, 1877-11-29
Walker Again Favored by the
"Ring" Commissioners.
pa II Granted an Amended Contract
for Joint Benefit.
se1ton Allowed Another Grab at the
County Money
Holdsn's Proposed Gift to the Recorde,
Knocked in the Head.

nrescnt except Mr. Tahdr.
The resolution of Mr. Holden. proposing to |
,,,ov the Recorder 81, ,0oo for making abstracts
for 1877, was called up unicF the head Of unfn- |
lsted business.
III. Mccatrrcy moved that action in the mat |
Ter bc deferred two weeks.
III. Fttzccrald ho,el the resolution won1d !
not be considered at all, for It was beyond tho
roxer OF the l3oani TO vote The Recorder snT
a,ount over Ills salary. He wanted the motlon
al Mr.. McCaiIrey tabled.
Tho motion to table wns nut and lost, when
Mr., Senuc moycd that the resolution be placed
on Gle.
Mr.. Fitzgerald seconded Mr.. scnne's motion,
md called upon Mr. Holden to tell why It was
that he persisted in trying to make Brorkway
aprescnt Of $1,000 out of the County Treasury.
~Mr. l1nl}cn replied whlnlnRly that NroskwaJ
had ten ss01 5 esea Sc 1is IT, &c 'hs, ma, g. Stns
pad his Predecessor.
taken up, md prevailed BY vote OF toa +.
son, Gen. Ltcb's chief deputy, Rskink for an al.
inTnnce for extra scrvIcgs lie had performed.
Referred to the Committee on Equalization Of
Ta1eR
The following communication was read,
which explains itself:
Cp,rAou, Nov. 70, 1877. -Grnfitnfn: J. request
.hsi the tult now pending In the Superior Court of
me md others, be dismissed. The recent trials
bsyr shown ti,at huvo ncrer defrauied The county
Of onr duar, and Il 10 unuEt 10 mt and my credit
st iS.te'o.o Tequsss lie dsmiss.l of the sat VERY
respectfully, JAsEs FonstTn.
Nr. Schmidt wanted tho communication
placed on file, and the niotton prevailed.
communication was read from Judge Morris
s{tr fttF FNtIfF FHs nj Il
street for the usS Of the Probate Court Re
ferred.
4 communication was read from County
Clerk Leb ask!ns tint she Hoard do g, INC 1ust
hts clerks, str. McNally, WHO bal been acting AZ
both bookkreper md assistant cashier, md
whose salary had 1,ut hcen sufficient to CONT
lensatc him for bis laoora. Referred to tho
'I Thc usual nutn6er Of bills wcro read and re-
ie:5el. Go. ,,,..
sor reporting The Commissioners cases.
The Committee on Public Charities reported
reeommcntling t9e payment Of bills aKeregat'
Ills Committee Vi, Jail and jail Accounts ro-
ported y favor of paying bills amounting to
OFFICIAL nEPoRTyNo.
The Committee On Printing reported on tho
old matter Of printing the Board proceedings.
III which tho Chicago D7nosrat and tho Courier,
both extnst wsFe .a, sossfIed m II ei Tns Tspnrt
krat t0cn. Licb), and that legal proceedings TO
comrnencca to ret from the Courier el,0l9.l0,
The amount which It had bccn ovtrpaid.
Mr. FttzQcraIl wanted tho report p1nced on
G!c, and commented severely OIL the cnutluct VI
tho Printing, Committee III autlfting tho Courier
bills and allowing It to oVcrdraw lfc d1 not want
the county to iracr nny expense In trying 10 col
Loot tho amount duo tho county, as the couccrn
was dead at,d never had bceN worth anything.
The report was finally concurre1 In
The matter OF selecting rooms for the use OF
tho Probate Court Has then taken up, md the
eeyrral communications on the subject werc
read
Mr. Fitzgerald moved that the matter be laid
over for ono week. mud thought that tho Colrt
could be provided fur In tho County building.
lie hoped tho subject would be. given Into tho
han,is 81 Tho COMMITTEES on jail ami jail Ac-
counts, With Instructions to report ut the next
meeting.
Judge Kntckcrbocker being present, was y.
thought II would bo iii thu public interest to
locato tho Court on tho 8outh sIdo between
Monroe and Randolph atrects ami Filth avenue
and htato street. Tho lucatfon Of the Court on
omy.
Alter some further discussion Mr. Fitrrcrull
Withdrew his ino.ton, satistlc! that tho Court
could not be accommodated In tue County
l'uitling, and moved that tho whole matter
bo referred buck tu tho Committee on pablt>
Beryicc, to report at tho next meeting, fixing
tho place aud thu rental. The ino.Ion prevailed
Tie Committee on Public Service rceurtct
on hls tH thu amount Ut S3l9.eU. Adopted.
The GaHlo Committee reported thai 1t ha.
selected ono name III every ten FROM tho poll
list as pettt jurors for the coming year IN tl'
several Courts
THB cpuRT-HoCsa. .
The Committee OH Public isuilulngs anil Pub
lie Bcrytcc reported on the matter Of altuw1l,I
.Walkcrs quarry cstiulatcs On the stone-wor'
for the ceurt.oa;s tue so,nsg yeai r., slb p
Which he was 10 b. paid 81 per ccut Of tue yalui
Of the atone aa cut In tic quarry. -.
Mr. Ayars wanted actiai, on the report an.
contract deferred for one week. as II was an i'm
Ut. Beune seconded the motion, for the rca
son that ho had tiot!ght tho county had u goot
contract Will, Walker alrcady, and wanted 4
know whether thu proposed ClaslEo Was In th
interest Of the people TT tho contractor.
Ms. Fitzgerald saw no reason for postp0ntn
act'on, and wanted to know Of s1r. Ayars, wtsu
ho sald, had been away to Maine Will! ran
hs WIS inclined to bu partial In dealing wit
contractors.
slr. Ayars replied that the granite contras
an ot never t. Dec" altered: It. ad oeen drawn' 10
hn.l bccn lived un 10. lie did not want ia SC
Walkers contract changed, and to change
w9qld y, y ~ ~ partially partially toward hitn.
hatl bcen iunkeliug with the granite col
TRACTOR, who ha.! been pald alrea
tss thu quat9iss % A.ed d1 .5mewasro "'e d Il Il
At!antlc Ocean. lie did nut want 10 Il
Walkers contract ttnkeEed With, aud believe
that u adopt the report would aunul Il
original contract; but Ae wanted that genll
man to be treated With tho same considerable
that other contractors were.
My Ayars aeain took the loor aud urged th
WALKER mad already been shown the 9tmo 70
prs-ordaIncd BY the Hoard over year ago tn
no one else could possibly gel tho stone co
tract,
Ms, Holden was iu favor Ut amending the co
tract aud OF coucuErEng In the report. "
moved it, adoption tas substitute for a1
Ayars' motion.
Ar. tennu wanted the contract adherc1
Under Ill cifcumstancess ana tho old contract
stand.
The motion to concur was then put, and pl
vailed hy The following vote: