, 1873-10-18
THE COUNCIL.
A Meeting Which Resulted in
Nothing But Tull1.
Aid. McCrath Makes Nuisance OF film.
self, rs Usual.
Statement Of Architect Ti1ley Concern.
ing the "Eurokan Plan,

Statement Of Architect Ti11ey Concern.
| ing the Eureka" Plan.
An adjourned moeting OF tho Common Co,,n-
ell was held last evening, Acting~AIayor Bond In
tho ohair, and present Aid. Richardson, Dixon,
Warren, MoGennias, Coey, McAvoy, sldwoll,
STONE, Pickering, Tracey, Hchmitz, Oullerton,
hcClowry, Clowry, o'Drion Dond Clark. Koloo.
Heath, Minor. Moore, Cleveland, ouirk. Nc.
drath, Eckhardt, Stout, Mahr, sollalruor, Can
non, Woodman.
AID. Dixon moved, In view Of the small at.
tendance that tho Council adjourn.
Aid. Cullerton shid he could not understand
tho reason for the motion. At tho regular meet
Ing the gentleman moved an adjournment until
Fridny evening.
Tho yeas aud Maya were demanded, and tho
motion waa defeated.
Aid. Cullortod introduced a resolution calling
on tho Board Of Public Works to prepare gu Or
dinance for sidewalk on Union place. Passed.
Hs also introduced resolution authorizing
the Comptroller to make temporary loan OF
S20,o00 for sewerage purposes. He spoke In
favor Of building sowers in tho Seventh Wnrd,
which, he claimed, was tho tl1thieat ward In the
city.
AID. Qulrk VAS In favor Of amending tic reBo-
luton by making tho loan 1900, 900. He be-
ievod tho city would make money by letting
sewerage contracts now instead of waiting until
spring. If the city discharged its thousands Of
employees, 1t would be compelled to support them
and thor families during the winter. The citi-
| zons would mover object to taxation for eower-
age and water-pipos.
Aid. Dixon insisted on tho reference Of tho
resolution to tho Finance Committee.
Aid. schatfner spoke against ita reference.
It vas referred to tho Finance Committee.
AID. Pickering moved to adjourn. Lost.
AID. Richardson presented q petition of prop.
erty-ownera in tho blocks surrounding the
Court-Houso Hquarc, asking the Council not to
adopt plan for City-IIall that provides for
corner ontrances Referred to tho Committee
On Public Buildings.
communication from the Board of Uuder-
writer's was road, notifying tho Council that
James Ayars, Jr., had been elected to I'll! tho
the resignation Of L. q. Davis. Reforrod.
Aid: SchaGner said he saw that quite number
Of Aldermen, the CHAIR included, wished to get
through business No soon as possible. As thore
| was little to do, lie moved to adjourn.
| Tho motion wRa lost,-yeaa, ID nayH, IT,
AID. McGrath said at tho meeting on Oct. 10,
1878, tho plnn known aB Eureka" was adoptod.
Since then ho had heard great deal about re-
requested to lcavo tho Council chamber. He
waH greatly opposed to thia plan, the charge
having been made Il. that it would bankrupt t@se @
county n'a oo city and ba,;.ve% cost
opposed to the action of tho Council IN refer
| once to the selection OF the plan and in COM
noncing to build Conrt-l1ouao Immediately.
building had been provided for the Recorders
oflice.. Tho rules required that motion to re-
consider, together with second thereto must
come froln member voting in tho minority.
Ho contended that those rules did not bind tito
present Council. Flo moved that tlo voto by
which tho plan " Eureka " was adopted bo re-
| considered.
| Tho Chair said Aid. McGrath know well that
the Chair could not entertain any such motion.
AID. Mcdrath did not know why llo should
| not.
AID. sc1afrner, on rising to second the motion,
said lo was asreeably surprised by the corrso OF
Ald. McGrath: The Council had adopted no
rnles, mud le believed TINT tho motion was e.,-
| tiroly in order. The Tilley plan mot with gen.
eral diBfayor aud 1t was the duty of the Council
| to reconsider it's vote aud allow the matter Of
| building Courthouse to rcst for awhile Until
| tho people were better ablo to build 1t.
The Chair stated TINT he could not entertain
tho motion. because, whether acting under tho
lnleB or not, n member voting in the minority
naa Ind. neyor. necordlug to parliamentary pro-
| to this, motion to reconsider must be made on
| the same evening.
AID schaffnor moved that tho Board OF Public
building Of d Courthouse without further o.
doris from the Council. lie wanted to know II
| tho motion was in order
The Chair said 1t certainly was.
AID: alcGrath appealed from the decision Of
tho Ohair.
The Chair refused to allow the appeal
Aid. Mcdrath said lie would $40 whether he
would not.
AID, cullorton said the present rules Of the
Council lad guided the body oyor since its con
Y9M1nE In December Inst.
AID: Dixon said all tho rulings OF tho Council
were illegal. if tho rules were what AID. McGrath
cIaimed--of no account.
Ald: AfcGrath moved IS an amendment to AID
SeheNncr's motion, TINT the Board Of Public
Works bo instructed to employ competent ar
chltect to prepare such plana as they may deem
proper Tor the building Of the city'a portion Of
this Council for adoption or rejection.
AID. AfcGenniBs said this WAS not proper mo-
tton to make ~ Wow Of tho action Of the Coun-
Gil, nor WAS AID. schalfnor's. Tho plan had been
t1on of the Council void If. rs Aid. AloGrath had
said, the cost would be grealor than hs esti-
mate. Be did not care whose plan vas adopted,
but the Council had taken their action, mud tho
Taxpayers wero protected.
AID. ,Quirk asked how the cost of tho building
was to be verified.
AID. McGenpiss asked how any estimates were
verified. '''-''~@
AID. schalruer wanted Aid, hlcarath to with
draw his amendment, but tile Alderman wouldn't
think Of it, When ho built house he employed
hlH own architect, and tha city ought to do tho
Hhlne.
Aid. McGennlgR had statement Of the cubic
al contents Of Tilley's plan, and a comparative
statement with othor plans, together with the
opnfoub OF aoyerai architects on the subject, Oh
foIlowH:
Owing to the erroneous statements circulated rs 10
tho cost Of construction Of tia Conrt-IIouse ac-
cortstng to my plan, M. Eureka, adopted by tho
County conlMlssiouera aud your honorable I]oard,
mako the following statement Of facts regarding tho
samo: The cubtu contents Of my building are
cubic feet, including tho dome, which, estimated at
n axm Saa M price Of Us ees pcr cubic foo would COS.