, 1875-09-11
The Next Step Taken in the
Abstract Business.
Final Settlement of tho Coal Con-
tract Question.
Tho Board Forced to accept Baker
Bros Lower Bid.
Er. Nhittomb Makes IN Explanation
earroll Gets Excited.
The Lucky Bidder Allowed to Put IN
Indiana Coal.

bHAsA'1N ~1Nss
ntcCaffrcy's Sangninnry Senti-
1llcnts.
An adjourned meeting Of tho County Board
xas leId yesterday afternoon, Commissioner
Burdick in tho clIair. p1eaeut, Comm ssioI,ors
1asse, Curroll, Though, Comfy, Guauthor. l1nt-
Inc Holden, Johnson, JoncH, Lonctsau, Mc-
Cs,ytoy, Russell! aul Schmidt.
THE AnsTEAtrr Eo0Ka.
A communication wan read from the Cotn-
II Iecort1er ashing authority Tor alr.
Thiecke, Of tho firm Of Wilnanns
TnlecAe, to retain tho employees
1t Prescott employed by htra for Tho nnrross at
kecping Tho abstrac! BOOTS " lately purchased Of
WilmanuB i TAleicho in Aslcl. bhnpo that con-
fipuatfou Of titlo Bnco the fro call bo lnalo III
The ofico Of tho lsacostlor Of Dcods when ordered,
snt that s,1clt continuation shall be co1npoio III
ali lotaila; and further, that tho clc1l9 that
Layo boen employed in tho prosecution Of their
{}yiInannB Il Thiolcko'a) husincEs IN kpentng mp
lsid records he retained until g1,c1 time as y"1r
Board take Bteps IN tho premises; alts
futt4or, that they 10 allowed such compensation
for their services AZ las boon allowed by tho
firm of W,ln1anns & TIllelcke. woul1 further
state that Ms. 1htelcko Ina volunteered 10 take
rhargo Of t|lo hooks purchased until such t'no
your Honorable Hoard inay tnho ac:on IN la'o.
matter" Referred 10 GuMinI.!c0 on Public
lIecoEds.
COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Bids vera then opened for filling in tho ground
to proper grado around tue nav County 1los-
pttal. Tho bl38 wcro 1.-Two In n,i.nhor. ranging
from III to 80 c1nts per Banaro yard. loferlcd
% tumntttco Oil Public l3u,ldingH aud Hospital.
4 communication from hi,ps Linda Gilbort In
;sssleuee to providing library for tho jail was
read and roferrotl.
roA1 cosrnAcrs
I1nler tho hent Of nnhn,olcd IueinchH, tho
awarding Of the contract for fulnI4hing tho
county with coal Wan tAtton up.
COMMISSIONS HcCaffrcy moved tia. tho rn-
pott in favor Of Baker Bros. bo amended by
alrlklng out tho bid Of ss3,99, and substituting
bis bid Of s3.G5 for No. Illinois coal.
COMMISSIONER c1or1n
moved to further amend by substituting tic bid
pf tue Wilmington Goal Mining aud Manufacture
inG Company at FJ.S0. lIo said great deal hal
baon published iii referenco to tito letting Of tho
contract, which had been drawn out by tho lnl-
ror.anco Of the work. lie lad read worry lit
10 Of W4nt Lad boon said III tho papers,
,be moct!ng that what had bron said
aad led to ruffsnly aslAo's unon q TRIBUNE
reporter BY Commissioner: Ho had no sYlnpn-
!aY for such answosB to tho critcIum Of tho
sas rrcmeslifated, ep.l lie was opposo.t to anv
such proceedings. Tho proBB Wan . guardian 1i
Tho public Interest," and Naa baclcd by Thousands
n4ere Commissioner MS backed bY but few.
Bosh nnre, III u certain sonhc, tho prouo,ty OF
he nlblic and both hul oaual rights
In tho mattar Of oplnlo,l. 1t
tee1ncd to him that tho attaok upon the
teposter bad boeu adoptsd u tho Inst step to
shut llts mouth, to stop A,s pencil, and raralyxo
bis mtud, in order TINT criticism Of tho aclqu
q .hn Board might 6o ayoitted. I1e WAS couss-
dent that no aucia p1an could succeed, and that
lhs prcsa could not 10 muzxlod. lilo did not
reporter hna written, but, whatever It might
have boon, tho attack made upon lin
sls an outrage and d daerAco to
tho Board. 1ic hoped, In conclusion.
be apnr,,yed. because IL WA lin mast fayornhIa
BID for the county, aud bosidcs, itn adoption
1oad be death-blAV to the theory TINT brute
1o1ce could drive th6 press from tho oppression
Of It's honest convictions. as had beon attempted
tfsH mlnutca previous.
coMM!SaioSEn :t'cAFrnEE.
nId DO bud attacked 1'NE Tribune reporter, md
tbo Committee al wL;eh 10 wss ~ member , lad lad
not given proper consideration to tho question
pt awarding tho Contract for oranpplylng tho co..
y With coA., anu haa sntnnsca that members Of
IL .onnittea having the luatter tn charge werc
10 iGcoive percentago from the Baker bros. for
essralng tho contract. Ho WAS willing TO llayo
hs official conduct lnyessigated aid referred to
he o1istuuco III ura1d .T,l!ies, NAero complaint
could 1e uado AgaiuBt Lin. Tho ro-
porter had como flonl no ono know
whore, md hal bcon iu tho city but q few tlaya.
aud II ia axuncted tn run tho County Hoar,i ia
would flud iii1nnclt mfsttt.n. lfo hoped to see
/ tho Daknr Dr,tl,ora awarded t;,o cuntract.
Commissioner {iueutt,e. said thoEo wore lower
bidders than tue Uakor Br4lho1u aId hu was in
favor Of lutt,nC the contract to tho lo,7ost ro-
,ponRibio bidder.
COMMISSIONER yo,rSsnN
.sid Tho Daloyd wero lhu loves. responsible
hiddcru enI had o{furud tho c1u1ty
rery adyAntsgeoug feurov. TIo Commit.
tee had tArowp Out tho bid Of Alr,
Ptltt for an ID bccnnao l,o war rrosconsible aid
lld Recommended tho bid of Baker Hros, be-
/ esuxe tbeY vnro EuuTn In bo respuusiblo aud
their bid Of s3 g5 was thu lowest for Wiln,luutvo
eo1.
cn,rhrtHr1nuvn n EEitxtn1,