, 1875-02-27

man purposcs 10 nay Ills nsnos'1nonts, ny show
ing \ title he can Eetn voncl,cf for tte H',Wo.
at,i Gy paying Tho tt!tnrcnco cn'i get 1nd screllt
for tho nsscnancnt of s5.0H>." 'F,oro Is nothing
nr tIH III tho eirr,,Ar. hit tho uecrastY Of rn-
qutrny lawyer to ,,auago tho affair is mot very
apparent.
The Eoartl Of Public Works lave not yet
awarded tho contract for Nseot-cloti1lnE. Tic
roasona assigned fur t!,o delay arc ssrin'is IL
tho !irss place thoro is no inlnedInle hurry. and
tho 1soard nre inclined to whi. for full cos''
tidcrAtion Of all the bids. IL tha aeconl place.
there was am odd bid opened at tllo 'luso
tho otlora wcro oeenca. but It wss thrown
timo its maker. Thomas Raymond, has
may ho col,at,.ored n totnand GU tho Board for
tho consolidation of hts lid along will, tlla reat
Corporation Counsel previous TO tile award of
Tho contract. Az tuLgo Dlcltoy In n Springfield,
no opinion can DO obtained until lin return:
Tho reports that several Of tho lowoht bh l'a'l
l,oen thrown out is incorrect. No hid lsHB yet
been fully considered, and It Is oil opon question
If bidder can not Of any time other before or
nttor tho bitlA have becn opened raI'ow or bcitcf
biz securities for Tho faithful performance or tho
work. Mr. fsayn,pnl'a bid bcars Hootl socnrisins,
aud ho oirorp 10 DO lie work At 325.s5 pcr milo
OH a thrce-yenr term, and ns S26.a' on
one-ycar term. I}r experienced ortadors
1t IL claimed tlat all Lids botow $50 pot tnlle nso
to low IhGy pon. t. to ast 'ns Meher
were only too willing 10 rolinqniah their too OF
tila Int of last December. On tho other hhult,
It has been nenertcd, whether true or NOR tAat
Mcdonald 4 Russell wero Interested VI tho NC
l,eau brothers bid, hut to what extent, nnth!ne
In SAID Tho cltltccs Rrn That tho Invest bidder
will receive the cnntract II ilo wisch it. 1t III
the expressed orniun Ut .iln no1sd that no ta1ee-
year contract will 10 ontsse' into.
For tho benefit OF those blatant Con1mnnists,
II Is int proper to state that Mt present tero nso
ta% %}otr
lic cartridges. Grso quantity Of other a!ntlilni-
tiun out last but not least, tlroe massive calls
| non 4 meeting will 10 hold Mt no Into dato by
! tho Doard Of polco, tho Mayor. md Aldermen,
Governor Of the Slate 10 arm tho I'nd police Of
| tic city. Such a .eit,est was farMall: mado to
| tie Governor shortly after the ro. to replace
tho 500 1nt,skcta destroyed bS tho ilro Tho
was not pressed. Mark Sheridan. who las tnken
| m activo intq1tRt In tho matter, ii Of tho
opinion that request from tho city authorities
could not fail 70 be fayornbly considered by the
1noll nil disturbances Ii, tho city. Should any
Instruction arise which tho police and local MIL
itary we're incapable ri qnollsng, It Tould mecca
sitato tic tliHpatching to this city 81 detacil'
mont of State militia. Tho Knowledge OF Inc
oxintonco OF 80 great disturbance would, OF 1t.
self 10 u,,ficiaut to cauao all iutotso deEroo oi
cxultomet,t among tho popnlaco. On tic other
hand wore tho police sufficiently armed, The
probabilities u'at ths State militia wot'ld mol
DO called upon onca in = lifetime, not to men
tson the sootl,ine, influence Of gcn'
eral knowledge that tio rolcc wore
armd to mnu. This argument tha1
it Is municipal atajf, AMI consequently no b',H
ncqs of tho s:ate il E. ltliaakcn ot.e, fer riot il
violation Of n stnto statute and not Of citl
ordinance. 1t might he caunct hy Hotno loca
grievance, hit, tho 1uofucnt 1t asAuules tho ap
s,earorco OF riot, 1t becomes stata affair
There certainly soen,s to 10 no reaeo1 Why The
,rolico ioscs cannot he furnished with nrsnB, q
Tho saraa conditions NJ tfose u1iler which tht
I',rpt Eo7tnlcnt t1Ta received slicsr8. II ncccs
nary, lot tho roiicc forco l'e o:tsnnlzct d. n
Second lern,aIt. II al! events, let it bo full.
equipped iur any emergency.