, 1874-07-21

VAE CpuNI4 CUH HHl1Ss9ION E1S6s
Tile County Commissioners mot ycsterdny
afternoon, President Ashton in the chair
MlsrEL1,ANEuus.
IropoaalB wafo rocciyod for building tho tank
and reservoir at tho 1naano Asylum, and wcro
rolorrod to the Committee Oh Public Charities.
Tho bids range from 81 ,99a to $4,000.
Commissioner BurlcK oGored tho following,
which woro adopted undor o suspension Of tho
rules;
WHEREAS III several instances tho Town AsscaHora
have net yet returned tlcir books to the County Clerk;
WagnrAs. 1t is tmportant that Nil tho Assessors'
books suuli bo returned carly possible, IN order
thnt tie Board may take the action contemplated by
law, rrior 10 meeting Of thu Sato Board Of EualizA
Iie.oved, Tltat tho County Attorney 10, and ho H.
hereby, authorized to employ and Send ollcal mes
Eeugers to such Town ASSESSORS al hare failed to
return their boaka. III order to secure thcft speedy
ratusn.
RELEoI1Na An ARCHITECT.
Tho special ordor, tho Courthouse resolu-
lions. Was tnken up.
Commissioner Cfougll urged tho postponomcnt
OF tho election of arut.tects. on the ground that,
in view Of tho recent .re it would be only fair to
wait for tho uity to take tho first step Ho moved
postponcuont until Sopt.I1. Tho motion was
lost MoasrB. Hogue Dnrdiek. Clougl, and Jones
being tho only votes III the affirmative.
TheBubBtitute offered by Commissioner DoGuo,
that thero be three architects eclectod the tlrao
to chose one from among thonl, and that tho
compensation bn 10 por cont, Waa lost.
Commissioner BulrIick moved thns tho COM
ponsRtiol in no caso excood per cont. Carried.
Commissioner Clougil moved that tho foes
shnll not exceed sl0.UU0 per aunum, for not ovor
four .years nnd shall not be over 5i0,0D0. 1lo
urged that thlB sum was ample, aud thnt tho
people would not approve OF paying an architect
slo0.a0
Commissioner Bogne saia lie could Bce dis
position manifested to carry tho schemes Of tile
1tHk
satlon was e1travagaut aad iu4efe.,sblc. The
county Should pay no more tbau private iuli-
vidua1 Would pay.
Commissioner Jonoa moved to fix tho compen-
aation ut az per cent but withdrew tho motion
to allow vote on tho pending proposition.
Commissioner Crawford Iayorcd2H per cont
Rs tho compensation.
Commissioner Clough thought tAo.s WAS dam
ger TINT two architects would not agree. There
should be but ono cAoBen, or, II Thought
better. throo, who could agroe upon ono.
Commissioner Crawford moved to fix the CON-
pensation at not exceeding por cent on II, ,500,-
00b.
Commissioner Durdiolx Thought tllis too much
11o hua employed architects Tor iar lcBa Guna.
Commissioner ClOugh thought tho best tA!on
in the city could bo ollEagod for 2 per coat. Il
it wore private building not moro than " PEI
cont would be pad.
cent was adopted, Commissioners Bogue, Bur
dick, ClonEh, atd Johnson voting my.
Commissioner Crawford offered lhe following
proyiao, Which wRB utloptcd:
Provided, however, that nothing herein conlaiuct
Rlall be construed rs imposing my liability Nrou tA
Part Of sud County of Couk uIcaa contract
ttac's shall hereafter bs 1ade by aud botween eai'
county aud city Of tho ono purt ad soms otler arf
struction Of a coutt-lioiae and City Hall. .
Commissioner Clough moved TINT tito com
penAation be limited 10 por cent. Lost-yoAs
Doguo, Bnrdlck. Clough, aud Jones; nnyH
1lnsBe, Crawford, Harris, IIortng, johnson
Loi'erga1,, lsoel's. nusaoll, ind Ashton. ::
On motion OF Commissioner Johnson, tn
Board nr0coedea to tho election OF All architect
Tho first informal ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number Of rotcs cast. I
Necessary to U choico..
AaMtl:
Y. h alAt
- ~ Coe1lEn1es
=: 1AAA1
1hpaas Ilsiey OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
". ". boj1u!toA'.s
The frat formal ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number Of yotes Gust. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Soccssary to chofee....
y. EBhh:
j. y ChcArhHo. ...+.........+........
u, IL.
Mr.. Egan wiz dolarod duly elected,
Commissioner Crawford moved to poHtpon
for oe week tho election OF tho other arcl,Itect
In order to give tho Common Council au opno1
tunty to act, Tho motion prevailed, aud til
Buard adjourned until Monday at 2p. N.