, 1875-01-12
THE CITY.



QUIET AND uNtMronTASr MEETfSd'
TIL, 1,oart3 Of County Commissioners met yes
tcrdav afternoon. Tho President aF. burdick'
rna a1,pont OF account Of sickness, aud Commis-
sinner ,1onca wns called to tho chair.
n,onosition wne read from r. H. Dean to
+,rr;a1, tho 1nsauc-Aaylum and Pour- House with
snnnlios, acting purchnsinE-agent, At hai"ry
~ 6, .b0O ncr year, In connection will commit-
tce or otherwise. aa the Board may direct. 1t
WAS placea on tilo'
.ot m INV for It. was heard from iii petition
lint anne action might be taken by tho Board
..,.-ohv himself aud others ansilarly Situated
r,ny receive compensation for their jury sersice.
1lo petition WINS ruforred.
1'he Committee on Public Charities has.ns
n,rc1,asnl seycnty-tbreo young hogb ior the
t,nnntv Farm pt cost Of $G37.12, ile bill was
prtlercd paid ra,,r.r r-,,.rror
giving notice that ths genera !nu a ID scon to ro
r,1o,sh nnu T. wns reforroi to the Committee %
an election Of Inspector OF Toll. Roads, aud
n1ao Of Coal-W -Woigher, resulted IN iavnr o. o.
John ", Tinney a. Inspector and Il. J. fr1ndl-
yille rs Woigher. s-
Tho resolution offered last week IN telat!oa u
tho legality OF tue Halafles Sotoa ~ eounS' 71A'
i'o9yvn i9yn,nmissoucr n Crawford thought tho result
eouii bo better reached by placing each employo
under q contract, in accordance Win tno sa'oS
'o Gommiseioner Clough said this would involve
,oo ,nurI limo. md Ro would like to have tho
County Attorney siyo an or,n'on as % 10 .ha tl,ne
Commissioner Crawford suggested the retef-
nncc of tho matter tu n committed:
Tic matter wns referred to tho Judiciary Com
r,;ttcc With instructions to Obtain tAe op1n4on
Of tho County Attorney.
1T. JosErH's HOSPITAL.
The Committee on Public Charities reported
Recommending tho payment Of bftl OF 4.aa ~ aps
brought to St. JoEc,'s 11oantai ~ ~ po!IGsmen &C.
md othora during tho year 1872. Tho bill waa
presented Dec. II, lSii. .....-,
Cnmrnistfoncr Oougll INTERNATIONALLY oppoaod
.hs nay,ucut OF tho bill. MI the Eroaud that II
wonfd open the door to similar bulls and claims
nyalnst tho county -,
Commissioner tiuenthor regarded IT suspi.
cinus circunstaucc that bill ior hoapital boarc
and attendance In 1872 should not be presentee
nntil Dec II, 1871. IIc moved TO rojcct tho Dill
Cnmniesio1.cr Holden sHd the service per
formed by tho hospital "as ono o' humanity
A motion to refer tho bill back to tho Commit
tcs for further investigation was lost. go,
Commis soner Holden moved that tie bill b
Maid, md the motion prevailed. ....
Various bills, amounting to s5f,aS6.37. Ver
,rilcred maid. Amnng tie Items was ono 0
b3l.aQ1.o5 for public charities.
PAYING Junults' FEES,
4 rceotuton was offered by Commissions
Hidden, and laid over one week urt1cr The rules
authorizing tho County Treasurer to pay upo
nrcscptatiGn all certificates III due form Of Bcr
rico by Jurors in Coroner'a innucata. The OBJ
crt OF tho resolution ia to shut OIL tie certificate
Isatnere. who buy tho elaine of Jurors for 10 6
Il cents gu tho dollar. the jurors proferrng t
ELI their certificates ct discount rather tina
submit to the trouble and delay Of having thc1
PRESENTED to tho Board reforred to com,n'tts
Ind then ordered paid. Tho rnlcs were suspenac
sud tic resolution Was passed, so TINT certllica
pf Jury sorricc. signed by the Coroner, will |
immediately cashed by the County Treasurer
EE1z1SG A nooM.
Commssiona: Johnson offered l. afefo!utie it
setting apart, for the uso Of the Clerk of tt
Eoard and tha County Attorney. tho roou no
rrcupied AZ tho Grand Jury-rootn, which is to |
connected With the Board room BY etatrcaso:t st
(rand Jury to DO PROVIDED with other quarter
The rules were suspended and the resolusie
Eas adopted \,
Commissioner GusnIher moved to reecind Il
action Of tho Board In e]ecting CLERK, it =
soaring that tho Board had trunBcendeA it's
Itority in making such eloctioh. It was r
furrci to tho Cosnsuitteo on Public Service. =.
rho Doard adjourned until Thursday OF It
Eeok, It p. n.