, 1866-04-02

Bids for the erection Of The new City Hall are
called fos. to be put ID, ready for opening The
frst Of Apnl. II Is Impossible 10 ray positively
from the date named, whathcr luskin. design of
a rel underlies the call tor bids, but 1t would
eecm 20 rom the taet that up to the present time
lot single bid has been received, and sppearaueea
eecn TO Indicate that we viii have TO wait long be-
fo.c We can rejoice in the possession uf new City
Hall. Although the convenience and credttable ap-
pearnnce Of new City Ual would amount to
great deal It Is probably best that this detention In
lwo things which Tar more imperaure1y demand
ing the public hc&l,b, and the erection OF new
Bfidcwel1- We must have better accommpda-
to2s for he &C. e1se ,ss ct the cou' NOR
come than We hive hsd IN tic pat. and whats,er
money Te have ,1 sps.e, i, for tie imp1oysmsn,s Of
poees Il has been asserted In eome qusrters that
ae Geon coaneil bad no e. authority for le
s sens n H.
Board oi Public Works. Leaving this ont Of the
question A. matter Of no importance. a. the
q 'of his pasS q
action OF the Common Council. VIC urc compelled
not 10 dl*regard the otbcF claims which We have
ed pepts e enf ne peops W g hsvs 'ss
ready Lid beiore The pu6lle lie necessity for &C;
ti,i,y sad esraest, periiste1t ttlost, We would
gaasweli insti.nuons. Ii i needless 10 10
ds %esa s enfe Se on ,eSs s;s sSps sgps IN 0a,
| Could VIC by 50 doing turn aside the choler1, We
| wou!d do well # We expended thousand times II
neh opr p, conns M be be abe 70
tudfmeut may form an idea Of the beneht 10 Be de-
r1ved from IN increase Of our existent guards for
ioeat1on Of ibo propoeed BEideweli has beena sub
Iect OF no itte difficulty and dispute, but At length
siie bas been t1ed upon,-the no1hweat quarter
q section u, town 80 range il eaat.-eopsalning
little over ten acres Of ground az ample sudtcicncy
for llthe industrial purposes OF the Institution. Il
on Thirty nsxt strret and west on Long John street
and ID only about one block from the bank Of the
Illinois Il. nnd a'c1S,n r. lanai Lanai Ihs eos .. H.
doar., but II is felt tha. Il Is many respects the
| best location which has been proposed. II has but
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the work on this canal, finished. however. opening
il thrcugh without locks, from Chicago to Iasa1ls,
sSsa sere9sa as g. ss
lot may lie ottained: This Will, in all probability,
he completed hy the t1ne The city IS ready to pat
Yraexei, De- % II erected m Ser would 10 rcs:asd, would
be the Archer Road out 10 near the Brighton D1iy-
ipg Park, from which It is bui about half mile
prison vans, or by The, cars Of the Chicago,
Alton 4 81 Louis Railfoad. i Is llitls
snostcr distance from 'he Annoy, and for m.ny
apparent seaeons would prore Infinitely preferable
10 locations suggested short time stucr, at dis
Wbteh D. prsone1s sentenesd % foF sholt te9s s Would
] almost serve out the1f tfEe On the road. The In
dnstria occupations alluded to as practicable here
to oa IA sse s,Pg s9s
pipes. The ample grounds Of the new site will af
ford esey facility for thesc eurlo5men'. bat Il I.
new water: works arc ercctcd, and the proposed ad
altogether.
possible in its arrangements, bnt TO achieve ihlseev
cfa important amendments upon the present eysteu
hss t1 hs IL Fo5 enc a % tn
In. The days Of their confinement, IN some depart
ment Of iabor instead Of spending half thefe tint
IN .disn.ss. sshoas benefit to ne ey a,c to a. ths
prisoners being made to par tor thelr own nasnte
nance, and even render the BfideWen Eefssnpport
E 5 ,hsF 0e Whse
we would cali attention, ia the present e{stem Q
feeding .prisonert. The present one il highly OBJ
Se sone1 sod &c ps'o b.
most honest and generous Of men. the TACT Is inds
putable that bis chlci income IS to be deHve<
Fin to 'h int tss asny nna he and 4Psdaes Il
quality Of the prisoners food Is very. great
We hare no cuUnlsint 10 make In behalf 0f th
nshea Il 'he 81 IL il "a a.
one 1nyolying temptation which should not b
p1aced before any man, however honest be nlay be
this end is n,aI!ou. and prtjudicta} to The lutei
M usss W hs,a hone to
subject, and the FACT recognized that however IN
poftADt may be the erection Of Dew CITY Han,
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