of d. cnrnor.tc S'a a.,
thoritica Of Tho uunc}pay ia csent1nl IN to vn1itx
Of ito contract 30 fsr m tha n,,nicn,t !. cn
cd, tho conract enanaes from. aud Il nssed unon n.
action Of il oorporste suthorss n a,se cnscs Il
III % m ss to the
thereby s executive officer merely for that purnose
and bis authority extends only 10 he execution ot iii
frnn ontaidc ~ sn,f haxnns ti,a sctI,n ~ 49,, ~
thoriuce. ths acuon of such sfncor 10 to tns,
extent IL &hn oontroc IA s.verso .u1 .,a nv,
ura ytres and not within tbs nny..r n sno on,s.r
render obligatory upon tho miinictpslty Nor ia It
oSgstosy r npon tho ues1
Thcrefore tie coptraet Of Tossrth "a onia
TO bs furnshed prca in c1crsa nf t"t "nrsa m.e,.
by she hoard it is to tat oxtant 1nantnorg.S "pon
o,,un. ;. =, run eoSrnAor glspINa.
~ rcferenca Ia thn cnntr.ct " Iii HG'h -
that Forsyth Co. agree to WV frnsh m sss'ye s,si
ces namei IN tRs scheduin IN tnor.t ~ sucn att
al the priccs therein nnmcsl .ni set nnoost s
articles ns is-tho conty-nay need Or realre Iurin
sge. o ss CUNT. IL euc% ouanea ufa aay s
as the maY 10 ordered ~ aioresai, md that tie
day Of anusry is md So"rcsT w ~ % fa1ioss we
tio to Tina al Tho same nav hs 20 nrtiorsa ~ @
hoforo ts sfst av ~ Iteeonha a ruy Oh or
riols provisions, unnecessary 10 mama hore it nro,
satd Forsyth Co. for puch artclea "a thoy may ann,
aIcd and sat nnpos thor!o 9aon,, naa seeaao
The ooptrac IL III NY, " .d b3srd"
y Just 80 long - tho county contnuea to orer Of
foFsyth Co. ths articles n.Mad tl'eron and no
ras o Forsyh c. afss N Il III oes
or not order = them Is peaiss sa' tut county may
You ask mn to co,,strnn "p tha xAhEst,ST G.si H.,
enaon 1t loot Tie re Is sppc.ba +. &c IN
tom. Il md feroscns o aaasrsana yoa tns
f as Fer. m,.i5R9
"And a. to al osher articea and ,tSn,a III haro,,,
specied your Committee recommend tot ~ T.. asHoa
trnet ne awarded 10 janes Forsyth d. for Tia asmo
at tho prices enccifed in t1,er nrnnop,i nIo, IL @
such articles Or items." " N@' ''AA'A" ''S @''
s sony auy senss 70 hi gsfn M # gSs Ss 9o snord any
asr Of 4 thu see aas no ,h II WITH the
you name. "''N' ''''' '''S' - 'D'"f''''s'
What do ali 1.her artiets @ H. H. paragraph "
epeccd mean ~ ie IN nosSi. aau ne,n' en- meten not
under consideration. In ali nrohat1 ,ao snp!eot
Do tho words ali other artce mi is11,. nuns @ SsaIs:
specified 1nean with roforencs 10 your Question tat
gaon and ecase n q ente ,a ~ - 70 cents Per
viii tho SAMPLE frnishe 1ca.Fesa ~ = ~ Ao aua,y
tue cLeesa ia hear ma somn Or whether
Tho stnt,ta I2 nraxi,os a"n ttat oou1a1 = a.,
being tested. iii mi ;on;t ~ u,h 1s Auisst after
tnra ioss ~, II" IN NY I9ue oc exploue at tomFera
ahall nsrr nsinIv sn t5,i Tue Inspector
or packaQe a,1nrnva1 Nra ~, ~ oaen eas1 uArfe!t
said otls or ;uit!s viii ionits n ous, II
160 degrees Fahrenhei thcn tha !e1s tahh
On each cask barre ~ snal mark
purposes, nrs teat 1cn1 ~ LOT
],eruou shall sell any nil svIfr fs ieo, ~, , any
IT, having tho tgnttnH point leaB t4an
nekrse1 "a tahfenh-he shall be fined 5000 and be
nose kerosene At 1gs ~. See2y Now nnp-
sSfo to consts tho sa e M oe
rhuso o, oil to that of 1lo tesii7 ''A's o0 p'f'
It 10 me that the report Of tho COMMITTEE md
|he concurrence Of tho Board therein, was dcsisaed
E ,p Sera tn ~ nosr IN c9se evidence demonstrated
houf III ro1a o. Tue nay neeed n s contract
.ounty to demand ns opst ~ y. nseefsaes &c or tho
liers qualify and also or IN nntr e.e'en e. o. ta,
Of lie urices nFonose, az ,ta ~ taks
as 70 o. supposed mat tho proposal would be ut tho
az &C. ~ hsfss snS q
ho contract syaem that H. thet r. " & &aaop;,hR
oa.raca to bo lot il supposed tst bidders "pah Vii
yal each oor and orcr articles Vi liz lowest nrcea
u order to secure eontraeta. " "''' p''>s'
.o4ssyt 70 noaTa nanas IN the sas relation