, 1876-07-28
TEE COUNTY DOARD.
T1yR CnUIlr-U0tyfH

An adjourned meeting Of tho County Board
was held yesterday afternoon, oil tho members
being present.
Tho following communication WAS read from
the Building Committee Of the City Council:
70 fhs Honorable tha Board Of Cou,missioners
2f Cook counfp-qEsr1EazN: The nndsrsgnel,
bs s9 q o r. chsago We1S II r3 f
sent to your honorable Board that the COMMITTEES
s5s s1 Sa to ana ioen raa
tonpatcd In she contract existing bctwsen the city
and county. therefore fcguost that your honoFn.
ss ssees nes, 1s W Ssp SSppa : and b ps M
Aforesaid for tho pnroso Of uniting on some plan
THAT may By svlscd 70 carry ont tho Intentions Of
III sy @ sopsnod ss II r. n sfien s.s aen, s gs
respectfully submitted. j. II. VAN OspsL.
Il was accepted, and will be acted upon.
The pay-ro!ls for the past month for the scy-
cral county ot]iccs were presented and re-
Numerous bills ,wero then presented, among
SERVICES IT the Insane Asylum, amounting TO
81, ,Gs}5. Passed.
AN uoLy DOCUMENT,
Tho following was presented by Mr.. Dnrd!cls,
he explaining TINT It had becM handed him q
few n'omcnts previous. It cxplalns itself:
70 ths County Commlss!ontrs of Cook County;
hare been in the habit Of visiting Tho Cook Coun
" Hospital tho past two or thrco months aud from
did not have ~ good caro- AZ they required. o.
ay o ps.a u se wsPas
that ttsy lad to do work whsn not ablo 10, and
would die for want of euro II soo wore not able to
Of those who declared they did rot have them
when they cnteEod. aud ons g!r saw after shs had
been thurs over two weeks wlose arms we're par:
she had not hhd her ha!s combed or face wAshad
fos two weeks. and Killed one Of tho rorHtn on
M nd eSEh nt matted
her, aud othurs have said they would die II thoy
could not get AWAY from there, have saen the
when wsl Lars not been IN Ill III tho ~ wasds, 90 .
the pers9na! knoTasdze have at Whist l NV
ii that hospital for want ot proper cars and noaf.
ish!ng fuod and fresli air; that Insane women arc
placed in the ward where WOMEN who are tho alex.
woman insane that wss afraid Of aud was told
that she had TO ha!e straps round her the night
ward water could not bs had f.; hour :. simt,
snd I walled gntta = while onb day 10
give ,one siek child . drink, because the ws.hng
and threatening patient In bed with his csnchs1
49,, because ne would not have his sore feet GOV.
srsa % with .as Gae SPREAD a. y made them burn
was asked by the mon to take 4 complaint to Col.
Glcary, that thu nurse sam ind spoku 70 10 Ward
whom unable to move. AND staying out til mtln!ghl
and a1teF then EonsiHs up thu patients tu tho ntxht
t!lat proper food md enough Of II. was not given
them. went to Col Cleary. lie said IL Wal
wrong, ordercd Ills tsags, and went aver thai
evening to haya thu drunken nurse discharged.
went oyot sabbath AFTERNOON 10 visit patients 1nt
attend divine service, ant vas told that could MOI
enter tho yards attend the meeting, by tho war
| dens lAiF, McL.) ofde1s, given by tae Mstror
(Atfa. Mel, and told these va. man At tho doo
who would prevent ms e dared 70 upstairs, ant
| that they did not bslleye Col. ClcaFy told mo
could 20 over there: that was liar, and . dcllb
erute one, by Mrs: Mclaughlin and two or th1e.
nurses, Mrs. Kei!y aud Mra. Ourgctson,
belleru. Tho doctos,-Mr. Colin, ,-uhua
wished 10 oak II thoy had Right to tue.
/ mo out took my arm to turn me from tn
oisiee, but ! told Mu. should have Il lnvsstl
gated and hs said that I va bad for the patient
shlngs wrong In tAlt hospital; / thsn 1eit. hi
was Sunday afternoon between 3 and 4 O'clock, th
Oh day Of July. 1875. and 1t waa Thur sday. III
| 9th day Of July, 1870 saw and heard thu nnEsu
Allur. making ! patient sweep ) toom, Threatening
one ta bed and eatsiag. For tho .sks 81 the saf
| mold and Et2htee1lh stkset4, shall openly ia1tif