, 1877-02-01

Several citizens Of the Town Of Lyons were
Iob'ytny with the Commissioners yesterday to
prevent license being granted to Nick Licbcr to
self tanglc-leg poison in that Town.
"savc tho contractors" say tl.ose OF tho
Board who arc eager to make further temporary
loans. "Wl,at IL to become Of tho people," IA
tho response Of those upposlng further loans.
The will OF tho late Prof. William I,c Baron,
oncc State Etonlo1ogist, was flied H. tic County
Court yesterday. The deceased died at Elgtn,
and wills Ills property which syalucd at 81, ZOO,
10 his widow.
In tho estate Of the latc Samuel Halo, n grant
q administration was yesterday made to Mary
under hOMl for $500,uW. The cttate consists Of
tra estate valued Mt s;U,000, aud cash, boMds,
and stocks valued at sue, 900.
An effort Wis malo yesterday to inllict Elm
stein for arson, allegcd to have been committed
On Fwenty.sccontl street some weeks ago. The
Jury Immediately attcrward adjourned ana start-
I'd on some mysterious mission OF investigation,
probably rcnchtng the County Farm Or Hospital
In tino for dinner.
The only Commissioners who will trust them
sclvea to write their resolutions, or any other
mnttcr they Aes!rc to present, are Messrs.
Ayar., Scnmc, Fitzgerald, Holden. aud Bradley.
Tic other members, while must Of them can
write, reason In this wise: "What do We pay
the County Attorney s7,oo0 ycar fori''
Several Committees OF tho County Board nut
In hUmc heavy work yesterday auditing hlls.
notwithstanding the Treasury Ia cn,nty: Hills
IN seSton'b Mror. a2g.ccating *9uo, were
orders already out. to mako $10,UN. Holden
had better be- looking out for thu couuty's credit.
Some time ago Stephen 8. Jones was Indicted
fnr lEbc1lpg Mrs. Victoria WooLhull nrtl Ten
bfc e. Clat!ln in publication he was running.
Nothing further x'as heard Of tho matter until
into tho Statc's Attlrncys Office. They desire
speedy trial, and their visit 10 tho West s tn
tat Jones gets his deserts. TIN case will b.
called In the Criminal Court to-day and set for
trial.
Commissioner Holden. some days ago, said hc
at tic Hospital was being flied with Ice from,
tho Chicago River, und fouu.l It without fountla-
t|u,,. Now comes 4. s. Piper l. Co., doing
buslncss at M. ~ West Twelfth street, WHO
viii call On thc,u they will furnish him witt,
tho leo was gotten from the Chicago Rycr.
The Finance Committee met yesterday after
noon md DpGnctl tho two ,itls received for tho
sale to the county ol S5o, o0o y fire bonds. Tho
sale of $1,000 Of tho bonds duo In 1893 at 10s
and accrued interest. The second bi.l was from
a. 0. Slaughter for $50,o00, Mt 107-tDxf, Of the
same surics Of borssa. fiIc Committee agreed
to report to tho l,oartl in favor Of accepting
S!auyhtcr's bid. Mr.. Slaughter purchased tt,G
honda he now proposes to sell FROM the county
the It'll OF 0etuber aud nat.l tfcrrtora premium
Of 5< cents mud accrued interest. lie has made q
good deal.
And now It appears that Mr.. Sexton, as i
county contractor, IL not the concentration ui
MI that liz upright The t!oort nt tho new Hos.
pItal and tho t!oor and window frames begin to
tell on him.. THO scn1ns In TIC floors vary IN
width already from q quarter to half Ill ilicll,
al.d III sonlo instances tho loorirg rofusca to
rest on The s!ccpcrs, md ia badly sprung Putty
missioncIs hare not yet discovered tlIat there
an; any, The doors have shrunt badly, nnll the
wlnlnW.sash ilntls room to play with tic wIut!s.
II tho contract had been adhered %, nu
8pnAunctl lumber lad been used, thu situation
would be different.
agsn4t the parties WIN have been printing the
Ik.nrl proceedings yesterday appointed two
"cxtscrts" To measure tbs WoTk,-I. a. IL
Baker att! q. Nelson. They entered upon thctt
will he atlu to report thut they measured sc
many yards Oi pFfntett matter. and that Is atl
II tho Committee were III earnest IN the In
ycstgution they would Aayc arst ef,tlcaYnTcd u
Finding this much, they could have had tht
mntteF measured. n,ul tho report would havt
t.ccn TINT thrre were 60 mally sqHarcs," cte
| As 1t is, when they know low many yards hay'
Dttu printed tHCf can lltlll out 1HaL lGE lnaliJ
"squares they have tE.iA fur, md divide thI
! yards to suit Nhttcwash
| n0HNOw1sG MONEY.
Yesterday Was the time for opening the hid.
for the sl00 0Ou temporary lnan ntlvestieetl for
but nothing WIS done. Thetu weru really 1T
new developments on tho luan 1ucstnn, excep
Holden announced that he did 'tut rare wlcths
| IIucls signed the "prunlscs to pay "or not. Ill
said lie ].ad 1e.a. a.lyce to this cifrct that tli
Buard c.'ul'l authorize my orc to SIGN tho sloy
uincnt In his ptucc, a,ld ru,nnr hal II that .Ec
had hccu selected tn do tha work. llow tn
capitalists wifi tnke to this schcsnu rcnatns +
hi seen. Mr. Iluck continued tru,, nirl said h
hoped thu Board would seek to force him D.
mantlanus, for In no other way consl ilc 81 ci
fcctuallr und satisfactorily To thu pull
lie explain his position and tho .eona
lion ., which tlie extravaganza Of th
hoard hud placed thccounty' tlnallces. After III
exposure OF thu cuidistun OF the county iinancc
III yesterdays TRIBUNE, asld alter Huck's aLsG
lusu refusal to sign my obligation, It u ne
likely that Chtcago bankers VII lend tho Count
Boaru any money. but will keep it in the
vaults, anu fuscu tho prcsent reckless admin.
trati0n tn curfall expenses, and thus keep II
outgocs within Its INCOME.