, 1877-04-29

s1one<ss VINO states THAT he is resldeh1 anu taA.
payer Of Cook County, the owner Of several
property, On which be pays taxes, and on which be
9th day of October, 1876, a contract was
made BY Henry Harms with the County Commits
als and labor. und perform all the excavattng,
make the roadway, perform the pfIfns and concrete
h The feny ana bat
required, IN and about the construction and cree
ton ofthe foundation Of the new court-Housc
tons that might 6e rce1sed sH y were not to
the original contract, Dnt should be paid for rs
extra work. subject to the valuation OF the afchi-
final and binding on both parties. Harms was not to
make any additions nor alterations without. an
ordcr IN writing from the architect setting forth
| the nature and purpose Of SUCH changes.
together with his valuation Of the same, which
written order WAS to be held and understood to be
bnt without fmpatring the original contract. In
case Harms nadc any alterations without such
written order he was to forfeit all claims for extra
The aFchetcct at that time was J. ]. Egan, and he
has continued to be such ever since.
t s s his Rnt o Tie ne IN
tain extra work, on changes and additions ordered
BY the architect as provided for in the contract.
Afr; Egnn has, as Fitzgerald claims, made fair
and true estimnte and valuation OF such extra
sio ie:s ess eas!i % witch been paid.
On Monday. last najority Of the Board OF
County Commissioners
FKAuDuLERTLY, CORRUPTLT, AND IN VIOLA
T1oN or THE TRUST
reposed In them' officers and agents Of the
county voted to pay Harms for his job Sl41,-
$50. IS, or "a. 609. Sc over and above what is
actually and justly due him according to the cstt-
matea Of tue architect. This order, Fitzgerald al
leges was as made for the p'rpose Of defFauding the
linn ont OF the money he had paid as taxes, and
imposing On him additional unjust and onerous
taxation, md Il will be successful unless court OF
equity prevent It. Harms and others have also
tSs tss Il no,fd oden Of
10 the order allowing the S14l ESQ. S and to pro-
cure Hermann Lieb to ss1e 4 certificate Of indebt-
eduess thereon and County Treasurer uuck to pay
tue slme.' ME. Fitzgerald, therefore, makes
Henry Harms, the Board Of County Commissioners
Of Cook County, Charles c. F. Holden its President
County Treasurer, parties defendant and asks that
the nights and duties OF all parties to the suit may
be asccrtained that Harms may be restrained J
from attempting to collect any sum for his work |
executing the amount OF the estimate and vaua. |
tton of tue architect; that c. G.. ?. Holden may be
prevented from signing the order authorized BY the
Board, and that Ltcb and l1uck may be prevented !
from paying It, OF from paying any greater sum
than that found to be due by the architect.
An application was ut once made to Judge Far
well Tor q temporary injunction. The Judge did
not seem Inclined to grant it; but afterhaving the
Dill read TO him. and ascertaining that Fitzgerald
'wore to the allegations of his own knowledge, he
consented that the injunction should Issue under
bond Tor 81. 600. and Us he signed the order he
:emarkc1 that he did not think the Hoard OF
county Commissioners was called On at the pres |
mt to be liberal with its money.