, 1873-05-24


crs Circulnve7atoG N1rs CoaRrcsAEnE&n
ward tllatl His OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ono tt StaIc1kss for Six Months, Kgnsii
The advantages OF q pecuniar'' --Aot o"1ofea
s.,r:aa ~ = A'' ~. al, draw his back pny; sond
,,is nephew to Wcst Point; lease lis
building to the Government, and voto AGAINST
tho Chicago Rolief bill. Nor is this al Ho caf
lave IN onterpriaing law-partnor who can turn
tho exhaust apparattla upon local treasuries
whilo lc aofs1y sucks at tho national fountain.
+. Is good for this reason, to represent a large
constituency in tho House Of Representatives.
But to our tale.
at the Inst meeting Of the West Side Park
Commissioners motion was 1nndo by Commits
sioner Colo that tho Finance Committee be in-
str,icted to procure moro suitable rooms for tho
Board than thoso at prosont occupied by tho
Doard. The motion prevailed, md Commits
sionors Holden and Lipo were sont out On q
prospecting tour. After considering carefully
sovoral offers, they concluded to accept that OF
mr.: G. B. Carter aud agreed to pay 81 900 per
annum for d fine, new, roomY storc III
his building, No. sT Wost MadiHon
street, corner OF Centre avonue, tho lease
bong for five years. So far 30 good. They hnd
procured axcollent quarters Tor n very moderate
sum, md reported back to tho Board what they
had dono.
An immediate objection was made to their re-
port by Alr. Stamford, President of tho Board,
and o momber Of the Finance Committee. Ho
did not like tue locality. 1t wao too fur away
from the heart of the city 1t was too expensive
Tor tho distance 1t WAS not suitable for All sorts
Of REASONS. The other members Of tho Board
failed to soc tho point OF these romarkB, and,
suppoBing that there was eouaothing beyond
mere prejudice in MIR. President Starnfortl's OPP
position, squcozod ont Of him the admission
thai In had a1rDniv lDndn nm arrangement with
another party. =.
This other party proved to bo Mr.. stamfora's
law-partner, Mr. J. D. Ward, wllo has tho dis
| can voters Of tho West Division ii the National
| Assembly. Mr. Ward OWNS tho building known
rs the present Clifton Houae, corner Of Washing
| ton and Halated streetB, in which arc situated
| tho dirty otflcea now occupied by the BOard.
These rooms are small, crcumscribod, dingy,
| ill-vcntinted, and unhealthy. The Board fur
ther discovered THAI Mr. Stamford had, without
any shadow Of authority, Bigned five years.
ss Of these d aSssnf Ss IL to Ps TOR rasp nS
paid six months rent In advance. THO Board
promptly docidod not to conhrm Mr. Stamford g
i action. He ia therefore "stuck for tho 5000
not, tlion Alr. j. D. Ward Inns lost another quiet
wore wore Ill IN Ills favor. ( Congressman haa abso.
lutoly failed to gull d few Park Commiasioners.
must be chsetloss r. newa to s Mr Charley
faI"e1l' e&cops snns lie pooRao MIL na'o IN ~
profit at their expense. Aftor tho Gov.
orumeut has expended $20,000 in fitting
up the old Wabash Avenue Methodist Church
for post-O Ollice utter it has 80 far recognized
Mr. Farwells political activity as to situate all
the other Government Offices in his building, llc
is just modest enough to ask that his eocond-rate
stone DO accepted as tho new post-0 0llico build
ing. Farwell and Ward lave shown thoir ideu
Of using their influence to booflt their couRtit'
| ue,lte, Has not Mr.. Rice choan building tt
dispose Of at high fguro2 II ho has not. lie
must foel rather awkward in his isolation
Dotter study law, and geta law-partner to helI
| him out IL be AMs to.