, 1875-02-16
THE CITY.

ThA County Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon, President Inr1ick in the chair.
A oonn uunlcatton vAa read from DR.. Cunning
ham. of tho poos House and Insane Asylnnl. nd
dressed to Commissioner McCaf1rey stating that
be had received $40 rorth Of vaccine yirus, Which
he did not nccd, rs htf tho fanates Of tho Poor
Houso and 1nsano Asylum Ind been thoroughly
yaccinatod. Or. Cunningham ctaracterlzas the
etif zDsle By tho bnA}ih authorities As " All uu-
noccssary howl about the smallpox At tho
County-Farnl. lie gives history Of tho appear
hnos of the disease at tho 1nnana Asylum ind
poor-l House, showing that there have been but
e3 cases all told OF whom ha7o died, are now
in ths post-houee, and 10 have boon removed to
the conv nle.cnnt uards. 1he disease fs under
complete control, md no fears OF arenoWal OF
}ts virnlenco noeti be entertained. Tho comm!1-
nitatiou was reterred TO tic committee on Iuh-
Tlu auuual rcport Of she South Park Com
1niseioncrs, published lin THE TR1nrSx OF
Th,1r.,3ny last. was referred to the Committee
CONTRACTS ron surp1rEa. ..-
Tho Committee o1 Hospitals recommended
Tho ward to William Devine Of the contract for
nurp,ving the County Hospital viii. pure COIN
Try milk r 40 ayorsso pfr1 o 81 ionar IL csnte or
cured in and tile contract so awarded. 49,.
Ibe contract for furnishing boots and 4hoeH
wes awarded to Theodore Schnltzc.
Tho JOINT Committee on Public Charities and
Uesp1tnls reported, Recommending tho award OF
tho contract fer furnishing meat, poultry. and
fish to z. O'Donnell, al ~ conta per pound, aud
Tho bread contract for bread to schWonfurth
I}c0s at q cents per pound
CommjsHIouer Holden, Of tho cams Commit
tee, submitted minority report, recommending
the award Of Tho bread cunaract to lfcd FolZ At
$1.19 per 100 pounds, being saving OF 81, ,4so
per year from the price proposed to be Awarded
10 Schw eufutt!l bros.
fomnniesioner Guenthor complained that Com
missioner Holden had not asked him to sign The
minority report, the oziskcnco Of which he did
not know. ile Hhonla have preferred to sign
the m eopSti Of e u 9ea ropo
A motion by Commissioner Crawford to Jay
both reports o., the sable for ono week, IN order
10 euabio tho Eonrd to obtain new information on
Tho sub bjects WAS adopted. ......
to the effect that hereafter all articles OF Rupplcs
required By tho county ahall bo purchased by
contract. lie callod attention to the fact that
resolutions to this effect were &C. contained IN tho
been resc,nled. Ino matter NaB referlod 10 the
Committee on Public sorsico.
THE NEW HOSPITAL NATTEN.
Commissioner Holden being called to The
chair, Commissioner Burdick took tho door, aud
moved that the report Of the Committee on IIos.
ritas III reference to the new county hospital DO
Iecn1nmitted. for the reason that tho report had
Indicated no DaHla upon WHICH 10 pro-
coed, and no outline as to tho stylo
Of hospital proposed to DO built. iIo
doubted whether au imnnonse hospital waa tho
thing, for the rsasou that plenty OF people
would bo found to fl 1t If It were four times as
largo as the present hospital. He believed.
moreover, that = building costing &C. 900 would
anauer aa we'll az one costing $150,o00. -
Commissioner Jones said the COMMITTED had
simply meant to show forth the great noeesHity
OF Il now hospital, not arrogating tho power to
say HbBs kind OF hospital should be built. Lot
tho matter now be referrodto q joint Committee
on Public Buildings and Hospitals, to suggest
tue plan and namo the amount 10 bo expended.
lie hopcd the matter would not be referred back
to the Committee on Hospitals, for they had no
other report to make.
Con,,niss,oncr Guonther said the Board ought
either 10 abolish the hospital system altogtiier,
ar e1He build decent hospital. II tho county
could pny sl45, 600 for a lot why not put up
building worth $1500Do
Commissioner Crawford advocated all possible
haste ip tho erection Of now hospital
Commissioner Bnrdrk favored small commits
tees and for that Teaaon renewed bis motion to
rccom,nlt tho matter to the Committee on Hos
pitals.
Commissioner Clouyh oppoaed this motion,
believing the Committee had performed Its full
duty. II now remained to determine upon the
plan and the cost
The Doard adjourned until Thursday next at
p. H., when tho hospital subject will be again
broug hit I'D fer discussion.