, 1876-01-11
THE COUNTY BOARD.

TIE REGULAR WEEKLY MEkElSh
Of tho County Hoard was hold ysssaEday "ftot-
noon.
COMMUNICATIONS,
A communication from tho managers OF 81.
Joscph's Hospital, offering TO caro- for sick poor
on tho North hidc, waa rcnd and referred to tho
Committee Oh 1'nbllo Charities.
1 cn4AAc7En,s7lo OPINION.
A communication or "opinion" wss presented
from County Attorney nountree, Addrossed to
tho Judiciary Committee. IN retefeuce to the
dieting Of prisoners, and in answer 10
letter from sheriN Agnow claiming that tho
Board had fixed tho price at 85 eenta, aud had
no power To change tho came during his term of
otlce. The position tnken BY Ntr. ROM.
tree was aatr!.so Of the fence: No argna,1
that tho law hat ,l1ctl tho. Fhesitr'a SAL
20 part thereof, for u was. provided
that 'ho ehould derivo no profit therofrou. Tho
opinion closed with saying Tho board has
hbrotoforo resolved that 1t Will allow tho Sheriff
90 ennta per capita for dletiug prisoners II tins
Is not sufficient amount to coyor tho cost 1t 10
The duty OF the Board under tho statute to pay
snch an amount As will cornr the COST. No-
ftrrod 10 the Consnlttee Oh Jail and Jau Ac"
counts.
Tho asunt number Of bills from rorolat and
other cnntracto1s mere rend sntl passed. which
amounted for tho Inslne Asylum and Poor
1lousc, for tho mouth, to e12.6l4.l
Tho Committee OH Public Charities reported
10 favor OF letting the contract for supplying
tho county With bread. meat, boots and Shoes.
otc., recommending that she contract for supply
raio Of 1920 per 100 pounds; that the eonsfaea
for meat bc let to r. O'Donne1l ~ Q CENTS per
pounds that the contract be Jet to Cameron.
AmberK l. Co. for printing 1t THAR bid that
dorc Schultz It his bid and that the contract for
bnry1ng paupets bo lot to Charles Shciller ut tho
prieo Of et.41 per person;
Tho report VIA amended to show, tpst the
award had been recommended to the lowest
| tiddcrs and che report was adopted.
HodAS.
AIR. Guenther introduced = resolution calling
on the Chairman to explain the rotations OF
| Joseph Hogan aud tho County Board tn rnfer,,
! ence to ccrtain plumbing work ht tho Students
Hail. Tho resolution sot forth that Hogan bad
| contracted for certain work ut tl15, but had
subsequently bcen paid s6G3.bo.
An explanation followed which showed that
! tie nu,onnt paid Hogan had boen patd g., pri.
vAts contract, and not Oh the contract il Il,eh.
ton, which will satisfy Mr.. Guonthcrs corstlt-
uente, eome OF whom were biddc1a on the CON
tract.
blr G11euther introduced resolution providing
! that Tho action which had airchdy.been had All.
| thorzng Joseph Hogan to purchase tho material
for tho gas-httng for tho new !totnital be recon
sidereti, aud that tho Furnishing Ct tho sauo be
| lot to tho forrest bidder.
The resolution led 70 considerable discussion,
In which 11r. Huenther IN substance urged tllnt
IT Was about tirnu thst somebody beside Hogan
b. gwen co,tnty work.
The resolution waa finally referred to the JoInl
Committee on Public Buildings and Hospital.
1 TlIH PRINTING BTfAL.
Mr.. Holden introduced n resolution providing
that tho printing Of thotproooodinga Of u,t
! County Board bo continued at the ratnH nlrrad,
cstabishod until tho Board took soma furthol
| action.
SIR. Burdick opposed tho resolution on The
ground that It waa n needless c5penso,
Mir. McCntS1sv said tho County DoasJ was tit
most important body In tha State, and its pro
oeedinga nero Of tntonso interest, The publish
ing Of tho proceedings 80 fur hal cost less thur
tho iormor custom Of printing them iii boot
form. lIo hopoa the resolution wonld prevail.
NIr. Holden Was IN favor Of the resolution
Ho did not think THO amount OF 1nuuo, nltesd
spont could hnve bean more proltahly expanded
Tho resolution wss finally adopted BY WY;
voco vote, Which IL ~ uuusuAl proceeding whort
| 60 much money 10 at stake.
Mr. 1,usdck movod that tho Clcrll of tn,
Board be authorized to ascertain tho cost o
printing tho proceedings OF ths Board In IL,
pant ii the papers and in pamphlct form
Adopted.
Tho Board then adjourned for one NeoA.