, 1876-05-13
THE COUNTY-BUIIDING.

Tbs County Treasurer viii issue his nnal
warrant to-day for the collection Q! t''e uean-
qucnt personal-property tax Oh tue No'!n OWE
The Clerk Of the Criminal Court was bosy
Yesterday making up the record IN .ne 4"en-
tieth Ward Judges Of election casc, LOT tIAns.
mission to Joliet, where the case WILL DC tr1eo
early in june
Commissioner Holden and County Attorney
Rountree, old-time Democrats, were yesterday
discussing their party outlook very secretly,
and came to the conclusion that the next fses1-
dent would be Of their way OF thinking.
The Committee on Public Buildings and Pub
lie Service Yesterday agreed to gG On Dr., a4a lt pe
House, and take the risk Of the county getting
the money back. This action was necessary,
for while the city has failed to take any action
in the matter it would jeopardize the founda-
ton Of the county's half to have the city do its
piling after the concrete and stone were laid by
The county.
A delegation from the County Board, accom-
panied By the Medical Board and Architect
Cochrane, visited the new County Hospital yes
day morning, to arrive at some conclusion as TO
the quontity and quality Of furniture that
would be needed to furnish the two payillons
now about completed No action was taken,
but it was agreed to hold another meeting at
noon to-day at the Office Of the architect, when
a determination will be reached. The Com
nissioners report that they are much pleased
with the progress of the work, and that the
Hospital can De occupied in few weeks.
Afew days ago it was chronicled that Rein
hardt, an old county contractor, had committed
suicide To the story OF his unfortunate death
is to be added the fact that ast before his death
be gave & chattel mortgage on al OF bis worldly
effects, and just on the eve Of taking his life
Fuscheek to = note for 5000, after falling 70
catch Commissioner Her1ing in the sarnEfrap.
Ar. Pusclleck naturally 1nourns his misfortune
and the fnct that lie has been notified that he
will be called upon III few days to pay $1,000
Of the S., 600 docs NOT ,:it:gate his grief
A few lays ago <rvrr,l .'opinions p" we're laid
before the co"nty t.,4ri at the instance of the
County Attorney. which were in effect that the
Board coII abolish township organization, and
then again thar il ro..td not. Mr.. Rountree is
now allxitus 10 have these opinions" printed
for the benefit Of the taxpayers. He reasons
to himself, doubtless, that the pamphlets would
prove an excellent electioneering doc
ument, and 60 a great ways towards
Influencing the people to vote s aaIt S;mhi
probable that the Board will defeat his scheme
By failing to incur the needless expense OF
printing his pamphlets, and that the wiser
course will be adopted Of submitting the qucs-
ton to the people this fall leaving the courts to
.afterward decide upon the legality of its action
in the matter. Such course will be attended
with no extra expense, and would seem to be
the easiest way to get at solution OF the ve1cd
question.
TIE GRAND JURY.
When the Grand Jury convened yesterday
morning there was promise Of its doing heavy
| days work, judging from the throng Of Wit
| nesses lettering about the halls The mvcsti-
cations, which hare so long been threatened,
were taken hold Of as usual, the subjects of in
| ouirr raryinu with the Witnesses The most At
tention was given to the Jail management and
| affairs At the Insane Asylum and Poor-House,
the monotony being occasionally relieved by an
| ordinary complaint or regular docketed case.
| The principal witnesses In the Jail matter were
eIemployce, among whom were Charles Mar-
| tel, John Longlcy and ~ Oleson. Their testi-
| mony was Of q general rather than
special character, and covered Agnew's
entire administration. from the Jailer's
walks through the streets at night with Blcn:
| nerhassett, in which It is said that they had
shown Mike MADDEN, for which the Jailer vas
indicted by 4 former jury, The witnesses in
reference to the Insane Asylum were Dr.. Dodge
reference to the character Of food furnished the
inmates of those institutions, the substance oil
which was given in these columns two weeks
ago The latter indulged in an irregular con.
| versatfon about what he knew Of the relations
Of Periolat with the county paupcrs and County
Board, how he WIS paid and how much, but his
revelations were BY no means startling, except
| when be informed the Foreman in answer to q
| question that Warden Kimberly was not board,
ing the insane and paupcrs in his charge,
but that the county purchased the food, and
that kimberlys occupation was that .oi
| high cook rather than tflat of the keeper Of 9
clearinghouse. The witness will be recalled
| to-day, and will produce such papers from the
contracts, vouchers, etc The examination d
| Jail matters will be continued Monday.