, 1877-01-03
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Printing the Proceedings in the
Papers at an End.
The Ring Effort in Behalf Of McC!evy
e. Co. Temporarily Frustrated.
The Commissioners Set In 10 Punish
Recorder nrockway.

Recorder Nrockway.
The rtgular weekly meeting of the County
Board was Le!d yesterday afternoon, al, the
members present except Mr. scnEc.
The first business vas Tic consideration of
the resolution OF Mr.. Fitzgerald, introduced at
A former meeting and laid over, providing for
tliscontsn1sor
PRINTING TIE PROCEEDINGS or THE HOARD IN
THE NEWSPAPERS.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said lie had investigated tho
cost of printing tic proceedings In the papers,
and fountt TINT Inc work could bc done every
week In pamphlet form for tt,Do9 Der year. lie
hoped to sec tho resolution, at,optc,l.
Mr.. sEcCaarcy waa In favor of continuing the
printing, rs In no other way could the public
kcrp informed na to The action uf the Doartl.
Mr.. Fitzgerald satd the proceedings OF the
Nuasll werc printed In tho laIv pres. without
tost to tic county, aud lie thought this suill.
Tic resolution finally prevailed by the follow.
Ing yotc:
rta.-Ayart, bradley. t'only. Fitzgerald.
Saysotsrfoi. cieary. % IIoiIniatua, t 0S MeC4t1re,,
schmidt--j.
Tho County Agents annual report rms sub
yrar the number Of families aidct, had been
s,7I1: number of pnsscs Issued, ttI3; number
sent To the County Farm, l,lol: Hospital
| urtlcrs issued, l0l2; burial orIers given, 3s,;
humber 10 whotn medical MD was rendered,
1,1Gl: insane eases rcportcl, 2ss. The cx-
ncndttrrrs lad been i. follows: Groceries,
s23 3,GN.59: meat. $:0. .:W.51: brrnI, t0,17l.3S;
shoes, sl,95o: wood, sl,'3a3o; coal, S29, 1885;
hurals, sIia.E0; trushrB aud crHtchrst *Gu.4D;
lodgings, st5. transportation, eG,l,t}.;i: ollire
txpenscs, s17. .095.W. Total c1pnse, sli4, ,s5s,37.
Supplies to the amount Of sl.G554a remained on
| i1nfl1.
Thr Coroner's temtannunl report mas next
read: II showed that the expenses Of tho oj'lrc
for the time had bccn 8, sl5.3o divided rs fnl-
lows:. Inquest tees, s3;c1; serving wits,
:o o;'eS 'ess'spSj1s S sSsEE aals aa; 's5sa sodts
The us.,al number OF bills wesc read aud re-
forrcI. Among them WAS ono amounting to
s40S for the services of men employed By Sheriff
Agncw fn settling up his old business since he
left the Office.
! n1ns ron SUPPLIES.
| !, The Lids for furnishing county supplies for
following arc the bills for furnishing meat. A
few Of tllcm include poultry and Gth,
p, A. vel as beef, anil few ere
y Curtis, 8 cents; Thotnaa O'Br!en, !! cents;
Patrick atulgrow, ~ cents; Patrick O'Donnc1l,
g Gccnsss; r. y. Kelly, ;;c;< CENTS: sohn suakc-
Inan, 5ccnts: and ". Movrc, 5c1 cent?.
furnishing hats, J. y. McC!cvy had tlle only lid
for roer1cx, and Wa&lhans, W,lar1 IL Co. tic
on]y 6d for ice, their figure hcing 1o15 cents
| per 100 pounds. The hts 10 furnish eliucs and
boats were numerous, md the county, It np-
10 rc1ts to s2.50 per patr. the ills ior butter
ranged from Il cunts to 81 ccuts per pound, aud
lay ran 1lc lad for IS per tun.
The bids tor bread we're uumrrous Aud as
follows, per ltO poanis: AIt!rIclI & Cn., $JI1j;
| e. l.. W1o,linan IL Cn,, s3.J5; Angus sEcGowan,
FAR; S.1 F,ssl q, "oltz s3'lp; a"a trank sc'lwei-
Alter the btda hal lcen rca:, AIr. Aynrs called
attention to tic fact TINT McClcyy i; Co. NUS
tho only firm bidding for gr6ccr;rs, and ,novea,
for tliu sate of SECURING competition, TINT their
bud be scaled and put IN tho vault, and tint the
| Dunrd advertise for bids.
:. Mr. Mt CaErey WAS opposed to rca,1vertI.ina.
Thu sumo condition Of aI.rs h.l.l existed h.
fore, md lie 'aiA not believe any further htls
Mr.. Fitzgerald was in favor Of tic motion II
Mr: A;ars, He wanted to ree the widest ruIR-
petition. which lIr thought 1t was the duty uf
Mr.. tiucnthcr WIS In fayor Of rcalyettIsfng
for groceries, and hoped that alt biddcra wuui.i
send IN saHlpies, etc.
III Thy turtltcr discussion Of tho suntou tho
idea of haslng ''purri'asing agent " for The
county WIS adYuccd, hut not entertained scrl-
! ously.
Mr. Bradley was in favor o! the mo.sou. lie
'uL bc iad until tie publI: lntnl Ind bcu dis.
atMee.l OF the iInp1esstuu HAT II wus Useless IL
bid against certain bidders. He had askc'! CRU
ccrs 10 put III hts, hnt t'rY Ind acastatcl I,c-
cause Ut tic way they hui lccn treated IN the
part II they could BE- assured Of being Justly
treated, however, they would bid.
Tic motion prevailed finally by The following
vote, af''l tho iIew bids will he opened slu'uy:
ItHs-Aynrs. llradlcy, Gleary, Ettzrstat;l,
Gucnthcr. llo1n'ur,n. Lcnxen, aiuiluy. Tabor,
Auy,-Carrolt. Comfy. s1ctaHsey, schmidt--t.
COMMITTEE HrF0NTA.
Tie Committee III Public Charities reported
III fayer nl bills a.regatig sit,,i7. md rreuin-
tnsnlctf that tho roll. nlayc tic County Agents
oeo l,c lifted uI' To accommodate par,ics witt
IN: to be trannfcI1el to tho Iuvr1lu,se.
Ad1ptcN
Tic Committee OH .1nlt nntl jail Accounts re-
parted fayorably III bils ngsrc.ntug e3,ittt5
anl III favor Of making tLe award lar wi1ltc-
washing tic jail to Mr.. Stewart at hls hil ii
sl25 Adapted.
TUE NECOnpEn'3 oFPlCg.
Tho Committee On Public Records rc,lortcd
recommending that the Sl,0D0 heretofore ,mid
the lceartler Tor Keeping tho nl,stravt hooks 10