, 1874-04-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Tho Quality Of tho Supplies to tho Poor
to 10 Investigated.
Miscellaneous Business Done.

Miscellaneous Business Done.
Tho County Commissioners mot yesterday
afternoon, President Aallton In tho chair,
4 communication was rooolyod from tho
Comfy Attorney, aBhing What action uaB pro-
posed to bo takon In reference to tho aasoBa-
mont Of e792 on tho reform School grounds
for wator-pipo extension In uydo PARK. It was
1ald over temporarily.
ntAYwooD.
A communication WAS received from cit!zons
Of Haywood, demonstrating agaiuat granting o
SALOON llconse to grocorY-lteepor In tint VII
lago. Gen. Smith, who waa proaont, by por-
mission, spoke on tho aubjcct. 10 eaid TINT
over ainGo tho organization of tho town tho clt-
zonB had boom ahlo to koop out saloons mud pro-
seryo morality and good order. In order to con-
tinuo this stRte of things, tAis romonstranco
boon Bont In, Tho mnttcr waa roforrod 10 tho
Committee on Licenses.
Hills.
Sheriff Dradloys bill Of $2 78o, for diotlng Jail
rrlBonorB was preRe ntel and referred.
Tho judiciary Committee, In reference to n
resolution directing tho County Treasurer to
npply robntnB On roaf eatato taxes townrd tho
payment Of personal propocty tax reported In
fayor Of It's pasBage. THO report was conoulrod
Tho Oom1ttoo on Public Buildings reported,
recommending tho payment OF various bills OF
contractors for work On tho Criminal Court aud
Jail buildings,
Commissioner Crawford objoctcd to tho my
mont Of the bll!H out Of tho Ii per cont rosorvo
until tho work waB finished.
Tho report was concurrcd In and tho bills or
derod paid.
Tho samo Committee reported tito sale Of tho
old Court-House, recommending that tho trnnB-
for papors DO drawn UP by the County Attorney,
"a tho necessary advance irstallnort Of 10 por
eent haa a. boon made: Tho report waS concurrod
The Committee on aoada and Bridges report
cd, recommending improvements up6n certnln
county roads. Tho report was ooneurrad IL, a,,d
tho necessary resolution wea passed..
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Tho Committee On Finance. to whom. Was ro-
forrod tho application Of tho County Clork ror an
ndyanco Of 81 ,078 to onablo him to pny clerk hro
on the Assessors books for 1878, reported. rec
Itappearcd tint tho County Clerks feos had boon
insufficient to pay tha extra clerk hiro, and those
who Ind beon employed could not bo paid unloBs
this sum was yotod by tho Board. Tho report
was conourred In.
Tho Committee on Public Charities reported.
recommending tho payment Of Bundry bills,
among others s67.93 for paper bags il which
boans and honliny had boon furnished.
OF this bill, as papor bags wero included in tho
contract.
Commissioners Harris, Horting, aud johnson
Htrenuously urged that paper bugs were inelud-
Commissioner Herting further explained that
tho original bags in which tho boauB woro dolly
cred we're eaton MP by rats.
| Tho report was concurrea In and tho bill Or
dorod paid.
! HYDE rAnK WATER DEroN1MrNT.
/ Tho Doard then took up tho Hyde rark assesB-
mont for water plpo, temporarily laid over some
| time previously.
tor to tue County Attorney for M opinion as to
tho liability Of tho county.
County Attorney Rountreo, who was present,
explained that tho Court had beou applied to for
clincd to tho opinion that the county's property
vas not subject to such MI assessment. 0bicc-
tion Ind bcon already filed.
Tho matter was roforrel to tho County Attor-
ney. -
| JunoRs' CERTIFICATES.
Commissioner Doguo moved to reconsider tho
action Of tho Hoard in passing a reRoluti0n thai
all Jurors certificates shal be first audited by
the Board boforo payment. The motion pro.
vaicd, and tho resolution in question waa laid
on tho table.
| CHARGES AGAINST CONTRACTORS.
Commissioner Doguo moved tho appointment
Of special committee Of throo to investigate
the charges against various contractors for fur
Commissioner Crawford said thakihe chargct
had appeared in tho Times, aud, like many othol
things in that sheet, wero not worthy of consld
Grafton. Tile reporter had obtained Lis informar
tion from women Of q vory bad character, HI
waH obviously greonhorn.
Oo1nmiHsioner johnson said it WIS we'll known
that the Board did not purchase tho best quality
Of supplies.
Commissioner Hertlng hoped the Board would
not Investigate.
Commissioner O1ough said that, II articles
we're issued to paupara which wore not Ut fol
human beings tocat tho Board ought to know it.
tho chair) said it was evident that tho Times re-
portor hal allowed himself to 10 impoBcd upon
by lot Of old strumpots and harlote. Cook
County fod it's paupcrs better than the Unto1
speaker used to live on as cents day, aud didn't
complain Of It, either. If this thing went OIL
these miserable 1oafers would complain because
they wore not furnished with cigars aud whisky.
thoy might az we'll stand aud tako It. Ho WIS
in favor OF investigation, aud moved to amend
by referring tho matter to tho Committee on
Public Charities.
Commissioner Harria WAS in favor Of referring
1t to the whole Board.
Tho motion Of Commissioner Ashton waa lost
as was also that of Commissioner Dogue.
On motion, the Committee OH Public Charities
and Hospitals were instructed to report as to tic
quality OF supplies furnished
Various proposals woro received for paving
grading, and finiBhing up tho areas and walks d
the Criminal Court and Jail Building, and wore
referred to tho Committee on Public Buildings
Tie Board adjourned until Monday next, at
| pm.
THE CoUnrs.
| miscellaneous business TRANSACTED
| Yesterday.
CAN 4 MARRIED WOMAN DE An AGENT OF uEl
HUSBAND?
An interesting decision rs to tho rights Of
married woman when doing hualnoss Oh ageu
for her husband waa decided yostorlay by Judg'
Dtolgett
. frho oopa t1e Iud1e romo rf,o1 syhon rnvieyinf