, 1874-10-28
THE COURTS.

THE COURTS.
Record OF Business 'rrursnctod Yestor-
l diavs
| TROUBLE ABOUT THE NEW CONTRACT ron En-
! o1NEa FoN THE WATER-wonKs.
Tho American Bridge Company OF Chicago,
ilod bill against Redmond pr1ndlyilie, j. II.
Thompson, and Louis Wahl. Commissioners Of
tho Ioard of Public Works, mud tho City Of
Chicago, aaking for ah Injunction against letting
tho contract for tho new engines ut tho Wator-
Woras to Murphy / Co., Of Now York.
Iho complainant statoa that. In July last, The
Board OF Public Works advertised for proposals.
for two pumpng-ouginca for tho Nator-Wo1ks,
each on9ino to DO capable Of raising 15,000,-
oo0 gallons la5 1oet high In twonty-four
hours; to be perfect In its kind.
and FREQ from al that Inns not boon proved by
actual uso by well-known, competent, mud diaiu-
tereatod wltncssea to DO safo to adopt. Tie en-
ginos wore to DO run by thrco boilers, two of
which wero 10 DO sufficient to supply all tho
| atenm required, etc. Each proposal WAS to bo
accompanied by bond In tho sum OF 5000 for
tho faithful performance of tln work, aT,l tho
ongiuos wore to be sot up aud iu operation by
Oct. /, 1875.
Complainant AYERS that It answered tho alvor-
tlRomcnt, md oHercd 10 furnish two pumping
engineH Of the power required, asses ting that
no dotait ot parts n,ade With tho exception Of
ths Htcam-jaokot which eneircies tho entire engine
Instead Of only tho cylinders. but tho Company
agreed to chauge that arrangement to tho geiior-
al pracsco Ii uectted 1t, howoyer, proposed to
employ ak boilers inatead Of three, four Of
which moro to DO sufficient 10 run tile angines.
and agreed to furnish them complete rs uuked
for slS5,00o. by a subsequent arrangement 1t
consented TO forfeit 81 800 to S5, ,UU0 for eycry
1,UU0,0U0 pounds which tito cngina fnilod to
raiaa below tho go 00o.0 900 required by the Doard.
Tl1e complainant then charges that live othor
proposals wcro mule, one being for s2i0, 900,
and tho higlleat by Murphy !; Co.. for
$g43, 900. 1t il alleged that tho Board fraud
nloutly, after opouing tho bids, referred them to
y. $. CheslroIgh mud q. Q. Crcgior to have
them report thoir opinion on them to the Board,
aud that, aftorwhrd, tho board, on the sugges-
tion Of afcssrB. Chcsbrough aud Creglor, award
ed tho contract to Murphy Il Co. Tor *2i3 800.
Complainant asserts tint tho Doa1d WAS unable
members, bnt that It was bound to make tho
selection itsolf that tho Board WAS also
eompseiled by ley to Elyo tho contract
t. tle iewost bidder sns thf with
Co. wero residents OF Now Yorh. while 1t III ros-
dent Of Chicago. and pays taxes hero and that,
; therefore. 1t the contract ia awarded to tho
to pay in taxcs tho difference Of $5s, 500, titus
bringing the "balailce Of trado," OF course,
; agninss tho city. The Company therefore aslts,
inasn,,1ch as suit at law would not be sufficient
may be issued to prevent tho awarding Of
tho contract to the New YORK; parties,
az proponod. 4 Temporary injunction WAS grant
cd BY Judge Farwell, u1dor bond for $10. .0ool,
bs lleard to uako It porl,lauent.
Az IL stated elsewhere, tho injunction waa
served too laso, the contract having been
awarded.
mn. eoAslsroS's BANKRUPTCY Butt.
a motion was matlo yesterday morning before
Judge BolEett by AIr, Dexter. III tho matter Of j.
Young Scaa,non, to compel Mr.. scammon to tlls
llst Of his creditors, When the new Bank
WIS WIS taken on on tho potition;ug creditor
tho Unitad Statos Mortgage Company, to asnont
tho petition no us to. show that onc-tourth In
number, md one-third in amount, Of tho crodis
ors had siSnod tho potition This waH done bJ
simply insortiug N uilegation to that olTect bu
without adding tho nasllos OF any new creditors
auti un this amended petition tho rule on Mr.
Seamnon wan asIsed On the other sllo, Jadge
stricken from tho flies, aud, in support OF biz
motion, road an affidavit by Alr, scannon stating
that the application waJ not mado In Goot
faih; that Dir. Sausum, tue agont Of thu
| Company, know thnt it did not represent tho fc
Quirsd number aud ataount Of creditors, and
lad previously testified to snch fact. Mr.
Scanmon also claimed TINT it would work q groa
| injury to him to DO compelled to so to tue OK
Qenae u MAhlll olk Eu@a llbk VI 0lb CTGtalt
ORR; that lie did not proposo to give profor
pay all his debts in fill.
III. De1tor replied tha: 1lr. scammon roult
was we'll known ehat his credit was not good
TINT the petitioner canlo into court In tho ordi
nury way, complying With tho law, and had
right to hnve nuch o iiAt filed.
Judge Trunbull claimed that tho petition di'
not mako out prima facie case, as it waa we'll
known fact that Air. Scalnmun owed more thai
iour persons that tho petition waa fulsehood
and known to DO Il falsehood wllou sworn to, mt
should be stricken from tho filos.
= Judge Dlolgott said tha motion WAS a prone
ono, as it was right to know what object til,
creditor had in asking for tie list Of creditors
: Ho might 1oter the matter to tho Register, bu
: would give until Saturday for tho creditor t.
: show tllat its amendment was mado iu goo,
! fifth. anl nccoraiugly took the question uudo
! ndyisemcnt.
ITEMS.
in ths Rockford. Rock lslanu & St. Louis Raii
road Company caso although the judges have
: agreed on somo one, aud toegrnphed him yostor
!. day. to know whether he would accont, befort
: nulsing the selection p1bIc. It IL eaid that th
person selectcd is not one Of those who have
boen neretnfore named Al suitnble for the posi-
b tion, but man selected cutlrely by tho Jud.es
Il. q. Jenkins. OF Chicago. md Il. ". Carpen
tor, OF Nocktord, Horo appointed Assisnces o
q Hall & Bartlett, bankrupt earriago-manufac
r | tul era.
Tho motion for Injunction in tho case of the
Peoria u Rock Island llailroad Company will bt
: heard Monday.
: UNITED STATES COURTS.
a Otis A. Prev ii'ad bill asainst George a. Freo
| man, 4. Fisher, J. s. Gould, ". r. Gould, tht
| State Mills T'louring Company. aud II. l.. aals
! ton to forecloso ctAastol mortgage for slvoDo.
BANKRUPTCY ITEMS.
a Joseph H. Williamson aud Henry G. GRAY part
ners in tho cutlery nud hardware bls,nvsH ut No
q 81 Latte street. filed yotuntarypctltion In bank