, 1875-06-01
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Tho Courthouse Matter Agnfn
Tut Over.


The regular weekly mee.lug of tho Board Of
County Comnissionars was held yesterday af-
tornoon. President Iurdick Ia the Chair. COM
u.isnouors i,asao, Carroll, Ciougts, Comfy. CEaw-
ford, Gueutt,er, Her!tng, Ho1lpn. Jonos. john
son. Lonefgan, McoaHfay, Nasscii, aud dchnatds
woro present.
THE coC1FY8 REAL rsrATE.
Tho County Attotnoy hcn. In a communication
ralntyo to tho order Of the Hoard calling for tho
preparation Of y list with description OF all
roa! ehtase belonging to Cook County. As the
county was III full posaosa'on at only ono piece
Of property Which IL claimed to onn. uamoly, tho
Hospital lot. be wAs unnblo 10 definitely stnte
whht roAt osta,e belonged To tho county. Tho
abntract went to show that tho county owned
Hlocks / and 2 Of the eaat II 52t00 Actes OF the
Kauso1i cast. Accompauylng tho communities
tlon was Hat OF property supposed to be.
long to tue county. which was obtained
'roin inaps whose cofrcctnees Lad not been
t't IT, coaiv N rsrm ~ Sorvood p.rk lie cFt
Anse square. % acses Of Normal School prop
efty.1.elorm School property in llytle Park, ,@hn
jan I'd Criminai Court building: and picco Of
groain@<conycsed to tho county far .utcr1aoos Of
1fotcss*lt dead.
listesr'l to tho Committee on Judiciary.
TIE cocR1-MorHE.
Ihs ruic.,vero suspended, On motion Of Com
missioner u ugh. In order tia. thu rcport Of tho
Committee e o.rahllc Buildings might 10 taksn
Ypur Cotnmtteeo u,,nu v.s referred the COMMIT.
ns:tsian q as C'c; of the cy Of Chicago certifying
tho aeon Of tae ca:non Council had gu the 1ot6 !n
the courtilouas and ,tsIial!, beg ieavs 10 rep,rt
that taey haye me the la.d ii rnbjlo WORK. md ns
cy, Your COMMITTEES sre ,ushjo (, sos INV eooi ra.
san why this Boasd saoud Hangs il fu.uer ss:ioniu
Ss @ a5o na ,FtfaF , of ID
iu not concur with the action he CoJnn,nu couril
had OH The lysh instant ia electin. Two arehtecn.
tue Common Council u ey 81 cesso ps 9sn.s;.i
10 apuint colnntes Ut 1rn Of A4 +prIbf.r 10 ca,-
fer VIII your Committee on Pubs Uui]itngs, to
natter OF ee ting architects aud coiurnc,ur ~
t,ect!oh Of Cisy-llall and Court-Housc.
Commissioner Crawford thought il.ould bo
uuwiso to act rreclpltatoly IN tho m*tos, aud
moved that the report be laid upon tho lblc, to
be taken up at future stage Of the rrocedins..
| Carried.
TEMPORARY 1,oAs.
| The Committee on Finance, in regard tttbo
! temporary loan Of 100000, made Jan. !, rcput-
ed recommending that. In tho pscafnt lnancs.
state Of Cook County. the Committee. toeethc.
With tho County Treasurer be empowered Il
| ranoH OF re-neSotiato the loan for ninety days
| at = rate OF interest not to exceed per caut
! Concurred III.
| THE NEW HosrI1AL.
Commissioner Holden Asked for the resolu
] tious ins:ructtng tho Joint Comuaistse on Hos
| 1isals aud PUBLIC Buildings to advertise for bid
Tor the construction Of tho new Hospital.
Commissioner Clough atatcd that tho plan
and specifications Of tho building we're ready il
the rough, aad TINT they had decided upon tn
l form Of advertisement.
Kofe5sed to tho Joint Committee, WITH in
structlpaa to report TO an adjourned meeting O
tho noard, 10 bc hcla "Wednesday.
An aiycrse report to tho petition Of tho ILL
nols Humane Society for an appropriation o'
$4,000 was mado By the Committee on Publ
6eKrice.
Commissioners Holdan, Jones, and ClouS1
prosested. and tho report wss Fccnm.pitted viii
instructions to the Committeo 10 inquire fur
ther into tho anb]ect, and 10 report n tho mex
regular meeting Of tho Daard.
| pIDs.
The Committee on rublio Service reported
l,st Of Lids for couuty supplies, and recon
mcn1ea that tAcy be awarded to tho btd3er
whom thoy recommended. It is Iecalcss t
remaik that Utmost every article was awarded
tho back Of tho county, even =
tho sesaggr witches Of I'D rod
on hroonl-sllcka. Tho frequent anroupeeuaeu
Of tue enterEr1sinE FIRMS name psohscod hilat
!tv ia tue lobby. 1t appeared that lerio'at ha
bid unorposcd for groceries, crocker!. ware; ctr
CommluBto,lcr Cioush moyod that Ill unoppos
cd oila bo stricken cut OF tho report.
Commissioner olcl'afrey tnoscd that tho mo
ton Of Commissioner ClouGh DO laia upon To
table, which prevailed.
Con,mlAsioner SfcCaffreY moved that tho r.
rort OF tho Committee 10 coilcurr.d IN, Hh!c
1reraIled by the following Yoto:
Yfas-Carroll, Comfy, Crawford, Herttng, toansol
jones. LJuerSan, M:tAnrey, Russell, Schmidt, II
prssilcut-ll. -sags-Busse, C!uash, uollcn--3,
I TEN DIEM.
Tho nhtne Committee reported In reference
: tho scgeral per diem bitls OF tho Commissioner.
: including committee time. for the quarter ent
ing Nny 81, 1875, a. follows: Burdltk, e37s
l}assc, s535.Go Carroll. fil5; Clough, $3.50
Comfy. *8l7.5o Crawford, elM.70; nucntLo
e38i.a0; uortinc. 1885 ; Holden. $40 join
son. sia5 Jones, s4aa Loaorgau. $500: y.
: Catlrev, e495; Ruascll, e43i.25 :; schmldt. $4o
Tho report was CONQUERED iu, ana the Dsas
adjourned until Wednesday afternoon A.
! O'Clock.