, 1876-09-05


Cooit Uunniy limestone i,e adopted III the erc,s
tim, of tho C"nrtIIouse. :, Aug. 4 thIs
resolution to exclude all stone !Mt
ths Board votc.i tolii for It. Comfy, jniinson,
Carroll, McCaG1ey, MnI'oy, Clcary, Holden, and
rahnt Te'c ti!s meti:!iye of tl,c!u constituting
sos, ,too, anil Tho lye members Of The comnAt-
ior iinesteua. % o. o ono y sssoo ] ' i;om MsNei
Sons: another Of s55s 900, and others stlll les.
L was too paIpatis fraud to l'c pastcd over n
eifcrrc. Tho public clamorcd too loudly for
Them to cndurcit 80 they rescinlcd their ac,
ton, and ATr. Walker offered TO reduce HIS bid
rol! corrected lin, saytng, "e5 cents. NJ Walk.
reduce hls I'D, but was not allowed u doso: All
showed \ deliberate tntcntion IN tho pnFt Of tho
Wlien tho Bosrsl voted to sceept Walkers lid
Tic second time, there were yet fire lower bld-
dcrs,. and. minority mcnsters stood 'tp In thr
Doarti and directly charged fraul upon theIr
action. hut Al t',s Wills PcrIolat VIA going
around aud Gxing tlllugs for Walker. Thor,
was prlce'a bid. Pnce *as perfectly competent,
and h!a bid was lover: rrfte openly alleged II
rive hltn the stonectting II lie WOULD withdraw
Tanning .states tbat Mcneil told lin that tl!e
contrast enmla not be got for les; than &C, ,coo.
Na,kSt Mlegca u H. a!.,i,avt .hat no TaA 70
40 thc work, and ret lie was willing TO mortgages
a,s quarry y escaro LIE tal1t!nont o1 MGSels
contract. McNcli, Wno 70 H. 1910 WA unabic 10
occurs M cont!ncI LOT kt@,Nn uh assnunt . 2! n't
nelne fesponasioiG now soihes i forward WIN
sponsllle, solvent contractor to take charge OF
work Involving nearly $t00, 900.
ANOTHER REMARKAnl'E FACT
Mas vas tnat tnls Gnnmltieo ~ oi hvo Who VosiG AZ
nfst 70 aaopt Mt. Makefs r. o tSst nid' paestn1 ~
o. cue &c. MsNc
Slowly ana rc.netantly lucy 5lclaea their mar
gn 0. n.ona, wn'eh taey naa Rsoa.sesa es' 70 thcin
aei'es, On asfnunt OF tne puplc seht'nena, Ano
tey n ,aen ~ tS t
o. =. walker.
:. The speaker further referred TO the nogot'a-
ons GetTsen ~, ine ty aI ttlay ~; y ntIoFis,,
tho intention OF the former to give the contract
away to Walker. The speaker'a idea Of the the
whole matter was, that tlir aei'on Of the itinE
plan to gavo tho eontract tfa9antently to one
man. The question was, Did the Comnittec
ast h,onest ~ tacsStY sn estone c1s3qslH1v,y
AN 4lAtt ktASh ~ " 81 .OA t.t~ INAt ~ H
terferc and grant the iuinnction. u con-
tlusion, tho c6mplainansa presented this App!t-
cation neccssarily upon voluntary aft'dasits, 1t
was dHlcult m get evidence III such q
lad knowledge of the facts, but Who refused to
testify, Tue atidhrsts presented were explicit
and undon!a!J1c, and showcd certainly the cx-
istcnec q faud ~ tue letttng Of tue stone con-
whether tho fraud should not Be stopped nnti'
further proof could bo obtained In tItc courts
aln. RouArREB
followed In behalf Of the county. lie said II 30
lid not hclicte that the. public intercsts would
he would not have appeared tu court, owing to
}1le peculiar relations which he boto To
tho public in being County Attorney.
Iic t6cn went. on to show Tie pressing
% yers, and litigants suffering nuci. from tlio
puor arrangements and bad accommodation Of
tho present co.lrt-roon,s. The county was III n
soui.d financial condition, aud was quite alle to
proceed wtA III; sas onbstekhg t aa 1as s
in duty in not erecting Court~House before
this tifno. IN 1879 the city and county agreed
u unite ii q structure Of uniform exterior, but
atsr 5ear haa p9sseta g. T,%t ts fGss Z; IT,
contract. It was Afterwards agreed that tho
county should erect tho whole building and
lease tho wcst halt to thc city, and t!ls arrange
naeut had given great Satisfaction, cy.n
ine against tic erection Of tic building.
Tfcro wa no. doubt that Commissioner
Comfy, who liyod In the Lemout district, was
returned TO tho Board with the uudcrstanding
that he should use his influence to have the
| Court-IIousc constructed OF Cook County lime.
stoao; and he. therefore, offered tic resolution
to this effect. After tho passage Of that reso,
,lnIto and determine not TO sell stone below q
certain figure aud thereby solupe. ths county to
Hon .was therefore rcsclm!c.i. What INDUCED
Tho Board to pass It wa to employ hume n
County Ircnt, liz showed from The rcsur.is al
the hoard that certain q the alleged R,ng men:
ifncstonc. Voted acainst this contruct Ii liz
contract wa5 not cdnsly.ulated, the building u
c1q,,Sts ts;I % e. Toa n5 ntefssty Rs ssye4 s ysas
theory u tifs litigation was that money was, to
hc made by ao.ncbody out Of extras to be pre-
| scnteI TO fhe Board hereafter. There waa moth.
ine ii tho Bill to show that by letting ti,u con.
tract for ef40, 900, any great Or scrIaus injury
| would bu Incurred by tic county lie contend,
| ed that The suit WIS Improperly brought, hold.