, 1877-11-20
THE COUNTY BOARD.

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The regular weekly meeting Of the County /
Doaru was held yesterday afternoon.
Communications wcrc rcatl from the Clerks /
Of the Circuit and Superior Court, indorscl by
tho Judges, protesting agatnst thu reduction of
tho salaries of their employees. The protest
from the Recorders ot1lcc, which tlIs already
been published, was n,so rcad.
AIr. Fitzgerald did nut want to sec the sa1ary
uueation opened up again, hs,d moved that oil
of the documents he PLACED on Ills.
Mr.. sch,nidt wanted the communications 70"
fcrrctl to tho Committee on Public Serslcn.
Mr. nradlcy WIS IN favor of Ny. FttzGcralrs
motion. and raid that tho salaries VI tho eHl-
ployes Ind been fixed during good tl5ucs. arl
could we'll stand the reductions 'nade week
Air. sIcCatfrey was In fnvor Of tho reference
OF the documents, md spoke Ut some length
without saving nnythang,
Finally, Un mDttOil NJ MF. Holden, TIC mattef
WIS temporarily laid over.
TIE COURTHOUSE.
A communication WIS rcAd fIom Architect
Etsun, usk!llg TINT the brIck anA etolo work Oh
ttu Cuurt-I Ilu.,se bs covered Tor the winter, and
that tllc itut,.work bo painted will. n,eta'lic
pa!Mt. Referred.
4 communication was rrad from 1InIlen's
"ex,urt u Hlc!surcrs pn the Courthouse, nAk-
fcrred.
A communication was read from r. j. Sexton.
asking tho l3uaHi to pass upon ts claim Tot
.!elaye for dan'ages on the court.llouso work.
Tic cIal1t,, ur notification VI the same, wus
originally tllei In July last: Referred:
Tho u6nat variety of hslls wore real md re-
fcfrcd. Stost Of them wcru In fayor Vt Tcriolat
q solne Of his men. ont among them was Tue
s1eTin,. payroll for Nove'nbeF' amounting to
X LITTER was read fro1n Contractor Rakcr ask
Ing thu allowance Ut alkut l,aAo n interest ou
vonsheFs hs W. holding a.. sfsr.s err, ;r,,..
! ported III fayor ut reducing tne rates of tot on
| tho several toIl.roalls, and recommended tle
| adoption Ut tue [oliuwti4g resolution:
R.so'rs!. That fso1a and after the 1ss day Of Dc;
tno cs, ratcs ot to!i 10 h. chnFgcd % ihe vsf.os
.oil roaas 1f she county, vIz.: , 80, . ~.
| F1r avery seh!co drawn BY one nnlmaI, ono GENT
par mile, mud fur each additional animal half
sdat shdat Ill., pns esns ss s rv1 essty e
head Of neat cattle, sheep, OF s~1nr. one'hats
In III ths othcs toll roads OF The county tho tot.
10 hs n iuiIowh: for every vrhtctu !faw1. by one
animal. one aud one. .half centa per mt!e; fur
haif scuts our mile. ana ona- -alf rrnt additional
paF mile fofuverY animal mare Than two; fnf every
len hrad Of neat cattle. sheep. or swine one half
| cent per mile; for Ctery boFse ut mule, with OF
I without rider, ono. half cent per mile.
l'l.u siEatlurtlan aKaEnst ahu lioael!ll road
waA ,naale hceauAn, a. Tie renurt stAtrl, tlat IT.
was n"t kept III Qot'd condition. The report
als Holden introduced resolution cailin. Gu
the H,arl to ilAk0 a1l ltMlcssn!te appropriation
from tno Cuurt-liouse Fund fur tho lwnelt vi
thu faulty Ut John AeklEy, whu waB killed sufkc
weeks ago IN tho Courthouse.
S4,Iuo tilsruss.ou followed w to the disposition
Of tsts strange resolution, IN which sr. CaTroll
wuntei to Glye 35t1 ant. TO take action at otlrs.
haij no right tU nlaka anysuch donation, 4lltl
cailrd atteNtton to the fact tl,as the board had
rciuk.a! to require tho contractors On the work
tn EiyetiIs county nj tnde11uilylnK bond 10 meet
h1tf1th tHuE Ala tVH hf&ta7f ma f~Ft