, 1874-11-26
AN UNEXPECTED HITCH.
Gen. Licb B1ocllB tic Gnn1c Of tho
Egan-Court-Housc Ring. Y
He Refuses to Sign q Contract Making
Egan the Architect.

Thore laa good prospect OF trouble IN th
Boartl Of County Commissioners On tho aubjoc
of tho Court-uouho Arolttect. Some ttmo an,
the Board elected hi. Egan to that position, t1z
ing Ills compensation at per cont OF It'd cost O.
tue building, or $97, 600 iu all, as, by tho roso
tionH adopted week ago last Monday, tho coun
| ty's half OF tho new CouEt-House ii not to Of
coed In cost tho sun Of 81, ESQ, 900. 1t will bt
remembered that Mr.. Tllloy, author Of the Ell
reka plan, which waB accepted by tho Count,
Board. has given notice tint he claims to bo
DULY ELECTED 4NoH1rEcr,
mud that hc will assert bis claim by au appeal to
tho courts II necessary. flis noto Of defiance
on Mr. Tilloys part seoms only to hayo had tle
o1ect Of hastouing tho action Of tic Ecau fan
ton in closing up tho matter in beAalf OF thoir
In tho Courthouse resolutions otrerod BY
ffoeluens Ashton, and passed by the Board,
was contained provision for entering into
contract with tho architect {Egau] already
chosen, but not before conference was had with
tho Board Of Public Works, ID wis huppospd; II
appears, however, that tic Egan ting detor-
mined to
aud execute contract lofore he could iuterposo
court proceedings to toHt his rights. With q do
Efee OF hasto which savora strongly Of dcspara:
sion, and With groat aeorooy lost Tllley Should
Attlo game,, tno County Attorney has 6oon in,
aIrnctod to draw up contract making Egan Ito
architect Of tho couuty's portion OF tho new
oonrt,HouAe. This CONTRACT was yesterday pre-
sentod to Gan. Lieb, tho County Clerk, for hip
signature, President Ashton having already a.
liked his sign manual. Tho County Clark
REFUSED TO sIdn THE CONTRACT =.
On tho ground that 1t was not in accordauco with
the action Of tho Board. and because lie had
lutiona passed by tho Board authorize tie execu-
tion Of such Contract, but the same resolutions
require thnt q conference bo hold with tho Boarl
Of Public Works, With u view to securing unit
formlty OF construction. It occurred 10 tho
resolutions required that thu conference bo held
hefore contract should bo executed. No otlor
Intelligent moaning could be attached to tho ao-
ton q tue Board, aB tho execution Of contract
with Egan as architect Would
FoACE HIN UpoS THE BOARD or ruprfo ,yorFs
as tho architect for tho cty's portion as we'll and
render 9 conference suportluoua. rheycfolo
Gen. Liok fclt justified i'll refusing to align tho
contract, and ID be|ioyiug that tho extraordinary
hurry to hare tho thtng gil fixed up before tho
MISUNDERSTANDING them President ABhton-was
actuatod BY considerations other than .Aayo Tor
tue aest interests Of the county.
On tue 7th Of December tho now Board comes
Egan contract Is tho result OF determination
N tho part Of the old Board ring to take tho
Courthouse mattor out Of the contro Of the
next Board as fur az possible, as we'll as to
STEAL 4 MARCH, '
upon Tilloy md sllut him out, The refusal OF
1en, Lieb to sign the contract bloclB tho gauie
Tor tho present. and, as the County Clerk an-
aounceB his intention to withhold Ills signature. |
1othing short Of q maudatnus from
ha courts will broak' tie deadlock. |
t was q bold stroke on tho part Of |
he, Egan ring tlla attempt to ba1auco accounts |
md aottlo up tleir proportion OF tho s97. .Bll |
9cforo going out Of olice forever; and, il Tic |
determined. stand taken by Ger. Liob accom- |
,lishos nothing disc, It mill at least result III |
llrectlng public scrutiny to QUO Of tho most |
uHplcious tranaaotlona In tho history Of the |
'reseut County Board.