, 1875-08-18
THE ABSTRACT.PuRCHASE.

WIZ II AATha FlHE.
Tho nhstract.guestion Was bofoto tho County
1'oa,d stoniAy. but tho Absnnce Of what Is
known ~ tho shiplnan report, s,gucd by II ,ssrs.
Holden aud Carroll. Was made pretext for de-
furr,ng sct.on in tho matter until 10. n,otrow.
punt, Hgned by Msstrs. 9uenttler aud Carroll,
"aa rua1, loatver, for the infortnaIon Of tho
n1srd. III tho discussion of tbs quenslon Which
fn1oaed. IL Was nnttcea,,lo that there
t.'s Waiting monoy Oh Tue job OF purcas-
lug auslract-buokH, hut tho rock uyon
which thug split whs who should be paLronl1ti,
Sh'Etnnn or Fo!sSor. No llsulbor wAs heard ~
The public futldn. OF. on tito utHcr hand. u eoIl'
mend tie procuring Of abrttaes. .tn'uks Is pub
hc necehaly hna co,lfauoDco. AT siith eot'ssd.
eratiunH palc1 be1orU tho greater question or
who ehunlI be as sa1ded tlls job. T!Is putcLase
OF this booxs Ut one ur tho other OF lu cs'uleli-
tots wab on,y delayed alu,'das as ID tie past. II
In evident. Lecausu thu "tiIs hisnIbera OF tho
l;,nrtl were found tthl dIylua1 against thotn-
selves. all ei1utts to cn'c1liato anu compromise
having prosn. futile. ~ soon o. QUO
lnterest eau muster strrHEth to 0scrwh I'M lie
! other By toEc hDio lluru potent ro"eE, 1t il
almost certnin tho job will be perfected. and
tl.at without any rcgnrd to tho likes OF dsIixes
Dr tlle pubic.
Tho lic.orler ssatea tl,a. after l,e receives tho
bools, witch ate TO bu wtitten up to dAte, 1t will
taat ttI,eo cleraA-onG at S2uD0 anti tWn At
],1uu ZACH per u!lnlHl-%1 Keep Ln6tn up. IL ID
eAl crtcu tIlAs tho Gust OF making any abstracts
viii hu covered ny tho foo Hhlc viii DO charged.
lie demand for abstracts IL yat unltnown. and it
t. consequently impossible to tell how uapy
follo wi!tors "il hayo to ou employed.
4 REAL EbrArE MANS OPINION.
To tbs Editor n i.st thcaIp it,b"he:
CHICAGO. AuY. Ills IL not about time tho
rcaL-estalu Interest OF Chicago wan awakened TO
tho farce being onacted Ill tlls Board Of County
Commissioners un tho abRtract-1uostsun
Tle Coinmi't:o ltnys reported that thero have
bccn onl. klrce lids beture them,-thas OF 5hip-
n!an l. Go. for 2G4 5DU, that of Uttu PeItzsr lur
$4,000, aud that Of lfndt!ock. CoSe It Go. "for
S53,dAU." Nor, the lid Of tho latter tr,n III fur
s45.uyD, AMI yot tho Committee parnlntontlY
s1ato it At $4,000. Judge Adams, formerly
iartner in the old .i1m III Chase bros, l. Co.,
MI old anl roliah'e hbstrRct nlan, haa hid fur
55s'.H.0, mud Judge e. D. Matte ns also bid for
S5U.000. Not ouly iB his tho f,lct.
but Mr.. llollen, of the Commtseo,
Lns personally waited On at !eAst
une Of tncse gentlemen, and tried to discourage
him from poreistns In L'a BID. ~ others, vi.
ltuiueu has urged tho policy VI withdrawing Quo
might 1o accepted, 11aW IL tu!s fur guardian
Ut tho public interoats?
but in addition tu all these bids thnre ts onn f,r
a37, 7,1GDhY Il, L. 1hUuUs t. ca, Who refer to the
llul. Il. l.. tiuulei OF tho Fourth National Bank
Now, not Huul1 Of these other bids at leaR.
entitled tu bo moEtioncd by tho Cotnmitsee7
1hcre ~ really no tonso In having any abatract-
bookn made by tile county. hut II sot il to DC
,unae, Why THIS juaEIcryf Why not lot the pco-
plu Glow what Lids uAso bonn made
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