, 1874-09-08


81n: As your paper sinco july X has coll
tnined many plans for tho prott ct.on Of Chi.
cago from future blazcs, oome Appearing to hnyo
merit, others quite visionary, but nearly ail in
yolyiug such outlay Of public money aa to mako
tho ouro nearly rs great an ayil as tho diRoaao,
without further comment on tho plans already
boforo you no offer ours Which ii to Eolcct such
aitcs in tho indammablo parts Of tho city, ns
practica! Aro-1ghtors will conBido key positions.
Agrco upon regulation building, varied IN d.
mensions to suit tho locality, whose walls sllall
be OF certain material, height, and thickncaa,
roof and shutters lro-proof in fact, building
that as near as may bo will bo har 10 hro from
either direction.
Then offer to tho ownors Of tllcao a[tos Huch
Inducements nH shall cause tho erection OF this
class OF buildings. AZ n r1llo I think loan OF
tho wlolo or throe-fourtl,s ct tho amount ueceH-
Hary to put up such buildings. at 0 rate Of inter-
est Of 6 or 7 por cent and oa-ton years, time
would Becnre thvr crnotion Mt llinn-tonths Of tho
designated places within twolvo ulonsha. It
sooms to tue writer ti,at tho increaso of tax
values, Tho decrease Of flro-taxca (o1pcnscs) and
rates Of insurance incident to tllis plan. would
Justify the outlay not mentioning IT, effect OIL
CHICAGO. Sept. &, 1874.
TUE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE HOSPITAL
LOT.
t. the Editor Of Tie Chicago Tribune:
SIn: Somo of tho County Commissioners
have boon caught in ohicanory. Thoy are 80
adjudgod by Tho Grand Jury and tho people.
They bought II hospital lot for tho ostouablo
pu1poao OF providing suitable fospltal-an III
atitutlon now very much needed. Thoy are III
disgrace for tho way in which this very commend
abe net Inns beon done.
They hayo now tho opportunity Of sinking
themselves in worso Disgrace or ut half rotrioy-
| lug what they havo already done. II thoy
allow tho hospital lot to lay unocol-
liod for years, they can mako tho
measure Of their infamy complete; for
1t will then appear tlat they bought tue lot for
not for 4 hospital; It will more essentially add
| to their own odiun than any other course they
could possibly pursue. Il they anxlously wiss,
to ryot tho Judgment Of tho pooplo put into
a.apo by tho recent report Of tho Gralla Jury,
alld it tho honorable meuaberB of the Hoard, Of
| whom OK faith Is strong thoro, aro homo, arc
anxiously tloArons Of boing by tho pooplo reck-
oned with tl.oso ceuallrod by tllo Jury, thou lot
them oil dotorn,no to keep tho hospital lot .
vacant space Us 1t Is, aud keep tho ptor n'is1r-
ablo unfortunates who l,apron to 10 6ios III tho
lsgraceful nest Of corruption calloa hospital,
that has eiuco the great fire 10 thoroughly made
our county contenptlble.
tloaire to estal,]in. their honesty In tho purpose
OF tho 1,,,rohRBo Of tho slto !; II they caro- to
DO understood az having bought lot roa!ly. for
hospital. 1t this MAS tho purpose for which
proceeding was dono), then tl.eIr way is plain.
They haye Just ono thing to do to induce the
poople, now not ovor~crotlulons III thcir bol1alf,
to ljoliovo In them, and TINT ~ to proceed to
build a hospital Ut onco. There ~ not q
Of Tho pnhlie loina,,a IT, The ltelt Of tanils,
aud lho gsyat cont OF tho structure, will
10 urged BY home; but no, QUO who haa
read tho olltorial pago at :rHE TRIBUNE on tho
subject OF pavilion hospita!a will tako such oh.
feotIon ~ yalll. A hospital built on tho pavilion
nluu not ouly las tho nlyaatngo OF boing built
phoaply, and Of being the worry bost In a sanitary
way, bit 1t may be bililt 1nlokly. Throe months
ot timo is ahunlAntly aullioieut.
will tho County Commissioners roHts tht
,yhoio responsibility IN tlis matter And tho,