, 1877-04-09

we Ito mol see now Tho llltttots inEiRln-
ture can honestly or reasonably rcfnso to
givo car to tl,e denn,ul Of tho people of
took County for now Board OF County
Commissioners after tho meeting of the citi-
zens that was held Saturday evening, tho
resolutions adopted thcrcat, nntl tho sinful
tnneous Developments regarding tho mis-
management antl corruption in tho Doar1I.
commissioner F1TzognA1p WAS present at
TINT meeting, aud told how ho lad been
Fighting the Hing for six months, but was
about rendy to give mp in despair. TIe sass
tlat Tho bud management Of tho Inst yenr
will ca',so n deficiency Of $i25, 900 thts year,
md 1t will ho necessary to cluso up the Hos
ritnl aud Poor-faouse tlia summer, or bor-
row money tn pay their expenses. Ile
gives It al lfs opinion that It will talso
live years Of tho n,nat economical County
Government to get back where tho
comfy was ulreo years ngo, sud tho only
snfcty to bo eonght IL In n aew deal. This il
tho candid expression of n man who knows
whereof lIo speaks, mud who will bo 1egis-
latc.' ont OF two yoars' longer term In case tho
Legislature shalt pasa tile Cook County bill
the circumstances uf tho case iend Commits
sioner FrrzoEnA1n's words peculiar force,
aud thoy onghs to be given duo weight by
every mcmbur Of The Illinois Legislature.
Scarcely day passes when some new
ovidunco IN not developed Of tho incompc-
t.ncy or rnscality of Lilo rresont Ring ma
jority in the Doart1. Tho latest is in respect
10 tile Court-flonso foundations. Tho con-
fcx THU H. 3n1t 1Y.&
In tho faco If the fact that mora competent
persons offered todo 1t at lower price; and,
aftor the Job was done, HAnMs came IL with
iii enormous biu tor extras. Yot now It is
discovered TINT part ot tho, work tlonc
by nAEMs ,uust ba torn up aud done
all over, at an ,s1psnae Ut several thousand
dollars to tho county, because thu founla-
tion Inn boon bully md insecurity iaid.
IlAnafs WA watched during the progress Ut
TIM work by d County superintendent t,-somo
inso,npotont person appointed by the Bourd
a,ltl pufd by the public, ,-and his satary, too.
proves to tlaya lesn just ~ mitch moro mon.
" thrown nway. This sinyte instaucu shows
whit 'nay 10 expected il the entire work Of
building tho Courthouse 10 it,t.t,stel to
thesa fellows. They huye alrcaly exhausted
$l.FdA, 100 of bonds, md will ask the co,au-
ty to isSao *2,th'o.'HN more fos s!on, 10 d..
vous, nttor tho fashion Of tho purchase Ut
lilo Hospital l"t; tho County Donrd Iai,l
$lt5,tDo for that lot, nnd yot slr. JoHs
woopantpag. wolt known, responsible
attorney Ut tllia oity, s,atod " Tho
Saturday ,aoatiug TINT AIr. BALDWIN,
who w,l1 tho lot 10 the ruuuty,
l,a1 told him that he {BALnw1x}
lul received hnt s1m,sN0 for It. At tl,s
xun.e natio, of tin S3.AN, Ofa to be expended
OIL tho t"urt-l!onsa tile Ring wo,ul nbsorb
half ,uiiiou, t'r Which tho public would
Iet no consideration.
1t Is high time to stop this. Tia people
have right to demand tho privilege of
elscting new Hoard. Tho Legislature has
no right to refuse 1t. Tho County lsing,
eron now, will leave county affairs III almost
as bnd condition Il. tho CoLy1N bun,luers
left tic city "t1airs year ago. II allowed
t" 10 on lousur, matters wilt 10 In such
Shape that recovery will bo impossible. Tho
county bill, which Illus progressed in tho
ss,'a.o to Ii taird reniing, should 10 pisssetl
Immediately, without <lslny for any purpose.