, 1873-12-07
Scraps Of News aud Rumors---Tho
Library Board.
Mayor C0!yin's "Slato "---Th0 OH
GERS 10 30 Confirmed n10n-
day Night.
Tho Caucus Of tho 1898" LAST Evening,
and VIVA: Occurred.


Of Tint city for number OF years to como, aud
will Transfer l.ia ssoot-Bwcoping apparatus from
Chicago to tllnt point
It was r11n,orol yeatortlay afternoon that s. O,
Alexander, whom tho Government ring have
boon supporting for mombor of Tho Board Of
Public Works, Inns Withdrawn, md TINT Mr.
Godc, tho sash md blind manufacturer, WIN
tho oiloco Of Mayor Colvin. Nothing definite
will DO known regarding tho nominee for this
office until Monday night.
Capt. Lt,ll lies nut tont1orcd lis resignation TO
tho MAYOR, aud rnya lie does not intend doing
80. II sergeantcy was offered l,in, he might
he induced 10 giyo his present star to sam Ellis.
Should Rchm DO appointed Superintendent, Lul1
will certainly 10 o,:stad, for the former doet not
lovo him enough 10 tolerate his name anywhoro
on tho rolla Of tho polco force.
Aids stouts anger Inns pnssed away. 1Iu
was nB gentle Us q limb yesterday, and smiled At
oyory ren,arli male IL iis l'earlag. What brought
about this s,ltuon change no ono cnn toll. lie
uaay bo diBsosnhltug aud nureing Ills w1ath, but
TINT resolution, hhGN bo roforrea 10 hi e.n-
ulitteo, aul he thereby bo ablo to meet with his
assocatos at lcast once II, tho noxt year.
Charles II. Heed, Esu.. tho state's-Attorney,
Appeared at tho City Hall ycsterday. 11o wants
MIR. lschm to ba Superintendent OF Police. 11o
saw several Of tha' Law-ant- Order Aldermen,
and insistod tlct they Should vote for RoEm.
His ,ntaHi>n was unsuccessful, Quo Alderman
whom Ito cornofed declining to do III requested,
notwithstanding that, by 40 doing to Forfeited
1fced was looking for Dixon. Flo, howoror I'D
horcs to nckoy, aud tho Stato'a-Attorney can
not move him.
Aid. O'Drion ia still aiscontente1. Flo cannot
under stand why tho representative Of q wald
which rnlled 4l0a yotos a1,ould ho treated as llp
Tx Nnt1nr
tho Chairlansllpo q committee viii pncify him,
but MS there nyo 10 yacaneioa, nnd tho Mayor is
satisfied with the present. ClHairmcn, tho "bnll-
tosser" will probably show his wrath by holtiug
some of tho Mayors uoa'nooa FOR city officers.
O'Drien Ia pon.eommittal, however, desiring per-
Sons who asA him what ho intouts doing to
"wait While"
Tho various Committees Of the County Com
miHpioners around Tho Court-11ouse were busy
yc.toroay afternoon III auditing accounts. Tho
Com,nittou on buildings visited tho now County
Jail. Gen. Licb complains that tho rooms for
tho county ol1icos III ths building aro alto
get!icr too small, while tho vaults arc not half
tic sizo thoy should be-. 10 properly accom-
1noela,o tho iayaluabIe collection ot lcgal docu,
ments OF the County Court u vault 80 1cot by 10
il karety largo enough. The new vaults will
not measure moro thaa 10 feet by ~, which is
oven smaller tlan those at present III use.
Considerable oxcitetnont WAS caused some timo
ago Ly tho announcement tha. Air. Laue, lato
County Superintendent OF Schools, whoHo bond
had been destroyed by the fro, hid Ind on de-
post With tho Franklin Savings Bank, since
bankrupt, tho sum Of e33 ,0u0 belonging to Cook
County. Gen. Mics yesterday succeeded iu 1nd-
ing copy Of Air Lanau bond. which waB for
Gi40,0 ,0D6, al,l which boro bis signature and those
Of Elisha .. Lane. Eja Il. Gammer, A. Gran
nis, Albro Z. Bishop, and james Ward. Altar
tho fire, Gen. Nilos spout a couple Of months in
securing copies OF tho bonds OF tho various
county officers 4 foresight which has already
been lichly rewardod
Tho Inv allows 81. 500 r year to Town Co]ee.
tola, il. Cook County, uud conforB discretionary
power OIL Town boards, to give such additional
Compensation as iu their wisdom they See 1T.
Rowing OH this discretionary power, alr. Lesry
Ol5ron, West Sido Collector, nsks no less than
si2,Utu Il year from tho Town Board Of West
Chicago, and thera il great danger that it will do
~ 10 'l:stros: That would give him q Rnlary Of
pay tho piror. The last Wcst s.do G.oileetor Was
allowed only $500 extra. II il stated that Mr..
Clcary, South Side Collector demands ut. 900 in
addition to the aclary allowed by tho statute.
The people will watch closely the action OF tho
Town boards in those cases.
No ono can possibly tell whether or not Judge
McAlli:ter Intends to accept the Office uf Cor
potation Counsel. Yesterday there were men at
tbo City Hall who assorted that they had it from
the ':6cat authority that he had declined. and
others wero equally conhdont that he lad tot.
It wa8 atated thai o waH IN the city Friday anu re-
remained Bevoral lonre. Ho did not call Oh Mayor
% nd 1Ti ~ ~ nah ;., su , III nt 3
ascnnG LIS laoos tnse t ~ ~ M3I @ ,ast os 'n.t ol'
sSsamgo ho t ~ 70 nsGet H. IT, 'G as' c
sso mus soo .nn a an sfo *; ~ ~
n' 1o.I"ti ~ 9o'Soo, IVY .iiI !. -.
lucy saSs, eanno5 i,1 pe uone " ~" ana ~ u -
!ncroasea. u WI! naYe 70 Ge a9a9 ~ supHfr.p-
tloh IL Mas a.ao asset!eo snas suuso McntGf e. ,;s;
hnu nElega 10 suos ~, W anas..on Oh Ills o1'e'-
pll'S W 'uoses 1S's ana "1l''shis'
Tho Finance Committee Of The Common Coun-
cii hela meeting III tho Mayor'e oillco Yesterday
htaeruoom, a!,u telnalnea ~ session nearly tnree
1ouss Iuey paaasa 1eao!oslon aHaatsaosng ;na
M ~ aei1 esl stse ~. set "G
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r ft1 @ at u n ~ sno
aG1n - @ .n9 . .oo"sn ana ~ ~
pprp,,nls % - II the rsnt I1ouso Tho Commit oa