, 1875-01-29
hut yhnt tho Eamn will he exciting, interesting,
aud clusely contested.
THE COUNTY BUILDING.


THE COUNTY BUILDING.
Owing II tnc;ablence Of Judge Williams. the
Criminal Court WAS not III session ycstertlay.
On tlo 4tll inst. Constable John Casey, Of
West Chicago. was served with notice By.
Jnnn ,tc1.angsiin tEa. his (Oaeoy'sl bontlsrnan,
Austin j. Doyle, Clerk OF tho Criminal Court,
would no longcr allnw his name TO appear AZ
r1cls ni.sI consequently 1t was necessary shnt ho
s1loultl <ilo 4 now bond within tho proper timo
Falling to do this, Casoy'a commission ~ Cou-
atnblo has beeu revoked nccorl,ug to law.
Tho Joint Colnmittoe on Public Buildings ard
Public Charities nero in heBaon yesterday af-
tcrnoon, in tho committec-room at the County
luils1ing. Tic Cotnmitsoo considered twolso
bids for supplying brick for the proposed aldl.
tlon to the County 1asano Asylum at Norwood.
The proposals ran from 87.70 to sD.75 per thon-
Ra,ta, aud. after Soma discussion, the Committee
decided to report i'll favor al mixing tho award
~ Low asiiter, at MI average rrlco Of 7.82l por
tGo,ltand fnr common bricks, and SIS for
pressed brick.
Il scema that AHsisnnt.Iuitor Mcffaio has
beon tho victim 81 Misrepresentation tb some
extent, and vi Gil tho mntter OF tho aessult OH
the prisonerr, :lcatanus and Cullen. comes to t.
1inaI hearing in tho Criminal Court, tho truo
facts will undoubtedly DO known. The PRISON.
cry, with scarcely single exception. unto tn the
assertion TINT tlsoy ha.o leon kindly treated BY
Acisalc. aud hayo causo 10 tako exceptions at
any act Of tho nasatant-jailor II, his official CO.
Eaeity. The i,s,u.teb Ut tho Eriaon further state
that tlcv layc nsver .eEn Mc1lalo drunk. Tho
rrei1ss,aton Of that official has not ~ yet heen
acceetl, o~issg tn several roasa.is, chief among
sl,ent hens tho fart that Sheriff Az
new 1,as bccu Absent from tle city
tlln ,tsht ut tito afIray in the Jail, which
ca,,scl TIM Grand Jury to return a truo bill
agntnst afciIase for tho nseault. shcnfF AgEcw
,r1e nrp iS31 hmm 1nYt tfht hi&
sill investigate tho charges, Until TINT tl1nn,
IIclIaie will cou.tnno 10 exercise the functions OF
thp office.
TIE CLERK AND THE cosfMtss1csEns.
4 few dasd oEo NIL tho members Of ths County
Board united i'll petition for the Reinstatement
ot Col. Nles, who recently resigned A!s position
AZ Clerk OF tho Doard, nnd presented it to Gen.
I,lcb, tho County Clerls, for favorable consider
ton. Yesterday Con. LIcb decided M to tho
courre he would puraue III ti,o matter, aud has
accordingly drawn up lis reply to tho petition.
wi,erc!n Es sets furtll t,ut tho petition is very
extraordinary one. aud hollis that, by }aw, Tho
Clerk of tito Connty is tho Clork of tue ]}aarI+
eicctoJ by tho pcpp!e 10 hold that poaition, por-
Torn, tts dutics aud he responsible for its proper
management. Thus fur since his election ho claims
that tho inter management Of this branch Of his
Office ilaH been pereiBtent!y withheld from !Ils
knowledgc, and maintained Rs d separate AMI
independent department; aud ~ climax to
THU i.raKnlar stnto OF affairH, the Board has
taAn tho heretofore unl,earI Of action OF elect
iii, Col. Niles to III, pnsition to which ho {I.ieb)
wun elected. Tho General stato-. i'll conclusion
i'll regard TO Nilas' excellent service apd the "n-
convenience and e.nbarrasAnleb&s y incident 10
IA departure. that the duties of the position
aro not complicated tho Commissioners
seou, to think. md would have the outside pub
l,c understand anh therefore ho cannot see why
tho t.eseett loipststctnout should bo made. Ilo
rcply will DO laid bGforo tho Eoarl at their ,oxt
meeting. n,rl there Is no doubt but what 1t will
occasion Spirited discussion. no thu Board hayo
heretofore Ectn allowed the privilege OF aug-
so3s:uy this ar: ai,nlcnt.
THE COUNTY To9rlrAI.
Tho Co.em,:tce Oh Hospitals from the County
Doart' Wpre III uaFsion yc,iursiay In tho commit
of considering tho question Of erecting the new
hospital on the Hto latelv purchased ut the cor
ner OF J.inculu and Harrison stroetH. After
some discussion, it MAS decided TO report in
by the medical staff. Tho report Aots forth TINT
the li!Eienic surroundings aud arrangements OF
the present building aro miBcrahly poor. THO
l1its IL aituatod on II low, awaE,py ground in
the direct f1n ut tim wibtl.currentH from lilo
river, aud t:a ventilation is imperfect,
tho resornEa dofcsont, tho location
extremely n,isy, au'l iIA prosont ACCOM-
lnodatlo1ls entirely Inadequate. Tho medical
Of atr-nraco to each patent. whereas be should
havo from t,5'ld to l,ac0 foot. They arc thus
trying TO accommodate tI,rco times ab many pa
t!cuts as they Lave room for, and, as result,
JjEnARA GGGtE ftDuA tfliA OYHrcf0WtIinn.
JI,c buildi.tg II oil md rickoty. md in cnt,.
staut need Of repairs. During tho years 1873
and 1874 tho expenses for repairs amounted to
$30g2.0'. The Committee nlso state TINT tho
stcanl.heaslnE apparatus ts nearly worn out |;
nairs antl llat lie enciue-ho9se and Morcuo
will 11cel oyerhauling. The policy OF tho
Beard has been 70 do III little repairing as pos
, .1ai ~ "oo ,at e,t t,, w.
lnft to pursue. either build d now hoHnital or
rauoyato al.d repair tic present ono from Top to
nnt1o!n. ING lauet caurho ~ aeenea =, iAaaVisa-
u,s ,,re,t ,he rraue,tv c. mns hconr ~ ~ ~ ~
conutv and flo Icnso will aoon oxpiTo. and
Furthermore. tho hospital IL not ndequato to tho
psesena wa'ish ot II 1nv ., county ,,,.
.a.'o. taA.Vl; ml;;.. ~ .ne"G pu4nlo iu.o eousoetn
ttuls, tG to1.s'i'4!.eo nnsn .'r, uua'lilhusly uh