, 1877-10-09
TIE COUNTY BOARD.
Regular Weekly Meeting "f tIolden's Tax
E:atlnr Ring

Regular Weekly Meeting "f f1olden's Tag
Eating Ring.
The regular weekly meeting of the County
Board was held yesterday Afternoon. All tho
nlembcrs were present except Mcssrs. Mccall
frey and Carroll, who were III the Criminal
Court, under trial for dcftnudfng the cuunty
while acting n public servants.
4 communication Was rcal from the War
den Of tile lnsano Asylum, stating that he had
s.lrplus of onions on the farm, and aaking
that no bushels he Transferred to soine other
Institution. Referred.
The County Treasurer submitted bis semi
the credit Of tho tiencrat Fund ST. 3t,I TT;
Court-IIAl.e Fund. s:1U. 7y;.57; Interest Fund,
old Indebtedness, Sl1i, ,+t4.S7; Interest Fund,
new ", IH indehtcdnsts; h Ess1l.9,: sInkin; f9na,
Referred.
An estimate from Architect Egan was read In
favor d allowing the granite contractor On the
Courtuousc 81, COL, nnd one In iayor Of the
fcrrcd.
The usual humber Of bills we're read and re.
fcrretl, aggrcgating large amouul
The Judiciary Committee, y TIC matter OF
employing a wasciIMur for the Court-flouFc
work, reported rccomtt ending thai II the con-
tractors needed watch1nan that they employ
anL pay such person.. Not coucurrco III.
oly to nofrox s st os sss IN aKc
up note Of the countY coming due "Wednesday.
Adopted.
THE nosri7AL
Mr.. cleary called UP the matter Of turning
thu old ltHrttal orcr to tue city, the county's
lease having expired, and assed for authority to
sell tho property there belonging " The county.
lie was fntcrrunted in hl4 remarks by laughter,
which Induced him to turn aad sneerinaly ease
niugI' that they were showing their "tll- ll-6feed-
Ing" and he wouil not etand 1t. More laugl-
tel followed his remarks, but hc stool It placid
II, and finally hi. lnuttun prevailed. Tho sata-
day a. Ii o'clock.
The special orler--the matter Of considering
the report of Alr. Senne looking to reducing tls
salary Of county employees, alrcady twice post
Nj. CIcary .nove.i Tint the matter he deferred
one week, ana aif. Schmidt seconded tho mu-
tiun. ...
fer bc laid tho lad and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. FltzGcrn then tnoycd the adoption Of the
! repurt. ....
III. Lcnzen moved that Il b. divided and re-
fcrrcd to the committees having supervision Of
tho several county Institutions. to be reported
| sir. Scnne thought 1t was about tina that The
/ Doar,l bud gottcn down To work. There Was q
necessity Tor cduc'ng county expenses, and II
payers about SIC, ,000 year, without Interfering
with airy Of tho county machinery.
Mr.. Gusnther was til favor OF the adoption of
the report, and, from the opposition manifested
| to its adoption, hs inferred tlat soma OF tho
Commissioners had direct Interest Ia pay
ing larec salaries, lnasmueh rs they had
tha offices filled with their friends. lie had
men employed on his farm that hc was not pay.
Ing as mucf III he did few years ago, because
| lie could not Afford 10, which was the couGtion
OF the county. Ie knew Of men in The county
oiIices who wrro getting Il, ,.a,00 year VINO wero
not dning nero than two hours work day,
and tho outrage had bccn tolerated long
Mr. Fitzgerald was in favor Of immediate
action on tho report, and noved that the mo-
tlDn of Biz. Lemon be tabled, aud the mutton
/ prevailed.
bir. Cicasy moved 10 reconsider the vote on
tho question, aud Mr. AyAFs moved to tab|s hts
/ motion. The motion 10 table was lost End tho
motion to reconsider met the sxtne fate.
| Mr. Mulloy moved that the boaru adjourn, 10
cut on tho further consideration Of ttls subject
and the motion prevailed BY tho folluwlus vvte
rta.-Iraa!ey. c'easy, Comfy. Leazen. Mul!oy,
Says- -Ayars, Fitzgerald, oueatass. nonmann.
| 6cbno-5.
Tho voto showh who representa- the people
who pay their taxes, and who represents those
| who deyour tic taxes: aud II a{r. 0uEnthtr wad
| right In Ills charge that certain Commissioners
sl,Areu In the salaries OF ths employees, II also
shows very plainly who these Commissioners