, 1874-08-16

street, and il we can't set that On for tt
which. I would rather have the Baldwin pror
erty: noyortholess.' ,, THIS vas on OF about th
Esd or 24t1 Of April.
I. Mn nAEp.1s WITHDREW HIS LoTs
! on the 21st April told Commissioner oraw
| fold1 that, I Thought We had better have
blank in the report, foE be might Eut b
+ bid "a again Tho subject here femalned quie
Until tho middle of May, when heard that th
| baldwin property would be offered to the count
again ae aoon ee the-papers could be- made ant
| he Ind sold to. The report lad bee.
made out nnd WAS in tho Coumittcel
box. Tho Board met Monday. May IS
| 1874. On arriving at the Commissioners
rooms, I found in the box communication from
W:H:' W: Cushman, offering 70 sae county the
| Baldwin lots upon the condition that they act
at once upon the subject I attached his prop.
position to the report, and. htaring that the Re.
form School Land bad somo friends IN the
Board, prepared preamble aud resolutions to
offer al substitute for any notion OF resolution
that might be offered for any other piece Of
property. I showed my, substitute to Commits
tioners Bosue, ClouEh, and Lonergan, before
the Board assembled, and told than my inten-
ton. See the proceedings Of the Board Of May
IL, 1874. pages :3 and 81.
THE LAST REPORT.
The Joint Committee Hospital aud Public Service
submitted the following:
Your Joint Committee on Hospital and Public sezy-
ice to whom referred sundry propositions eud
communications, together with former report re-
Committed having had the same under advisement,
beg leave to report that Ms haye received propositions
u s. E. corner Central Park avenue and Harrison
{2 Blocks aud 10 in Assessors Subdivision E. Il s..
E. = Sec: IL, 7. 80, i. II. acres $16o ooo
{3} Book 5. Assessor's snbdivisiop. y. E. Z n. #.
i Sec. ", Z. 81, Il. IA. 10 acrrs. FL, go.
~ Certain lots ii Block g. 6heields Addition, les
tu,ated) acres, 81, ,oo0.
q %aehtw0ea. ls Sec. &, s;E.A y. AR;1t
s. ". i, R. II, hath Of ate, 20 acres, $4,000.
q Block 8 canal Trustees, Subdivision, E. Il Sec.
%; T. 10, L. II, ~ acreA $20n,U00 au Of same,
with Improvements, 10 acres, $14u,0tU.
n Block = Canal Trustees Subdivision, Sec.
IS, T. s3 ~ ssohoo;
o, b:oeK i, Sec. 10. T. 80, R: II. 10 acre.
scrrs $4,000. B|ock 4, 4.xez.ors' sabdisiaion Sec.
,, <l@ e =; =; 4 S. E. X s. E. X see~ IL, T.
tll) Aiso the proposition Of w. Il ". cushman, the
present owner of the premises formerly known the
Bsdwin Blocks, being Blocks and Of David Cod
Ct thes. Sec 1s, T. 80, L. ~, IL co1eo acres
$4,000, which ii herewith submitted.
possession of tse j Joint comi.sss ~eh u " hsue
been received since their former report !; and
while your Joint Committee do not desire
reported any Of those heretofore reported yet
they DO feel called upon, from ali inforation they
have obtained while having the matter under conssd
citation, to urge upon the Eoard to take such imme
diate action aA the case requires. Your Committee
would further state that the different members OF the
Committee have conflicting views to chcapuess and
location and from which difference Of opinion It is
impossible 70. the Joint Committee to make unaui-
nous report: We therefore report back ID tho Board
the various propositions communications, etc., with.
out recommendation and ask for further instructions
to discharged from the further consideration OF
the subject AL Of which Is respectfully submitted.
JotlS JONES,
JosIS uEnIiy0,
Joint Committee Of Hospital aini Public S.1yicc.
an amendment:
R<so!rtd That the purchase Of the rren,.es'of
to this Board for hospital site BY j. F. Matthews co.,
situated the Of Ashland avenue ana Twelfth
street, be completed. and that the foim notion Of
Ibis Board. Of the 18Th Of Augua A. D. 1873. in pur-
and ssed and tha. e County @ ,olney neraey
be directed to examine the site, prepare aud secure
he necessary title thereto and upon completion there
r. the County Treasurer issus aud deliver the amount
Il said purchase In bonds of the county, heretofots
provided.
Commissioner Jones submitted The following a =
substitute for the whole matter:
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the premises known
he Baldwin BoclH ure the best for the purposes ill.,
ended and can be had tor reasonable price, here
orc be It
Resolred That the proposition Of tho present owner,
r. H. ". Cuhhman be acctped. anu that the County,
Attorney hereby instructed to e1auiuc and ake the
roper little to said premises, and, when completed to
ohfy the Treasurer Of the same who shall thereupcn
ssue and deliver the bonds OF Cook County to said
'uehman, order, for the amount Of said purchase,
xclualve Of accrued interest, and that they report
heir action IN the premises t. this Board.
Adopted BY the following vote:
Yens-Bogue, Butse, C1ough, Harris, Herttng John
On, Jones, LonerYan+ Roehe-9. !
Nayg-Aslton-l.
Commissioner Jones moTcd reconsideration Of the
ole just taken regarding the purchase Of grounds
'r hosrtal. nsd moved to Lay the motion On the
Ible. Motion sustained.
THE CHARGE OF DR1BEnY.
Here again it will bo seen that tho bonds are
aken in the place OF cash, and that we have
Tcnty years TO pay for the property. Now, 60
II as bribery is concerned, know nothing
bout it. No person ever offered ne btibe,
or any insjnuation looking in that direction.
very act Of mine in the Board has been II my
ldgment for the bes: interest OF the taxpayers
I'D citizens OF Cook County This believe is
uo OF every Commissioner. Tie county is
ow the owner OF 1915 acres Of the most beautl-
IL aud best located hospital site that there ia IN
10 county. I am satisfied with my trausac-
ons in the hospital lot matter, and am in hopes
lat time Will Ylnd cate and ratlfy my judgment
these undertakings. JOHN JONES'