, 1874-02-03
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Cost Of tho Sheriff's Office.
Ablo-D Bodied Inmates OF tho poor.1Iouse,-
Recording Abstracts.

| The Board Of County commissioners met ycs
| terdny afternoon, Tho full Board WIS in at
tendance, excepting Commissioner Ashton, il
whose absenco Commissioner johnson wan callet
to tho chair. Tho tardy Samuel mado Ills m
| pearance heforo tho Clerk Ind finished rcadin,
tho minutes, and Mr. Johnson's ProsIdentia
career Was brought to an untimely end.
COUNTY Hosr1rAL.
communication WIS received from Don;ap1fr
Shurtlo1 offering to sell lots situated near tlt
intoraccton Of Fullerton avenue aud Nort1
1ialatod streets, Tor Bito for new County Hos.
rital It Was referred to tho Joint Committoes
on Hospitals and Public Buildings. Tho priocs
asked are $50, 600 aud $40, 900.
4 communication from Judge Moore, asking
that repairs bs made In his courtroom, was
referred to tho Committee on Public Service.
FEEs. ETC,
The Oommittoe on Judiciary reported recom-
menti!ng tho payment OF bills for foes amounting
to $2,4228o for October and November, to
Daniel 0'lIara, tlen Clerk Of tho Criminal Court.
The report WAS conourrcl in.
:. Tho samo Committee, to whom was referred
tho application OF tho Recorder Of Deeds, asking
for increased compensation for the recording OF
abstracts, reported TINT Tho Constitution and tho
Inv relating to salaries prevents tho i1icroaao OF
compensation during torn Of Office and that tI,s
board cannot inoroase or di!niniBl1 the Record
er's saiary. The report WAS oonourred in.
RECORDING ABSTRACTS.
Commtsssonor Harrison said the Donrd had
been originally informed that cortoin personB
held largo number Of Abstracts Of original
traots which ought to be recorded, and for this
reason the Iooordor WAS ordorol to receive al,-
atraots. It was question whothor the record-
Ing OF abatract8 Faa OF any benefit to tie county.
ue moved the adoption Of tho following:
Resolrtd, That tho Committee on Public Rocords o1
anime into the workings Of tho action Of the Boar NIL
thorszing tho record Of abatractp ut the 0oan:ys
rhT hrI4 fnr ff, $I,n.
the record Of abstracts is for tho good Of tho public
On motion OF Commissioner Glough, tho re.o-
luton was amondcd by including the judiciary
Committee, and was then adopted.
suER1FF AND RECORDER.
The Committee on Finance, to whom wero re-
forred the reports of tho Recorder of Deeils and
Sheriff, OF receipts and expenditures for tho uix
months ending Dec. l. 1873, reported tint
e9eenass aG ss'Fas2s 5GSSapp' ws0 5Ss
Over espsnsos Gsai Tha sherifs reeeipts reeeips
wero 81, 7iG.44; exponscB, 3,409.]8,-exccss Of
receipts over Expenses, 81 ,0aD.05 excess for
b both oiltoes. e4eoo..2. The disbursements by
salary for six months, tho Board having audited
and ordered paid salnrlos in the BherifIs Office
to the amount OF s20, 0.5o, and for other OK
peenHos tho sum Of 5000, 70 that tho sLorin's
oflsce has cost tho county $2B,412.13 over and
ahoyo its receipts during tho timo covered hy
tho roport aud this deficit added to that Of ths
first half Of the yoar, $40 30, makoa loss to
the county OF SUB ~ in tho Sheriff oifico for
tho year ending Dec. /, 1874
Tho report wab conourrel in.
Junons. |
Tho Chair presented various subjects for the |
consideration Of the Board, among them tho |
[aot TINT large number Of ablc-bodiod young
men aro now inmates OF tic County poor-Iiouse.
whose only disability il dlAoase coutractod |
through their Own fault. It was submitted TINT
such Foraons Wero not proper rocipients Of tile |
,ounty's charity, to the exclusion Of others WHO |
we're crowded out Of tho poor-1touHe. Iho new |
Jury HyAten also noaled some regulation in |
3rder to Ebato tho NUISANCE Of npplicatiops to !
'erve on jurios, aud to compel tho attendance OF |
urora in court.
Commissioner Clough moved tho appointment
y special committee, conHiBting Of Commits
onerH Bo5ue Durlicls, and Loll8rgan, to take
nto consideration tho nubjectH presented by tho
jha1r. The motion prevailed, and tho Chairman
Eas added TO the Committed,
Tho Chair aail that about 100000 por month
,ah now pald out by tho county for various
haritab!e objects.
Commissioner singer said tho question Of
bio -bodiea inmntos at tho poor-liouse could be
ettled Oh we'll now a. any tine, aud he moved
. instruct the physician to reject Ill such ap-
licatfona from persons dneaaod through their
VII o1cobseH aud indtscrotion.
Tho motion was withdrawn, for tho renHon
hat tho subject van already in tie hands OF the
'omnlitteo on Public Charities.
Tho Board adjourned until Monday ut Q
'nInrk.