, 1873-10-01
ANOTHER DEADLOCK.

Tito C0santy Commissioners Mako nzR'
: Even Hpltt 0f, tho dssic*tiatt OF Prd.
vts'asau &lunraeru for tho Recorder OF
DeetiN.
Tho bonrti Of County CommiaHIonorH had an
atln'trnotl mootIng yoalor,'ay, President Miller
In ehe CHAIR; NIL tho lnomburs woro present but
hlr. singor.
Tho 1'onrl wont nto Cnminittoo Of The Whole
OH tho question IT aolooting a building In wl,ioh
TO put tho Nocordors otllco. ,---
A lcttor waH road from ObatlInt, Jaoknon, offor-
Ing To b'ttd nh additional vnult II lnB building
wna ronto. At. T.. So,,tldcr olrarod TO ront room
in lilo building on Washington Htrcct, cunt Of
tllo Ohanhor Of. Comn,orco, FOR, $8,000a year,
and to nrucl III thu basomout "a vaulL with
capacity Of :l,00U cul'iu fsol. =.
Mt. Aahtol, ofrorhl tho following:
,WNs,,Ess, It ia cs'lrnt Tint ~ prolnr central
laG9 Gun bu rn1ilml ut a.y r,qssnnno figure for re-
NfsoIrtd, Tlnt liz oe.unltsse an l,tlla 1}nainas
nl1d asnltnA ha sl thuy nr" l,nr"y ',ln.r,ntud 10
sSry nS% u nr Syhs n Fl s.'to4.!
Ink To tho riAns and sptaIhcanH " thu architects
"r'r'l TINT T." h"lhs tan e dun" =. III. o1toI'sc not
to-. t. S1'r' m fta, ~, rt"rtfi .nrth'' t!at io'ng
cxhlInE contrasts, ~ ruhv" a soMtracufa from thoir
rresrlit obligations,
Mr.. Ashton nnprnr.na 1t, nlnco It waa dcslra-
bio to cot,cshtrntN tho county oficoa, since 1t
would ho II snvi,lH Ii! money, M tho rent paid
would b0 twtco nj mich ab tho S12, 900, and tho
work could DO dono ly November.
Atr. Galloway denied. Tho truth of tho preamble.
Tlloro woro ceutral placoa offered at q low ront,
Al.d he lnoyod to Btriko the preamble out. He
waB also oppoaod to putting anything on tho Jail.
Tho roof wnB noarly done, only tho irou-nheet-
Ing TO DO put Oh. Nor would tho coiling-ioists
10 strong enough to mako floor for o Record
xiSk., Il -
hoop tho county Offices whore they woro all win-
tor.
Mr. Harrison opposed tho project, since tho
plnco waH damp, lnconvenfent, md out Of tho
wny, and praised hla plan Of renting a lot and
tho county building upon 1t. .4, z"
Mr.. Miller explained. why he should voto for
tho additional story. against which ho had for
morly voted. llo did 80 aince It was hard to find
vault room, mud Hineo tho recent crisis mado 1t
diAlcnlt to aoll Cook County bonds. Thore WAS
were heavy TO- boar, and would be still moro
burtlensDme IL iii attempt woro made to ereot a
Courthouse now. Il he got chauco he should
oIer tho followings
ion destroying tho greater portion thorcof ;and
WHE1sEAs, III tho rcbuilliugof tho same, inany layo
assumed burdens which, viii require tho astotest
WHEREAS, Tic burden Of taxes ia arcady rs onerous
as o.gh i;' S 10 ,. atl on ts people aud - u improve
audng stl further 10 tho burdens thereof thoreforu
iesotrcQ, That IN tho opinion OF this Board tho fur
thor consideration Of tho building of Courtnouse
ought to be postponed to tho year 1875.
siuco they could not hayo 'Courtu for
years.. and since thoy cou11 not hire agood place,
ho felt compelled to favor tho additional story
on the Jail. w.
Mr.. Ashton consented to drop his preamble.
Mr.. Clough wanted to 60 OH with tile Court
House, md WAS opposed to transferring all tho
county oinces to tho North Side. lie was con-
strained to bclioye the real reason for delay had
nut been atated, and TINT ttbero waa qliet effort
to carry tho 1nattor oyor till after tho eluc-
tion.
Mr.. Harrison believed the present proposition
WAS tho result Of trade. Tic did not think Tho
present good time for building Il Court House,
but 1lo did not want 1t postponed toput another
!: lii, ,Bogae.1jid not think It, possible to got
proper rooms at the Jail. "
Mr. Ofough moved to amend tie resolution by
putting in $4,000 Instead Of $4,000. Tho fact
was, tlley could not build the additional story for
e20,000.
MIR. Cloug]5s amendment was lost; az WIS one
by Mr. Galloway to fix 1t ut $4,000.
Tho resolution waa then lost-yeas, T.; nays
ms fOQOWS:: - >. Il.
Yeas-As ,ten, ncrting, Loncrsan, pahlnann, Roee,
Nays-poaac, olough Crawford, Galloway, Harris,
Hhrrison, ane jonea-1. .
The Committee rose, and the Board adjourned.