The record-union., 1893-03-09
SUPERVISOR FODD'S KICK.
Directed Against Promiscuous Incur
ring of Debts.
Relief for Distressed Family in the
Country-Another Bidder for
an OfIlce.

At Yesterdays session of the Board of
Supervisors an application was received
from Thomas L. Acock for the position
of License Collector. He offered to per-
form the duties of the Office for $50 per
month, or $40 less than the offer of j. II.
Atkins received on the previous day.
Barton Daniels presented petition for
appointment as Roadmaster in District
No. 15. a. l.. Warren presented SINH
lar one for District No. 10; \. b. Bryant
for District No. 16; C. w. Carrick for No.
4. They were all laid over for future ac-
ton.
Coroner Clark presented report for
January, stating that he held nine in
quests during the month; that the valua-
bles found on the body of A. b. Syme
were given to his father, and S. in gold
found in the ruins at Brighton Junction
were given to the brother of Miss e. ..
Ayers, the woman whose dead body was
! found there.
In the afternoon Supervisor Todd Of
fered a resolution providing that from
and after this date no demand will be al
! lowed by this board against the county
unless authorized by written order
signed by member of the Board of Su-
pervisors."
| Supervisor Todd said his reason for
offering the resolution was that some
| large bills were on his desk for work
done, but which had not been authorized
| by any member of the board, and he
thought that if bills were to be allowed
the Supervisors ought to be shown some
authority for contracting them, and that
the board should know what was being
done, so as to act intelligently in auditing
bills.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
5. L. Candy addressed the board in re-
gard TO the st. Clair family at the Louisi-
ana Tract. The father has been para
lyZed and has just returned home from
the hospital. The mother, also, is just re-
covering from sickness, and there are
four children. The nelghbors have
plowed the ground, contributed plants,
and set out the ground into berries for
them, but they have no means to live on
unless they could get help from the board.
If it were possible, he would like the board
TO take some action in atfording them
the relief they SO much needed. If they
could nave provisions furnished in small
quantities from time to time, as needed
he thought that with help from theil
neighbors they could get along.
Supervisor Curtis stated that he knew
the circumstances TO be as represented by
Mr. pauuy, anu tnOugnI tne case was one
i'll which the board could well take action
He had contributed fuel, and had also
sent a man to do the plowing. The father
would have to go back to the hospital i
they were not assisted, and it would bt
far better for the board to assist the fam
lily. He, therefore, moved that an orde
be given on the Howards for so montl
for the present, and the motion was car
ried.
DR.. G. A. White, County Physician
stated to the board that the contract unde
which he had filled his position hereto
fore had allowed him pay for all autopsie
held outside of the city, which provision
had been overlooked in the new contract
On motion of Supervisor Jenkins, tn
contract was amended so as to allow hin
pay for such outside work.
The board took a recess until 10 o'clocl
this morning.