, 1876-05-17
GENERAL BUSINESS.

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-! GENERAL BUSINESS.
THB scAvEEdBn cpATnAcE
Judge Earwcll dcllvorad q deciston yesterday
morning In the sclvopgcr case Of Tulcy vs, The
Board Of Health. The Court said that the evi-
dence had shown that DoWncy, In former years,
had done the same Tork for onc-helf Of the
sum at which tho contract Ind bcen let to
Dunno d Scanlan. Tint largo cxccss Indicated
fraud; whether Dunno 81 4canlan or tho Doaftl
Of Health participated did not appear, and, rs
far as the public interest WIS concerned, it was
not necessary to tako that into consideration.
The action Of the Board was throwing away the
public money. There was no justification for
letting the contract to the highest bidder. Tho
appropriation allowed $4,000 for that work Tor
nine months. Tho Board Ind awarded II TO @
flfm for q year ut e87 ,0O0, or $24 900 for lhs
pc.iod from Msytto Jan. i, ,1s77 Tiny had undor.
taken to cxpcnd money largely In ercees Of tho ap
propriation, which pas an inlletablc oHensc.
! The board Of Health said TINT they had Inserted
modifying c1ause, stating that they would reserve
the right to break OF the contract my time that
the appropriation WAS exhausted. Tho Court did
not how this would affect tho caso, for tho coz
i tractors might canttnua 10 work under t,a con.
Il oafs ayatde sven after the apPropna
waa now, X At all, Furthermore, tho Board might
not want to terminate the contract. II WIZ right,
therefore, that citizens should interfere to make
thatmore u.ancy than the appropriation should
! Tha Court therefore granted IN Injunction re.
strunng the awarding Of the contract 10 my party
board Of Health 10 fcadvcrtisc toF Sls. LAG
Tus CHICAGO ILLINOIS RIVER RAILROAD COM
( pANY.
! Register Grant flied report yesterday Is to
whether the requisite number Of credtoFs hAd
noia Rves Harosd coany u liz aase aaas ehat ' the
smoant to 81 ii, 600. and tho unsecured debts q
$40, 244. 90. Six unsecured creditors ont OF thlr-
have Joined IN the petition; aud they being moro
seatlng moro linn one-third Of The secufe red debts
aiod Leavo Waa given to ale objections to she r..
Caroline secbnrg a!cd a Bin againas her husband,
William 8ecburg, becauso ha had deserted hcr
aserFe Tslser also wants dvorcs from Ills vito
Sophia for like rcnson.
Attorney -aenera, Easaii Il in tbs city, and viii
. or Judge 1Tunmond 10 dissolve tho Injunction in
anca With tho recent decision Of the United Htates
Supreme Court In his favor.
DANKAuPTCY MATTERS.
Isanc 3. Mcfarland, dcalcr at the Stock -YhtIe
bankruptcy. yesterday, =, His debts III unsecured
H. taS esseLS IN conSst OF 6ncn
.S"s roIa,.c, - tha na,r.ta. A1o Pet1t'on
rvrnm n pratf \ ,Jseicr ~ .oo,.1on,,n,. s,,.ts,
Iur Goods at No 1Ol Madison strecf' nian fica II,
n,sn snetifnn ~ hc t.ciarc% nanns a'GY ",un % o
~ aIhta aeo "a 10 II H. M secut
Si4, 7so, and tIcre is disputcd % cis,m mDi of
$sEo In foSor ~ Mcn1.i i'"'U' ria -
ssasts conslst Of real estato worth sii In hi. ins
numbered for SIC, 600; a stock Of poods worth
81, 200: counters add other drttires 81. S1(, oncn
accounts $33; and 0fty shares Of stock in the
Amcrjcan Uomestcad Comnanr. Of Tho mr. yaine
Of 500 eacl, on which IL Ier cont haa brcn paid
Nil Of which stock ia nlcdrcd to ri Jenninrs 4 "a
hnmcstnnIl fo tho amnunt nj At non n fha Il u ~
IOt II. I3lock q In Union ParE nIuition. Inn
retitlon was referred 70 Register Ifibburd.
The Assignee of Bangs Uros 1yns authorized to
ADVERTISE for bIls tor tLo boukrups etock Of har.
ware.
composition meeting will bc held Juno s, bo.
In the cnse OF Iawis Moas and David Ramson. n
dividend Of s ncf cnnt Nns tcclnrcd ycuterdny
II III Jonkins wa anuo{nted sai,;nen ~ Tt|,n,1es
r. Donl
c1ncrtr cornr
William T,v,or rommcnced a ,ptt tu t,osn,a.
aoninst Edpnra fnnm;s rianin1 f1n onn7am.res
arpvuInm rnt,ar 1s nn,vv o"A'"s'e'
.1o,,r sto,hons 1or H. onc ~. - - - nh,..a L.,
ran suit N debt sauinst WhecIer D. sturteyons n1
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