, 1874-08-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE COUNTY comMrss1oNrpa

TIE COUNTY CoMMISsIONEPs.
a regular meotlug Of tho County Commispon
ors was hold ycstort1ay afternoon, rrosont
Commissioners Ashton. 'n tic chair. Do1uo
Buaao, Hor1ing, 1soelo, Olongl1, johnson, jones
bird'ck, Harris, Crawford, Lonoreat,, and 1lus.
sell. ' 'NN ->''
q communication waa road from Tllouns II,
Hamilton, City Dollor-Inapcctor, scttlny fortl,
fhnt tho thtcn tubular boilers at tho IuBauo Asy-
lt1tn Foro IN detective condition, ala rocom-
mendang tho obtaining Of ten additional Loilors.
Hcferroa to Committee on Public Cuarittca.
protest from 157 citfzons Of the Town Of
rroviso, ngainat the granting Of l1uor-liconso
TO Charles DourAo, was referred to tAe Lscenso
Conu1ttqo.
commissioner Crawford aall TINT It was de-
slrablo,in order that tho Donrd might taho ilonti-
cal and at tho eamo tino proper action on tho
Applications for town liconses, to obtatn M
oopinlon from tho County Attorney as to tho
Boards poWefslu tho mailer.
Commissioners Ashton naid tho Committee
could take such action as thcy thought fit.
Tho Commtttoe oil Equalization Ut Tnxca
recommended cortntn small rebates III fow
cases.
Tho Committee on Public CnarfsIos presented
Of July last tLoy yiatod tho Elgin Lunatis
Asylum Tint thcy found tho county ilad
alroaly tillod the quarter Of tito building
aasslgqod Tor occupation BY their paupera. Ihoyy
found tic hospital vas Designed to accom,no.
having last fall refused to mako NJ, approprte-
hou TO delrny current expenses, only ono wing
OF tho asylum WIN at present occupied, although
oth -, %ii,Gs f1 a!o reay for occunatcy ThiB wing
bor baa Of ~ ah i a oi ntonts totho
times tho siza Of tho County Asylum at JolIor-
Bon. alld WIS supported by Cook County iaxpay-
org. ss wpll as others in tho state. Tho Conf
mlttco cons!dercd that tho Inv governing State
just delnands Of Cook County, whose population
was fully one-fonlth of thut Of tlio entiro |
state. 1t was trslo that about one-quar-
eor OF the inmates Of tho Elgin Asylum |
tllrce State Insuue Asyluns, nnd willie Cook |
Couaty Ind few innatoB at tho JefFegaonyilio |
Asylum, It lad uono Mt all nt tho Auna ASYLUM !
elthough tlo county waa taxed for the support Of
theso Institutions equally. Wcro the Sfato dis
trictod aud q proportion Of population or taxa-
ton observed, tho result would 10 Tint Cook
County would got jurtics in tho matter. Tho
Committee urged upon tho Dohrl tho immediate
consideration Of tho oondition OF tho County
Asylum. which WAS fast becoming q place to
keop oily, aud pot to cure tue insaauo. Tho in
creaai1e the capacity of the present building |
waA matter Of necessity.
" motion, tho report OF tho Committee was
laid Oh the lablc.
huN!lHHbloucl AfaW!oE4 Thought tint do1ng
action should bo taken which would secure moro
'oom' for 1nsano reopls. 10 thought tic Com
nlttee OH Public Charities a,lll tint Oh Public
Buildings should Jointly DO called upon to de-
;isc Homo plnu by which thu facilities at Jetrcr-
un could be lncrensed.
CommisRioner Durdlck thought that tho facili-
lea for caring for the pauperB aH we'll As tho IN
aue should bo Increased. 1Io thought TINT a
hoap building should 10 oiocted Which would
rovido Increased accommodations for both pau-
'orB and ingane.
Tile Committee on Town aid Town Accounts
resonted few bills, amounting III all to ,ai2I
'lich were orlorod to bo paid,
Tho Committee on Public Sorvico handed in
us amounting to S298 Is, ono Of whscl,-a bill
resented by W. L. Storey, = for SIS. Ind
Uttered dnnution TO $40. Ordered to bo mid. t
Tho Board, after referring Commissioner
osuo's resolution relatlye to alleged frauds by
r: perlolat u furnishing county supplies, j