The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ReardOn's Resolutions and Cappcller's
Comments.
LIVELY SESSION THIS MORNING.

The County Commissioners held a regu
lar meeting to-day all of the members be
ing present.
The monthly payroll, amounting TO S7l2
was approved.
A resolution was adopted that the Bel
Telephone Company place telephones ir
the Courthouse as follows: One in The
Auditors office, one in the Jail, and ono in
the County Solicitors office.
On request Of Commissioner Reardon. iii,
following was reGd:
| Whereas, The majority OF the Board ol
county Commissioners, prior to January
LIST, 1879, by resolution dismissed without
cause the Superintendent OF the Court.
house, the County Civil Engineer and the
various other employees about The Court.
| house and County Jail. and thereupon sub
stituted in place OF said former employees
SO discharged other persons who, after Jan
| uary lst and since, have entered upon and
into the discharge of the duties that had
been previously performed by those dis
| missed; and,
Whereas, The Clerk Of this Board of
County Commissioners has refused or neg
lected to report said appointments to the
Honorable Board OF Control for their ap
proval and confirmation, although by law
required so to do, and so advised by the
legal adviser Of the county, and it further
having been always heretofore the custom
since the creation Of said honorable Board
OF Control, yet, at the same time, said
clerk in his capacity as County Auditor
has refused to pay the salaries of all said
employees SO appointed. for the reason that
their appointments have not been con-
ilrmed and approved by said County Board
contractors and others having furnished
labor and materials and supplies 10 the
county through said officers SO appointed
Tor the same reason, they causing great
trouble and hardship to said appointees
and others, many OF whom hare Isa.;.iiii5s
dependent upon them, and practically st,s-
pending all the business connected with the
care Oh the various county offices; there
fore,
Resolved, That the Clerk Of this Board
DC and he is hereby instructed to report
immediately the appointments as made by
majority OF this Board Of County Com
mlssloners to the Honorable Board Of Con-
troi FOR their confirmation and approval"
The result of the reading was war on the
Wabash" Mr. IumStein objected because
ali OF the Courthouse employees had not
been discharged. There were several Dem
1crat5 left, among them a nephew of Mr..
Reardon.
The Auditor put on his war-paint and
SAID he would give ''chromo and a barrel
OF apple-sass il anyone could prove that he
refused to draw his warrant on the Treas-
ufer Ill any case. He said that Mr.. Reardon
was trying to throw the whole blame on his
tCapPeller'S) shoulders, whereas Mr.. Rear
doh had never signed bill to have the men
get their money.
Mr., Zumstein Chimed in that it is all an
Gn!ectioneering dodge, and you know it, Mr..
Rcardon.n
vote on the rejection of the resolution
resulted: Aye, Messrs. zumstein and Ficke;
nay, Mr.. Reardon.
10 the above County Auditor Clppeller
me COUNTY Auditor denies that he re.
fused or neglected TO report said aproiin3tt-
nleiit ! 70 the Beard Of Control. He saws that
ne Is the Clerk OF the Board Of Commission |
gss ana That his duties are merely clerical |
! lhe Board OF Commissioners had ordered |
nm to send the names to the Board he |
would have done 80. He further saws hat |
lie has not refused TO pay the salaries of the |
employees so appointed, but that he has |
been notified BY the County Treasurer that |
he The TreasureT would not paw orders If |
issued. The Auditor and the majority Of |
Lhe commissioners have had the legal opin-
on OF good lawyers that it is no
part OF the powers of the Board of
r"htfol to pass upon such appointments.
lhe Auditorfurthers says that the sympathy
Apressed Tor the contractors would be In
better taste if Mr.. Reardon had himself ap-
proved their bills; that the lock was occa-
aoned by the Board of Control passing
esolution instructing the Treasurer not to
,ay his orders when issued 10 employcs;
hat II said Board of Control will recon
ider that action, then the men will get
heir pay. Finally he says that the preanl-
ne Is stump speech, and that il is void OF
ne facts in every partcular.
Mr.. CappelIer then submitted the follow
ng, showing the politics of the employees
the Courthouse: Total number of Dem.
Gratis employed by the old Board, a: mum
er OF Republicans employed by the old !
'oard, 2. Under the new Board the en-
loyes are: Republicans, 2G; Democrats,
5.
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