, 1877-01-23
Tho County Contractors to Cat an
0verhauling.
u,gan's Extraorillnnr5 Plumbing Bills
to Bo Examined.
Cameron, Amberg l. %. Say They Want to
Bo Looked After.
ntmh.rs Of lht County Board admit That II Has
Betomt Notorious.

ease. and While thcre hau prepared Dali anu
LETT it With bo.ne of thc Cook County members !
Of the Legislature, looking to reducing the fees
Of Cosoners' jures. The document closed with |
eomc recommendations in reference to amend
tnc the Revenue law, looking TO public economy, |
which harc already been suggested BY Gen. I
Lteb
Air. Fitzecrnld moved that the document be
placed on file.
Mr.. Schmidt wanted the County Attorney TO
ptcuarc a bil1 embracing lis revenue reform
ideas, anil that he be requested 70 50 TO snrng"
1cll and lobby tue same through tho Legsla'
sr. Fitzgerald withdrew Ills motion, and Mr..
Echmitlts melton prevailed.
4 Communication WAS read from
CAMERON, AMBERd q CO..,
ths + Sy ths 70 s s2asa sssfSu sasfa s is
charges be investigated under tic direction of
tic Cltzcns' Association.
Mr. McCatlrcy wanted the commune atton 1ut
on 0lc, and the 1,oard to furnish tue C,tizens
Association with every facility to make the
proposed Investigation.
III. Fitzgerald wanted a committee Of three
from the I}oart to conduct The Invest tEat ion.
Iii. McCaiirey thought the Cltizcns' Assce!a-
tion should take hold OF the work. for 1t tho
Board conducted the investigation tho public
would have no confidence In wl'aseverits report
Tic motion Of Mr.. McCaGrcy finally prevailed
a petition va. read from John Rvan asking
coupty In the Recorders oIlee under james
Stewart. Referred to tic Committee OIL H.
nance.
communication was read from Architect
EEan asking that the Board reconsider its
former action on llfs bill for tue compromise
plans for tho ucw Court. nnuse, n which ho
in dispute to tho arbitration Of committee Of
competent architects, to be selected ~ tic
County Board.
~. Schmidt wanted the paper placed on a.:
Mr.. Fitzgerald wanted tlir matter referred TO
The Committee on Public nntl4ings and Public
Service. Mr. Egan was cntitlcd to something,
mud hs proposition was fair.
Mr.. Schmidt would not hayn tho Board die
tatcd to by d lot OF architccts-It lad better
Mr. Fitzrcra1d-Thc county would have been
better of II It had ccnscd Ii exist SIX months
sir. Schmidt continued, somewhat excited, to
say that ECau had gotten all that lle Was cii-
titled 10, and he would mt yote him another
which woul.! not alloTi it. lie was satisfied tlsat
II the Board uCrccd to pay anything TINT Its ac-
ton would bo cujoIncd.
To the Joint Committee. liz knew Egan had
spent thousands If tln1lars in making tic plans
Il question, md that 10 had bsen ordered to tlo
:!o work b|y tho p9ard; ill., s.. was entitled titled
lie would vote 10 allow lin something, because
lie wns In favr uf fair dealing with everybody.
kr. schmidt again tuok the floor, aud II, his
Ssht on Esan pot SO tar away 1ron, tho subiess
Ut to dIsplny fayortlan, for Farmer unrms utld
Ills bill VI ''c1trus." Ega1, he said, had rcEuacd
is,!ea 70 ,soSps,as .t ohSr a. atssyts ~
and Le was opposed to any arbitration in Egan's
claim now.
The motion to place on tle was then put, with
tho following result:
fr1S-
1cnzem. MccaHrc,, Schmidt, senne, Tabor. liai-
Nnw-Ayasr, uradloy, cieaEy, Fitzgerald. Mul.
1oy-5.
Il requisition was reaa from tho Warden Of
thu Hospital fur $50 pout!ds Of coffee, with tic
request that tic By allowed to purchase the sa1ae
ut onee, Allowed.
c"MN;TTEE llrronT@.
tng tl,c oillc'al lond ot L. c. iiuck rs County
Tic Committee On Public Clarties reported
y iav9r. oI Aaying, tho annua! rcpart of t11s
Medical Superintendent OF tho Insane Asylum
printed. Adopted.
The Co,n.n.tspe on jail and jail Accounts &c
Of 3l50. Adopted.
Nir. Fitzgerald wanted to know what had be
come uf bis resolution loUkiur. 10 cuttlnl. dow
tho expense Of licttne prisoners at tho Jntl, ami
moved that tue ComnlIlcc oil JUL and jail Ac
counts to Instructed to report Oh tho matter q
the next meeting. Passcd.
slr. Gheusher Introduced resolution to dis
pelise with tho services Of tho two Janitnrs ant
one Waterman 1t Tho Recorders otlIec, Wit.
werc eluctru By tho Board III Dcrcmfcr, os, mi
time. Adopted.
Mr. Ayars offered a resolution calling Tor th
appointment of special committee To invest
gate tho .harses fn tic press against Cameron
AMtcrE & Co., III the!r dcallrgs with tho county
Adopted.
Afr Fiszeera1l Introduced resolution prf
yhlln<. fur tho appointment OF \ eomln,ttec {
thrcc to Investigate tic corrcctnrsa of u I'LL {
Joseph floGan's amouting tn f:.,lo0 for i,,atcrIa
furnished 1t the insnnc Ass,n,n lie sroau j
tho fact tt1at tho fntt ha1 already hcen auGitc
BY this Committed on Public Charities il
tien chilled for thc bill, anh proceeded to rca
from It's items, which he claimed wcrc abol
100 per tcnt higher than wuull hnvc bee
charged by other houses for, the sans good
lle knew whereof fn hl,oke, for td had take
llosan. they ',ad heen pure!iasel Of Graf
Bros, usll their books shon cd that he had on
paid Is gents per font for plpe which f1e HI
charged the county q 10 Tor. soms time aEo1
certain usn by tic l'oaru In the matter Of CO
tracts 1nA letttug work, but he had been howts
down. but be dld mt prulasc y b how'll
" shawn ia M tle M iii H. question "
u.oso than favoritsu. IIo regarded,
y = polite pleie Of thtcfsrY, for viii
tHc COMMITTEE Haa 10 pIAHlc lie utd fot VIC
der that tho people were ut work to tcgtsatc 4
Buasd out of exstencu with such recklcssnc
stluwn every day In It's spending III thclE mono
In the bill Of ~ ,lU0 thrre WAS steal Of not H.
1lan 81 ,O0. for, while llogan had charged T.
lia, price fos escry fot't OF ptpe furnished,
had bccn allowed n discount of 80 per rcnt.
was fayoritisn, that should not lie tolerate
and he thought It WAS about TING In sueh ps
ehascs that manufacturers, rather than sceor
hand dealers, were dealt with.
Mr.. MgCaflrsy sshl he WAS Chairman oE I
Cosutnlttco that Lad audited the bill, and he h
held 1t huscral weeks 10 Investigate its corrc
ness, lie procured priee.'ist q CTa
discounts be!ug allowed. lie remember
tsIat Committee, frolA the Baa
hod gone TO pure hnke Of tic tirln, but could {,
10 d,teuunt. ana this WAS why iio.as. was =
len to uake the purchase, iof, being dealer,
could ret . lislount. 1t was lo more til
fsEhl that hu sheusl be- paid fur his trouble, u
Il wa4 Unreasonable TO expect htM to pay 9
the money null wait fur thu county to pay Il
uuissa lhcse Was some profit Ia L. 70 hsul =,
Mr. Fitzgerald replied that the proposlti
VAS plain. Il1 vas willing ~ allow l!osa
all kuJ 0F al