, 1877-01-16

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rssa County Treasurer ~ ,7s's
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Bafanrc 10 credit Of county.
cali yonr attention 10 few fact. which should IT,.
ecive your attention. Since tho county Collector
for shc yoas 1875. have bcn obliged, in order TO
make Tuom for them IN the sauit, to take ont
ngse1 s e %he g hs ie e % d' t
lower roon,s. and In caso there ts no change In the
Ncvenne law ourng tue present fct4on Of shc
ssup this rupetfuous duplicating of books. nc Will
require anosher addition to the txnspaeious rant4
nnnceersary s ~. aeenaaton Of wasto piper paper I: @ ths
the case Or judgment sccprns: the Collector might
not 10 '' nee any ter,o!s. ofjecton 10 having ,ar.
records snnde after the .ac l,na taken plase. hs
w5sa ran Pc cent yf s s n'e:ent
inioE o. a,akiuv The lass Judgment md Gales Icc.
o tosssf III @ n so:s & r. 1nns s
"s's ?s TO-. Es ;sde f pGn ss'1 y ss.
! puhIc, fof ill., arcommoastlon of Which nnm6et
| 1T clerks nre kept hnky. To make room fnr thc-s
snornout h"oks walf n,e ssa'lg esr.mlans
Of them Into the lower snutt. evenings and
,nornfng<, WHICH NOT on1y causct considerable an-
te tcarch Tho rer.sds iaf .erie. u year.. but i
added to tho number Of books In Tho custody Of tho
| Office nbuut 400 sVnnlca each year including Ar.
scrors backs, Collectors variants. Town Col.
leetoEs' delinquent lint q most unnecessary piece
judgments. recordr. and ralcn records, each ptinG
virtually cory Ut thr Others and rvcry one con,
tanning, " nearly comrletc record Of ~ thr feal
one lint II there IL nu nIMllHcatlon In the present
Revenue law there VII! be IN FEW year. morc
help required to rcarch them, y. accommodate
he tag aysEs. than for all other Offices aad courts
n ths eaunty e"n,hnca risl It any tims wl
| your honurab'a Donfl thy effects Of tho actnot
workings Of The prcacns 1ryenna law upon my
mice. There are n.,,cr, notifications Of that Inv
which are desirable. arr! by which the ruanty mny
y" yGaG = ~. not asst'nx n; o;s
polnt thcsr ont 10 thls paie iii fep"fi VI ~ "'' "
A prntcst was received fr0nl number Of
| butchers aud others against the letting Of tho
contract for furnishing beef to PAtrlck O'Don-
nell, since llis bid WAs otc cent per pound higher
| tllall that of the lUwnst responsible bidder,
making In the aggregate difference Of several
| thousand doitaIr.
it waa referred to the Committee on Public
Service. -
An election for Grand Jururs for the Febrtl.
arr term resulted III tho SELECTION Of the foltuw-
il,r: John. Atkinson, T.. r: cnllertun, John
TTSy Tey 'q4ss H!MaS gffa ' y Il e. r9as r9li rSG M1
Foley, tetcr Thorsr1an. Michael Cnnnell, AHyiist
strohn, Jatnes llasrls, Thotnas GouEl!. Patrick
.Iohnsot, 'asrlek Farrell, Jayob Wolf, Frank
Eibe, 4. prol,stun, 4ugh Chittick, Genrgc
Sutherland, X. T.. Cook, and 1saac 4. lsosebury.
nIps roK STATIONERY
we're received frpm J.. NJ. y: ..nMet, e, 4Aas
Can!eron.. AnLberg & Co., so,b,t'39; aud Clark
Il Edwards, $1,st.l.4..
The Clerk sall tl,s proposals. were rery long,
antl asked II Ae should rrau them.
Commissioner Schmidt wanted them read.
Not long ngo hn ha,l been t,'d that thu Com
Inttce on Public Service llud every year allowed
the Agnsss to te e!.as.grd III fasor OF y cestni,
trIn. Eio ttlI not Ike to hear such reflections
II the hIda were read the Commissioners could
takc NOTES, anl sec that tflern was no tfI!rancry
Commissioner tuniY ,noye'i that the bids ~
scaled up and placcd IN tho custody of tllt
Clrrk, to lc kept until raIlcd for by the Com
ruittec. Agreed IN.
| CONTRACTS.
| Tie JOINT Committee Oh buildings ard Uaapt
tai reported recommending Tint ilts contrac1
iur toyrring steain-pipcs 1T the IIoapital u.
awarls<! t" tho PMsn1x con'mslua Coyerlne
Gompnny sens sr tGat ,d it ts ,,,1n1., rssr
lnnd Ut s'hU1 warranting tho work f"r ns'
years. Als,. since pasrirk lsyan haa fas1rti IT
lutlI his cnntrart fns tllug tlc lse'loasca, TIN
| tl,n CONTRACT 10 awarded t" tisii!in X Gonngt!,
ut f2.s5 per cord. Eonrarresl III.
| ClT TiIBN OPP.
Commissioner Fitzgerald offered the follow
Ing:
Wnsns4,, The financial condition Of Cook coun
tuFs In every department Of tho county bus!nrss |!
ae+osutcly necss'ary, aud
eounty three PERSONS. W.: - cutr.n, super
iutcndent of stone; - lian'y, superintendent .
= = a..nc A.ysn nd ool
Wmrasas There 1t now no duty for the said ,r
tlon. referred 10, aud thcir contlnuance in Incl
said several employment Il eptaiiinx unon tn
county wholly unnecessary and aselsas expense
Es.sIt<a, ina. the three persons abose n.rnc'
&se, and each Of Them il, hereby discharged
Com,nEs.loncr. Mecatircy br!eysa Fitzgera''
was lianfnrlned as to Glccsun. DID BIT Know
. Commissioner Fltzgcsald-Yes; nothing
fLnuysltcr.
sou bsI to look after tic digging u AZ srtesi4l
well, al.d was useful otllcer.
Commissioner Cleary sat there was ~ muel
uu,r Ior llawluy to lo ~ there m4s ltca month
' ssshs a. tns f9 M9.pta Mss
Commissioner Cunly defended the iaan .
Lcmont; it wAa absolutely necessary for him Il
| Look zfter tho stouc.
|. Cunmissloucr Guenthcs thought no eupcrIu
: 'tendent uf atphc was needed for the uext tn
: | tuonthR, auu 10 With tie 0sheEv.
Commissioner 6chuLat az,d there were onl
two men as work at the Insane Asylual, aud Ii
QUO was needed to supctEnten4 them. I'll
Superintendent of tls Hospital should, how
| eyer, be retained one month.
| C. Mlntsaioner Fitzgerald remarked that III
equity should not furnish Walker man 10 tel
him what kind OF atone 10 take out.
CLmMfsaiuner AyaIs &aId Walker waa unde