, 1874-08-16
Commissioner Jones Explains
His Connection with
the Matter.
And Denies III knowledge that
Corrupt Influences. Were
brought to Bear.
He Is Satisfied with His Action, Be-
Iieving It to Have Been for the
6est interests Of the
County.

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~ 9 ebhle: ;saaq neeo1 ~ aa, M ~ ousatioy @
tho acts OF their public servants, I think i
,,roner thai ahar,,1 o-n,oi, IN von NV conncc
tlon with the purchase Of the grounds Tor {
Hosn;,a, ~ I'M tho 49, s 1a1a .ons;atod ~ Thoma.
Lonergan;. John Herting; and John Jones; tht
Ha'u ~ a1 s1Ses' 1anos 'o bs anhieo
matter OF pu1chasipr lot for hospital site va.
roforraa r. those t,,o committees. making 8
joint COMMITTEES: This Joint Committee made
| tha fo11ovipo 1s,o~+. A17r ~ 1874 ,fnare ~ al
.he lolowlns report aug 10, ,',' 10 ,eS's' - o.
Proposals for Hospital grounds:
i. s. ". Rawson cornrr Twelfth street and Western
avenue, acres S4c,ooo.
g. Cuashing Billings, corner ran Buren, street and
| Western ayaiuc Il acres, $i55, ,ue0.
3P, F. Baldwin. corner Harrison and Wood
| stree:s. il 90 acres, $50, ,0oo,
1. ]. r. Matthews Co., corner Ashland avenue and
Twelfth street, Sleo,o0o.
S. 7. l.. Miller Tnroop street, south Of Van Buren,,
] l acre, {15,5Uo,
| e. u. j. Ely, corner Van Buren and Wood streets,
| ~ acrep s75.o00.
! T. y. l. johnston. corner Western and. milwaukee,
| avenues, 10 acres, SEQ GOO.
s. Boyd i Wisner, corner Jackson and Lincoln
Q. a. /. Downs. corner Lake street and California
avenue, acres, $50, 900.
| lb. T. u. Williams, corner Throop and Eighteenth
streets, 10 acres, s1oo 600.
II. Edwin Dean, Lincoln and Polk streets, oc1es,
$4,000.
IL Joseph B. Loose, Taylor atrect and San Francis
| co avenue ~ as1es, syo,uup c,~ta.,.x ... -
! Acres. s65. CO...
H. W. Onnhan, Chicago and cslifornis avenues,
nsnry Marble chtcooo and c.,ffo,t, av.
hues, . acres, o1oo.
lG, William Is. SNDWh0Ck, EulCrtOl and milwaukee,
IL + 6. yirriur. Sixteenth street, near Centre ar
enue, 8.
.ep3h nj s31sn, scres Wa Ash,ana sHrnun pu snd
Eighteenth street, II acres <33 COO Polk and Rockwell
ss,ee@ az nao s''ao' fo'A ano
IL. Henry +. Marble. Polk, Loor1is, and Latin
streets l5a acres. *eo' ooo.
for the purposes Intended After caEetui insesuga
Of M 10 ts e M
Ut TIC corner Of Ashland avenue ald Twelfth zt1eet
marked No and eeialjy snce The parties Offering
tn,,nix on1 M ii 1nr R.sreetfnr % S sl,I,roia "
TnoAAs LoskndAs. 1ous AKxrlsc.
JOHN JONES' JOIN 4:s,t ItnAwfoED, l:lsa'oI.',,.
Commissioner Harrison moved to lay The report On
the tabe temporarily. Motion lost by the following
'o!e: n. a.no,. ,,.~r,. n..r,.or D,o,,o
~. IE,nn' ClnurH TraoT,,-a 11o1+;,r -
Loucr9au. palI1nau. Russell, Milier-9.
The report was then concurrcd in by the following
vote:
leas-A.hton, Crawford, Mertng, Jones, Ionerean.
Pahlnan, hoele, Russell, Miiles-9.
aags-nogae' elonsn' oauo"hs' aar1as' aaffason'
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MT REASONS FOB VOTING
Committees q report, we're First, it as said to
contain aoous ~ aefes' 11on.'ne east On Ash!ana
avenue. beaas1al thoroushtafe' WITH a south
at that point. Ashland avenue having Tor is
soon to haye) rater-1nain, sewer~1naiu, aud gus
1rh;.h ~ Al, ouao,t,,, d, ,vo1l,ro,,,,e,oa
- az, "DAsA =. ~ a. @s0 W
no tp.'@" ny secono tsason was tnas M1'
NJ atthews had agreed to take s138 750 in county
bonds at par. ruuu1pr twenty yeus. This to |
na wn. anita n, ;,o,, bo,;ev;rr aa T IN i'm, tho
-, p, 49,.
coun's NH pe oe''et aoio !" pay 'nis
debt in twenty years, than it would |
the condition of l1r. Bald3iu's propertr.
Ion :: -. r,.:.. 49, ,1,:,
naa.d ,.. ,';a,',a - - s,ea..:a~
and recommended its nnrchasc. Whi]e tbs
Matthews Matthews property was under n discussion, Com
il tho p1ats Of that propertv were recorded.
7,rn1,;su;a.,,r u.r.;.a fa:5 tlsat ,att,o,,aI.
@ oommssioner n harrison "a answered tnal e tho1ght
y .ot. LUIS WIS pelole Inc so1e was taAen. IN
day or 1.-Two atlerWarus the papers criticised tie
action of the Board in purchasing this property,
because 1t was \ number Of lots with streets and
alleys running through it, instead Of one lot Of
10 acres, as supposed. The Medical Board also
Rent communication to the Board recommend
ing the purchase of the BALDWIN lot: 1nmedi-
ately | called on Mr: Waller, on Washington
street, real estate dealer. TO ascertain whether
It WIS fact that this property was recorded He
assured me that 1t WIS, and that tho
streets could not be vacated; upon
WHICH l asked Alm to- gave me- dia-
gram OF the streets and alleys. Ho
1t once called upon bis d1aughtsman to draw the
laglam: went the next day and got it, aud
:arl1ed it to nr: Thompson, member of the
Board OF Public Works from the West Division.
snd asked him it tllose streets could be vacated,
oointing him to the two streets that run north
Ind south. lie said that they could not il there
Tas any objection; that it was
DIFFICULT MATTER TO CLOSE s1nEE1s
when once recorded. l then determined 10 mo7o
! reconsidelation at tue next meeting. I, having
'oted III the majority, was entitled to make such
/ motion, according to the printed proceedings
# the Board:
MospAY, Aug. 25, observation-disclosures Jones' 4noyed
he ri tn