Board of Administration v. Stead

delivered the-opinion of the court:

The Board of Administration filed a bill in chancery in the ' superior court of Cook county against the Attorney General and a number of corporations and associations who were supposed to be interested as devisees under the last will and testament of Jonathan Burr, praying for advice and instruction in regard to the execution of a ninety-nine year lease upon the east half of the east half of lot 6, in block 33, in the original town of Chicago, otherwise described as Nos. 174 and 176 West Randolph street, in said city. It is alleged in the bill that said…