, 1875-12-07
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Commissioned Jo1ls.5oa Eiectcd Chnlr-
man III tho Now Is0ard-I'svo ~ tho
Newly Elected members Get DoMbio
CortiRtcntcs-Tho Crowds OF DEtlcc-
HceifcrN.
Tho first mcctinc Of Tho new Board Of Connty
Commissioners naa hold yesterday afternoon.
Lcna 10 advance uf tho honr Of mopfing tho
roam ms packed With = motley crowd Of hungry
rlacc-feckolb, anu IS each Commisslonor can.n
In 10 1as followed by lialf-dozou or more OF
hls constituents, wl1o vore pouring into Lis
enrs In ono breath MI hccount Of shcir
puht services at tho polls, and In tho
olhcr lhclr individual neo1B or Tue wants of
their oqrell7 zeaious pastisan friends. EACH
Anugcr-on seemed to t,p puBseaacl OF the Ilcn
tint tho ofilce Of Commissioner waA nothing
mora nor less tnan that OF q distributor OF
lacen Of profit aud trust, and from Tho pcrasHt.
ehco with srll!ch they p.eAscd their claims an1
hing 10 tho tuttol.-ho'cs of tllcir respective
members, oYliontIy thought Tint . snap Of tho
tnGcr would win them into "hatayor
they sought desired. 1t was really
| a 1iiaEo E.ght tu witness tho onu'anght
snado III tho bu,nmor- -elenont, especially uron
the new 1ncElbcrs. Several Ut them Ind mover
leIoEo occurlcd ktlc,l mn axaltod rotitto,,, and
tho attention fcmercd upon tlcnl ut first stimu-
latcG tEcir Hclt-'mportauco AEt ccnco't, and
ruaEnt.lri thor rDWe:a to h'ich degreo us 10
cause t1,cn to make man" pro:aite8 that ulon
SECOND thought they nil rcalizo t!,ey carnot full
Mi. htnuy uf tho rrom;res nav hare been
made, mid doub.lcen wcrc, to gct rid
Of their ahheycnts, ansi ndnizcts, bnt II
That largo c,sBs Who b,ol,s!1, mitl, them pettouo
Of ono art or amu,hcr 10 bp r,:nc.,. nnd wio
; vol, 4 not !ooFov their hold rron tho ssirts Of
! tIseir representative uull ho had atiscd lis
namo to whstcyc' they n eHea'ru.
Ii, policing Tho t,a,frc.a.,,n nad trr~ortrnc.s
great oversight would ba r,a,so If t,ict 4,tltu au
l'cs1p1a,. Hogan Nelson au,, tho l,st of county
contractors wcro forgotten. They wero among
Which seemed 1T tines intcnt upon tearing The
c1o,.ea OF the new menahcYe. CIoary md Null
10y veto the greatest sufferers. but their pain
wit IN ro7riEe excrucistiug, nor did their tenaper
eiyo wnv, Their yiut nns, ot tonrse, to gct
acgunntcd wltl tho no,y public servants.
Gue calling Of tho Board in order at O'Clock,
s1,Gccstel to tho Cork by McCaTroy came 81 a
God. send to tho ,nombcra.
Cournu.,oncr Huld.u was called TO the chair
| 10 temporary Chnil n,sn.
Tl,o roll was thnp chilled md all tho membora
answered except Mr.. Burulca who subsequently
pat III an Appearance.
Tho Chair said tho next order was tue
PRESENTATION or THE CREDENTIALS
o. tho now members, which xas gone through
with in short or:or.
Yhc crrtcusfs'B Of Mcrsrs. Comfy, Clcary. ood
sfu4!oy consulted of c-lt'I'ca.es Of election from
the County Clerk, and tAn crelentiaia Of Mcssra,
A,afn and rnhur OF COMMISSIONS boaring tho
signature Of Cav Deyoridso.
When info, mcd OF the conti,tion OF eftairn tho
Char stared wildly md .nqu!re,l what It meant.
Messie. hyn.s nna Tabor rrarona,u that they
had sent their certtcs:cs OF election from tho
! County Clerk to Springfield 10 Ect their conf
missions, ami had rcted uron advice in tho
! mottcr.
County Attorney On tho subject, which WAS
| prom! E!v iurnBhed, to The o1fect that o hnew
| nothing Of Asntatuto requiring n couan'isson
| from tho Governor: but there WAS such
statute implying to counties not under townahip
| organization.
Uoupty-Clcr1s Liob was then asked bv tho
| Chairman to prepare auplicase certiilcht!s cf
! election Tor Mcssts. Ayars mud Tabor, which
he ad. ,,... ....,r 49,.
The credentials Toro then ncccpted snd or
| dcrea placed on nio, aud tho new members took
| their meats, .1r. Avarp taking the ono hereto
lore ncrnpie1i by Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Tabor In
| Cray fo.ds place. Mul!oy In Jonee' lent, Clchry
| In C!onGh'h, aud Couty IN h!s old chair.
Tho rolI uaH ngain calIo1, aud all tho mcru-
hors nunvorEa to their nn,nes.
| TLe Chair ntaled tho frs. t,isjness Mna to
| n1Epr 4 rrn,rasE:7 cnA1naAr,
| and iptimated that nominations wullI bo In
e,der.
Mr. Lonergnu nominated 4. 3. johnson, md
tho vote r,ococdcd by cali of tho roll. tho
members bo,ng accorded III" privilege OF calling
unt the name Of their candidate in hus4cr to tho
| The veto retulscd: Jo.,uaou, l3; Luucggan. l !;
n,mi ono buuk. Juhnsona noicsty ed lin 10
Eiyo lonc.gan tho complimentary vote, mid Mr..
! Uu, dick cast tho blank yo!o
Tho GUAR iuyitco tho Gl,air1nnn-clcct to tho
chair, and, Introducing nuL cops1 s1nsulatDy him.
nteppod down and out
Dron tnting tho chair Nj. Joht1ron thanked
tho Hoard fur tho bouor conferred uron him.
lie ho,,cd that hp might tlischatg 70 hlu now du-
tiea 40 to DO honor to himself aud csedl, to tho
Board. 1lo was nut prepared to make Apncch
| lecauso ho lad not asplrefl to tho coeiflon. II
| csmo to him unexpected. but ho would do itr
duties in tho interest Of tho lonrd and tho tax-
pavcre.
N,f, Holden uooscd TINT tho Old rn1os 1,e
teni orsyi]y adapted Tor lbs Goyo,nmcnt II tic
panrd, and that q Domn.,tiee ot flvo be- ap.
pointed to rey.us tho satuo Ut itH earllcbt con-
! yonierco, Carried.
njr. Ho]son moved that tho poard adjourn up.
! iii Thursday At q o'clpch, Carried,
Mr, Fiuluy discoycIcd Il thu iuncturo tbat
! uado h,s brot b1uudar by apuottpc.rg tho fol-
| loving n tho Co,uuttae to reyiso the rules !:
llesBss HoIlou, Mcuat1roy, LuLergaD, Tslur,
sud Sohwldt,