, 1876-05-04
THE sCAVENGER CONTRACT.
Illegal Action on tho Part OF tho
.NOnrtl OF Health.
aihgular Preference Shown in Favor
Of the Highest Bidder.
Why tho Lowest Did Would Not Dc an
Improbable One.

city county OF munlctpA tE1latt or en1FlcFnentt
WHO shall ho guilty, directly or indirectly, of tin
ron,tuto Of s1ester or amount Of u,onry th.n
may have besn, al tho TINA Of making tho contracts
70 be contracted sor o. siponae upon tha subject mat
tcrof tho contracts. shall 10 ac not exceeding $louo
and may ba removrd from his otace trust, or o1n'
ploytncnL
Tho aboyo will bo fonnd In Paragraph 2os OF
tho Criminal Codo Of thls State. Whothor its
prov!aiona apply TO four Of tho motnbers Of tho
board OF 11oalth may he learned from tho fol-
lowing statement Of facts Tho City Council
seoeaty appropriated e11000 for scnvongos
work for tho niue months ending Jan. l, 1877.
At lila moetfog TueBs1ny afternoon, the Board OF
HoAltt by yote Of 4 to 2, lot to- Mcaars. Dunn
h scanlan tic contract for doing this work At
3s7, 900 per year. Aflor tho board had asson'-
bod, a ltslo routine buslnosa was transacted,
and thcn tho Finance Comnutsoo matio report.
There waa q contract 10 be awarded for remov-
Ing the ashes and garbage from our ntreess.
The biddorn were as follows: Frol. uanker.
$2s.o9on year; this was rcjeotod because no
bond accomranic1 aa required by law; George
Andr!n, $29, 735 Louis 1laaa: e29. oes; g. Drake
$3io75. and s75 por day for iii Sunday work On
South Side I; H. Scanan, 4.A30; Frod. ". Dunn
4 ). F; seanlan. *:7. .4os5o, md *75 for
souih 3 sio y san1:y 1 ~ w1.5; Msiise!n co for
North D!,tslon ts.2s.To; dcrharit 4 welidei. do.
s39a7: Jo'crh letssnser, do fss3s; I MahoMey, d.
Peter Downey, si,doo. Or would furnish loans :. ii
s ssra e. VT % pv.on IL n ey ~ ss
William Lancy, do, $7,7s8.
TH. coMnrrrEE nErongp
IN favor Of awarding tho contract to Uoxney, WIN was
tbs lowest md responsible hdder. Tl.a aeesnud to
have struck certssn ncnlers with indignation, for DR..
uoa made was but sl7.ooo Tor nine months ,novsd
ashes be awasslsd 10 i. y. Dunn and j. F. seauian:
that tAelr bil s2aio PR sy for a. North plvs
Division; and s7a per day for BHntlay work In tho
tenth E, 7, Division ~hen 1t may bo required by the
This sa tho motion copied from The secrotarys
Tho following Is record Of tbs vote tho question:
yeas-atoote, aeger, Manhoinsr, aud McDormos1
| Nats-AfcVlckar md Miller.
In vew Of tho fact thai this city Ia harpushed for
money tuat nnw 1t sorA socm strange that
found IN public lfo who Will brave tha oensuro At tho
leuplo by their reckless Actson prudent man docs
on ! rrolable. income ot sl77,ooo: THIS i.
fAe of i!sa!sn III h.vo DONE % rnoy h.ro acted WIFI Wiz.
ont regard to public interests decent economical
E.rrns tler 1 however. ana dssesar
for thu popular olatnor ot ccouoy !n our rubllc af
hsy hss0 0'''pp'a their authority in letting
| MoAE MONEY THAN ia APPROPRIATED Fbn TIE
| WORK.
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i !. ttne thst ~ ot h.t.ua.h.lt protecting
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responsible for that time, and shs public viii be- com.
relssl rl t. PONY up y tho dStcio'.cy:
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whether thcro was a undue influences brought to bcaF
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IN cond m, sn1Scisnt sur,tin, ~ cn1nn, lin IL III
tha WHY rinht Tia Enartl Ind M rIait t, tnkc INV
ma but tia lowest Iiidsr rheh rouid fnrnI,h nmnio
bons for tho faithful performance Of tho wort. wh!rl,
nowucy offered to do, liz l. ncsouallY reynonstols
and Tia Hard coI cs.y rornei him tn iive t1 IT,
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