, 1876-04-18
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Discussing Il bill for Extras Mt
tho Insnne Asylum.
Profits Of County Treasurers..'Printing
tho Delinquent List.

paired. 1lctorrutl.
A number of other communications OF no pub
lio Importance Was referred to the propor conl-
mittocs.
a number Of billa including one Of stG67,95
for tioing prtsonors at tho Drldawcl1, aud IL 400
for cofroo furnished tho County Agent by Clora
f. roriotas, woro referred 10 tho appropriate
committees.
TnE nEcoRpEn's orr1cg.
Whom tho report OF tho Co1n1usltoe On Public
1tecorda was called, Commissioner Carroll arose
and said that they had no ropogs to make.
Commissioner Burlick wanted to 1oar report
in regard to tho rosul. of tho Investigation had
Comln.aiouor Carrotl-Tl,o wholo inyestIga-
ton Is n farce.
COMMISSIONER Bnrkick wanted to haar report
on tho subject. Tho condition Of ths liccorder'a
ol1lcs was Honethtng about which tho public
wanted to know.
Commissioner Carro'l-Tl,oso iB nothing 10 TO-
port. Tho Recorder iB cloctaa BY tho people,
and runs tho olllcs aa ho pleaaos. Tho anaueoa
Of tho Office, ~ fax as wc can lind out, arc all
right
ought to be made, and ltnpod tho COMMITTEES
would make somu report upon tho feau,s of their
Commissioner nul'oy stated that they had tho
report Of tho exports ready aud would be pro-
PARED to report Al tho ne1t meeting.
1NbAEE AHYLUM.
Tho .Toint Committee on Public Duihlipgs and
Public Charities reported favorably on a bill OF
extras amounting to $3,0S2.20. for concrose work
donc by Conrad, Wi'dnor L Go. at tho Insane
Asylum.
Commissioner Holden stated that tl.oro had
toou considerable talk about tho nlattor in tho
soYBlon of tho Committee where it had boen
atatod that Commissioner Clough bad gsyon tho
order for tho wori. but that gentleman, when
called upon, denied 1t, and stated that l.o novor
henra Of It before, and lad nothing to do With
giving tho or1er for tho work.
Commissioners A1cCs!lscy, Lonergap. and
Guenther discussed tho n.attoT. TLoy all know
tho work had hccn done, ail had to bo douo,
but fonnd that 1t had not boon recommended By
tho Committee.
Commissioner Durtlick wanted to know II tho
prico waB fair.
Commissioner Lonereau Btated that 1t Was.
Commissioner Dusdick stated that tho work
had boon provided for In tho pIaus mud Hpecn-
cntions, but had not boom lst In tho contract,
thought, waa uecossary. and thought tho bill
onght TO be paid.
Commissioner Alocafre, stated that l,o thought
It was a bad ilea 70 ALLOW tLeao o1tras, nc thoY
wore going to build a Court-House. aud he diduI
know whore tho thing vns going 70 stop.
Commissions Gleary said that he believed
expected to vote on extras, and allow $l,100
/ merely out Of compliment to member Of q
Committee, and In de:oronco to architect and
Superintendent.
1
ho thought that no was alluded TO. aud denied
shat no eYer asked any ono to yolo nHay public
monoy In compliment to him.
Commissioner ClcaEY stated that he would
| nothing. and would vote against this. Tho bill
MAS finally ordered paid BY vote Of s tot.
TIE rREAsunEns auAnrEns
Tho Committee on Finance and Jail Accounts.
| to whom had boon referred the mRttor OF seour-
| Ing now quarters for tho County Board and
County Attorney, thus allowing the County
| Trensurcr moro room without removing from
tho County Building, reported that they Were
nnablo to find rooms In tito building suitable
| for tho uno Of tue Board, and therefore rocon-
mended that tho Treasurer uso the tooInn nt
p1esont occupied for its mootlpgs, except tho
| halliday required for tho sessions. they Also
recommended that tho otfoe OF tho Map Depart
mont. bo aldod to that Of tho Clerk OF he
Board.
suitable Yooma ut q raayouabie zont could bo pro-
rofsrred back to thu Committee, they to inresti-
cato further into tho matter, ascertain where
roons could bs had. amount OF rcut etc., and
report at next moo!ing. After Bonc discussion,
she report was recommitsed.
Cotnmisalonor duentboF moved to reconsider
tho resolution passed nt last moetinH dtscharg-
ing tho Superintendent OF Btudepta' Hail, ~ DO
would bo needed about at1 NeellB 3ouHor, when
tho building would 10 completed. Carried.
THE DELINQUENT LIST.
Commissioner Holden hero popped up and
| said that some timo ngo Commissioner Burdick
offered = resolution ioRtructlug the Committee
had paid Tor public printing, sud what amount
Of intercat thoy had received from the banks.
uo therefore offored tho following:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from tho report Of tho Colec-
tor pnb!i.hlnG H. State and comfy delinquent 1s-
LIST Tor tho year lB75 Tho tgsn Of $35 50; and,
i 7 IL s s ne' a a s rs
cnn bo procrua at much lesH ra.o er tract Of Land
AMI town lot each than tue atatus .ows, and thereby
lasgo amount bo saSod tho Taxpayers of he county,
j;t,ctetd. That tho Committee on Printing and H..
proposals 10 r.nt tlo euquent IL sotas ness.
paIes Of general clrcntstion within Cook County, tho
Trnpoals 10 state 1t wRt price per tract Of land and
town lot each s"ch llst will E0 published.
Commissioner Durdick sa!d that he would voto
for tho resolution, but wanted first to hear re-
port on hla resolution. IIo didn't bolleyo III itn
bong Bmotherol IN Committee.
Commissioner lioldon said that tho resolution
had not been sno.horcd In ComEnittoe. and that
they had tri1t TO get a. facts to base thoir ro-
port upon. but that cartatu printing which 1ast
year bud cost s35 ooo could bo dono thus year
| for 3l1, 0OU or 9l5, ,U10.
Commissioner Burdick wanted this resolution
laid over for week, 10 TINT the Committee could
report then upon hlB also. .
| CommieBlonur llol4ou wanted tho resolution
passed. at oilco.
Commissioner hlcCafrsoy thought that IL tho
Commistso didn't report Hnon on Commissioner
lluFdck'H resolution, uGarly all tho e1-GreaHu-
rsrs would bo Ia the IenitcntiRsy for whisky
frauds, aud then tho county couldn't recover any
nancy.
Commissioner lio!den-1.c. ua act On this res
ontlon now,
Commissioner Rnaso moved to lay over. It
WIN laid over for ono wdok uuder the rules
0n motion 0F Commissioner hlcCatrroy, tito
boatd nd dIournod unt,l Monday at 3 o'clock.
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THE CAPITAL.STOCK TAX DECISION,