, 1874-05-13
THE COURTHOUSE,
~s - = p.rs
What the Aldermen Say on the
Subject.
opinions OF tho German pross--.No
Increased Taxation.
Card From Mr.. Egan.

eene and wholly .uupropared to say anything
relative to tho long debated t. to DO or not tt
DO " Of tho Court HouHo planB. It is oertain tha
tho ofciala roforrod to are broken up into half 4
dozen or moro cotesios, each of.whioh Ia patting
eome pet architect on tho back, not III tho inter.
sst Of tho city, but In the interests OF polltlca
trickory and wllolesnle wire-l,ulliug. Tho poor
Tt1lcy plan is hardly spokon Of now. II
WAS = q favorito with tho leaders oi
tile doteatod C,tizon's Union Party, whiol,
partly explains tho Disgrace into w1iol,
it has lattotly fallon. Nov, many OF tho ccltie
Aldermen are hot for Armstrong l. Ega1l'e
affair, while othors howl for Matz, and pretty
strong SO und is onger to support tho claims Of
Gay.
1t is. however, next to impossible to- get a
straight answer from any Of tho willy patrlarcbs,
mr. Campbell satd to . repor.er yesterday thai
didn't know what to think, and, II ho Ind any
idea upon the subject, no would prefer not To
express it. Tito astuto Dixon declared himself
perfectly innocent OF any knowledge On tho
subject. He Was not concerned: at al in tho
matter. Mike Bailey laughed when he WAS aslretl
about 1t. How could he toll what the Council
might do? He had nothing to suggest Tom
Foley WAS careless, to I'LL appearance, and John
Corcoral1 indulsoa in q fresh cigar wien ho was
Despite all this dearth Of language on the purt
Of the CITY Fathers already mentioned, there iy
avety strongly grounded suspicion that tic
whole thing II golng to be 5obbod through the
etill, howovor, among tic Aldormen, a stronp r.
party IN fAvor OF ,procraatination. AID. Dixon
said TINT Ae was In favor Of the utmost economy,
and that 10 considered tho oxih.ing buildings
ETY. T.; Snuuen ior ~ pfesolls asos He would not
ply for the purposo Of making a show.
Guy III, beyond position, the most energetic Of
e compesns IT. n1cnteo.s. @ T. ae has rsmodelod hla
to onter thu ljsts WITH anv - - sa'a,
ne oa, ~ aI1awoI mtin "y n case
new plans by q combination Of Architectural
talent does not appear to be very onthusianti-
Ttrg nrnnT.u porss ~.
Tho +,,,,,v;n1 od;te.a;nt, fncop. r ~,
zo;;a tu9Ml9S M . 1B., ealtosas, from me Saats-
ZE41"Hg " tna Ntn INST, anu tue Un1on OF tho
6tl, WILL give All idea OF the feeling Of the Ger.
mans OF Chicago on tho question of beginning
!iodis. zc;t,,nn sava Va '' "'" oo"'s"1louh7' 1ne
rss n-s",s" 1e":, aa!a ., ...
@ ne proniae natM Would firstly, shelter the personal
sorcn o. 1o elaLsn agalnst
r,,ca anu secondly that would In.
Rr9mse IN M manner m wh which those Immediately
snen only tho second part to be carried
ac = 20 taa s ta LII u hels has haen no
sne peopioA tArty cane IN power and probably will be
nono therefore nothing romans to ha considered but
ee9nV}iy; gn'} oso,,,,, !. ,,.,o.,n n
ni H. IN utteIy opposed 70 the plan Of be-
Enn,nH n na tnls ~ moment the construction Of new
y ca, e Iho ety needs no new conrt il
ss1%e Hes ~ are certainly hgh enough Whe tho solug
ao ~ or ropeFy m Pas decreased considerably during
Ts9ans1 re-. II & tie sane and r VI valuation for
Iii jo " Mn,snes t1an a ls72 The alowness
wen epe @ @ 1or lssa are aa n s TIE most
snoyS % up 1ne ax9sy for lst stu higher tn order to
pun nno g new ; would 10 scanaaioua ylpla
iaet sno eoge @ ~ waacn .no ieopos Party won
aas . u tan ~ oGcota WIN ths Wishes OF the
ta1psying clizens tue inf,tois s.zcitang de-
% Eaaeu nsou tas. auMn aga,nht tue puliung ol new
M IT, and tnas TOO, before thu full discovery
u ea.e to canas W. Tpns has aiase naprened
Not IN but of esy ID
cr ~ ,ssI aos Inc eeets o. the financial
on npI ses SS s
,eas pioauctve, ~oua oe no more reasonable than
canoo az ooth ends III order to have mora
4 Wise oty government must follow the same ps!n-
eapea Dy Mcn aens,0e @ ps,sa@e NO. ca1on manages ~
ew wbe Ia Is na 70 i xhG b1 a1ss
aots % "ork T. pua neW aAa 1afse awehng. .1ouee,
asle LIN as an exap ana must not
It already possysse. and which brings II ii
nothing and ssn herowith-that IL without increasing
Ing can 30 baid agalnat Tint L The Lake Front
BE- aold for eash Even for oDy and sao hs
staus, ~ tne het & sh q can 10 ohtaaec; and
the connsy VIII ndu similar sum; aid II Court
Houae ia built for s. o00, 900, good or as bad one
~ can be bud for thut sl-tha: will answer Tor in
that case, taxation will not 10 Increased except by the
interest on ~ The money to oe borrowed by tho county
building Which does not limit The SUN to 10 expended
BY the esty to %hat can 10 obtained for heretofors
now and heavy burdens to those which tho Taxpayers
already Donr, Ia thing Of evil and is adoption would
b Violation Of tho promise Etvcn by tAe Peoples
n9fy r ~ a NsV xofk n. ho ruin
aa warning to the representatives Of tho Peoplos
party.
THE UNION.
Such m lmmena9 q tat Job, IA the building Of new
CourtI1ouse for Chicago aud; Cook County, which
may swallow up Ave, aix, VI porlapa seven millions
cannot be Lost sight q by oir political eharka.
lhe 1ntg1gueB winch na4e 8ohe on between the meM-
bers Of ne City Council aud some interested architects
nna nave hot YET como to tho surfacc.
I;hey nave peen pufed III comparing hFurea," and
u seeing how the job could be best carried ont and
tnyoIrsI n ths einsss ~ a ~ ~ ~ ah1
tect md still n,ora fortnnta cantractnra nas1 ~ -
paranonoua or trouble thcnseyea shot fsw hrn.
dred Thousand tiollara Of corruption money. : |