, 1875-11-30
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COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Tho County Trcnsurer's Bond--Whnt
II secures.
Tbs regular weekly meeting OF the Board Of
County Commissioners WAS held Yesterday At-
tefuoon, President Bufdtck In tho chair. All
tho Commisaionora except Mr. Couty waro praa-
eut.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Judge Wallace, by letter. requested that tho
original salary Of the record-uiiter ia his Court
bo restored. Referred 10 tho Committee on Pub
Lie Service.
Tue Recorder OF Dec<ls aont In 4 communica-
tion 1cntiye 10 tho organizing Of I working
force Of ciorks to prepare tho atatractbooks.
Referred to tho Committee On Public Records.
4 request for additional accommodations Ia
the County Jail sent In by Tho Sheriff, wss re-
fe1rod to tho Committoo on Jail and jail Ac-
counts.
Tho Judges Of tho Circuit Court, by letter, rc-
quessed that tho former salaEiee Of their Clerks
be restored. 1IefeErcd.
A statement from the County Treasurer e1-
pla,uad that the PUBLIC Sarvica Fund WAS nearly
exhausted. deferred to tbs Committee On FL
nAslce.
Commissioner blcCa1roy wns aftaid that tho
action taken by tho Board oo the salary quaa-
ton waa unjusk to several county employees.
The Judges all appeared to be dissatisfied With
the matter. lie moved thts tho question be
taken from tho table and secotnmlttet. Loaf by
a tic vote.
Commissioner Gtougb prosecuted the bonds OF
L. &. uuck, County Treasurer, the amount be-
Ing &4, 600, 600 az Treasurer and S2,0u0 II Col
iactor. The bonds woto sigued by the following
Schwab, Thomas Lynch, Jacob Rosenberg, Hem
~ A. Holm. Mtchacl Brand George Schneider,
William IT.. bradley. Benjamin Il. Campbell
Schuyler s. Denjantn. John r.. Wa'sE4 Freder-
Charles Il. stoelo, Charles Ii. Curtis George II.
puI!mau.
Commissioner Clough moved that tho bond Of
Mr. liuck, as County Treasurer. 10 fixed at 81, :
90o, 600 aud thAt It be referred to tho Ftuauco
| Committee With inatructioua to report as next
meeting
Commissionor Holden Haid that tho Committee
| on Fioauca had already mAdo their report, aud
| Le did not ECO any neceaaitY for tho mot.0u.
| Commissioner Ctough understood thas tho
| Committee lad 1xod tho bonds at 70, SOC, 600.
Commissioner 31cEatfrey. In 0rdor to Hottle
natters, moved that the amount bachanged to
Si,0UO. TOO, which prevailed.
The Committee Gu Finance reported, fixing
the nmouut accordlog to the Eerotutou.
Owing to nome informally in the report 1fr.
| C!oHgh not having s,gncl It s'nco tho atnouut
was changed, Commissioner Holden moved TO
| IecouBider tho who'll matter.
| After nomo delay aud a wordy rqusbblo, tho
rel ort was received tho ndyerse dcciH!ou of the
| Cl!air pesng oVesEued.
Tie following op'naon OF Mr Noualrce Coun-
| " Altotney, WAS read:
Tho Committee OH Finance ask OF mo what money!
and property tho boud of tho County Treasurer 90
| cures.
Dy tho statuc Tho individual holding the u!llc oi
County Treasurer Is required to give two bond.-one
a. couusy Treasurer ts other as Collector OF Ta1cs,
Liter s Tss ne a a9 y on v%s t n' ss
urer In defined BY tic statute, and ls condition TO-
qutrea him 70 Ferfosm Ill tho dutles which arc, OF
afseasuFer Of the County and when he shai 10 auo
ceedtd in o!. 10 surrender and deliver over to hil
m
his office Il viii be observed from tho said condition
Ut tho loud required ly 4w Of tha County Treasurer,
Treasurer that the bond IA nus doay4ed to ssoura
tho performance OF hia dulles ~ Colleetos, nol
to secure other thau, county property and
Moneys r4i IL tbs Treasurer, ~ Collsessr, tor ohvr
Than county ta1es, are presumed TO be secured BY tbt
ii; II. y % Il ss Sss y ss, s
t.xss . t5e proper .azoI'a, i pfos'isd for BY tu
Tho mon.Ys Tho County Trsae Obtains possesslor
of ara derived from tbs tai lazy fol
9snsaop. IN incorporsssd CT towas from i ,sis Ss1
county otae*s, ~ T1s szsfss.e Il these. .oeetss
d. T1es.urss b Isttsr .seestasa y "a iaspes
lion Of tae rseorda Of The Ts...uEert ofnea.
toss he sassrs aran .,s duuas Il his saee saa ~
cute bond In tuch penalty and with such soeur1t,
~ tho County Nolrd shall dccm sutcIsnt. It u fo
tho County hoard, therefore, 10 deteFnuo the
Of tie bond sn1 the security to be given by tue incon
lag County Treasurer.
On motion Of Commissioner Holden. the com
| municatlon Wan spread upon tho roco!ds.
Commissioner McCa1Tey morsd that tue bondl
DO referred TO the Fiuance COMMITTEE w.th III
atrnctlo1s to lcpQTt It their earliest convent
ance. Carried.
| Tue sCFnEAE CoCRT VACANCY.
The Committee Oh Public 8crsice reported it
| reference to tAs e!eo ion Of + Judge Of tho III.
preus Court. to fill the place Gna 10 YAcsut BY III,
Hon. ". K. McAIllster, resigned, Designating tht
places iu war,ls aud county towns, ekch QUO be,
ing made precinct. The election will occur or
Dec. u. Tho report waa adopted.
Tho Cammltto4 also recommended that elesks
aud Judges OF e1ecton bo allowod compensation
a. tue rsto Of ~ per day esch for two dsyp
whieh wAs aKreea 70.
Commissioner Holden offered tho following
which "as adorted.
itksprsd, That thu Collector Of Cook County b. snl
hs IL hrteGy, insruete tn Jay Into tie County T1eay
hrs tAt tuM Of l'.GN holu tho coat accquut, ana
placo the Aams % tho credit Of the general fund
MISCELLANEOUS.
CoinMlasluA0r usttluK moved that tue fl
hogs Ut ihs County Farm be aisposea ot Carried
Il te.aluttoa directing tho Warden OF tue IL
sAna AAflua' 10 make Al 1teaazed nt&isnaut O
n Receipts aud expenditures Vt tho Institution
y autiuR The fiscal year waa paSRad.
r Adjourned until Monday afternoon At 2 O'Clock
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I jaues r. H!tde, of Bellevue, has reslgued 4
o trustee Ut tbs Illinois ludcntsiA Uni1ozalty, sn
". l. fis8B, OF Alton, WaS yesterday sppQtpte
+ [ u tAe tus4fNpf to I'LL lGa YxI.xnEf.