, 1879-02-11

the right, md citing the oltt.tiu,c dr.iston of
Jude nnry on ihc subject. Tho report was con-
ctlrrcd III With great unanlfu!ty.
BUYING MORE LAND.
The Committee on Public Charities rcpnrtcd
IN bills amounting to si,So}, an,t rccom,ncnd-
Ing Tint ccFtA!n land a&acent to the Poor Farm
bo purchased, II 1t could be had for slo0 per
scrc.
NJ. Ftzecra!d as opposed to the lind project.
I1e Thought the price WAS ridiculous. lie want
cd the land inspected ilrsi, II II wns deemed
necessary to purchase 1t. tio heltcsed u the
worked b. raupcr tebor at great Saving to The
county,
Mr.. Stewart wanted to sec tho lan,l before he
needed more lat't, sul tint III the distribution
of The rtibllc charity Annle important reforms
were needed. lie believed that mora pcrsnns
ouaht to be sent to tile Poor-ffausc, nnA fewer
,nanr were getting relief at the County Agents
tcc VINO were not entitled to 1t, nuti stated, III
Illustrate his position, that III The last few DAYS
l.. hn.l seen several rer:oas exchange t1ollars
County Agent for 10 cents Wurth OF ginger
brcu,l Laughter. Such persons wcre not
deserving support at the hands Of the county,
could he done cheaper At the, Poor-1ioi,se.
hir. Wheeler said II land was TO be bought
tl.at he wanted to sec The widest competition
invited. The Poor Farm WIS surrounded by
hrrabln tats,l. which was for safe, nnl he wanted
ind moycd the Appointment Of suecial Colu-
infttcc tn look ip the lands nnd asccstnfn what
they cnnd DO purchased for.
str. Bradcy tnd the pour-Fntm was not To-
Gated at tho very best point. md suggested tint
Il more land was to be bought that II could bo
Ind IN some other section on better terms.
After some further wrangf,g. 10 mitch Of the
report as referred to the purchase Of Ilnd was
! stricken out, nll1 tho report was atlb+ted.
The COMMITTEES oil Jail md Jail Accounts re-
ported adversely on ttc charge Of SssJ for hang.
{tSEk Gft1t NJ fn~ Ax$u
services, presented BY cx-sherin Kern, nntl In
struclfn0 him to turn over to tile Treasurer the
fees III lia hius. Adopted.
REronrs.
The Committee on Public Service reported al
lowing Tho Coronsr eso9 per wear fer travelling
mud Increasing tie tay Ut Ills present clerk from
s3tiD TO 5000, nNt liking the salaries Of the en-
gncere at The county Institutions. Adopted.
amounting to $3.50, and also recommended
that s1's award for printing, stattonery. AMI
| blank books bc male to the j.. A. ". Joncs
Cotnpany, they being tho lowest bidders.
On motion Of Mr.. FITZGERALD, the. election OF
| engineers tor the several county Institutions
Wis proceeded with Edward 8. Mcl}onaa WAS
so;yn ~, engineer a: tue !l1spa jq,n Schmidt Sch
III. Bradtry noyed that tho engineer. at The
County Building and Hospital remain In charge
| Until tie ensl of the month.
Mr. acnnc moved No a substitute tllat the en-.
Eincers elected taku their places at onvc. mil
That the Old engineers be kept until tl.c 18th.
'illc substitute prevailed, atil tho whole 4ucs-
| tlon was settled
HOSPITAL MATKoS.
a1r. Fitzgerald called attention to tho fact
tnt the Hospital rules required Tho election Of
Masron bY the l3oar'l, and said TINT tho matter
lluu been overlooked.
& ar; nc"nu san. % a1a .au H. geen IT,, so'eGteu tos
ny pace; III" staosea ...a. sno oo eiccteN of inc
noaso. .le anosnn ti., nte!a!ed ana stse. .ol'n
son WIS oieeteu VIII pat ola aissettlng Voic:
| - Coa'nttaHcatlp}iiN N@e ieAa tlui1 nv to"ectot
OF Lake view. calling attention to the tact tlint
oa sl"'tsl.:o ;ox paek aaSea 9na !osiett,ifcs
ul.a'st 'aGs ,oc ~ w u,atG!ntu ~ eehetclt Con
piny isona ~ 20 10. 1nsluslsc, ahl 10 nc iaet
ut ~ ame ntEn ., .at ,1M , %esc .akins
w ncseseM3 iTSat stcpn ~ eol'eet tAeH PoEaon
OIL t'e Sa'nc' he'e1fea'
TllK COURTHOUSE.
a communication was read from Mcneil 4
Son, Court-liutlso contractors. calllag attention
to ii.c tart TINT thu county held abm,t e1IO{M
Of their tuoney which wns impeding tlle progress
| OF lllc work, ind glyup notice that thev wonif
| hold tic county f,r damages. 4 communities
tion on tho sumo subject wns read from Archi-
| tcyt Era,, recommending ihe taking nf ann,o
artio1, which would cnabio tho contractors to % 70
On cutting stunc, etc., that the C0urt-1Iopso
might ue nut uulcr rouf tc coming summer.
| Sir. Wool muycu Tint imtt1 of The tica.1lmpnta
lc rt(crre.t to tJ,e Committee on Public Build
i iuEs and Public Service.
Mr.. l}urlIng said tile question waa whether
tho Court-iIousc work should 10 on Or not. If
tho contractors wero not given sono ,noney t,,es
colill not proceed, and hu thuugtt tle Board
ought to pay Them IN cstlt.,ato Of &is,OW.
/ which the Architect Ind certified to,
md possibly purt OF tho reecrvcd
purcentngc. Whllo Tic Board Ind agreed TO
| nl,nY them nanrrv estfmntrs they h;ul moi fccn
iaamcIal,y abis 10 do an,tnn mi hal ~ i,rtrr I
said they would not Try 10 do anything until lie
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