, 1876-09-06
LEIONT STONE.
Judge = .rwelI Listens to Another
Day Of Talk
And Ncjolccs tllnt the Arguments
Are Concluded.
Mr. 1ewett Speaks at Length In Behalf
Of Walker,
And Claims tllat No One Can Interfere
with tho County Doard.

And Claims that No One Can Interfere
With tho County Doard.
Mr.. Woodbridge Closes in Behalf
70 OF the Complainant.
The arguments IN the stone.injunctlon appli-
cation woro continued before Judge Farwcll
yesterday. The attendance was not 30 large Us
on the previous day.
MR. JBwKrr
addressed tho Court for bis client, Ed Walker.
It WAS eomcttmcs relief to have announced in
tho outset Of litigation tho special causes or In
Instance It was apparent that there wcrc somo
other Causes and influences at work than ap-
pcarcd on tho face Of tho bill. It was scarcely
possible that Aid. Ballard would put himself to
tho expense Of this litigation for The sake Of
saving the small amouht Of taxation which
would fall to his lot on account of tue difcr-
cnce between tho price Of the contract In ques-
ton, and that for which ho claimed the work
could 10 performed. He was GLAD to l,car his
friend on tho other slde say tlat the suit
was brought for tho purpose Of defeating
the erection Of the Court-llousc for the present.
This was au extraordinary announcement for
counsel to make. It. was extraordinary also
! that one Of the 500 600 citizens Of Chicago, or
Cook County, Should appear In the character Of
complainant when tho other 400, ,o09 had pre-
ascly the samc rights ~ he had to arrest, AZ
th!s stage, 80 Important az enterprise. % n eon-
siiering tho case presented under these ctrcutl-
stances, It was proper to go back anu ascertain
the principle upon which corporate munlclPal
action was pasctI, any, upon Wncn uovelnnvn.s Z
safely alleged that in this country public powers
and duties did not belong to the individual cit
Len. o,,u,,u. .,,a,. :, .,,,o,. Tim.
Mf. Wooabfofe-AlloW Ho ~ stuisAess tis ..ans .a,ns
ot the building igr te following reasons: rp prssl
tlat tlie County boarl cannot pInpGrly p.oseeda sa
with ths worx untl! sao pSopae enn nsg .ssTn sEo
upon sne mono9 9nsstn atE, rasnnt tan Cnnrtv
Gommssoaasfa, % anu s, W1sn " e'ee' o'ne's 's'o''
the Court"liouse is erected; . ,..;,
F eWett Saa 10 ~ Ton,a an a scn I'll on,v IL ycro
W1 's pfoposton' Su spy 1at oon noS TE
citizens, put tey "eTe noI aevotsSI oa ~ .nu m
mass OF The citizens either IN asGreeataon ar ~
tnels votcs ~ tnat W. w. ~ sa
e ss p ths peene wcre pottca rg
to te hor o. nns nn n
10 might e5ate tat .nGTe was us ~ poMGE' n9
rlght anywacse eGnlsfren on ay uoYe1cmI N ta nso
lie, s' nor ss's had ~ 'u0' Tue p people any rEht,
either IN a collective or individual
capacity, TO aGte!In'no nGw, ,'sft' MHcu' TIL Us
tMa aao tho nawsr. ps n ute
relating 70 public interests from the mass of tho
people, and -,-
VESTED TnEh IN THEIR M RErnEsHsFA7iVEs as's us t.,
Of various gradcsIanu they eouM not ne
tion or anarchy. u..u. ,,,o
| There was no force in the second point mauo
by counsel Ever since the 1ro, no @ master @ wlat
Ticket had becn successful, tnere my oesn &c AZ! nl
outesy about corruption anu expressions ol als'
trust on 9sl hands. II wolia oG eyer so. letr
lives, In this county at least. What was ths '
prosGGet q Ielici Ill ~ tte manner .efusgesse1 ny
ant, the press, and the public have confluence
enough to justify them III no longer opposing
this Important Improvement u 5hey wa1ea 9 u
ths building Ct thu Court House, for experience
told us tl9t time you'd never come.
Of power tic com'niss!qners l!ad t. aet IN / ths h
I AT; K, provided that tls county affairs ,
should DO managed by q Board Of Cominisston.
ers. There was 20 complaint IN the blll tina!
tile meRlbers OF the County board we're moi
tlen Tas, What were "eounty affaI.s a ~, Within .t
the meaning Of tue Constitution. Iho law was
pretty explicit on thls point II was pFoyiaeu
that tho Commissioners Should take care OF tue
ceuDy sas and eoan1 S bSsns s1a se
"providc when necessary anu tue llnonGes @
q tho county JUSTIFY y sultaDlc touEt
House." Tho oniy Limitation ol tl!n ab
solute duty OF TIC ltoafu was colltalilet
In thcse words but who was tt
julgu Of the necessty and u tue cnnuition q
the !ina'lecst unquestiona,lly the Board, lo1
no c!tizen vas charged Will, Or supposed 4
know, what eofltd he dong or what was the con
aition Of the finances. The Boarl iad d!eere
tlonary pow cr !n thls matter. IL II Was chargct
With the aal.,!nt5tratton q county ilnauces, !
vas necessarily charged with tho duty oil asccr
| filming whether tho IHNHEG6 NCrE IN Et1Ch
condition as to justify any particular expendt
; tnrc.. 1t was settled faet that the Boar
; should determine those questions. and Its &C
lutcly Without an allegation as to the tinnncta
ability of tho county to undertake. this work
there was nothing before the Court to ato,
rhat amount Of money there was In tho Treas
F: | ury. As to the necessity for the improvements
every sensible man wAs cognlzant 1T, lIe wa
perfectly willing as .. taxpayer to pay III
proportion Of tic 5000 or q, ,100, which 1t wa