, 1877-12-18

The Election Of County Off
GERS Postponed One
Weak.
Commissioner Meyer Goes Over 10 the
Demoorats--A Very Lame E1.
planation.
Nj. cen'} }otts with the I.tpuhlftans~.Presum.
ahle Object Of Ills Conduit.

TIE MEETING.
nfif.s, COMMUNICATIONS. ETC.
The regular weekly rncrsIng of tho County
noari was held yesterday aitcrnoon.> all the
members present.
A communication WA reai from the city All.
thositics uaking that the bills agsinst tic coun-
~ for lEc.fng prisoners at tho ltrdcucti,
amounting to orer $4,000, be settled. tse-
ferret.
4 communication was read from County
Clerk kloKke. sctttng forth TINT the honks of
hin office showed TINT 1.ch was III arreara 3d.
s4D.+0 on atrount of fccs. and that he haa hecu
annoyctl hv persons vim claimed Ia flnrc
wnrketi In tho oiIlrc, ami who were asking for
their pay. Referred.
4 communication was read fsom Judge Me-
A1ltstcr, n,king the drawing nf t;rand Juty for
JANUARY. Tic Jury selected was a futiows:
ltcnry Van Adam. a. White. Is. y. Kelly.
t'n'nan, Thoma. Murphy, .fho,na' shannon, .o1n
tIrnd. i. fo*1pky. Meyer Hun. Jatnvs Cun" ~,
tic"rgc sherwood. Charles shn't"n. I. Fmley. ".
Frcichet.
4 communication WA presented froui ". II.
E1iy asking that he bG appointed County
Agent. Placed On 6le.
4 rn1nmhnfcatt,n was read from George a.
ti!nl3cy, calling attention to the fart tint 3rx-
ton atl hccn ovcrpui1 III the brick ami s&one
work on the Court. House, ut,,l asklnv tbs, a
Committee nf Experts be appointed to thor
ougI!v !nvestgate .hc mastsr. nefStrri: r.
for the use II the Prohate Court. fur two years,
was rcad anl approved.
| lirCK. ..
The FfnAhce Committee frrnrtcd In reference
| TO the deficit u cx.Countv-Treasurcr Hlek,
and recommended that suit he commenced
aQnInet him.
- was tn reCo1t was read , r qsk thst H,ks M
to exs u thrty aYs the % Thri "a Sa.ia % sK @ ~o
pay Him s;UUx, Of the fil0,DO. md at tlat
lime lie woultl raise the ntf.cr s;'0,u9 and make
the apparent deficit gotsl liz would pay the
lad. ani simply asked that he b. ai1owcd u
| reasonable time in which to do It.
| Mr. I.cnzeit moycd thnt tile report l'e recon-
nistcd, and Nr, Fitzgerald feeo,tlctl the mo-
bundsisiet, a,d tilat they lad prolscd 10 make
the tounty Ill right in tLtrty days. Tho motion
| tu recof1fi prevailed.
The tanle Committee rctnstcsl on the Coru-
nrr's report, md .undry ot'ies matters, NIL III
Tie COMMITTEE on Public Charities reported
/ in favor uf psying bills aggreEatlug sl,:Sl.Si,
alHl the same was adopted.
| NO ELECTION rET.
| Mr. MuIloy mnyed that the Board go into
The clestion of county officers fur tho ensulns:
sir. Wheeler offered M an amendment that
| tTAEu ~! D1ktu ANlat@ltttENI tAE " AVtC ~
aclcct suitable persons tn he yttetl for.
Sir. Conly uioves! tint tho whole matter bc
Mr. scnnc seconded Mr. Con,y's ,not!on for
The tcnson sflat the salaries Ol the employees ut3
not yet lteen Hxrl.
Nj. C'cury wanted the e1rctlon 10 be had at
0ilee. Caususcs llati tec,, held nif the way trotl
Chicago to tho Strk- Yards. and he was tired vi
such thnEs. lc WIS prepared to vote lnt
Republicans and DemMrats. tut under 10 rir'
cuinslanrcs would he yosu for my other tim,
Gpou men. liz wanted tue election proceeded
with
election, und th''ucht that too 'nuvh tiMe liat
a!scady lccn wasted In t.,c nlntter, and tim
DENY sftnnfy meant bargain aud sale.
The motion oi Mr.. cnnls to POSTPONE tn
following votc:
lsa.-Ayasr Roetc. nnrlinr, coulY, sposord
Tabor, Wheeler. senne--H.
1:S!ss. sy:tps' s;es' s,;s1y S,;ssty r''sse'' Hoffman,
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Mr., ecHnc sent up a resolution calling nt
tcnton tu tile fact hal tho tll,ttes f the Count
Attorney had been materially reduced II, Til
matter Of lax.fghtinE. and nroy1.Iing tl,at thu
ol1lcrr'a sainry hereafter BE- liked Ut $;},N0 pc
aul,uIn. n1t that lie be requires! tu have hts ot
ltce outside af the building. and tnat all $..0o
sllrsitIA. bc reduced to ff,sen Tint thc talaric
III lMtIltTs III the several c01rts hc fixed a
$1,tAD, aud that of the Clerk to tic ljnard Coul
mitteca bc liked at Sl.tWk
Mr.. fcnns spike In favnr Of tho adoption o
Its resolution. ai urEcs! TINT 1t wts ,It:ressar
to rclurs salas1cs MI around. lie was mt nfruit
to votu III the inptscr, and was satisfied Tint I
Ills proposition wnk adopted therc would bc III
tEoNblu or Wholesale designations ar tue part q
employees wiom II was contemplated 10 cu
lowu.
This resolutions were discussed at som
lcugth AMI l!ozen or more tnt,ttous wrro mad
ut the same time, aud finally tue wtIoIe Qucsiiu
was referred TO tle judiciary Conltnittee BY
wrru atcssr&. Clcary nnd Hcntlc.
Mr. nentIc introduced further resolution
, looking to ,naklns certain changes IN tho count
o.llres, a.a! especially to having what Is know
as tho Illap department given over to the supc,
ylsiou III tho County Surveyor.
This resolutions led to sumo dispute, hut the
| were tlna'ly referred, md the Uoard aljouruc
. until Monday.
INSIDE WORKINGS.
COUNTY HOARD cArCusE8