The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-19
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS


Wednesday. December 81. A. d
1911. The Board met pursuant to
Adjournment with commissioners
John j. Jennelle, Edwin j. Cause
and Calvin ". Neff present
The Board requested the Clerk 70
read all applications for the position
of Superintendent of the County Farm
and Aims House and upon reading
said applications it was found ina,
the following named persons had
made APPLICATION for said position, VIZ
Thomas j. Petit. Joseph BISHOP,
Albert Lilly, Frank Bafbec, Edward
p. Mulcahy, J. II. PARROT. horauo
Mcdaniel and Benjamin Jones.
THE Board then took up the matter
of appointment OF superintendent
of the County Form and Aims Houses
ard after careful consideration or
All the appl.catoins that had been
flpd for said position on motion the
board ordered, that Benjamin Jones
be ard is hereby appointed Super
intendert OF the County Farm and
Aims House for and during the calen-
dar yealA ID. 1872 with tompensa-
Ton at the rate Of FIVE hundred
Is500. uo1 dollars par annun, payable
I'M quarterly installments, upon his
catering into bond in the penal sum
or two thousand (s2, 100000 dollars,
with good and sufficient security for
the faithful performance of his duties
as such superintendent. Commits
sianer Cause voting In the negative.
The clerk was instructed to pre-
pare the contract and bond necessary
to carry the above into effect which
contract Is IN words and tignres fol-
lowing, viz;
Articles OF Agreement made and
entered into this 27th day OF De-
tcr,her, A. D. 1911. by and between
the County of Alexander in the State
OF Illinois. through John ], Jennelle,
Edwin j Cause and Calvin V. Mem,
the Board OF County Commissioners
cf said County of Alexander, and
their successors in office, party Of the
first part, and Benjamin Jones, OF the
said county and state, party OF the
second part.
Witnesseth, That whereas the said
County OF Alexander. through and by
IFS Board of County Commissioners
aforesaid. party Of the first part, has
this day secured the services Of. ond
employed and hired the said party OF
the second part as superintendent OF
the County Farm and Supervisor of
the poor OF said County for and dur
Ing the calenday year A. d. 1912,
In consideration of the annual salary
OF Eve Hundred Dollars s(5000 0)
payable by the said party Of the first
part to the said party of the second
part at the end of each quarter of the
year from January /, 1912.
The said party Of the first part is
to further provide a suitable house
on the said County Farm for the
shelter, and proper housing OF said
party of the second part. and his
family
The said party of the first part will
further provide all necessary sup
niles for all charges OF the said
Conaty OF Alexander which are or
istey hereafter be sent to the said
rpE,s'y Fer: and will further sup
1Ffg. tll rafksssrw groceries and house
tstlrplias not raised on said farm as
HON are Or may be necessary to pro-
iirrly feed the said party of the Sec
ond part and his family
That In consideration of the above
premises the party OF the second
part hereby agrees to accept said po-
ition Of superintendent of the
County Farm and Supervisor OF the
Poor Of said Alexander County for
the calendar year OF 1912. from the
first day Of January of said year
Ard he, the sad party of the second
nart further agrees that he will
furnish his own labor, direction and
superintendent over such Poor
House and County Farm and will al
SO furnish the services of his wife
In such assistance to him as the.
duties Of his said office may from
time to time demand and REQUIRE In
the care and control and manage
ment OF such paupers as shall law
fully come under his care as such
SUPERINTENDENT of the County Farm
and Supervisor OF the poor.
The said party OF the second part
In further consideration OF the prem
isea aforesaid will perform manual
labor upon said farm also super
Intend said County Farm In a
good, careful and husbandIike
manner, and II at any time,
he. the said party of the second
part, shall be unable to perform
manual labor on said farm or the
superintendent thereof he shall EN-
ploy at his own expense some suit
ale person to perform such services
during the time he, the said party OF
the second part, shall be unable to
perform all the services about named
1t 10 further understood and agreed
by and between the said parties that
the said party OF the second part
shall, at the end OF each quarter OF
the year during his term OF service
as aforesaid make out and file with
the County Clerk of said Alexander
County full, complete and accurate
and true report of each and all his
acts and doings, and of all moneys
received and paid out by him as such
superintendent of the County Farm
and Supervisor OF the poor as afore-
said. which report shall be examined
and checked up by the Board OF
County Commissioners.
II ia further understood and agreed
by and between the parties TO this
contract that In case either of the
parties hereto should become dis
satisfied With his contract, that II or
ne, shall have the right and privilege