, 1875-11-10

OOrNTT COLLECTOR
was reached 1t was tho signal for q broozo.
| Commissioner Durdck inquired why salary
had nat been flied for tho County Collector.
Commssioner Holden responded thai there
| WAS no auch office recognized by Ian, and TINT
tho action OF the Committee NAB proper aud
right.
Commissioner OIougii wanted 10 know when
tho oIco han boon abolislel. a1r. Miller. ho be-
lievsd, had received eG,oUo tho Past yoar holding
| the Office.
Commipslonnr n1cCasory Hait, Ahero nevor wss
such = Law. and tho ncmbers of tho Board who
had voted 10 create tho Office were fit subjects
| for Indictment. 1lo remembered In tho last
campaign that Republican orators Ind Urged in
salary would bo accopted BY him, and for ono he
| proponad TO hdld them to their contract aud to
| sec that tue Office Was not worth moro than
| $1,000.
salary lSod by law for counts Collector. Mr..
Iinck would not accept q cent, wdotler tue Hoard
| allowed anything or not. It nas not his pnf-
posa to urga salary for Mr.. Iiuck, but simply
= vlew 70 holding, tGai to account for voting
bocn hs: si said was s' %, G IL hoped M ' 70 see see
Miller required to refund tho eGo00 illegal sal
arg hs hsd 1.ockoted, auu it waB tld duty OF tho
| laltsr-tlav champions Of Ian mud order 10 take
tho !oltintory steps.
The reAding Of tile report was then proceeded
with and completed.
l'een read, INDUCED ~ q lnndatory spoech. lie
| said radnotions hnd baon made In every
| direction, with faW exceptions. Tho
excenon' weto in tho sssss o the
Attorney. The Committee regard these officers
Al valuable, and that their service to tho county
was great and their duties onerous. 11e closed
| bY moving tha adoption Of tho report.
| TIE cAsEa OF nousrnEg AND nJncn.
Commissioner Guenthcr opJcctnd to the 70.
port, md Offered 40 An amendment that tie
Assistant 6tato's ATTORNEYS BulAry he liked 1t
$780, and the County Attorneys at $4,000.
commissioner .Clo,lEh secondel tho Rmcnd-
| nent, and called for the yeas aud nAss.
Commissioner McCatfrov did not want to bo
understood ~ advocating tho officials in ques-
tton. Tho County Attorneys position waH Al
| important ono, having uillions Of tho peoples
money IN III. hauds or at i1is mercy in tho ap-
| peais to tho Supreme. Court. etc. II wna nccos-
| aary 10 hsvo a good man for tho position, and
| the salary proposed was not too large.
Commissioner Busse inquired why the Assiat-
An. Treasurer had been cut dogn ns 10 had. Ho
| thought tnas officers posttou WAS equally ro-
| sp6nsible. -
Commissioner Burdlck raised, tho question OF
the constitutional right Of the Board to pay the
County Attorney more than $4,000, but very lit
] tie attention WAC paid to It.
| Commissioner C1ough was hcarslly In favor OF
| tho motion OF Commissioner 9uenther, and
thought that II reductions wero to DO
made ths order Of the da, work
He thought tho proximity Of the County
| Attorneys Office to tho County Board wns Of ITO
| benefit to the county. Ho would Ike to DEC tho
/ officer removed from tho building, and be be-
liovsl that "a attorney could be hired 10 do lilo
| legal work for the county for o. 500, snd one
| equally woll Yorsed in laH.
| Commiealoners McCaffrey and Holden ro-
| apondod Ia advocacy Of h1r. Nountrect tue attot
going 20 far ~ to sAY that II he wts Ilountroo
ho wonld not accept g. 600 sA1x1tad position. Ills
abilities fitted him for better position. and
entitled him to q larGor salary. lie thought ho
had filled tie olllca AccoptAbly, aud hs would
vutd for his rc- election.
Commissioner Glough said in reply to what
had been said laudAtory OF nountiee, that ho
would simply refer the membn1R Of tho Board to
the opinion entottAned OF him among the loyal
profession Of the city.
TIE RECORD IN THE GAZE.
Commissioner duenthet'a Anaudaeut w&aloss
| BY the following vote,
Ytds-Dnsse, Clough, 0uenthtr, Burdek--4.
faEs-coaly, ueIting Holden, Johuaou, tonergan.
McCa6rsy, 8chnlsdt-7
Commissioner johnson then moyod tho adop-
| slon of ehe report.
Commissioner Qiough then offered N an
Amendment thAt no salAEioa bs Increased over
what they Wer0 lat yesr, At tho eatno tIune cali
ine attention. to such Aaaslos ~ tAd been raised
| tn tho report.
Tha amendment WAS loat, aud tho original 70.
port was adopted by tho following voto,
Ykns-ConIy. uurtluR Holden, Johnsop Iousrean
AcCanFey, Hchmllt, lIurdlrk-S.
Nays-Dusse. congh, Guenthcr-J.
Some further reports wore received. after
which the Boasd adjourned until Monday.