, 1875-06-08
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Protest of Some Of Porlo1at's
Rival Bidders.
semi.Annual Reports Of County Officers
1.-The Clerks Payroll.

Ths Board Of County Commissioners held
tboir regular weekly meeting ycstafday aftct-
noon, President Unrdick in tho chatr. Com
miAaiouorA Dusso Carroll. ClouEh, Comfy, CEaw-
ford, ducn,Lor, I1oldon, I1crttug, Johnson, Mo-
Caffroy, Jonos, Lonorgan Russell, aud Schmidt
wero in THUR pIaceH.
PROTESTING A0A1NaT pEn1oLAT.
This firm OF Hchick j. Cannon sont ia a CON-
muuicaton protosting against tho awarding Of
contracts for furniture, bsldiuE, etc.. to @. +.
in accord with tho specifications. and A1so that
Ills bids wero higher than those Of tho prosent-
ants In winding up. the firm, ssato that II tho
pratcst WAS sllYhsud, tue Board would be on-
jolned.
Commissioner AfcCafrsay-I move tat tho
communication be placed on t}se. .
IAis brought Dir. Cfuuxl to his feat. 1lis
opinion was thut thoio was combination In the
board 10 place all tie contTacta tn tho talia al
fow Eeraons This, lso protested, was outrage
olsa, aud contrary to lilo epiris Of honesty aud
roforM.
Commissioner Holden thought that: TO p}nco
tho communication OF ii1e would bs all 1nsn1E to
tue protesting firm. Ho hoped no such action
Mould bo taken.
Commissioner AicCaffrey spoke rory harsi,ly In
rofGl osuo to COMMISSIONER Clongh. lie raid
That tho lattor waH awale Of cortau contracts lot
bY tho county oyor year ago. On tses0 con-
tracts tho county suffered loBs. Mr. Clough
s,isvuI il, that nart,cu]ar artion. II l,o was 30
ruauy to scr,itin,zc tho co,Iduct Of otlIer nom
boln Of tho ljoarj, 10 ought to ramo,nbcr tho
old story about people who 1.-Two IN houacs COLI
st.ucied OF glass. .,
ComtntHslotcr uiough said that l,o hoped Cook
n,nro than VIVA reccannrv M thnnn Contrasts
llnlat!vo 10 Commits iiunur MoCaffrey's remarks
10 regard 10 himself, As lAd only 10 refer all
cunccr,IcI to his rccprd III TINT body. II MIR,
sioCaff,cv or at,y m othor uorso,, % weut 40 far a.
to any thst le (Nr. Ojuuxl,) know ANYTHING 1ola-
satosts ol tho cuan,y' tho ststotneut wsa purs
aud unaduttel atcd falsoAood.
Comminsi,,,ter Hohmuit vns rurnrised that
maj, 10 sensitive AZ % Commis.iuner uIourl, roia.
tlye to lis reputation should rnato cllarvps
aesinst other members, he rrpatl,.teI III
knowledge Of co,ub,uat1ons bcssecu r,vu,bcrs OF
lin H1pru. aud paiI Tint rs,io1at wap awalded
tho cuulract becal,.o l.is bid WIS tho lowest.
Tie .pnton TO placo ou lle was thou voted
unau aud ronuitoI in a tie. ~ follows:
v.ns-cn,ron Cavity .Io,nson. rnnr,oan- Ncca,.
frsy, Scln,i.lt-5. -
Sats-Nu.ee, claugh, ucrtng, Holden, ZONES, bur-
dckIa.
Tho lecurt was finally referred to tlo Commit
| leo on Pubic Service. ~ @'
ngponrs oy COUNTY OFFICERS.
Thn aner.1 solt III hts report from Dco. Z to
| June /, 1875, inclusive. The teev received
amounted to 81, ,SsJ.l4 expenditures. $s,sc2.77
dus the county, f4,02D.07.
The COUNTY Treasurer sent III q Beu,1.auurnl
stA,utnt n, Which showed llat the amount TO-
cei, od during the half year on accouut Ut CON-
missions, toE. thor With tito Laa1lce on hand Dec.
!, 1911, was s7,201.73; expenditures, 81, 753.25
balance, -, ,lbl.i0.
Tho half -yeArly report Of the County Collector
showed balauco Ut $4,g08.2G In favor Of the
county,
Tic somi-anpual report of tho County Clerk
| B!o" ID balauca Of ii, ,43Q,o2 IN favor of the
county.
| All the reportH we're referred to tho Finance
| Committee
Tie Hhatiif'a bill for tia dieting OF prisoners
for tlce monthe. amounting to l. isl. .G5. waa 70.