, 1876-12-27

Trustees Of tho South Side Dispcnsary, asking
that 81 400 annually ehould bo appropriated for
tho support OF the insttutlon for attending to
the sick poor OF that division. It was referred
to the Committee on Charities. eomo other
documents tn regard to the same matter were
disposed Of In tho samc manner.
Architect Cocllrane reported that II was TN
necessary to p1asa now watcr-tanka III tic pa
yll!ons Of tho new Hospital. Referred 10 tho
Committee on f1oepilalt
County Clerk I.Icb sert in communication
asking for al investigation Of the charges made
against him In regard to hfs bills for county
printing. Referred to Committee On Printing.
A number OF rcqufslttons for supplies for tho
various Institutions wera referred to appropriate
The pay.rol1 OF tho Normal School ior Novcm-
bcr and December {$2,7 7D0) was referred TO tho
Commltteo IN Edncattun.
Othcr pay.rofls and number OF bills were
referred to appropriate committees.
Hosrl7AE MATTERS.
Tho Clerk stated that he Ind bids In his ros-
fsssiGn for covering steam pipes at tic County
cs C9mfnisstonor Schmidt moved ti,at the matter
should ho laid orur until tho next meeting. lie
had been instructed BY tbs Committee having
charge Of this work to confer with q man who
wished to putt proposition, but had failed TO
make any arrangements with this person.
Tho man referred to WAS Chalmers Spence.
Commissioner Fitzgerald opposed any 1clny.
This would bo a dangerous precedent TO cstab-
l[at, aud It waa unfair to the n,on who lah com-
After soino discussion. tho motion waa lost by
n vote Of yeas 8, nays d. Those voting In the
affirmative were Schmidt, Comfy, and Nc
Cattscy.
adjourned It should bo to Thursday at p. m.
Tho bids wCrc then opened md referred to tho
Joint Committee Of Public Buildings and Hos
piiul. XII.
1asvlNo BONDS.
Commissioner Schmidt offered the following:
R<soirtd That the Committee On Finance bo
necessary bunk bonds III sus Of $500 and q, 600
snoans s K o ooo ooo 1nniaa n t@enty yes;. Wiz
annasy - provided Sy H. sn sathorsfas lie poard
loo. 00U inhab!tants Of which Cook County il one.
hy 2 swo.thir1a yets. s9 issnc bonds fof pa1lic
sl1o, 600. thereof and submit such proposals 70
this HoArd for acceptance or rejection.
Tho resolution WIS passed By vote Of yeas,
II; nays. 4; as folloHs:
mann, Lcszen, accanrsy, Malioy, Schmidt, rabo',
Nays-Ayars, Fitzgerald, auenthts, scnnc-l.
Commissioner Fitzgerald offered resolution
lnstructing tho Committee on Printing to invcs-
tigate tho charges made against tho Denokyat
aud Courier in REGARD to their printing bills.
Referred to said Committee.
0OoD MOVE. 49,.
Commissioner Fitzgerald also offered The
following:
wuEnEA*. The policy Of permitting committees
tac iettcr d tho law c,sating Till 1oasd and ia al.
thS!zng + to s1een5, sn5, public m'ns5s 9nd
trusting to others tho performance Of the duties
Imposed upon him By law aud by his oath Ut otsice;
WIaEnE4s, The permission given to committees
excnsablc teansfcr by this BIaea Of the RESPONSE
@nEnsAs, saeh espcn,iita1es 81 by % eo;n.ni.sees
tend to fasorlt!sm and extravaganza. md are nn-
!ut io Tho nnsst ~ ,iey fas
adyanta2es Witch follow such competition, '''
j. h, s"a s t Of hi
they arc hereby prohibited from making any pur.
ttaeIs whs5s the 81! ot .seh purchase, work, o.
Rtsolted, T'hat from and after th'a date Il rhall
bo tho duty q oil co,!Ilitcca 70 present to thin
atsa ss S it, sa sssa vt 81 wGn ~
thc s,tm Of $500, accompanied by request for au.
thority from the Board TO u,aka such purchases or
j'tsoit<d, Ti,at without authority from the board
giv.n BY legal vote Of tho Bo,r. winch vote shall
be taken oy yea. end nays and made matter At Of
any expenditure whatever. e1copt In case Of
emergency.
I,tso:rf;i. Tint It shall require tho unanimous
vote Of thu members ol any committee :to dec!nrc
THAT emergency exista which justifes the incur
INK Of an expenditure Without tho authority Of the
DunFd provided. however,, that no committee shall
hAve power 10 Incur an Indebtedness or 10 make m
.expcndEtnr1 In czcass Of $780, srcn In case Of
lf.elt<a, That majority, Of the goara, b., .
vote Ut yrns and nays. may dispense with tho nd
vertlanE ioE proposals IN cases where i may not
Ing: provided, however, that when aavorttssng In
tho pubc press IL dispenscd WITH 1t shall be tho
duty OF tho Clerk Of tho Board 10 post notice In
tho Commissioned room, one in Tho office Of aaid
Clerk. and one In tho County Courtroom, so1icIt-
Ing proposals iot such work, or material, and that
prior to tho opening vi such proposals..
Commissioner MvCatIreY moved to lay the
resolutions on tic table, and the motion pre-
vailed by the following votes
zon, Mcca[1rey, htriioJ, Hchmldt-6.
NagsmAyass, Bradley, Fitzgerald, Gusnther,
On ,uotton Of Commissioner Con1y, tho Com
mlttcc on Public Service waa Instructed to nd
vert!ae for proposals for all supplies needed In
the county institutions during the ensuing year.
The Board adjourned to Thursday.