, 1876-10-31

The County Commissioners held a regular
weekly McelnE yesterday afternoon. President
,Tnf,rfun In The cliatr, an1 all present except
Cieary.
THE ToKwAt-scrool-TEAcHg
Commissioner Holden said that he intended his
mti III regard t tho election Of teachers for the
Normal Scl,ool, adopted at tho last tucettng. to
corcr ihc rcpurt Of the judiciary Cusntatttec,-
lllat The hoard c1ert them, and they act until
The County Hoard uf Education agreed.
Tile Minutes were amended accordingly.
CHANGES IN roLr.lN0-rLACEs.
Commissioner McCa!Iscy r,Dycd that tho rot1
u the First Precinct Of tile Thirteenth, Ward be
changed to tic corner Of Carroll md Lincoln
streets. Agreed to.
On motion, the action establishing polling.
plnre IN tho rtir,t lrccinct Of tic Sixth Ward
was rcsciudcl, as,d The poll was dxc.l ut Locks
Hall.
A petition wns presented asking ttat the
polllng.placc In lsr First Precinct Of the Eighth
Ward ho changed from No. 3S West 1Iarri-
son street tu No. :,5U Culal street. Tic prayer
was granted.
ECONOMY.
Commissioner Ilol,les,, from tho Committee
on Finance, submitted the following.
Rtsalrh}. Tint the Judges of the Cfrenit Court
fascn IN thc shttit1s uicc and Jail no ar 10 provide
for twenty fonr hatitTa two In each Civil Court nj
record md SIX In tho Criminal Cnurt>. seven Denuty
Ehcrt1t In the city nnh fnnr IN tho county towns,
ono .lAlcr. ono Assistant Jalcr, And ono clerk to
Jlt!er. and two wHtcllncn.
Commissioner McCaiIrcy remarked that there
was another department, the Recorders Office,
wherein crouu'l,y could be praeticcd.
Commissioner Holden sa!d they would takc
tn dig 1T that next ttIne."
Thu Chairman echoed that, mud added that
the Judges wanted Instructions regarding tho
Shcrttfs niitCc right nway.
The report wns unanimously Ct1r,c,rfcd ia.
the HECoHDEKss OFFICE.
Tic Committee ufi Public Records, who l,atl
hail lln.lcr nlvtscsnent the selection Of rot,1,s
for 'l'r Eceor'lsr reported, recommending That
Walsh to rent lt,c rst 1IIor IT tho building
{s0xsU fcc) u,w crectinE on tic near.or,.scllooi
lot In tie rrar nf Nos. III tn VI Madison street,
IT s4.Mo per an''l'tn., from Dcr. 10,
ts ,r,n wnlts " r,s,,ro,ln, to be built 10 as to
Accompanying the report was resolution
resembling tho lease III tho present quarters,
and directing TINT the rooms be surrendered to
Alexander White on thc 18TH al Dccefnbrr.
In tic discussion which c,lsltcd It was stated
tlat the building now occupied was entirely in
adequate, and not III tic character requisite for
tie prorcr traus1lctiun Ut the h'lBttluxs Of the
office, arlsl that Il Walsh's rooms were leased
lHe county would tAFE 10 neal ttGtn AI n1 ca
pcDsc of $400 or 500 year.
The report WaR conG1irrcd in.
THE toUtiT-ltDlsE CONTRACT.
Tle following ,ras then read:
Ynur Iotnt Committee OIL Public Dnl1dtnga md
Public Service having In charge tho construction
Of tie now Ca,ltt. lloutc, wntlh report tn tho
Hoard tl.at by the action nf tho Hoard Of ate Aug
Fl. 1s1u William Mcneil d sun are required to
tirnsh rccnt!ty for the performance Of their con-
tra,t foe the cnt.stoha for the now Cunrt- Iolsu.
IN ltic alnpo Of Il pledge by mortgage of the land
contitnlrE thu Q1lnrry n Edwin Walker, at 1.c.
mont Upon nluTc mature confederation your
Cumatttct ~oulA recommend Cl1nngo In tho
fnrm OF anch security. and that instead of mort
f.nEc itescpf that q leHFe u tho county 0f said
quarry bs required! fsdm Mr.. Walker, giving url
Era1ltfn1 uhtn tho county full pnwcs and authority
In ca1e nf failure or Mcneil & San to purfnrln sail
cnntrct to enter upon raid quarry and 8Ccllt,y tho
s1lme nm! 10 take thcscfrom ihe necessary aluount
Ut limestone 10 complete Hald building.
fnnE Committee tran1Inlt herewith n lehBc OF
taId quarry a.la contract With McSell l. Son. and
recommend that tho sA1e hc rcaa tn the Board and
that l1s Charln of the BUnFd bu Directed to exc.
cnfe ifte cpltfact nt'n the part Ut thu county, flrDn
had tta.r being delivered hy said Walker and t!Io
npprosa nf yDnr .fufAt Committee Of the hond to
b. furnished By sat-! Mcneil IL San to secure the
performance Of said contract. mud that tho fnrmc or
aetEnn Df this Board inconsistent herewith be re-
acnicd. 4. II. JOHNSON,
.lnnN McCA rFET,
rATElcK CANno1.L,
JOHN t'nSlY.
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