, 1873-03-25
Tho County Preparing TO Assert lis
Rights In tlto Jonathan Burr >
Rcqlcst.
Complaints Concerning tho S1ovonly
Manner in Which Deeds
Are Recorded.
Who Shall Bo the Final Arbitcr as to the
Courthouse Plans
Tho NInttcr Seriously Discussed by
the commissioners.

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the Commissioners.
Tho County Commissioners mot yostortlay nf-
tornoou, President AIillor In tho cllair. There
wore present Commissioners Ioguo Clough,
Crawford, Harris, HARRISON 1Inrting JoncB,
Lonorgar1, Pallman. Ioollo, Russell, md Singer.
Ald. sc1lafl'or WA prosont portion Of tho
time, but did not make speech.
A communication WIS received from tho Coun-
ty Troasuror, aukiug tho Board to fix tic pny Of
eir extra clorks to po employed by tho month,
and tho ratio for c!orks employed by tho dny.
Nofcrrod to tho Committee on Financo.
A communication WAS received from Dr. 3. O.
Mlllor, ASKING TINT tho wills and ceilings Of tho
gangrono, erysipolas, and puorpera1 foger
"artla In tho County HoBpital bo scrapol and
whitowashod and otllorwiso renovated also that
aono carpet and mating bo purchased. Referred
to tho Committee on Hospital with power to act.
In accordance with a resolution previously
passed. DR.. Miller reported tho number Of ill.,
uatos in tho County Insano Asylum who aro not
pauporg. Thoro aro lftoon unfortunntos whose
koopng is paid for in whole or in pnrt by friends
or relatives. Tho subject waa referred to tho
Judlciary Committee.
Tho Committee OH Flnanco, to whom was re-
forrod the communication Of tho County Clerk
calling attention to tho last will and tostan,ont
Of Jonathan Burr, reported TINT tho will Of Mr..
Burr devised to Thomas D. Bryan tie cast half of
Lot 9, Block %, Original Town Of Chicago in
trust for the benoilt Of an insano asylum, to bc
" organized, located, and established III Tie
northern part Of tho State Of Illinois, under and
BY virtue Of somo State or municipal authority"
Tho County Of Cook, soon after AIr. Burr,
desoase, and actuated by tile provision of lis
will, established such IN asylum. Tie Commit
too is OF tho opinion tint tho county is entitled
70 tile bon0fit OF tho bo1ucst, and recommend
thnt tho County Attorney be- directed to 1lo 4
bill tor tho purpose Of securing the rights OF tho
red In.
A communication was received from D. 8.
Wentworth, Principal Of tie County Normal
School, inviting tho Commissioners to attond
inst.
Commissioner Harrison atntcd TINT lie Ind OK
amlnod q largo number Of tho records, md had
found many intorlinentiona arising from mistakes
pX iollo.Writors. Under tho regulations Of the
oilico, any person might go thero and mako M
lntorllnoatlon on tho record which would sori-
ousy af1oct tho ttlo to property. IIo therefore
submitted tho following resolution, which was
adopted;
Rtsoiret Tint the Recorder of Cook County bo and
he a hereby directed to examine MI tho records written
up IN 4!a ohlce since lis term OF ollco commenced
nnu, WAen there Are any craslrcs or nerllnoations
ho make proper noto Of the ganCt In tho narQiu mud
attach hts namo thereto aud that, hereafter, when
any such nerncatons crusures nro nGilo lio shai
make such note when tho records aro compared md
certified to. Alao, that tho COMMITTEES On Public
Records c1anino the records. aud sco that thoy nre
properly Gopt.
plumbing work In tho sub-cellar Of tho Court
Houso woro received, and tho contract was
aw.rded srd to tho lowoat bidder, Boyd d Button,
:, Commissioner Harrison raised tho point that
tho Board had not delegated to ito Building Com
mtttoo full power to Join with tho Common Coun-
ell Committee and Donrd Of Public Works in tho
hnal golootion and adoption Of tho plan for the
Of Its Committee was not final or binding until
iudoraod md concurrcd in by the County Board,
Commissioner Clough hold tint the Commit
teo was vested with full power to act in the mat
which would tend to consplicato nattora, Tho
terms of tho advertisement, and tho understand
ing OF the competing architects, WAS tint tho
two Committees and tho Board Of Public Works
had full power to adopt tho bcst plan md award
tho prize.
Commissioner Harriaon took tlifroront yioy.
It had mover boon intended by the Board to
delegate to any committee tho entire poSor in
so vast IN undertaking. It WAS contemplated
that tho County Board and tho Common Council
should DO tho final arbitoru.
The Clort rcnd tho original resolution PASSED
by tho Doard IN juno, 1879, in which it is cx-
pressed Il TINT "tho building Committee uha ro-
Commissioner Ashton, who 3yas n member Of
the Euildlng Committee Of 1872, unflaratood tlut
tho two Committees wero to report to their
respective bodies, recommending tho adoption
sanction Of both tho Board aud tho Conm;ttoo
bofore 1t shall DO finally adopted, md lilo award
made.
Commissioner Cough said TINT, unlcss thoro
was tac!t understanding that the Board
II n 0Stf rf$ tar
whole affair mus. fall to tho ground Tho nd
Vorisemonts for plnns specifically Htatod that lilo
selection would bo 1natso and determined by tho
TWO oonamltteos md tho Board Of Public Works.
ing Committee had boon vostod with no such
powor, a1ld the Board could not bo held rospoupi
bio for tho nets OF the Committee In exceea of
tho authority granted to it.
Ing Committee, said that TWAS not C eoutompIated @ i
by the two C0mmittoug to mako tho final uclec-
tion and award. Tho course aa tatkcd among
them and tacltly, ngreod upon, waB that tho
Joint Committee should recommend 10 tho Hoard
and Council tllreo plans, from among which
thoso bodies slnl mako the choice.
:, PRESIDENT Miller (Conmtaslnner Galloway In
the chair) thought that aorions question wau
linblo to arise ~ to the respective rights Of tho
architects and tho Board, an.l beforo any action
IL takol,, tho matter should 10 rcforretl to
tho Judiciary Comniittoo md County Attorney
to examine Into and report upon tho rights and
liabilities involved 1Io bolieyca, howoYer, TINT
tho M wlsl'os OF Tho Board would DO cousultod by
tho Committee before taking notion, anil That OH
tire tloforonco would bo paid to those wishoa.
commissioner Ashton secuted tho itloa Of any
liability Of tho county to tllo arclloota That
was All talk. A committee Of tho Doaul Ind no
right to bind tho Board by any oGicinl net unless
especial aud specific permission wero nrst
granted.
Commissioner Clongl believed that tho t1,rcat-
ened difficulty could bo easily ayolo1, for lo was
by the s'sl!os Of 4 majority Of tho Doaril.
Commissioner Singer aaid that objections had
boon made by the .arolitootH and by tllo city
representatives 11 to allowing tho Boards Commit
miaa'on in an advisory capacity. Tho objections
had boon originated hY thn nrrLitactH WHO wara