, 1874-10-22
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Adoption OF tho Majority Report
on the Forsyth Contract.
Judge Bec1zwith's Opinion.

Tho special ordor Of tho day was tho roadr
anu passing upon tho report OF tho Counittf
on tho Forsyth j. Co. coutracts. When as lilo rca,
ing Of tho report was concluded by Col. Nile
commissioner Burdick Htated TINT ho wa
willing that tho report should 20 tho world rs
was. He thought. however, that it vas ridic,
loua to state TINT tho contract price wae chnnpo
from month to month, aa was slown in tho r.
port. Ho moved for tho substitution of tho N,
nority for tho majority report.
| Tho motion resulted as follows:
! 4 1sas-nogue, gurllck, and c1ough--3.
10y HaFr1s Aerting johnson, Jones, Lor
COMMISSIONER cLoudM
said TINT aa being ono Of tho Commission
ers mud tho ono who had moved primaril
IN the muster, it was proper Tor hin
70 tell how tho matter csmo abou.
ao had boon often mportuued by pnrtics to ri
10" lnrgcr price for goode than was settled II
the contract. Il, tho courae Of those importuui
ties ho had baen told TINT other committees thar
that no WAS OH were in tho habit Of ALLOWING
larger prices than thoeo Of thv contracts. III
theu tolt that 1t Wns llH duty Gs tumnligsiouc,
10 taiio Some means to ascertain II tleeo 6tate.
1nents we're true. He mud Commlesioner Bog,1o.
Wy WIN T1ew Or looking t1lto tho matter, mixed
Col Niles il ho could be on hAnd during tuo
evening ~ order that they oonll look into mat-
tor0. Col Nlles Baid that he could mt co,nc
down Of avaniugs. They then got from him a
10y md tue result OF their researches wus tLe lis
per cent moro for articles than they should. Tho
question then aruse to t!ler minds, how should
tho matter bo presented, md they decided to 10
forth tho factR as found in Romo Of tl,o biIIe.
There was unfortunately. no way to question
tho correctness OF tho bills except by brnpinIr
them undos tho notice Of lho very mon Who Ind
revised them Tho speakor alluded to lilo con-
tract Of ]. Forsyth t. ca. III q s1;ding cnn~
traes, which WIS a beautiful arrangement Tor tho
sitalg ia.a OF the money belonging to Cook County
known that j. aaorsvth 4 Co.'s contract
offered concentrated beef ut $40 for pounds.
Wlilie other Grocerr oGerol tho satne article for
e, 70 eenta per pound. It was plain as daylight
.aat M the 8entlGmen who presented the report lad
"ns originally drawn.
=, ihe ienlarlsa Of tho gentleman who presented
tho minority report vera Of very liberal con-
stFnctlon. Ao had gono grcat way to concil-
tso H. Inc ano gentlemen It was not tho Intention Of
matter: Whatever his private reolings might
nayd been IL this regard. Ao had mover aSpresaofs
them fulsy. but ho would ask it oyor auy one Lntl
neara Of the parties in q criminal suit boing
Sao3y MIgei sua 3afy In their own case II thoy
board. they ought to recommend tho Lecisct,rn
10 aaye trouble III criminal Jurisdiction bv aIirv.
lnE all criminals to try mud decide upon thcir
own cases cases. With regard to tho hour case, which
%as Y osought In in tho report, there had bocn
ab'1nua',t opportunity before now to bring it be-.
|ose tue Board il there were really any OCCASION
% do 70. In conclusion, Commissioner OloucI,
offered o40"da
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
D a1noudrnens Of tho report:
Rfaolreu That your Committee fDnn n nto7 oo,,,
nuncatah from the .idrut pl,yatcan nf ts Irsaro
ass M !1i An, fooF-hohsc, Dr. Tope, aud George Kim.
efs 81 warden Of ths aano institution, dated Nov
WHICH were read at tho session Of fhe Hoar] Nov
z Ae'a Wn'h asasen aiuonE other uattcr5 That thr
oir furnished had MI boc,l good % aapio cn,.
rcted for except ono lo which was nude satlafarorv
= the consractors. Your Comuitco ayo Ind m ~
lenee that The Committee uoupo ut,ll Tennnra
r ,e ysar ls1 consisting Of commleso,crs JOSEPH
" way influenced b. the gift Of 1nonoy or ,rr on'
Iteration to approve bills Tor quality Of Hour ot aa
s eansac slp ns Or t. Induce them 10
lAe tn9tr objected to tho employing Of the
amea OF commissioners in the amendment, and |
nc mover removed them.
IN motion the amendment was lost
Commissioner CiouGh tLou offered tho follow.
g, WHICH the Chair ruled out OF order:
That 80 mitch Of ,e report a. reates tn tho ao,r
lsnlfnel the county In 1879 bo recommsttol to tha
~ ~, w1th instructions to ascerain If tho Con-
.ee on Pu1'llo Chnritias or poor-Houae pn rnuunrn
taa Year consisting, tho records phoH, qf j0ssnh
srr1, Joun llcrtnB, mud TAon,as Lunprgau Woro jD-
ltncel by nny illegal means, wlcther by lie i've Of
cnoy ur other couaiegatinus 10 credit htlls ar ,ax
c Mot rs Rood 70 sample contracted foc aud Il
~ i3s So,ssoo y. ero found 10 b guilty Of nafeasacs
~ an a. asocoa s,I tns e to s eonat With tho County Ao
;,ta named commissioners for such o6anse con
coMst1astosEn noarr
ated that TIN iloniora ~ sn,,i U,.
nj to1ti lin, ,I,,t tnra s" -. .,uasu Mater street
lotng Of tho ouunty @ "su ctSarta n Mrof ln
70 members OF tho Board had charged Lim
th Introducing resolution for lie putposc Of
uting reelection on other members. anI for
nit ram oann"s an,,,n w. eaclsomeht Wheleby he
tery dened % Tue ohafpe vdr mo'orssy enss nS
on = member Of tho Board lio had shown I'M M
,poMtlon to caat lourouch upon hia faIloy
nor had lIo triod 10 cnin ncws,
ma. ia ho3 y y ',sroanelhX , hl'neombo resolu-
tim a,t. "A ,.4;' -! ~ Anh aesio1a heon actuatod
ee u n, tntercsta Of Cook Conniy, ind had