, 1874-12-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Burdiok Elected Chairman Of
tho. Board.
Hecossity fox Eeone1ny-'.conA|y Finances
Tho Contract System.
Question Of Procuring Supplies
to 30 Investigated.

Question Of Procuring Supplies
to Bo Investigated.
Tho now Board Of County Commissioners mo5
ycnteri1ay afternoon. Tho full Board "as III NJ
tendance. Commissioner Jones wau chosen TOM
porary Chairman.
CREDENTIALS.
The Clerk garo notco Uf having rccoiSetl tho
cro;lontialu OF tho nowly-Olectoa momnefs OK the
Eoavd Alessra. scI,mi,it aloca'ircy, llodoi' car-
roll, and Guculllor. Tho molnbess woro duly al
signed to ucats. .......
HOW ro ELECT.
Commigs,onor Holden moved to proceed to
tho olocuou OF President OF tho Bohrd by tho
Gull of ycas aud ns;e, ana called for tho yeaa
aud nayn .,po1i his snosios1.
Commits ,onor Crawford objected to tl,Ia plan.
Nd to wished The Eoard to DO uufralnnlclcd In It's
choice Of Chairman. No waB oppnacd TO open
voting, bcliovinl; TINT voting by ballot was tho
o,,ly way to secure tho frco.aMl honest action Of
cact 1nonbor. II ho wore put III nomination,
l,o would prefer to 10 votad for by ballot. Dy
any other course poruicious example would bo
sot. leading to trouble hereafter.
Commissioner Holden declared that he had
made tho motion III good faith, believing it to
lc sl:o beGt wny to proceed.
Y!n motion 10 voto hy ycag and nays WA car-
rietl i,y The following vote:
irus-Durlick, Dubsc, Carroll. C1ouEt, Cnuey,
anenshcr,, Nerslng, Holden, Jotea, hlecaarey,
Nuae-C:awrerd, Iohnson, Loneraau, Russett-i.
I;ounmies,onor Crawford hero took q graceful
tack. and Put III nomination for PRESIDENT Of the
Hoard Commissioner ". II. DnrGics
THE NEGuAT.
Tl,oro being no other nomination, tic yeas mud
navu were callotl. with tile following rosllt:
for Burdt.s-commiesloncr Dur1lck, Dussc. Car
roll. tlougl oonley, ducnhur, Holden, JoueS Mcc1-
~ acknowledgements orawfort-ll.
Fur Itilet,an--Co,lniasionc Uersing-i.
For EruhrfoTd- Commissioners Jolt,Sbn and Lorer-
Iar l4ou9h-pomnrnione Russcll-1.
Upon motion Of Commissioner aFcCafrrey, the
election Of Commissioner BnrdIck was decllrcd
to be unaniruorB.
PRESIDENT nuRp1oK's ADDRESS,.
Tho proaiaent-clect. upon takilsy the chair, re-
narkod tliEe this roH1.lt was not wholly nnnX-
pootcd to him, and that 1o had vsitton out Ko1no
io,nnrka, wllich ho proceeded to read, as fol-
lows:
dgsrLr,tEN OF THE BoAnp OF CostMIsa:o:;rna: II
ia proper that ehouI render aonlo acknowledgment
oSssn G % e 1s 1psss oss yo1 ssia d n s
the elsnny year. More especially SO atnca ToEr Ec-
ton has tcen pponn1eo.'a. and tho poson III Which
collected. For this act. expressive Of Your co!.ilcuco
IND sn'y tccn sxprsss ,ny tansss M @ na aew .'n o
with s assoriatous will DO trcasurcd to tho aisssns
futuro.
2ccept 1t, trusting III your frbcarlnco fnr crrurs
1,nay commit u sle execution Of my duties, nua III
IT, s ssssf nS q v IT,
largo with which wo are eatruAcd a. tao guardians
in Iaesasssr, of tho good na.o md relusatton q
cn.ro ct ny oical duties SHALL to tho bcs. Of MY
ability and js.dgncnf act sisy toward you all anu
shall bc governed by TN cyrrrrrfet st:ro Of my ut-
ts1untahiutY TO you aud to the Taxpayers Of Cook
It vii not 10 though. improper, trust, nn,' may TO
of iutoran to Of you Ut !eas That should mako
gtarutcut of the prucipal facsa ss roaies to our
1uGnces.
*3G1oGo. Tits amount Is made up ns followA: y,
Gun OF ptr cent 'HsE bon'la; $S3d d9o Of pes cont
,,rovcne,,: Enn; ssh per cent Public Daili,uc
Fynd: Sss Gtnt IT. fire nonas ,p IN, =. en-,
cry ;eS sS eoass sIa 'e ffr pE abo
1ioxs. Ii expenditures fo: tho varona net1iHtions
charities, ctr, are leI' within reasonable lris w
to be orrowcrE soou. For moro aoallol asate-
meat SEQ tho Trcastlcr's report. Our 1n.ces
uldcr tic !ircauaanees, Good ~ could e1pecs:
The circumstances referred to arc, rs, the fact that
our r t ass y1x M hav1 sa.a o1csee1 M sr Eo
n'uonIs: secoisf, that our star; syaten wa!c! went
into effect scar has 1os proye az a'l
into oIc tic at :ear adasa largely to on: espena.
luEGSY RuA llHEfut tuS 1ltt liiHL u AAACu !llEH&
amount Of taxes for tho year 1873 remain ,!nlasd
than Ii, former yea-a. Ada shcRe fscts ana Ag'seu
@ fan sa s 10 my
loau aud care our Iscasnry low. Thu appropriations
for t!o carre;t year. wl!sh are now beIag sssndol
y IT, sSaq ~ W iss
npnaxrns cut Of natrs ntrusttd to no will be able
10 rcl'ort ~ one year from *s time Treasury in III,
Improved coalition. Tic amount of rarento being
fi)r Inc $50. 40 CnQt1
On the SO, eta ya!,.st,on q s,ts, ,S2a os!;;
provide tra ot r1lcH for the government Of ha yari
aus instit atnns over which We hnyc control. The
County H. s2al believe u the only institution prJ
asylnn, Pct,y- House, ind County Ates ot'Ice eiar
i.u for wh III Cook County pays sop 900 rsr aiaa'n
'e to t ronrey of iuiu wh II;
,rosent COY tract Fygtein for tho purchase Of supplrB
o fur ~ pr9Sae ~ yoc goaa il l.msn
ewing to t..a counsy could Do nlade.
Ii, concl aim, gentlemen, allow mo to express =
eforo and inat Il, that. though party organizations
Grr indispensable to cvtliEetl gpselmcnty in tho Iau
osn Of our loca aars psaty rnoa ps & sSsenasS; =
iy. Gy aci1g upon this lIlnclplo We eAall ccy4so o
ior onraelYn, q r,cord Of which wo ehall rot l.
Ashamed. again, gentlemen. accept MY thans'.
Upon m,,ton of Commissioner Crawford, til
nildiess OF tho prosidcut waH ordorcd sproa'
T1r sf.sSNan OF PURCHASING arppL1Es.
Tho Bnara having voted to proceed with tn
reauar urslnr Of bnslueaa. Commissioner Holder
ofarcd tho following:
WHEREAS Tho disbursements by Cook County 70
charitable Purposes now aggregate = very larg
amount, appears by tho following exhibit, to.wis
-. For Insane Asylum, Tor year ending Doc. I, 1877
eGa,059.02.
For County Agents office for year ondlng Dec,
1874, SlT2,a $50 IL,
Ror County Hospital for yoas ending Doc. ], 1871
9ly,391,la.
For uHt!ool: reloffn outside town. for year endtt1
Dec. j. 1B74. $13a44aa,
For State Y !tttntios caro- Of panpora for year end
Making tue total ttIeluraeneuts FOR tho year Gudtn
Dec. ]. 1871, s95. .ao2. .GU; and
WHEREAS cn conseqncnca Of the largo rtlinbor {
The tx for 1871, waa Obliged lo provide for largs o.
pond!turo for public cnariies durug thu coming year
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