, 1873-01-14
! 900 worth OF bonds, and 2 per cent as commits
! sion for receiving money under the charter

900 worth OF bonds, and per cent "a co7nmls-
sion for receiving money under the charter
thereon.
:, The petitioners object to the first item, On ac-
charged (whetlor By heforrner Or present Treas
urcr, they hold to be i,nmaterial, so long
as it has once been charged; and to
tho second because there is no power
extant by which. the Board can pay
1oan. aud with regard to the commission for
moneys receiyed) that tho transaction cannot be
SO classified, Sherwood having simply raid over
to J. r. Snipperd l. Co., Of New York, tho sum
Of s5o.ooo Of new bonds Tout OF an issue OF
purpose Of taking up large amount OF Old
bonds hold by that firm, which new bonds they
took at q value of 9711 cents on the dollar, orr
Tic payr1ent Of commission On the remaining
30 600 Of the $40, 900 does not appear by the
bill to bo resisted, except in SO far as the pct-
TONERS do not admit TINT the $4,000 was i'll
itself lawful.
On this petition the town and others named
below were yesterday enjoined by Judge Booth
from paying such commissions, and, as the meet
ing of the Board for this purpose was held yes
terdAy, the legal bombshell was fired just II II
time. The complaining citizons nro Henry ".
Austin. Milton G. Niles, philander Smith, Nathan
r. Holiey, Wm II. Wood, and i. Il. Hoard
The defendants are Nelson Barrett, John Metal
frey, G. II. Sherwood, John Crawford, A. 0.
Butler John Blair, and Morris HaTGleT.
SHAKING FREE FROM TIE lESs.
The brick building tho corner OF LaSane
and Goethe streets is the object OF numerous
attentions, in tho vay OF suits Tor mechanics
Liens, in both tho Superior and Circuit Courts,
aud yesterday petition was filed by the owner
an order was granted temporarily restraining the
further proceeding with all such suits in the
Circuit Court, and requiring The parties to come
into Court to answer the complaint Of the COM
plsinant, who really has much appare::t renson
to ask for protection. He relates that he mado
contract with one Woolacott to build the house
III question that Woolacott entered into YER
bal agreement with one Reinhardt to do portions
OF tho work, and that the other parties, whom
lemakes defendants to the bill. were also engaged
on the building from time to time. Roinhardt
did not complete his contract he went 80 far as
to run up IN account of $780, Of which no re-
ce;yed 80 &C., and then abruptly left OF, render,
I ing it necessary for Woolacott to e1pend
! Si,267.2Q to complete thus reducing the amount
TO the credit OF henharlt to 5393. This being
| done, Woolacott elso threw up the work, and he
and Reinhardt and I'll the wo-kmen thereupon
| commenced suits in mechanics lien upon the
ance, and injury. He claims that he has offered
to settle, over and over again, with the partieP,
| but they have ohs!inately refused, and nothing
is:naina bat for him to bring them into Chan
| Gerry. -'...-.
CLAIM FOR THE VALUE OF wHEAT.
| Daniel W. Turner yesterday commenced suit
against y; En- p; ia5ios ~ ~ q r.1est and I'm
| bushels Of No. wheat. The bill rclatcs that
tue pda1nEu so!a ine Nj TX aaste ~ ,ar
the iotn getop6i 4ast, ~ ~ ~ ees pa1 p.1,a1 ~,
| and the NO. Wneat az o. ceuts per pusuoi. ol'
| the track at 6teamEoat hoca, Iowa. WHICH cou,
| tract Was carried out. Tho wheat was despatched
! nv Trntter to Taylor in Chicago, betWeon the
| 1j,E er1 Ieti, of f1,a sama mouth and Trotter
1Atl ~ -" n1 % ~ =; re,,o~ ~ 43,o ,1,In;utifr m no
gre" VI 1asn1 - !Gto. - ~ 49, 90 sn .r1 ~
count OF Inc NO, > W4eAs tot @t,ot.s nao W
account Of the No. wheat LOT - ,o5a, oot!l pay
| able ut sight. TAYLOR was presented tho bills OF
| ladinr s1id drafts before the wheat arrived, but
| rnfncod IN tato tha m M
| r. - afErnoad tl,ef Tay]or xaa 1,nrfoctly we'll
- - a. at1 Ma, n1;13 ~, +ha v1cat i,e1d nn;lar
n"a1e ~ VI ns4 :m :ia -. - II: ~ 5 49, T,r
these aral.e, anu 9s - ,sa}; o sat Ton, tfc
net " " ~ ,,i,a.t ~. er1ar .rho Inv,