, 1881-12-11

the probabilities are Lnat II Will oo s0@.
open board. = -. il. - :
TIE nronostt1on OF the Chicago, Milwaukee );
ST. Paul Railroad Company to construct roaa
to the poUr-house ana tn5Ane' a5t1um u 'neEssn %
with unexpected fayor. INC Pc ,o,n the
right of way, are 1nanlfestinX the .reAtest !ntet
est on the subject, and are vytns WIN each
other i1 Offering @ tGr ene IS at The
road start frum Mount Clare. another that J..
start from Grayland, aud still another % tnat J..
OF the property to be crossed are offering tasoE-
abIe tcrms and there Is 10 lonxcr il doubt, IL IS
Thought, but the tuail will he bullt Ut an e'ts ~,
day. Surveys are 10 bo made 2t e;lcn OF Al ,Ie ~
lines proposed, but which one will be Hoptea IS
beyond calculation. Tho surveys will be COM
meuccd the coming week, It IS peiloEeo' =.
THE COMMITTEES STRUGGLE.
The publication In these columns few days
ago Ut the aIlotting Ut the Erinc1pal CnnlFtllan-
enips In making up tho c,1nlnltcea OF tht tounty
BOARD bus stirred up consideraDic Oh roW. u .Ei
he changed somewhat. Snmeot the ltep.aniseans
are claiming that Mattocks is not entitled to
h";n' tet Sas psy bce oad 10 lis
protests against Ender beng given Charities,
and uus succeeded in stirring up thAt gent ienan
O'NetIl nus bis opponents for the posi- ton OF
Chairman Of the Building Committee, wiio are
urging that he is the lust man III TIC hourd WHO
fight up 1t appears to tc. first, nglinst the
Democratic members, al,d second, between
Ender and HUT For tho head OF CHARITIES, anu
thn outcome unc can safely predict. 1t ia.
urged on the one hand that 1t will mt do to
cnnspicuously reward the Democrats for their
fealtS to the Chatrman- elect, who nus chArge ~
the whole matter. especially ut tho expense nt
such Republicans us puriugton aud knopf und
then aguin that 1t would be d severe
an'1b To Ilutt, who has been on. the
Charities fur two years. md Is
conscientious, Woodworking member. to give
Ender precedence over bitn by milking him
Chairman. There nre other wranElcs, of course.
ana great mntly of the members showing
their teeth. especially Albright. who IS feartnl
that he will be politically ruined unless no gets
murc thun he understands hus bern arranged
fur him. and III The tneuntinc Mr. Carks ear ll,ls
been transformed intp sorl III a hopper fur the
duty of settling all Or the disputes devolvcs
upun hiul, Of course, and his position Is anything
but IN cnviable onc. III tuut, he IS almost DIS
tractcd over The situation, and every hour adds
to his cunfusiun. for while hc wants to do the
best be cnn, he has not been let alone
Tor i1@s hin1seif f' lie said sal s last snins crcnng
however. that his policy would be to take care
ri his friends, AMI, furthermore, that he did not
feel under amy special obligations 10 the Repub-
iicAns because he huti not been elected by them.
He did not knuw what be would tn in the Ender-
HUT contest, nor yet how much consideration
pointed to the triumph Of Ender, to the slate
being changed as to hinttocks. and a Rcpub-
lIcan being given tho l.ea Of Hospitals and TO
some one else than O'Ncit bclnE given Public
Buildings. lie tiunily will determine the mat
ter tuuny, however. lit meeting arranged tor.
und his conclusions will be laid befAre tue bOArd
tomOrruw Ut !: o'clock.