, 1879-03-11
THE COUNTY BOARD.
County Treasurer's Report...Grand
Jury for April.
Protecting tho Abstract Boolss---
Pay Of tho Commissioners.

The Board Of County Commissioners hsld It's
regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon.
All the mcInbcrs woro present, antl Commits
sioncr 2cnnu occupied tho chair.
THE COUNTY TREASURER.
Commissioner Burlng moved reconsIdera-
ton Of tic vote by which the following portions
Of Tho resolutions adoptcl at the last meeting,
ansl offered by Commissioner Fitzgerald, re.
1uIFlng the County Treasurer to report to Tho
board next Monday:
giving pocedcnco to any OF tho outstandng ordorl,
tonriA-The names of tho banks with whom lo
10 aspns'sinF and Tho amounts dcpoated viii! each.
ftHh-h llst Of the nIns received for the county
% Pond. @ !atsly put On tho market: also The l!st Of
names Of the purchasers.
Commissioner Fitzgerald opposed the motion,
nntl said II was duo to the people that tho re-
port should be made ns provided ia the resoli.
tfons. 1to saw 1t foreshadowcd that the gentle.
tnen would ask for reconsideration, md II
looked rs II they wanted to conceal the matter.
lie moved to lay the motion on the Gable.
a vote wG8 taken on Tic last notion Qrtl It
resulted as folfows:
1taf-l1rsdley, Fitzgerald. Hoffman,, Wheeler
,Nays-A,yat1 noese. nurl!ng., ceLusn. Lenxeu.
Meyer n: Miller Stewart s'0a0fd' Wood sann'-
Commissioner Wood argued that the Treas
urcr was not required to n,ake such report az
contemplated IN the resolutions; he gave the
necessary bonds for tho safo-kccping OF the
money, and that was sufficient.
Commissioner Fitzgerald asserted TINT tho
gentlemen wf,o sought. to defeat the object OF
The resolutions showed all evident desire to
thus to prevent The lIst Of bidders for county I
honds frnm being reported, which gave ccrtai,
persons an advantage In purchasing them. He
questioned the conduct Of the honorable gentle
men in wtat he considered an attempt to con-
ccat the whole matter from the public.
Commissioner Wood denied that such was his
intention;
a vote WAS taken on the motion torccons,dcr,
and 1t was carried by vote Of u to3.
OF Commissioner Fiszeerald's resolutions atuyo
noted be laid on the table, mud the board con.
Cured by a vote OF 1a to q. Commissioners
bradley, Fitzgerald, and Wheeler voting in the
PAT or MEMBERS.
A resolution Of Commissioner Wheeler, Offer
cd nj the last meeting, that the members OF the
Board be ratd $3.50 per day Of leu hours aud
mileage aud expenses for their services, was
read, and, aEscr some talk, tho Chatr decided
that the consideration Of the matter at that
present time was not IN order.
Commissioner Fitzgerald appealed from the
decision Of The Chair, nna the latter was sus-
tatucd by vote Of Il to II, tie Chair not yot-
ing.
Commissioner Icnzen moved TINT tho Doortl
adjourn for enc week, In order that the Repub-
liran members Of the Board could intend tho
primaries. Ills motion was lost, afte~ he nc
the next meeting. Tho Boar.l eoncurrcd, how w.
ever, tn motion that when it did adjourn II
should be until next Tuesday afternoon.
r11B DRAINING OF GRAND 1unY
for the April term was proceeded with, and re-
suited II the setectton Of The following persons:
James Ryan, John Sullivan, Michael limerick,
son. ws% L. iea Maory sanod hzeas safn nS'FI chs
kuerncr, Charles II. Gnubcrt, r. T. Matthew'S,
Il. Shick, John Conncll. James Duutou, James
Brown, Henry Schrtber, Christian Busac, Thonlas
Goodwlllts:, Jamca Duffy, Louis Strong, John
roll.
Commissioner Miller put Two names on ono
slip Of paper, n1,d It being drawn from the Int
md ono nanp accepted.
tlas It H2s irregular and invultdatel the draw
Ing Of t'G jury, but the Boarl decided to the
contrary, ind the names Wefe announced az
Aboyc.
FINANCIAL.
County Treasurer .AtcCrea's March quarterly
Dec: ., ls7s,-the previous quarter,-was sa4,-
G41.78: received from tar OF 1877 unl prior,
s20,4a5.18; total, s45, ,0G0.N. The amount oi
county orders paid wss ,Ssg,4Ho5; interest paid
s oaRs pad o'es eemissons si oa s
balance on hantl Alnrch /, 1874 37,M,B.5l. Tic
balance to TIC credit Of tue General Fund was
a whs ba bsaGss to hs ercst az Gf t.
balance, now Indebtedness, ts7.So4.ai. Tic bal
ance to the credit OF the Court. House Fund,
s2,i37.75. Sinking Fund ba'aucs. gill, ,al6.5o.
TaTern,lieense account, e4aanec, s5e5. Tho re.
A number Of bills md renutktfort trerr tenf