, 1879-07-01

'CuiainIssoer ScDno wanted to kn0w WhY
Commissioner Stewart, member Of the ''ntlis
D,himttee, hlf goHe b1ck 0n tue report tic IlNtt
!, C5tutnissloinr stcwaft cxnlaincl That tno
Gathni,scc had buen divided IN rtunra sor5c 10
hlattgrt nf,l That TIC ctlntract Was on'y """'N1
~ DgnTsstoncr Fitzgerald denn,n'en ~ cat n"o n
from Atcsli,crt Euan twho oesup,ea an,. NV wrr
ah.. rcporlcrs' tnbIe) whether bsfhe . ''o4' "''o
not fnst III roo.! ~ o'btlep' t.o,,rev nroteetcd
T'hr to,c m CnfJjnissiuncr Seewnrt'a nfhcau-
misunderstanding VbIlens hh,oH N 'or .o sn
Sos n t!s rsp9,,1t es Moyer, and SEINE voting ii
tGanTan,issioncr Wood moved to award
+ YuE CONTRACT Fo1 PLUMBING
n sonuesscr .S Lampartncr at their bid OF
SeGi eGiGtn1pssioner Fitzgerald said they seemed 10
hay8 knttcn corner on THIS thing, md ntopt!e-
stc4 'thtt there would bo lnn ortoro lhcy got
Through.
G. b}ds,-1lasrv I}s,nc's and DOC ilogan's. Why
wtte they passed nvcrf
Commissioner Wood explained that 1nc pre-
iurrcd echuester & Co.'s bid 10 llogan's a..
thut t,c Committee we're nut satisfied Us 10
flnrry f.yrl,as financial ability.
Commissioner Fitzgerald said that he never
saw "a report so l,adly hacked up: Ho wanted
fS HfG$E, tllG DuDlic, nHlt llIE LA4EHJEEd W
know sl,r iactn. liz moved 10 table Commits
stoncr,sFood's motion. This was 'ost-seas, I;
NAYS, III.
Commissioner Fitzgerald movcd to award the
contract 10 Joe Hogan. 1n's was not secondcd'
or at tqast was not entertained.
a vosc vas then taken. OIL the proros'tlon, TO
ugp 1s,c 5ob to echuestur Il Lasnp.rtnor. Tic
motion prevailed by the following vote:
>lans-.A7ars, Doesc. cohusn, Iloln'ann, Lenseu.
', %ay.@!s,aiicy, HnrlinE. Fitzgerald, Meyer,
Stewart, Wheeler. senne-si.
Commissioner Irndlcy moved to adjourn.
This Wn8 not voted TIL.
Commissioner WooL moved to amend the re-
| port hy substituting thc na.ne Of john Davis q
| Co. for that Of s. !. Pouc j. Co. OH
sTEAst.uEATtH0 AND vEhTtLATING.
| Commissioner Senno wanted to know. why
they hnd jumped acyen lower bidders III fnvor
| Of Davls.
Tho votc gaze tt,c Job to Davis by 12 votes
to 3,;-Fltzscrald, Meyer, and ssune composing
the minority.
Commissioner Burling moved to adopt tic
Commissioner Fitzgerald hopctl this would
not presui1. They lind raised the figures over
| 6laU00 anu let the contracts to four uifIcTent
men. No wonder II Wus street talk that 1t was
Board. lie could now sce why the press had
thrown culd Water OH the Board. iur whenever
tlleru 'sas nnythiiE to Dc It was hucGstrrcu out
and laWlsrtl ar0'ind. He moved to rtfrr the
| WA0iN lunLkGT nnCk 10 luC bQlnt AOAilntktEEs
file moiton was lost by IL votes to 3,-fttz-
Reralti, Meyer, ind Wheeler OH lhG losing side.
The voto WIS then taRcn OIL Commissioner
BurllnE's motlon to
| ADOPT TIE REPORT AS AMENDED,
which prevailed BY IL votes to },-FltzEcratd,
Mcscr, n.,I Sennc voting In thu n.inorIty.
Comtn!ssi0ncr Wool moved tu. rccnnslt!cr
and. this Goius seconded, Immediately moved tt
lay his uwn motion OH llle table.
Commissioner FITZGERALD protested, nim The
f1a1x xf.u&& Kxrht t,n, ,j%St.t
Commissioner Wood moved tile preriou.
question on tic reconsideration. THIS prcyatlet
by u unanimous yutg.
Commissioner scnno moved Tint tho Doart
adJuurn uttiI Thursday nj . u'c]uek.
ihe Clla1r refused to entertain tho motion
nud ordered the votc to be taken on the recon
| sidcratiOr.
Commissioner Fitzgerald denounced tho wllol
| nfIlr ug fehenlc. Tie vnto to rGeunst1er wa
lost br u votes to S,-same US the last onu re
Commissioner Coburn moved that when u
Board at1 Inuru II do SO until 3 O'Clock.
Commissioner Stcwart said t!lat they had
THE CoAt QUESTION
to consider. the contracts. expiring June 81
| There had been a Sub. Committee appointed I
u,nkc Leafs ai these Inns boon carried out ut IL
County 1losuItal Tile report was all reauy.
Commissioner Hoffman, protested, as lie In
not had I'LL opportunity to examine the report
Commissioner Bradley moved as On an,els
mcnt ,t.at when the lizard adjourned II shoul
do 50 until Thursday nt = o'clock.
The amendment was lost by 10 votes to
, Commissioner Coburn's motion ,sns carried
IL yotes tun.
Commissioner Fitzgerald sent up 10 Il
Clerks desk all opinion from tic County A
tuyney, aa tUlluws:
The Hon. William Flfsqtrn'd-E,n: Under II
, amendment Ut 1871 Of Sec. u or the ACT conccrl
L tnG County Con,n!aasonrrs Of cook Connty Q.as
l87tl, pagc S'l), II u contract was let by rotu
r tic Heard prtor to July l.. 1871. under 1tnlc
e ti'r0cetdnrB Of l'nnrd pf County Commissioner
: 1HtS and la1tl. pagc y, the cuntract must, aft
q being let. he put into writing And read and q
| proved In opuil Boasd bcfose It Gun h1 execute
. | 10 tlD which, after July l, 1870, would re1ui
5 len affirmative yules. Respectfully.
CoxsInEn II. MILGETT, County Attorney.
!, Com,niesloucs Spof!orl moved that tile Cou
" Attorney he directed TO draw the contrac
! | right away.
Commissioner Fitzgerald sutl that had
y reutly becu do1ic. liz hoped they wouldn't e
g scared ut last. They Ind -got twelve votes, ii
> llud put thu thing past redemption.
II The motion If Commissioner Snnffortl pl
:, Vailed, ud tho Doasd adjourned until o'clot