, 1877-09-01

Commissioner Fitzgerald returned yesterday
from visit to Wisconsin. Look out tor war.
Tho Finance Committee held n meeting yes
tcrilay, and passed a resolution authorizing tho
County Treasurer TO my the county enap1oyea
their August salary from the General Fund, and
nat to pay my further general orders Issued in
July and prior .uout1,a forthc urcscnt. The or
der was lU the interest Of those who made 1t
rather thai Of the public
When ths Clerk 10 the County Board got
down to his ulllcc yesterday morning he found
It In tlie possession OF tho county painter, who
was ap,lyiuv coating ot ealelsnlnc. Tho Donr.l
tho day before had orslcrcl the Commissioners
mistake. Tho work was allowed to 20 uu, md
the tnxpaYcss aru tn pay for tho blun1er.
1tow MICH THEY wElG1E
Tho Commissioners bal q gala tlay yesterday.
tributes, and while as public servants they have
Afforded Mnny opportunities 10 thoae who lavc
watched ttcui to cstltaate the weight II tlletr
ana.s4al folly, never until yestertlay tlld they
tho development of their bodies Having Moth
tu1 clss 10 do, and ticrs being no other waY In
earn tlclr per ltc',', thsy weighed Themselves
liberal deduction for thsir flu'd sapaclty, va
as follows: Comfy, al5 pounds; sc6ln,if. 80;
Ayars, :lD: llotfnlan. 2!s; Lcnzen. s7o; sennc,
1S9 Ascainre}M; M ls' Mal,oy hi, ~; ; nradsy
r.
tsienthcr tsiss). i65; Fitzgerald, 175;. nnd
Cltar,, 20. They nro rather q heavy body nt
men, it will be seen. Their total Wright IL
3.0l3, nnt! their average weight u fractton over
4lQ pounds. They arc too heavy. Less bone mud
muscle and more br:4n would make better
Doard.
THEIR sAtARIEs AND "ExrRAs."
Attention was callul yesterday to tho per
thu day before. 1t was ssatcd tl,at several vi
illum hal charged for Bcrytces never rem
lcFcl, aud Tor tilur TINT Ind been cmp}oycd
IN plcasuru-sceklaG Thousands OF miles away.
others Il, WINS very natural that iiluy sllunid
~as i.o o. caisd 3 L At4 t1e isise s , aaa
"mtlare " accounts rcndercd. In the light Of
sio,Icr, tl.o "cxnense" tteui ia accounted foT.
llc snld that when hc rot his order for his Inst
4uaFtcrs aulsry he had to sell 1t at discount Ut
8 per cent, which amounted to siD; Tits quar-
TINT amount. Ills explanation tiay explain the
"expenst y account of somc of this other .ncin-
bcFs. MrCaffrey Ind no "exnHnse' - Aeeount.
but he tIale up his .lis discount In Charging for
drawn their noney yet, for tho reason that there
ANoUMEs7s Yon ExrnAs.
Tho thick anh thin ntune project IN connection,
from, ~ thoso Interested nlnst directly In
pockcttng IaFGe amount of money III ''extras''
aro preparing arguments In their uwn fayur.
Mcneil has iu tho lust fsw ttaYA liad model Ut
according to thu nreliitect's draw Tugs. 1'hu
model is Ut ptastcr Of rar,s anil Ia suppnsc.l, OF
iltcnci, To represent tho condition Of tue walIs
fa.l thin stone been used. Another fs to bu
nIattt to iiluatratc the use of thtck etnpc, Thv
thin atolle u1olrl Ia the stronvcst kind OF an ar
HuulEut IN favor ot tho use bf thick stone, and,
II it Is what IT Is represented IN be, It proves
conc1ustyely TINT tho use Ut thin sto1au wus t,-
l1tt
i've Of thick stoue has entaied any "c1tras"
other tlan u a matter Of equity.