, 1873-08-05
COUNTY GOVERNMENT,
Proposition to Offer Premiums for
Bills to Restore Titles.
Another Round in tho Fight Over the
Courthouse Plans.

Award Of Contracts for Enlarging tho
Insane Asylum--.M Miscellaneous
Business,
Tho Board Of County Commissioners mot yoa-
Aorday afternoon, President Miller in tho chnir.
Present: Commissioners Roollo, Ashton, Hnrri-
BON, pahlmat, Herting, Galloway, Jones, Singer,
11arrls, Dogdc,' olough, Russell, and Crawford.
THE NEW JAIL.
A communication waa received from Arm
strong i Egau, asking that tho Superintendent
OF tho jail' building DO not appointed until his
duties woro clearly deanol whether his instruo~
tions to Tho contractors wcro to take
precedonoo Of those of tho nrohitouts,
Or was ho to receive his instructions
from thom. They reminded tho Board that they
were bound in bonds Of $1,000 to do q good Job,
an1 did not want any enoroachment Oh their
On motion Of Alr. HarriBon 1t Was ordered TINT
tho Superintendent oboy the Instructions Of the
architects.
NORWOOD PARE.
a. bill waa presented By the TruHtoeB Of Nor
wood Park for s140, boing the amount expended
IN restoring tho record Of -naps md plats do
1twas roforrcd to the Judiciary Committee.
THE 1N8ANE ASYLUM.
Tho Joint Committee Oh Public buildings and
poor-Honse and Paupors, to whom woro roforred
tho proposals for tho additional story to tho In
sano Asylum ut Jefferson, recommended con-
tracts DO awarded TO tho following persons For
aeneW GoDosme fSS sa e1s % sns earponer WorE
galvanized iron, thinning, md wrought and cast
ron, Alexander White, s1o.500: plumbing,
Boyd & Button, ,so25; painting md glazing, ].
sGotask Pef aSo = relo, ae, 81 ss 3d. steam heating b. l.
The report was adopted and tho contracta or
1crod nladc.
AN OFFICIAL PAPER WANTED.
Mr. Olough o1ored the following, which was
Adoptod:
WHEREAS, Advertising for tho county, in all tho
county papsrs OF tho city, is great mud unnecessary
Nesoi1ed, That tho Committee On Public Service bo
directed to advertise for Bocit proposals from, tho
daily rapers Of tho cy for DUNG tho advertising Of
the county.
WOOD AND COAL.
number Of proposals for furnishing tho
wood mud coal required at tho Jat, Courthouse,
1nBano Asylum, and Poor r-HouBo, and for tho ro-
liof Of the poor, wore opened and refertod to the
appropriate committees..
HOSPITAL GROUNDS.
1t was resolved that at O'Clock to-day tho
tnombera Of the Board 60 with tho Committee
having charge Of hospital grounds to 500 tho
vnrions sstcs which arc recommended by tho oni-
cors III charge OF tho present hospital.
RESTORING LAND-TlTLEa.
Mr.. Harrison offered tho following:
ResOired, That tho Chair appoint committee OF
hrcc, to 10 called tho Especial Committee on Ttios"
oil for the restoration and determination Of title to
real eatao In Cook County and to uzgo tho passage OF
!h!s bili by tho General Assembly Of illinois, ho oper-
alton Of aeh bill to 10 aimplo III its provisions and as
free from tcchn1cAlttcs AZ possfble.
l!esaired,, Tint said Committee bo authorized to
offer proniimB for the three best drafts Of plauH OF
paid h q 500 for tho beat 600 for the second bes
md $500 for tho thrd bcst, all drafts offered to
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such Committee in preparing tho blu to bo reported.
The premiums to be awardod BY asid COMMITTEES or
merit q tho various plnns md drafts offered to con-
suit With the Judges OF tho Circuit and Superior
Resolved, That, Wien tho award Of this Committee
IS nnde, tile Board will order tho respective prcmiunH
Rssossa Tint the COMMITTEE has tho right to rc3oc.
all drafts rendered.
He then Baid that after tho fro there had
been much anxiety about the destroyed records,
and many planH oilered to replace them, tho
tho purchaao Of tho aIatraotp,.,. wi,iofR
contained many orrosp. still, the errors
In these books wcro as few as those
found in any sl1nler compilation. Since
fnled the public mind became supino and people
remained qnioBcent, With no evidence Of oil Of
their title. It was to DO feared that this would
continue till nil landmarks wore gone. Now was
tho timo whom all was calm, for Tho county to
take action i'll tho matter, Ho bud been partially
digosting plan, but found it was not q simple
one aud requiring consultation Oh tho subject.
lie had no right to tako up tho time Of other
lawyers when lie could oifor no reward. While
they offered premiums for plans, tAoy could
ofror something, to restore tho titlos to
tho property which had to pay for tue
buildings. People would not prove ttles
under tho Burnt Records bill, llo believed in
erory tract. If few felt aggrioved they could
appeal Then titles would begin with tho fire
nntl not with tho Government patonte. II was
said lawyers would yoluntoor plans, for tho
ditioual nducemont
Tho resolution was postponed till next week.
CouRr-uoUsE PLANS.
Mr.. Mllor moved to take up tho report OF tho
Joint Committee on the Court-Honse Plans.
Tho motion was agrood to-yoas, II !; mays, 1.
Mr.. Miller said he lad always insisted that
awarding prizes and tho final selection Of plan
wero distinct matters. Tho report Of the Com
mlttee proceodod on the Same idea Ho thought
with tho Information the architoots had received
!hcy could improve on their own productions.
There was slight dofoct in Nlatz's plan, Which
could be remodicd. Tho Council and tho Board
might yet ilnyo to employ adopts. He wanted
tlolr report. Delay would only Load to Contest
aud what ho wanted was to lave tile report
adopted at once When the timo came to solcot
plan to lS1Ia 5u.a OIL ~ which he hoped would
IIe offered resolution adopting the report Of
tho majority, aud awarding tho premiums as
thorcin recommended, provided that such action
WIS not to be taken aB expressing preference
for any plan as the ono to build tho Court-Houao
by.
hlr. Harrison nrgnod that, by tho resolution
under which the Committee uotod they wero to
Gil decide Ms to their respective merits. Ho
moved, aa m amendment that tho first premium