, 1873-10-11
History Of the Job and Its
Progress.
Tho Ashtou-Hesing Bid for the " In
fluonoo" Of the " Times"
List Of all the Offers, and an Examina-
tion Of Their Relative Merits.
Probable Defeat Of tic Ubiquitous
Scheme.

sionors having il, Charge tho providing Of COIL
n,oloua quarters for tho lsccortlor's Office nado
bid for tho "influonco" Of tho Times, by nc
roptng it's oxtortiouato bid for rooms, and
ignored tho superior q.tnrtcrs olfore for tho 'lao
Of tho county at from ono-half to thrco-fourths
tha sim demanded by Alr. Storey, they did not
know whnt storm Of indignation was abont to
be stirred up among tax-payors. 1t Is gonerally
known tint tho present quarters OF tic hccoraef
arc too small, aud that an effort was boing made
to 1ottor them. This gavc tho nonoT-graobins
nlemout in the Comfy Hoard mn opportunity to
work in job NEr. Samuel Ashton might hnvo
realized by adding another story to tho Csina-
inal Court and Jail building, but for tho persiat-
ent rof,,aa1 Of Commissioner Harrison to Banc-
ton 80 palpable job. Dy d lfttlo judiclous
nlanmuvering Of tho botter portion of tho
Doard ho succeeded In 1ofoating this effort, and
III securing the insertion Of an advertisement In
tho county organ, calling for quarters for tho
ollico
Ii, response to this advertisement tho Board
received five bids, ono from the Times, ono
from the Marine 1}anlt, ono from the Grand pn-
citio Hotel, ono from Reuben Schloosser, aud
It will DO understood tint THO preuout quarters
Of tho Recorder arc very small -altogother too
contracted for tho needs Of tile Office. It Inns
but 1900 Hquare feet OF area, md 1G3 Rqaro feet
Of vault room, Tho Times olered s, ,2vo square
feet, Or 600 square feot moro, nnd 67 Aqunro fect
more vault room. At the SAME tino, tho vaults
offered by tho Times arc too narrow to admit Of
shelf on each side, and thoy arc really Of 1eBs
value than tho vaults at proHent In uso by tho
bid Of tho Times even Ind the renta been worry
low; but as it Was SC, 900 per annuln, Quo would
have supposed that O conscientious committee
would have loft # out entirely: There aro
other objections to tl,e building. Tho heeorder
be MI Outrage upon thesc ladies to connect them
in any way with tho Times. Lastly, tho
proximity Of tho chof od1tor is said to hayo Bo-
rio'lsy damaged the roof Of tho building in sev-
oral placoH That those circumstances arc not
more triics mny DO understood from the fact
tint not ono single Office In tho building hns been
routed. And Alr. Storey asked only $4,000 for
limited quarters in this questionable place.
Of the Pacific Hotel Company, made a
proposition, offering five roon1s, each con-
tn1ling 1000 squire foot, situated on tho corner
OF LaSallo aud Quincy streets. Two Of these
main floor. Tic situation guarantees plenty Of
light and leeB noiHo tllan any other III the build
ing. Alr. Stewart was satisfied with the amount
Of room, aud 10 nlso .wero Nlcsars: uertlng,
voted against them. Tho origiral proposition
was to ront those rooms to Tho county for e6.0o,
rcr annun. Subsequently the rental wns re-
tucel to - 900, nnd now tho offer III to mike 1t
$4,000. The space given II ncaliy = third more
than tile Times gives, the va,1lt-roon, con-
si.crably grentor, and Tho rent S2,i00 less
thn,l tl!at Of tho Times. Besides all this,
these rooms adjoin the courts, while tho rooms
offered by the Times nro four long squares.
nearly hnlf 4 milo, distant from them. And y:ot
tho Committee gayo in their report for The
Times.
i Lid was msdo by Alr. Il. Il Douelly, mana
ger Of tho Lakeside Publishing Company, and
AZ tho other competitions concede that, excepting
roGiff fhH Inisa G{F
was very much tile best made. Alr. DonclIs
would givo rooms OIL tho first floor, covering
4,1lG square feet, and in the basoment ,892
square fect, we'll lighted, well ycntilated, high,
tho needs OF an examining room. Tho total
number OF square ieot Of room offered by Nr.
DonclIy WAS COOS; by tho Times, $500; bal
ance in favor of lakeside, 2,718 square
preservation Of records, Mr. Donolly offered
Il burglar and fire proof yault containing 8515
square feet; and m immense repository, COLI
structed on the nnn,e principles contain.
ns p2 sSete usa ffS s fSf nsoaf ap aper1s 1o d M
o1a square feet Of vault, too narrow for service.
Daanco III favor Of the Lakeside vaults, 7GGl11
square feet. The Times wantca :G,oU0 por an
ui.n, and ,1r. Donelly s3.75o; balance in favor
the Lakeside building adjoins tho Courts and
the Times Building il nearly half milo away.
And yot the Committoo psolorrcd to giro tic
award to the Times.
r'' ner 1alf i: 't''ot Of tho basement, in
which tho Marine Dank was -situnted, 4ox72
feet. with excellent light and two immense
al the Recorder wanted, iu faet-on tho fourth
floor, with tour additional vaults; Or tho other
half of the basement of tho satno size, with Nil
tue fourth floor, With vatllt-room to mitch, for