, 1874-11-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

TEE COUNTY OuMm1SS4CNGAsso'
Tho Board of County Commissioners mot yoH-
tcriay afternoon, 1rosi,lont Ashton ln tho
chnlr.
Tho crelentiala OF John Conioy, Commission
cr.clcct fron, tho Sixth District. wore presented,
and Afr. Cooley was duly assigned aeat In tho
Donrd.
A communication was received from J. ".
(iaryey, coutractor for tho mason work Of tho
wing OF the Insane Asylum, refusing to proceed
further With tho work. II was placed on lilc.
THE REconpEt's OFFICE.
A communication wnB received from Wilbur F.
storey, offering to lenae tho quarters now occu-
piod NJ tho Recorders Office lor tho sum OF
$1,000 per annum including heating, also, ono
from i. Simpson, agent Of tho building No. lo9
Hantolpl street, offering two floors therein Tor
eA.000 per annutn.
Thjs brought up the report OF tho Special
Committee, lail over last Monday, Which recon-
u,enlcd tho accoptarco Of tho proposition OF
Alexander White, to lcaao Tho building Nos. IS
and 81 Fifth ayet,,o for ~, ,0o0 por annutn
Commissioner l}urt!ick moved that tho matter
10y over for QUO woel
Commissioner LonnrEnn Eaw no renBon for
roatpouomcit aB the Committee Ind already OK
aini,icd the subject fully. 49,. :,
Conl,lliAsioner Uurdick did not bollcvc tho
btutcnlci,tB III tho report Wero boro ont by facts
which wero tint, i'll respect Of light n',d vc,ita-
ton, % tho yimcs building was superior to tho
White building.
Commissioner LonorEan moved tue previous
question.
This mott on excited great indignation among
tho Inenbo rH Nllo desired to tfiHcusB tho subject
Com,nisH Toner Clou.11 said it was the flBt
i,uard. @ It was evidently intended to ohoko OF
discussion.
j ho Chair r,1!cd Commissioner Ciough ont Of
order motion for the previous question WIS
mt lebatah.o.
Commissioner Clough npp ca1cd from tho ru1-
lng but it wns sustained by IL Toto Of 0 to 1.
Tho motion for ths previous question was then
mt nllr carriGd.
ComnnHjonor Duvlick could not ropress Ills
indg nation, and declared that lo would not SUBJ
nit to tllo operation Of Hl1ch rnlo
Tic Chair Btatcd that it was his duty to e,l-
force tho ruto aB it oxisted.
two other proposals were read, Ono from ".
+. Storey, offering tho preHont qualters FOR
Si,u0o per nr,,,lnl, including heating; and
nnotlor from tho agent Of the building No. 153
Wien the veto wns called, Commissioner
Clongh took occasion to oxplnin his vote, and,
in doing 60, aaid Tint groat iasto WAS manfeBt-
ot in tliB matter, and lie could SEQ no for
It. liz Nas in fnvor Of leaving tho nocordor's
ollleu where It was, believing it to bo tho most
econealicul nod tho sasoat pan.
Wlen Commissioner C0uloyB nAn1o was called
he a4.;ed to bo excused from voting.
Commissioner Loncrgun objecled, aud COM
missioner Conley :horoupon voted: "yea.'
cun:nissionor Crawford explained lhat ho
votad 'yca" because tho present quartora xsro
Too small, md aluo becauso there was very bad
smell in aud about tho Times Building.
Commissioner Harr1son said lie should voso
Ing any cllanee. There was plenty Of vault
room III tho present quartors, and nero could be
hnes il desired. 1io lind no particular friendship
for tho Times. but he could SEQ no roason for
moving tho o.ltco.
Tho motion to CONCUR in tho report wns lost by
a tie veto. as follows: |
rsas-concy, Crawford, Harris, Herring. Lonersnn,
ts; s:;Bnrtck' nu.se, ooug, HARRISON johnson,
Joue", Nussoll-7.
con',ui'sioncr, johnson moved to postpone the |
subject ono wcek. /
Commissioner Harrison raiaoi tho point that |
the report Ind boon practically defeated, and |
could not bc p6.tponcd.
Tho Chair ruled tho point Of order not we'll |
taken.
Commissioner JohnBon wishdrov tho motion
Commissioner Clough moved to lay tho report |
oil tho table. Lost.
Commissioner Crawford moved to recon1mit
tho matter. Carried.
THE 1HsANE ASYLUM.
Tho joint Committee OIL Public Buildings and
Fulc Charnes r,corsed that J. ". Garyey tho
contractor for tho masonry at tho 1naane Asy
iu1n, hnd thrown up his contract. aud recon-
n'oaded that tho Con,mistoe DO authorized to
buy hia materials and go on with the work.
ConllnisBioner Crawford was opposed to this |
action. aud fayorod awarding tho contract to tho
noat highest bidder.
Commissioner johnson argued the necessity Of
speedy action.
Commissioner Harrison thought tho pnblio
would not be satisfied to hayo Sis. 600 building
operation carried Oil by committee.
Commissioner Clough regarded this as dam
gerouB experiment, aud it would inevitably bring
tho Committee into bad odor. Ho would rather
have tho contract awarded ut higlor a,ln.
lending the settlement Of tho question, the
Board adjourned until Monday at 2 p. N.