Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-21
A QUIET, ORDERLY MEETING
Was That of the County Commiss
sioners Yesterday Afternoon.
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT.
But Very Little Beyond Routine Busio
ness Occupied Their Time-Co-
burns Biil For Boarding
Prisoners.
The County Commissioners.


The county commissioners met IN regular
session yesterday afternoon All the mem-
bers were present.
The opinion was received from County At
torncy Mahoney regarding the drawing OF
petit jurors for the September term. Il
stated that list should be made containing
not less than one; tenth Of the legal voters of
each precinct IN the county, giving the name
and residence of each man, and from the list
300 names be drawn and placed in the hands
OF the county clerk on or before September 3.
Blake, Bruce Il Co., submitted prices on
drugs they would furnish for the next three
months. The offer was rejected and tho
clerk ordered to send postal cards TO all drug
houses asking for prices.
Tho Danish Ladies Relief association
asked for relief for Mariana Anderson, u
woman who was deserted by her husband
aud is in destitute circumstances. Referred
to the superintendent OF the poor farm.
The board Of insanity recommended that
Jack the Rippor' he sent to New York, as
it has been discovered that that is his homo.
The Congregational church asked that the
taxes on their church on North Saunders
street be cancelled Granted.
II. w. Baker submitted his bill for services
in estimating on concrete and wood floors in
the county hospital
The report of j. H. Cornes on the cost of
the balcony in the district court vault was
| presented III StlOWCu uu lJCtlllhtu siuISlISuu
of all material used in the construction, the
total amount being S242.46 Mr.. Cornes' bill
of Sl5 for services on the above estimate was
allowed, and the estimate filed.
Several small bills for work as appraisers
on ROADS were presented and referred to the
committee on roads.
The committee on claims of assessors and
deputies recommended that claims TO the
amount of SSSS. % be uisalowed. Adopted.
A request from Mrs. j. B. Jardine for
transportation to Detroit for a destitute
woman was referred 10 the committee on
charity.
claims to the amount OF s2,2T0.9l for work on
roads were allowed.
Petitions to appoint ]. N. Knapp as con-
stable for the northern district, and M.
Daley for the southern district of Florence
were granted.
The committee to whom the matter was
referred reported that Is. Il. Sawyer had
been sent to the soldiers home ut Grand
Island
The committee on finance reported that
the bill of Henry Gibson, for stationery, ETC.,
for May, be reduced $96.0s. Adopted.
The bill of Henry Gibson for stationery
supplied in June, amounting to SSS6'@o, was
allowed.
The bill of Clerk Moores for 81, 92 for
fees, etc, was allowed
o. Davis presented bill of 1886 for grad
ing Dodge street. Referred to the commit
tee on roads.
Clerk Moores reported fees and fines cole
iected amounting to s35l for the quarter end
ing June 30. The amount has been turned
over to the county treasurer.
The committee on construction recom-
| mended that the estimates of S. /. Pope &
| Co. for S2,0549S for heating, ETC., and OK
| Ryan 81 Walsh for 81 2Si 50 for construction
| on county hospital be allowed. Adopted.
Sheriff Coburn's bill for boarding pris-
| oners, amounting to 81 ,SS0.70 was reported
| back by the committee on finance with the
| recommendation that the sum of Sll6,45 for
| boarding city prisoners be deducted, and
| that the sum of Sl,773.25 be credited the
sheriff as an offset against bill for 81, '05.SS
| charged to him for cost of guarding foreign
prisoners during 1856, 1887 and 1888.
Mr., OKeefe moved that the clerk be di-
rected to make the above report apply only
from August II, 1888, up to date. This is at
| the rate of 2513 cents for boarding all for
eign prisoners, and will reduce the amount
received from this source very materially,
as this rate has been as high as 40 or 10
cents per day in former times.
This question was argued rather warmly
for some minutes by Anderson
and O'Keeffe, with an occasopal
remark from Turner. 1t was finally put to
vote and carried. and the clerk instructed to
have his report prepared for the next meet
ing.
The board then adjourned until next Sat
urday.