The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-29

The BUILDING CoNMIssIoN.-At noon to-day
q meeting of the commission for the erection OF
one of The rooms OF the County Court House.
Mr.. Stokley occupied the chair, and Mr. Pugh
acted as Secretary.
The roll was called, and O quorum declared
The call for the meeting was then read, after
which Mr.. Walters offered the following pre-
ambIe and resolutions:-
WheredS, The ordinance enacted by the Select
and Common Councils of the city of PniIadel-
phia, and approved by the Mayor, on the 3lst
of December, 1858, entitled IAN Ordinances to
PROVIDE for the Erection of Public Buildings"
renders it obligatory upon the Commissioners
appointed by the said ordinance "tO advertise
in at least two daily newspapers published ia
the said city, for three weeks, for plans and e5-
Inmates of cost OF the proposed buildings;" and
Whereas. We, the Board of Commissioners
aforesaid. being of the opinion that the issuing
OF a general advertisement for plans would not
be the best course to pursue 10 insure satisfac-
tory results. requested the City Councils to
enact q supplemental ordinance, leaving the
com mission free to Obtain plans and designs in
such manner as they may deem most adVsnta-
geous to the public interests; and
Whereas In pursuance of the aforesaid re-
quest, q supplemental ordinance having for its
object change in the manner of procuring
plans and designs for the said buildings, was
introduced In the City Councils and, after hav-
ing been considered in both branches of the
same, IL faAlel 4 TO become law; therefore
ReSolred. That this commission proceed
withouttur ther delay to erect the public build-
iugs on Independence Square, as provided for
In the aforementioned ordinance of the City
Councils, approved december 81, 1868, and
amended by supplement to the same,
approved January Is, 1862 and that all the con.
dllions, terms, and provisions of the aforesaid
original enactment as amended be faithfully
ana energeticaliy carried out
Resolved, Thai the Committee on Architec-
;ure and Plans be directed to proceed forth
with, under the original ordinance, "to adver-
tise IN ~ least two daily newspapers ublished
In this city for three weeks for plans and estI-
mates of the cost of the proposed buildiugs.'
Mr.. speripg said that at o former meeting of
the commission resolution had been ad opted,
without sufficient consideration, to give one
of the rooms in the new public building for
military purposes; that the commission had no
authority to give the rooms for any special
purposes; that the dremen wanted room:
that the Philosophical Society wanted a room;
that other associations wanted rooms; and
that consequently he moved to resc!nd the
former resolution.
This view of the case by Mr.. Spering was
combated by Mr.. Harper. and supported
by Messrs. Gtllingham and Robbins.
The motion was finally agreed to.
The committee on the fitting OF the room for
the commission reported through Colonel Page,
chairman. Its bills were all approved and or
dered paid.
On motion OF Mr.. Giliingham. the commits
sion then went into the election of messenger
hr. johnson was nominated and unani-
mOusly elected.
The commission then adjourned to meet on
Monday next, at ~ o'clock M.