, 1873-07-18
The Plans Committee Comes to q
Definite Conclusion
About II.
Otto Mat2' Theory Of Architecture
is Deemed Worthy Of the
First Prize.
The Second Goes to Gay, and
the Third to Tilley.
The Objections to Which the Success.
full Plans Are Open.


'ul FiaNS ACe Open'
thotic and Indifferent about tho Court-IIouso
plauH and small blame to him. Thoro Inns boou
an ,n,,c1, fuea and m 1,t+,o v,r1r acoounorad hv
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.u' ~ soln' ool1loi'see on oou1t-aoose rl"he'
tnat tue "earinoss OF the Taxpayer ts pardona-
bio. The whole matter has become standing
Joke in this community and whom de1ay Ia al
iudcd to It Is, in mnthomat,cal nbraRoo1ocv. II in
tas.a ", ~ M n.'.-4 1aa. n1a pnt ne,' snsst.
toltuH " TUG Couft-t1ouao flhn committee.
But their work ia complete. They have mado
their final selections, and nothing romains for
them now h,t tn rcnn,t tn tbo nommon Connci,
.,1 oo,,,,r ea,,,,,;a,;anos w3,aI,.a. 4,,a;. ~
onu oouuss w, oo'n'uts14onois' "n'snoi t,'o't io'
port WILL DO adopted or not, remains to 30 soon.
There B reason to suppose that thero will DO
wanting cortain expected unanimity Of action
WIN, tbooa 4,vo hoa,oa o,ru;aor i'm ro,,r+
- m,o. 'ne'o WV ooa4oe ouAoAooA ''' Aopots'
"aasesef u potsona psoluo1co anu Pets5 aplee
may na7o governed ono or t"o members OF tho
COMMITTEE cnnnot be expected to prevail In tho
two loria1ativo bo]tea whoso nnnroya] in noceB-
so,, norco o1t,1orr,, ~ t,onar., ,onnr NJ tho
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oo.soo "o1A n4"1 70 Ao6"'.ou 80 aa' uo
position, changes may DO mado by tho A1dormen
and Commissioners.
49, rnaorat.ndinr % % ,ost,-,.r nnnr TN s,,h,oot
m.,e at -. '.,s.1. ~s,a1lo, ap ~ W. ss,nt ss' w.
aAey "es At a elooA' ioaoa'eo w un1ea 1no
business and go home rolieVod OF heavy ro-
sponRibility. When they met AID, Ogden was
absent, but Mr. Bongloy WAS allowed to explain
to tho Committee tho merits Of lis plan. This
done, Nlr. Ogden was aont for. and the Commit
tho gatharod In the littlo room at tho head Of
the stairs, whore tho thermomotor was at about
100 degrees, and thoro stood up to deliberate.
Tho e7citoment vas intonne,-so was the heat.
Everybody Ind voting plan to offor, but final
" something like order was accomplished, and
4 window VIVA nr;od onnp with n chisnl
nt,a Tn,rnitf - aana 80 nrior Hn,ar,;.o,,,on
Singer % in tho oI'sir. Is r'' W 'A"'' e''4''N0D'S
Aid. McaennlHH supposed that the COMMITTEE
were foady to decide upon tho th1eo plans de-
serving o. tue premiums onerod. Ihoy had
nt apGn ana nov
z coasetaans "!1n taelr lespeoI1'o meIl5s. ho
resolution: ....
Rsselsd Thst this Committee pEoessa to ballet TOR
14 IA na1or ,nav,a tIo yo11owina anoandno,+,
Ato oAtloy thoseo suo AoHo"ioB nlnenu!nous'
threo pana In open ballot aud that tho Secretary call
the yesa and nays.
Inc anenuens @ M was ,,.o ,aia On tne IL
u}.a aao,ta1 ~ VIZ "ooo-1'e1 ~ 111' 1-e~'0A
41'1s honnao, roovad That +ha finn.
.n;1fna haIInt fnr ono nm at a lima 1vh;rh syna
aorced to- A'N wy f'1'N = ''3''' "''4'A' ""S
,rha Cor,nit+eo t1,oo ;nSor7n,1lv d;acuaaod tina
d,fiou1tiea hat lov IN TIM wav Of voting. Il was
detarnined on Tia snvrestfon Of MP. rrindi-
vile, to yota for QUO Of fourteen plans, and
seleot tho threo highest receiving majority Of
tho votes.
Then it WAS decided to let each uomber vote
Tor one plan without contning him to any par
tioular range. Thon it WIS not.
Commissioner Prlndiyillo offered the follow
Ing:
Resolved, Tint tho Committee proceed BY ballot to
choose three plnnH by commencing at tho lowest num-
bar Of the Il plans that received votes or over tho