, 1873-04-03

osaary. poraonu WHO took MI interest in tic
Hub1cot might obtnln all tho information by up
plying SIl9t Mt tho o'1loo of Tho board Of Public
| :. AID. Mc0onnisa movod to 10y tho motion on
tho table, whiol, was aarocd to-.
Ald. 1ailoy moved to Instruct tho Doard al
500 the plans from tho hourB Of 12 o'clock, noon,
y, Az 1Icatl opposed tho motion ss lnjuaiclous.
Until t,o = award was mode by tho Committee, ho
body but tlioso nlrcady privileged: Whom tint
award waa made, 1t would 10 right enough.
I'hore woro already mon enough who wero using
%s sho!r influence a toward tue choice Of sortain Do
wished tho public admitted, md tint suggestion
indicated dosiro to admit tho architect. uo
would bo Borry to aeo tho motion proyail.
would be dangerous to admit tho wllolo public.
ho saw no objection to allowing Aldermen and
County Commissioners to introduce their friends
to tho building.
Commissioner Galloway WAS opposed to lotting
In tho public indlscrimiuato1y.
>, A Md; a Mcaennisn q was also opposed to the mo-
holol by influential mon In tho performance
OF lis tluties. There would DO too much 1abor
involved for tho Bonrd IN tho issuing OF pasaoa.
| Aid. Ogdcn Hnil 1t would bo Imposing too
heavy burden on tho Doarl Of Public Works.
Tho motion wna withdrawn.
Commissioner Thompson wisliod to admit cor
respondents Of foreign newspapers to view tho
plains, on tho aano torma M applied to local ro-
portorn, which being moved was agrooa to ILL.,
nnimous1ty: amin ely
number Of twolvo to oightoon, which was agrcod
| to.
The mootlng adjourned to a wook from no1t
Wednesday,.
| BONE OF THE r1ANg.
Want Of spnco provonts uB giving y detailed
description Of all tho plans today, but a cnrnory
montloa may DO intorontinR. No. !. "sompor
p1ain in tho rnain building, relieved by the rich.
moss OF detail in tho tower and entrances. 1t is
IN, tho Italian stylo Tho perspective view
shows very stylish but rather lonu structure.
Washington Rtreot. a1cBsrs. Cochrano & Miller,
No. 2, Vonotian, y Is aomothing in stylo what
It's 311r nnmo imIpios; It IL compact, massive
alone Il tho centre Of the building. On either
sido Of It aro two airy, open courts, upon which
the windows Of offices not otherwise Lighted look
for, mir and illumination. Tho design Of tho
various courta and offices mil gvo tho Commit
tce plenty Of opportunity to appreciate 1t.
but tho multitude Of oxtorrna1 adorn-
monta you'd ID, noona 70. to- rondor 1t i'm,
of Tho edihco, with It's lofty cupo1n, is not us
striking rs somo othors but tho lntornal ar
rangomonts may please tho Committee:
:, No. 4, "Alnrmfon, is q striking building, but
the amount Of construction above tho limo Of the
roof appears to bo endless do.nos md cupolas
suggesting number Of unexpected mushrooms
Oil worry H1nall lot. The informal arrangements
nro similar to thoso above named, aud bolong to
tho sa1no general order Tho stylo Of tho build
ing il also Italian. The towor terminates at n
giddy hoight.
No. :, "Eureka," N1r. Thomas Tllloy, OH tho
dark eide, is one Of those for which wo predict q
It din nera in tho gonoral i,lpa from any other in
tho hall, being arranged with maximum of ont
side Light: Mr. Iilloy Inns chosen to draw his
ground plan in tho form Of 2 Crook croas, aud
ingenuity. Tho perspective drawing shows a
very handsome building in italian style,
tnasslSo md imposing, with high.
improved by cutting the corners. Tho
estimated cost is LOSS that $780, 900, but one or
two members Of tho Committee doubt it. One
error appears to bo tho addition Of fourth atory
parontly adapted to this stylo Of building Tint it
ia wonder ,y aono ono olso haa not lightol upon
1t. Tho entrances arc OIL oach corner, tho nd
'?Nstefe No # ,c's %o1;t II ekyIo1 b ~,
but not appropriate for this city. It is highly
ornamental structure with worry small tower,
put very rich III detail. It is scarcely vol pro-
polsslon,sd, hut may DO regarded as ono of tho
md desorTo attentive inHpoction.
No. Q, "JuBtitla," Otto II. Matz Ia anothor
handsome dosign, combination of tho forms
from tho various periods OF tho Renaissance,
now Louvre. tho Hotel do Villo of Paria, and tho
AlaIson do Commerce Of Lyons. Tho grand plan
le IN irregular pRrallologram, with I'LL open court
giny;ing plsnty INT Of light al yontilation for tho
Offices. The first story il Dorio. tho second
Ionic, and the third composite, tho capitals Of
this last being Of form instead Of acanthus
leayos:, The main foasures Of tho design
arc arc two ~ large payiliions. i. in tho een-
md Clark stroots, 80 foot front. The dome is
plaeoa IS foot from tho building line On Wasll-
ington street which, with tho octagon lantern
and base, ia o2S feet high. Tho interior court
light and heat from the streets and court. Tho
estimate cost is 92,80O,0OO.
No 10 is designated by . 1vo-point star; is a
very handsome structure tho roof Of which sug-
gosts to everybody tho Crystal Palace at Sydofl-
ham. England. It is worry imposing, mud iy tho
roofing quito novelty here.
No; II, childe Harold" is n Gothic building,
yory handsome in itself, but, aa Gothic arolifl-'
tempted BY ono or two architects, it is fa1fr to
suppose 1t cano from Boston. It Ia almost &C.
clcsiastical IN it's treatment, nothing having
boen modified to suit tho modern taste for soou-
quaintness 10 us Chicagoal,s.
No. u destgnatod "10-ll0," appears to bo Of
foreign e4tra:tion also It is rambling in style,
and suggests four separate buildings linked to-
wllat tis Tho internal arrangements may re-
doom it when thorough examination il made,
No. 7, "Aut Ctesar nut Nilll," hlr. Gay, is 4
novelty Ra well as handsome affair. THO ar
tho conventional aon,o as being q auporfuouu
oxpenao, aud ldding littlo to tho appcarauco OF n
building. Flo has erected hia building on papor
round square, waating no space. but obtaintug
ninng, q continuous corridor throughout tho
building, the oflccH on one sido rocoIy-