The record-union., 1893-01-05
MAJOR GETTS COMMISSIONS.
He Thinks He Should Have Ten Per
Cent. for Collections
Made From the state-Chairman Nor
rison of the Supervisors Names
the Committees.

At yesterday mornings session of the
Board of Supervisors, at which ali of the
members were present, Chairman Morri-
son announced the various committees as
follows:
udiciary-Curtis, Miller and jenkins.
Accounts and Expenditures-Je
Todd and Miller.
Public Buildings-Todd, Miller and
Jenkins.
County Hospital-Miller, Curtis, Todd
and Jenkins.
Printing-Curtis, Jenkins and Miller.
Contracts-Miller, Todd and Jenkins.
Roads and Bridges-Curtis, Jenkins
and Miller.
Education and Schools-Todd, Miller
and Jenkins.
Special Committee on Insurance and
Chain Gang-Jenkins.
Supervisor Todd thought it would be a
good idea for the members Of committees
TO consult together, as he had been in
formed that in the past some of the Chair
men had been in the habit of going as
they pleased, without reference to the
other members.
Supervisor Jenkins moved that the
matter OF the adoption Of rules for the
board be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, with instructions to report as
soon as possible. Carried.
}. NJ. Haller, the Poundmaster at Gait.
presented his report, which was received
and ordered placed on file.
Supervisor Jenkins stated that it was
customary for the old committees to hold
over until their business was finished :
that last week, while he was Chairman OF
the Committee on Roads and Bridges. he
had asked and obtained the privilege of
holding for examination some road bills
which were not properly itemized. Not
having the Roadmasters' reports at hand,
he had not yet had an opportunity of ex-
amining them, and desired further time
to do So.
on motion of Supervisor Miller, be
was granted the time asked for.
Supervisor Miller, as a special com
mittee, reported that the old board had
issued new bonds to the amount of 500.
600, with which to take up the old ones
that the State had taken the whole issue.
and the money was now in the hands OF
the Treasurer, ready to pay off the old
bonds.
The report was received and placed on
file.
Supervisor Curtis presented a report
from NJ. keefe, ROadmaSter in District
No. IL, containing an inventory of Ium-
ber left on his hands. Placed on file.
Supervisor Jenkins moved that Chair
man Curtis of the Committee on Roads
ana Bridges take charge Of the property
in District No. II, and also that each
ROadmaster in the county be notified to
present to the board an inventory Of the
property remaining in his hands.
1t was ordered, at the suggestion of Su-
pervisOr Jenkins, that the Clerk dis
tribute the bills on hand to the Chairmen
OF the different committees for examina-
ton.
GW. A. Gett addressed the board. stat
ing that he last year collected SIS, 900 from
the State tor the county for the support OF
indigents and half-orphans, on the first
81 500 of which he received 10 per cent.
for collection, and on the remainder per
cent. There is yet $500 due the county.
and he would be willing to collect it for
10 per cent.
on motion of Supervisor Todd. the
matter was postponed tor the present.
Nothing OF importance was done at the
afternoon session, the members giving
up their time to the examination OF bills,
The board will meet again this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.