, 1876-02-03
THE ABSTRACT.BO0KS.
A Little More Information Con-
corning That Advertising.
But Who Will Finally Bear the Ex.
pcnse2

Tho article ID TIE Tribune yesterday morning
making noEe inquiry In roforonco to tho rocente
tensiyc advertising OF tho county abstract books,
attracted the attention Of tho meubers OF tho
County board, and aao csoatei atlr IN abstract
circles, ontaldo OF tho Recorders ofco aa vol az
inside. Tho Commissioners who had fow days
ago authorized tho employment OF Two ndlItton-
al clorks for abstract writing, when finding TINT
they were now called upon to appropriate $1,000
that tlaeHo clerks might have something to do,
wosc iucned to sosoko :tLcir former action "a
we'll ms to voto auy further appropriations for
tho abstract books. Commissioners ATultoy and
Carroll, Of tho Committee On Public Records,
wheu approached with tho quory:
'wHo - TO rAr
for Advertising tho abstract bookB 2" rcr}cd that
tho question was botwccn tho county and tho
Hocordcr, and II tho Recorder Ind ordorod tho
work ho would have 10 pay for It; at least, tho
county would not. Tloy both said tho adver-
without tho authority Of tho l}oatd. and that
thoy thought tho books had boon pretty thor
ough!y advorttsoa about tho time Of thoir pur-
chase. Othor Commissioners spoke to tue eanlo
that tho books had boon advertised, al mingled
with AL anxiety not infrcqnsntly expressed
about who VAS going to pay tho bills.
WHAT THE RECORDER sArs.
From tho following lottcr 1t appoara that tl,e
Recorder also noticed tho srticio 10 THE TRIBUNE
touching tho advertising Of tho nbstrnct books
ic his kooplng. but ho fails to throw any light on
tho question Of who paid for the advertising:
fa!ns ,r.4n ao' u n: cAtfafo a'snns; @ o., ,..
THE TRIBUNE Of this morning. 1one any advertising
Of the abstract hainoss connocol Will. tic Recorcrt
he ee, w'oHs hfss n sSeesag &c M competent asIoJ
ne, other .t..raet fna being about 10 advertise ho
80 spn Ia o"t ha tooS rfJn aoSee az opa,as% prop
eI1sr.a N ohss sneru Y 70 y
rn,nnrS. ~ % y T., sear
tition w.h private tua n tho ase business md 10;
sucoess @ sppo for ho @ .aEhorty ssEfs Ia
t'lna' "nas 10 'ef' "1on3 oe cfcn 1t1e8n4af
III ~ san ~ H.. ,,u, .,..,.,, ,,,.,.,., .,-,n .
=, aos .o ~ I'VE M .1 oSR 20 tne nasnE
peijsl e a.f ai'i;onal hep. Tisy arc .adspsn:sIa
man os tho II s 9s
Il y ipo:sbie to 90 on without thom It T. peculiar
ttvoly necessary. lam, very Eefpecsu!y.
eAAAa otE"Aa!' neeosael.
" What In thore wrong or irregular In this p
" for took proper advice aud authority before
odyort'Ssng dtSi scemt. whoac aronnen, ws. II othor nv
ahstrnct s+ss 49,. ,oi',n y oHua,,sa sa.
day. But lot f'
An OLD ABSTRACT MAN
speak on tho subject. WHO opportuuelY turns lip
to answer tho Question, Tie writer's name viii
ho ra.tv raco1nigoa nnt nnst h. fnnniss - III
IL 49, u; ~ o.. ~ A's''Ss w A"'A''"A >" "t''
az Hae sa'' " eu1
f,sI,r.no III Tc1s Mn,snrs !, ,,s ,r.,
column, Of vnnr jssn. nf totay sn ,r.,c,s he.,ias
81 Tho County Abstracts. Who psys for that Adycr-
tish97" porlnit me to aay feu words upon the aub-
tcts-snatter q sais article.
she Abs'1asi rs ;. department m tho Keeordess ones
prot to onrics tao COUNTY, IN tbe 1n,tspsr ~ IL wsS
priyae bus;nes. II Looked non by s Tonrtenr, hne
simply ~ ncecssary couycIicuce to proucrtroTneTs
and. lar that Is concerned, is only Intended to
produce cnonal revenue TO stovly pay tho original
nang @ Of tns n.oper ho book.
I'LL shas y ,o, H.. "s. po
isiue resotted 10 powslaTs by psiyste snternrisea
Desdea thls It will b remembered that these boos
aaa their usea, vhslo their purchase vas poudng re
ccysd tho most liberal amount Of freq advertising from
la"yess reatesfatc M men editors tnd cvsn from tho
ieI,cfs of teir oices. wy shoui Il bs doue il .his