, 1874-12-29
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
George Mech Comes to tho Front---
County rhysician's Report.
The Salary Question.

%>~te>eN'f |
Johnson Jones, Lo1iorgau, Nlccaffroy, Russell,
and Schmidt.
CHEAP LAWYER.
A communication Was received from George a.
Dtcecl,, Bottlng forth hia Willingness to discharge
tho utios to Ito boBt Of ia ab'isy, If elected, OF
County Attorney, for Balnry Of 93,o00 per yoar,
rho n,atter was rcforrnd to tho Special Commit
TOO on Salaries.
Tho aunlal rocort Of tho County Agent. pub
lal,od III full In TIE TRIBUNE Of ThllrBday Inst
wns rcad, and referred to tho Committee on Pub
Ito Charities.
COUNTY rurs1c1AS's HEronT.
Tho annual report Of tho County Physician was
submitted, showing TINT ho examined Turing tho
yoar for Insanity $50 porsone, Of whom LUZ were
convicted and acnt to tho aBSlum 80 found not
insane; 20 taken caro- OF by friondB 8 not found;
acnt TO asylum on old vordicts; decided not
insano by Jury; dism4eacd boforo trial, tnaet
by friends; committed suicide; 2 aont to Poor
Houao; now awatting trial. post-1nortom OK
arninations to the number Of 2o3 wcro mado for
tho Coroner, aua an exports opinion givon as to
tic CAUSE OF doath. With tho exception OF QUO
dcatla-that OF man who dropped dead with do
lirum trcmcnB-thc hoatl, Of tho inmates Of tho
County Jail hns bccn good. Tho physician 'nakes
tho following recommendations: .- ...
First that in tho plans for ro now Hospital about
10 ho erected should bu taken to provide depart
meut for tho treatment OF parties Affected WIN def
i1in trcmcna anu kudrod nervous Affections, ul'.l
fsnfe De1en eases of aSass fallen
der .1uy notice frequently during tho ycafa whers
much ar Ss rouea from my Deins nro,e e,amo 10 @
hs i 1ssa sss @ e ipes as ss ask
disturbance that they aro complained Of by tho neEh
hors io In cold. damp coll twentyfonr or forty
1ita Attendance, msny would hase recosered During
housca of patienta who, ii they ha tho optors,nsy,
would havo hcon sent to tho Hospital. Two Ratio,ts
affected ~ tho ay hnse e n e e noso bv
the City Physician that no ncousueranlo number o.
| deaths from ths namo ca,sao have hapenea ~ tho
llri,ewo mud alinost always within sory few days
Lastly, would atill moro earnestly recommend to
iha aet Or orcr whtc nisaya closes tho doors Of tho
Hospital against uly Inflicted with venercal usease
witt ho present strict regaail"ns any eassS a ase thn
door, open, haye no recourse but - heor Or aeins
s ass1ssa ts ssoa.ss ge'e o yse Wiling 10 ss
eycry o myself re.onsnl5o 5 fer fr tue wors "sar;
less Of each admission II the Hoard WILL Gully Aeeo1o
mo the power to admit exceptional cases. ,,.-,.
| r, uESMoT1N, County Physician.
The ropoft was referred to the Joint Commit
tce Of Hospital aud Jail md Jail Accounts.
poCTONISo " CONTRACT.
communication was received from Dr.. Adol.
plus, Superintendent Of the Central Froe Dis,
ponsary of Weat Chicago, proposing, for the
sum of 1000 year, from Jan. !. 1875, to Jan.
I 1, 1877, to supply all the medical and surEica
applicants with medicines aud attend to al
yaccinnatlon, provided lilo county will furnish
tho yir1s Tho proposition was referred 70 the
Committee on Hospital.
communication from DR.. Ihorp. Of Lamont
emboayiug similar propositiona with roferonct
to tho county poor in tint town, was referred Il
the Committee on Town and Town Accounts
Dr.. Thorp will furnish attendance aud mcdicnes
for $500 per year, or attendanco alone 1ot 94o'
NurTEn FOR FAUpENs.
In connection With the requsiton for snppltol
for tho month Of January for tue poor-Honso
Commissioner Guonthor's attention waB ATTRACT
cd by tho itom Of $500 pounds Of hAttet." H1
eaid tlJoro wore thousands Of laboripg men il
Cook County who could not afford to eat butter
! md ho questioned tho proprioty OF supplying
that luxury to paupoga, Tho ro9uiaisio,s ssas re
ferred to tho Committee on Public Char'ties.
MISCELLANEOUS MArTEna.
Tho bill Of Daniel O'lIara, OF e4.50, fees :as
wittoss in tAe tsial Of David 4. Gage at Wauke
: iiciaary.
t of Aoracn not needed at tho Ioor"llouao au
Tho noarI voted to authorize tho Joint Con
. . mttee on Public buildings and tnbllo Chnritlo
to aayegtiee for proposats Tor turnlshlng !na
q work ou tho addition to tho lNsauo Asylum.
REEF OUT THE loAnylbTn.
Z COMMISSIONER Schmidt oilorod tho following
!. u which WA passed under suspension OF IT,
10 rules:
i Pcsorea That no pcrson holding or soliciting co,
tracts from the COUNTY, and 10 "Arcns appointed
th,s Doara shall e allowed TO ha preaent At my of !.
n EcsHions OF committees Of tlts Doad charged with
tiass sss ssdss q
aT o to os
Of tho persons aforesaid behind IT, the railing III u
tracts filed by this Board to ba remoseu from tic I'LL
THE aALAnY QUESTION.
Commissioner Carroll Offered resolution
al proving aud confirming tho action Of tlo pt
IN calling Doard In fixing tho ,n1a salaries OF GO
IN | County employees for tho year l81o.
~ 4 motion to suspend tho rules III order 10 pa
40 tho resolution was lost for luck OF atwo-thlf
majority, as follows:
n Itas-carrol1 conley, Crawford, IIorting Johns'
T. 4 yass-nlsae. cl3ugh, ancnthcr, Holden, Jon
=; ~; Schmidt, Dusdlck-7.
IT. IT. A motion was made by Commissioner Hold
to adjourn until noxt Mol1day ut p IN.
&C. ELECTION or OFFICERS
%; Commissioner Carroll moved ~ adjourn III
a: "Wednesday. and take up ~ Lection Of Office
~ Commissioner Aoltlhn stated that ho was
Il. posed to SUCH an adjournment for snoll q p
poao but Ao could prcsont tho report ol Bn
- rieH and supplies in ten minutes If called up
md Commissioners C.nwford Anl McCatfroy, b.
ton members Of tho Special Committee, denied 4
~ " they Ind scen or hoard anything Of Hnch
s'- Tl!o motion to adjourn to noxt Monday !
Is; Comtuinaionor IIoldon earnestly urged thnt
r.; election Of officers should not be takon up
H. a.. foro tho Committee had reported tho fcsnl
H RGe itB Investigations with reference to certain
~" uortaut facts bearing upon tho question OF