Daily Republican., 1885-08-27

Attorney Lyman was calfed bn for
his opinion, and said he thought there
could be no legal restriction as to the
time over which the investigation might
extend.
The resolution as amended then
lpsssed>she Board unanimously, trustee
Solomon voting for 1t with a vim. Mr..
Cooch said he thought something
should be done to limit the authority
OF the members of the Board ia furnish
Ing supplies.
Mr.. LAckey and several other mem
bers said that was fixed at the April
meeting.
Mr.. COoch said he was aware OF that,
but 1t did not meet the case. He then
offered the following.
WHEREAS, The Board Of Trustees of
the Poor, by resolution passed Apri. 20,
1855, resolved themselves into q supply
committee of the whole therefore, be
1t
Resolved, That the standing commit
tee on supplies be abolished.
Resolved, Further, that from and
after this date no bills for supplies shall
be contracted by ,heS q perintendept for
an amount exceed ing the sum of $50,
unless the same be authorized at q regu
lar meeting of the Board.
Mr.. Solomon was the first 10 second
the resolution, stating that he would
not hereafter order even q nail without
the appreciation Of the Board.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Hossineer moved that the COM
mittee on buildings be instructed to
prepare an estimate of the Cost of an ice
house, 10 present az the next meeting OF
the Board. The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Solomon called attention to an
alleged remark Of County Treasurer
Herbert that the Board had overdrawn
Its account, and that it would take two
Treasurers 70 pay their bills. He asked
the amount die the Board by tie Trea.
surer.
Chairman Farra replied that 10000
was due in July, and gave the sub
stance of conversation he had with
the Treasurer,in which he sad he owed
the Board nothing, as there was no
money in his hands.
Mr.. Solomon called attention TO the
fact that although 30 much furniture
had been purchased, the county was
still using a parlor suite and three
chamber suits of furniture belonging to
AIC
the county ought either TO replace 10 or
purchase 1t. A general expression was
that the county ought to own all the
furniture in the building, but as funds
were short Is was not deemed expe dent
to make mere purchases.
Superintendent Guthrie called atten.
ton ~ the necessity of cottage suites
for boerding patients la the hospital
who have the means of paying from 81
to 81 week board. Several patients
have furnished their own rooms. Since
removing to the new almshouse there
is greater demand for boarding. No
action was taken ON the request of Mr..
Guthrie.
A letter from John B. Taylor was
read, in which he complained that a
discrimination had been made against
him ON awarding the contract for fnr-
nishing bread, he claiming to
have been the lowest bidder. Mr.. Tay
lor was particularly caustic on Mr.
Oooch whom he accused of favoring Mr..
Venn, the fortunate bidder.
Mr.. Cooch explained that IL was
true that Mr.. Taylor's bid was AZ 3,
while Venn's was 2%, but the contract
WAS awarded on the quality OF the
bread.
Mr.. Baldwin stated that he moved to
give the contract to Mr.. Venn on that
account, several other members stating
that they voted for Mr.. Venn on the
same account.
Mr.. Cooch then referred TO the record
and read the following bids:
August, 1884, O'Meara bid "a, and
Tay lor 81 November, 1884. O'Mears
bid az and Taylor 3; January, 1885,
O'Meara bid 2L and Tay lor 274. Mr..
Hossinger was authorized to buy two
loads OF hay for the catGle on tho farm
and the Board adjourned.