The record-union., 1899-02-15
The CHAINGANG ONCE MORE.
SUPERVISOR GILLIs KNOCKS TT
GALLEY WEST"
New Advertising Schedule Adopted
DIR. A1exander Cox Elected
County Health Ofacer.

That perennial subject of contention
in the Board of Supervisors, the chain
gang, gave rise to a brief but ami
mated debate at yesterdays session CT
that body. The chaingang has been a
sort of 'off- again on again-g again
Finnegan'' affair, but now it is believed
to be off again "for good and ALL
Dugald Gillis, the new Republican
member from the First Ward, is the
David who is to be credited with the
latest Staying of the many lived Goliah.
Mr.. Gillis moved that the changing
and the officers required to keep it go
ing be dispensed with after the Both of
April next. There is some work to be
cleared up in the meantime, but after
the date mentioned Mr.. Gillis said he
wanted it abolished
Jenkins said he would vote to abolish
the gang then and there, if necessary,
but as one of the members Of the board
CMorrison) was absent he preferred to
postpone action in the matter. II the
chaingang was to be abolished he did
not see any necessity for putting off
the interesting event two months and
a half.
Mclaughlin and Curtis twitted Jen-
l1ins good naturedly about soma Of his
previous votes on the chaingang propo-
sition, but the gentleman from the
Fifth held his ground and maintained
that his record on the chaingang had
always been consistent.
After some further discussion Of the
subject Gillis' motion was, carried, Jen-
kins declining to vote for the reasons
given.
And SO the chaingang must go about
the time the cherries ripen and the
song birds will be doing their level
best.
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER.
The matter of appointing Health
Officer for the county came up, and DR..
Alexander Cox of Oak Park was elect
ed for one year, his salary not to ex
ceed 5000 per annum.
1t was stated that the law provides
for such an officer, under whose direc-
tion the various township health Off
GERS are to work.
FOLSOM EXCURSION.
1t was decided to extend an invita-
ton to Mayor Land and the members
of the City Board of Trustees to ac-
company the members of the Supervi-
sors' convention on the excursion to
Folsom on Friday. The train will leave
the depot at $50 a. m
ADVERTISING RATES.
Mclaughlin moved that the rules of
last year be adopted except in regard
to the rates for advertising
The motion was seconded by jenkins
and carried by the votes of all present.
Mclaughlin then submitted a sched-
ule of rates for advertising, as follows:
Display, per legal square of 240 ems,
less than ten lines, first insertion. 81 30
Same, second insertion. l 90
Same. third insertion. w
Same, each subsequent insertion...... 70
Same. for ten times and over, first in
SeFtlon 1890: .................. 2 9u
Same, second insertion. 1 90
Same, third insertion. Observation-Disclosures 20
The schedule was adopted, Curtis and
Morrison being absent.
OTHER MATTERS.
On motion of Jenkins, the Chairman
of the Building Committee (Gillis, was
instructed to take charge of the matter
Of the disposal of the old furniture
about the Courthouse and Hall of Rec
ords building.
Charles T. Jones presented petition
from ]. N. Thompson for a franchise
to establish a ferry on the land OF G. J.
Hughson, on Sherman Island.
The matter was set for hearing on the
21st of March.