, 1876-11-26
COUNTY BUILDING.

COUNI1 bU1AOlNo'
THE FARMER HARMS BILL
for " extras amounting to SS344,47.95, for Work
m the Courthouse foundations, WIS conslaerco
Yesterday BY the Committee on Public bulld-
ings and Public Service Of the County board'
His original contract for the work, it VIII oe re-
membcred, was s64, 800, and to an outsider Tue
tt extras ~ would seem little large. commls-
sioner Schmidt manifested greater interest," III
the passage Of the bill than any one else ana'
generally, he has been able to carry MS poln1'
But Yesterday be failed, the Committee desiring
more time-and time is money-to conslder Jug
question. The whole subject Will be revived
Tuesday, when lively fight is prom1seu' a ilonl
and will refuse to certify to the correctness OF
the bill. II he we're out OF the WHY 'nlns7
would be different.
"@N4 BuRD1cK's LUMBER.
Some months ago Commissioner burq1ch
supplied county contractor with some Inllye1
las not since been able to collect his blll.
He laid the matter before MS 1eiioW-
Commissioners at the time, and thought It was
cruel that he should lose his money, MeCailrey, I
johnson, and others Of the " Ring repllea tna5
lie was trying to rob the taxpayers, ete, and anf
whenever he dared to attack ''Ring" steal'
this old bill was brought up, and he was c dc-
nounced by these men as little less than 1nel,
one Of them at one time going even SO lae ~ nv ~
threaten him with all manner OF troubles: lhe
h amounting TO- Ss Ut tne notre Of is the
Committee on Public Buildings and fublle Ie
Charities of the County Board. It
met no opposition of any. kind. Nc
Caffrey moved its allowance. 1n
effect, and johnson seconded the motlon, ano
htr. Burdick was awarded 20 cents on the dollar,
and went off happy. Putting the action Of tne
Committee in connection with MIR. Burdtcks ad-
yocary of the Sexton bid few days ago IN tue
Courthouse contracts, the reader may oe ap4e
to draw some inferences. You tickle nc ano
/ will tickle you," has evidently been thc game,
and, wheit results in public loss, the u ring
is ahead. Burdick has got his money, OF pr. ~
ton of it, and the same men who, 1c" nontns
ago, denounced his bill US steal. yesterday sale
it was just, because he had 81 'retorncd."
CHARLES KERN,
SheritT-elect, it is said, has made all OF MS ap
pointments, though he refuses to make then
public. He is not, of course, ashamed OF hi
newborn friends, but yet he prefers that no on
should know just what he is doing, hence NJ:
mouth is locked. But, notwithstanding his III
clination toward secrecy, ne is IN al latr G way u
self n trouble. As the report goes, which L
well authenticated, he has adopted queer, 1dct
in making his appointments: for while nc Il
entitled to certain number OF balll11s ano dcp
uties he has promised about three times IS man,
pointments into three patches as follows: Lie
first are those who worked for his nomination a
against Agnew, OF some Of them, and they cal
safely count on reaching one or more pay-days
in their official life. The second batch is com
posed Of those who worked for Agnew's noml
| nation, because they we're his employees ant
| subsequently worked for kern's election. Inc,
have been given to understand TINT the tlrs
batch had been appointed to tuliill prom1s e
| made,-that they {the first batch) were to holt
| their places few months and be succeeded b.
| them. The third batch is composed of thos'
| who have maintained that they carrle'
| this, that, and the other war.
or precinct, and have based their claims on that
They have received promise that they were t
| succeed the second batch, or AgneW'
men, and they live upon it, in the mean
time, however, losing no time III pressing upo
Mr.. Kern the necessity OF their pay conHleuc
ing at the earliest possible day. With the thre
| patches OF placc-huntcrs, all Of whom haV
| promises, and the fact that Kern has thre
times sought the Office OF Sheriff and won onl
| once, it is evident that he has trouble alleae
| When there are SO many who must be d1saE
pointed, the greater will be the number {
walters, and Kern will not be Ion
! in his office before he regret
his liberality in promising what he could NJ
| give, unless he did it ut the expense OF sacr
| ficiuE one friend for another. The public vi
look on with great deal Of interest, and clos
| " mark who comes out ahead in the tight.