, 1876-12-19
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Election OF Officers and Employees
for the Ensuing Year.
Report Of the County PhysIoian-.-An
Enormous Quantity of Bills.

Hu1fu Waa Held ytatcHl1y atteft6ons RIl Inc
present, The attendance OF lobbyists
aud ptaeo.hunters WAS very largc, crowdtnR tho
room to oyertfow'ng.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A number Of communications and petitions
were read asking appointments under the Couf,-
ty Government, all of which were referred.
A communication WAS read from the County
Treasurer Nskfng that ccrta'n changes be made
In the arrangement OF his office. lloierrct.
An order was read from Judge uary asking
for tho appointment Of threo additional Deputy
shcriNs two balllIs FOR the Criminal Court, and |
one o(1icc.6oy for tho shcrIlls office. Referred
to tho Committees on Finance and jail and jail \
Accounts
A communication was read from tho Hospital \
Warden askIng that the wstchmen Of that |
institution be uniformed. Nofcrred.
Tl.u final report of James 6tewart, Recorder, |
was submtttcd md referred. i showed that
the rcrripts had bccn $5O,074.70, md the DIS.
1ursSn's.s 'n;nj, Il .s s53s leaving balance In ILLS
Tic bIi) u Sheriff. Agncw for .i'ot!ng prison.
ers for the latt quarter, ending Dec. 4! amount
Ing 10 81, ,070.7o. was read hna referred.
THE COUNTY PHYSICIAN. .
The County rhyslcian's annual report was
read and referred. It Showed tint during tile
year 1l8 poskfnortem examinations had bcen
l,etl: that 2l3 examinations ot irsane persons
Hs'.4 oeeH i'"ut - "Ml't ~ a.Ao usc. "4!nT6.o
Alter exhibiting tho nationality u thn untortu-
Mates, the report coasludss Us foslows:
In, rcslowing the affairs pettaininE 10 my office
omly suI,,g Of tte ,mnortant cauaes which haye I'D
to tho facts herein contained. and 10 recommend
such measures - my oxpercnSs anri'!y H. psst
ncrr,snrv IN lin casusI Observer tlu number Of
persons whose the county l,aa bocn Obliged to
insanity. might srrln surprisingly 'arys This ia
owing tca variety Of eal!sos soos,dorebls num-
te cn,,n,y %ta whoso ca,e Il Il 10 pr5yo for thse
?: ia; I ,snas; Ssys
wandered from home, exposing themselves to
hnrtispH and danger, md wien found were w.
Able 70 glye nny clsw my bY wAloa tsies asih.ay
Sna @ ~ s to ,cy cn ass tr pest q
neatsa s du!f1 nary q to ad S.hrr
II mnourstlonet nnIl i'm free 10 say that no utl,er
department OF public clarity 'c4altet n,ure
oi insane.
II as Sesn ensoas5 70 e1nsSy any ,ya 1sas an
rersos 70 tno ~. , sI h,r snan. na
sos ye nifcS ~ ! ass ne,s y, 'sf
a"i a physical @ Is Strength, nid earncstly hope hut
t"nntY iiosptai for taa socapuu Of those patcnts
| mny bc pushed tu completion At an early date.
lrsltc e cai yoM. at,sntlon 70 M ns fast tnaI Inc
pltal n much t3G mtsa; en- woaa 5sso'nHtM
70 your Monoreoie aoMId nas ho1o ne.nn M 'G"
au au tnv cnrlv INV " =" -
Tie 1ealt!, an1 sanitary condition Of inmates Of
tiuatis have occurred, md maturity Of thoae to
whom hayc administered trcatment wrre In
dIrposcd when they wgrc received; Ihe5s y ~
sa IL ting rs prtosess f
netn n @ ,vnnS ws ereTes nrSu Viii he IN ccs nn9i
ov o r nro t.s rencs,d irnccsssIhIs 10 the poison
wlish i hayn used curoasy, hut seemingly with:
| out effect. Allow mo to adslse thc plugging Of
these crcycca with l!mc. after which anntnslatson
u thcsc bags Will ho an easy mater: The nii; ~;
slightly condition Of thy walls and cylls of tho tu!
wahout say ri 70 ''' s' 0'
COMMITTEE nEr0isrs:
The Committee M raoie Cmhrt,es fsnofisn 81 tx
~ favor Of allowine p1Ila amounting 70 S1so'Q
the most of which were IN 1nVaT oi a9ctlefy "
| CO. Adopted. ...-.
The Cnnanstee on JAY anI a.. ;'ail Aseoants r.
ported IN favor Of paying bl'ts amounting to
S91';Tl, u1!l pl milking ccr1a'u improvements as
the 3aEi: Adopted. .u,r... .,,.
rrpped s sp"e II svos q q bs SSa ans sS
Cnmcurrea III; ,,,,
This Committee on Public Records rcpnrtcd Mr :.
II Nn fayor 81 paying p'''s amounting 10 fS9''4'
ThH laMt Conmttscc on. o. rnel's y, i,;,,a huIasgs
ing to S9,4l415, uud tho sanle were ordcrcd
certain inprovctMents at tho new Hospital, anu
tGat tho Catun'lttee bo' empowered to 10 tile
work. -....,
a1r. Fitzgerald objected to so much OF tho
| report NJ empowered the Comsn!ttco to order
and make tnu improvements suggested. He
wa1lted the COMMITTEES to colnu In with It's estl
snates for thu proposed improvements nnd to
have tho report divided:
Mr.. Schmidt wanted tho report adopted,
promising to nlvgstlso for proposals TOR doing
ths wurk, aud t9 let y . tGc lowest bidder.
Mr.. Fitzgerald maintained Ills position, a1sd
sald lle would always protest agaiIst giving
committees my surll auturlts an1 lsts remarks
werc grcctul With applause III thu Lobby,
Nj. Ayass was Ia favor ot tic position takcs
by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Comfy wanted proposals advertised Tor it
TIE TRIBUNE, 727lSs, and Staatd- zetuity
Nlr. Muiloy wanted thu rcpnrt anaaMteu &c
that thr Committee would ustrrta!n the cost u
the proposed work and report to tho Board.
Attor sotne further dtseusatcr tic motion Q
Mr., Comfy to udvcrtlae Tor proposass WIS ADOPT
Cd, md air. Fitzgerald waa agaln ahcad.
Tilu Committee Oh Public bullllngs aid fnb
lie SrrYico reported II favpr of paying sundr!
bills, among others eaa5 600 to Mcneil q Son "
thu mt ,uft,itn 4yhrlF fur tho NnN