, 1874-04-21
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Regulations Adopted Relative to Dis
ponsing Charities, 60.
A Liberal Spirit Shown Toward Con-
tractors.
Poor-Houso and Insane Asylum.

Poor-Houso and Insane Asylum.
Tho Board OF County Commissioners mot ycH-
tertay afternoon, President Ashton In tho Chatr.
There woro present Commissioners nogto, nasao,
Olough, Crawford, IIarrIs, Hcrting, johnson,
Jones, Lonurgan, Roollo, and Russell.
COMMUNICATIONS.
4 communication from thu Warden Of tho
County Hospital, urging the necessity OF now
roof for Tint building, was referred to the Com
nittoo on Hospital.
communication from porltns Il Stevenson,
setting forth TINT their bid for paving tho courts
md areas Of tho now jail building waa far lower
than that of john McCaffroy, MAS laid upon the
table.
1rsANE ASYLUM AND roon-HousE.
Tho quarterly report Of tho Warden OF tho
Insaue Asylum was received and referred.
It shows TINT thoro wore remaining IN
Tho Asylum, Doc. J., 1878, 2G1 inn'atos;
admitted during tho quarter ending Fel'. 49,
charged, and died, 1eaylng 275 now in tho
ASYLUM. In tho poor-Uouso, rhoro were $50 In
mates on tho 30th Of November, 1875; and, with
510 received during tho qlartor, thoro wero,
Feb. 28. 1000. There wero discharged 1893
persons, md IS died, lcnyipg $50 Inmates.
Thoro wero birtha-4 girls and boys.
The Warden recommends TINT more
room be provided for those who will
be sont to Tho poor-HouBo during the coming
fall and winter; tho early enlargement ,, OF M t'9
regulations for tho place, mud TO proteot tho Off
ciais III the exercise Of their duties md to allow
tho Wartlon all additional aHsistnnt Mt an OK
ponae not to exceed S25 per month.
F1EANClAL MATTERS.
A communication from tho CDllnty ClCrk. hBtf-
inc q temporary loan Of $1,000 to dofray tho
clerk hire necessary in making out assessment.
rolls, was roforred to tho Committee on FL
nance.
Co., meat contractors, asking IN alyan':o OIL tho
contract on nccount OF tho advance IL tho prico
OF mont, whereby, as they allcgo, thoy cannot
complete the contract without great loas-was
referred tho bill Of Joseph pollak, late County
Olork, amounting to. 81, G8o.56,. for eorvcos
rendered. in preparing tho lists and books for do
1873; for extending tho unpaid taxos of 1870.
aud tho forfeited taxes for 1871 and 1872, aud
for the copying OF tho Judgment record for tho
taxes Of 1B72,-rcportedt recommending that tho
bill be maid. Tho report wnB conourred in.
NICE LITTLE GIFT.
Tho Committee on Public Buildings reported
recommending tho payment OF 9G,l80 to Arm
strong Il Egan, architects, for oxtra eeryiccs IN
connection WILL ING C0u8tIuGlluu VI tuo NElIulHt4
Court and JUL Building. Tho report was con-
curred in md tho bill ordorea paia, tho only neg
atiyo votes being those OF Commissioners Boguo
md Clough. ..
up tic areas Of The Jail building, reported ro-
commending that, az some OF tho proposals arc
incomplete, all bo rejected, aud that new PRO-
posals DO advertised for. Concurrad in.
Tho Committee on Finance reported recon-
monding the acceptance OF tho bid Of Chnrlcs $.
Burdlck, who PROPOSES to giyo 80, zoo for the
buildings on the Reform School grounds. Con-
currod-in.
CLERKS TOR THE COUNTY TREAsunER.
Tho Committee reported recommending TINT
the County Treasurer DO allowed ono book
keeper at S2,2 200 por nnnutn; one clerk at S1d0
por month, and TINT ho employ Buch extra clerks
at s125 eaeh per month ns may DO neouoc, e,aa tho
Also, TINT tho County Treasurer pay Sl to such
mon as aro employed by the day. Concurred
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HOW CHARITIES ARE TO he p1srESsEp.
Commissioner Dfoguo, OF tho solicit COM
mtttoo to whom woro referred various miHcel-
adoption Of the following orders:
I. From md after tho adoption Of this order, all
to several courts Of Cook County, shall, before they
aro presented to and paid by tho County Trsasnser
arst be presented to hs Beard nnd properly audited
q. From and after tho adoption Of this order no
railroad rasAea whatsoever shall bo or.'ered gsanse
or ssugI TO my person LOT any pMtpuse Mn.soose,s
untcss tho Han sha hnyo hrat bcen ordore d1reSteu
And reconmtttoa ~ wrh8 oY a ma1or,ty oi the Com-
Mitteo on rubAc Ghari1cb anu u1t'er uo ei,cAul-
stances shall any etnlloyo q tno county order Or
grnnt any sueh nass nn!eaa VIII 1o ~ ~
writing Of majority o. tno salA comnnttce, oe ny
the order or direction q this Hoard. -,
y From ana ostef tno ADOPTION 9 81 sh's osacr. 1no
Warden Of The House ana rcce1ye no pe non rs
neroal disease, and vino ls not otherwise ranper; AMI
thut ali auch pcEaons who nre now minutes Of such
Ioor-lfousc. and who arc not otAef%1se recognized
paupors, be at oneo discharged.
4. From aud ater the lat day of July, 1914 no per-
who Is sble-bosllod, and physically and mentally
able to earn living, shall 10 supported by orsreceye
aid from tho county, and that aims from tho county
ahall be confined to agod indgent persons, INDECENT
persons, indfgont widowR and orphnna. old, decrepit
rersons, md crtpnea, and such poraons a nre phys
icay and mentally unable to work for \ living. nad
snch exttoe cases as .nay 10 specially ordered by ts
Board, majority Of the Committee on Public Chpr-
tiles, tn writing.
charge Of lie medical supplies at the Hospital ho ana
tAoy nro hereby ordered and drescd to zee thA! IRON.
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