, 1875-03-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,

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~ Tie Editor n, rh> fbfooo 7-,,,,n.
r1,c,no vi. H.. ''ua
eeNoo ...'en 7,-1neto 10 chicago morn
ing paper which ia bound to create aIar1n In ons
way If not In another, Its siItY initiation of Tho
r,,,, Isa ,na ,aM -, a ~ nespe'sa.g cruel Joke
"u,ca 'oat 81! point from tho fact that 1t wns a's
'mhaaon, IL hes followed up BY sounding MI
alarm as to tho legality Of the proceedings IN tho
1871. Tho 1ava Of 1s11 r,ov;,. ,t,s, .,a y.
,s.0, ~ c,.. ooHnt' ".oo'a oe permanently To-
% ts'sa ~ onaeago, an a'a out aad defined By tho
Canal Commissioners AIso, that tlIo public
buildings al Chicago should 10 ercctsd m tl,a
nubc sau.re M io;d m lie ,l,o .an,c 60. 49, '
s,nn.rs ~, ~ ,,,.. =, Wv e"a.' Ioni'1's-
1';noz :. ". =. "" s,, eo.sn .n s'aa ol 'ne Chicago
hiver' It is said that tho ''ccis:cns rendered
in tho now County Court House on tho North
Side are illegal, and Should be- .et naidc or n
not set a.le, ,hat thor arc valid oulr ,sn ~
oo1se''on was '"aao ov tue defendanss at tue
tEaais Tor tho reason that tho site Of tho Court
is illegal. We need scarcely ray That we do not
share tue Times alarm. Upto October, 1871.
zig squato ION the south eide OF Chicago River
The lire destroyed the buildings, and il became
physical imposab'ity to hold court thorc. To
tho present time no Court House has been crectoil
| there, aud perforce tile courts bad to 10
held elseahero-in what particular mart Of
the city it mnsters little. Such a
12oxds IT,. h been been lore It sreg ssen
10 Cours-uouas in the county, The eonrt I mIeht h
adjourn to a suitable place At Buch county.seat,
and Tint tho place 10 which the court 20 ad.
touEnod should DO held to bo the Coust-lIouso
Of s'icl, county for all judicial purposes con-
nected with such court. The coants-aeAt IL At
Chicago. Tho words "1si ont and defined by
Tho Canal Commisaionora -" arc merely descsip-
ttive of Tho The city rs il then stood. aud
aeat to the parcel OF land bounded
by State, Madison. Dcaplainos. and Knxio
| streets. 80 far ID the Circuit and Superior
Courts nre sonsarned: the caae, therefore pro-
buildings. and will In tue future te held whcso
| the old county buildings Btood.
But What ott4e County and crsnlnsl Courts
doncd? VIC think not. There IN no law rc0uir-
.ne that tleao courts should bo eld III the Court
! 1fonse at ail. Uy Iii net in forco since july i,
Court OF Cook County utIa, bc held in tho Court.
House Of tho County OF Cook, or 10 attch Other
place II the County Of Cook as may bo provided
rn. NJ, n1sau E sar psoslsloh relating 10 tho
inc ~ wiz. sra t,,s han.t}os sS''a ~ ~, aoinaI-
seat? We take It they aro lii. ,a;ne ~ thoso ~
| tho City Of Chicago. Tho only object Of tho
c!auto ''luld out and defined by the Canai COM
!. ;Ish.ohets M was 70 h4 Tue limits or Chlcago as
Iii co.nfnr lima ~ rHo hornd. @ .r;os ~ hs tos
seat shifted with tue bouudaries Of Chcaeo,
Chicago az laid out aud defined
by tho Canal Commissioners Was made
ro,.aa .,so 's .uu aas O.! tne 11nes
Ia ho thn cnuntv.ac.t ,rhen Il ccasai SsS ~
its !n,ia thuse existing In 1871. Tho Old Clicn-
80 Of that year l,aA no legal exietonco. ia
identity Ia merged ip TINT OF tho Chicago al
1915. Who over board Of q county SCAT Wlisl1.
was only part OF q town or city7 Tim
Tho Caual Commissioners llas t,ieanuear.
cd, Tie child has grown to be a r;nnt hn
LIS personality is tho same, Chicago nnI tia
county scat arc co:ermiuous, md It nav 10 nfo.
held in any part Of tho county seat deairnateJ
by tho pfopsT autboritias. Had tha inW ron.
tetnp1acd that Tie county seat rhoutti ba Initial
10 tic Chicago Of 1s9i, il would have enacted sr
that Il slloi be couine.i to tho r;tv 81 the.,
bouuded which II did mi. Tn nart ~ Gb,envn
mentioned iu tho act Of 1881 llas m car,,nrate
sxlhtsucc. l.. ]. J..
coxr1pEScg.MES AND "uuyyo-srErnyBs"
To the Ett,or pf rht c5Hauo 7,r,b,,nr. |
Cn,cAoo March 1.-Allow nm , ,n,lt ,n,ca l.,
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your columns LOT the purpose OF calling atten-
tion to what may DO Soon upon cur etroeta every
day, and to suggest way 10 which tho evil NAV
bo ochecked, II not thoroughly cu1od.
,,a.s 'aunps spo1ossa ana ensootefs WIN
attracted ny attention q, / have passed along, s
until fad slas, without having tried to discover
ont ~ s,cl, ..hnow v s',1 .o. "',us .us.a .aenl
oas Aa ouen' kho" ey eGht three Or
four neutrality-suspicious. at tthe least, |
with no other information or Glow than sucb ~
IN ,rc, In vo,,r nonc, fror, lin. f., ~. .n.,.
onoratinrn Nov ~ sm ~. ~ n.pt;nusas,,. sor
innniSitys f,ienosit,nn md Ills lnn.indns LAZY
tn ma ,rlti r. n., 4ra wv ta ~ eaIae
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t,"aa .ns 't au ue.ecu3 aug Know not only
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