, 1874-06-21
They Are Unanimously IN Favor Of
Going Ahead.
Ind Ill Think the City viii De Able
10 Raise the Money.
lid. Bailey Thinks the Stone Will Cost
$2,800,000.
But Others Think the Whole
Building Will Cost Less.
No Conclusion Reached.

No Conclusion Reached.
A Joint meeting Of the Building Committee
Of The Board Of County Commissioners and the
Common Council Was held yesterday afternoon
in the Committee room Of the former body al
the Criminal Court building There were pres
cnt: County Commissioners Lonergan, IN the
Chair, johnson, and Hertins, and Aid. Bailey,
Coey, Heath, and Brandt.
a RESOLUTION
rassod bv the County Commissioners WAS feao
recommending the conference between ''e
Buildiue Committees of the Board aud Conncll
for tho purpose OF deciding upon the plans OF
t.a new Court-H House. to be erected us soon as the
financial condition of both City aud County COY
erpmen.s should warrant 1t, the building to 10
p1ain. substantial one, and not to cost nvre than
e 5000 GOO; the payment Of architects not to e1-
coed per cent On the cost, and tho CONTRACTORS
before beginning tho work to enterinto bonds OF
e250, 600. ..
Commissioner johnson thought the Common
Council would have to confirm the action OF the
Board before anything could be DONE
Aid. Bailey called for the reading Ct tne cor
tract of Aug. %, 1872, between the city and sho
county, urou tho joipt OCCUPANCY g: Of tile faone
Square. which was done by Col. Mlles-
THE FINANCIAL, CONDITION. ..
AID. Bailey thought that tha financial ques-
ticn ought to be discussed. The Chairman SAID
that the Bosrd thought that it was doubtful
whether the Council thought that they "efo II Il
fnaucinl position 10 proceed With the work. He
hud beard, however, that they had large
amount to the credit Of their building fund.
AID Bailey stated that it amounted to S664, ,e0o;
but all of this but $113. 900 had been uaod for
otler purposes.
The Chairman. showed that the county WIS
fully prepared to proceed with'ehe work.
Aid. Coey supposed that tie city could ralso
her share OF the first year's expenses Nlthout
any trouble He thought there was no prospect
of the clty's getting behind for at least couple
of years.
The Chairman called attention to the fact that
tho city was about to sell 3 quantity OF fe~d es-
tste.
tour years to inish the building.
BA1IE7's VIEWS.
AID. Bailev read the following ~ his views
upon the subject:
It would nrpear, from consultation with experienced
architects that tic plans Of building of such naEn1
tude IS the 1rupo.cd City-Hal1 and Court-House will
occupy period Of three months It lcast to bring
ts1n 70 tno perfection required 70 form tue psoner
t7..s Of contract, and very probably four months
n1sy be required before all parties interested shall
hAvs e1anincl and approved Of the plans when per
frcted. Therefore it il not unreasonable to say that,
ttng INTO account the preliminary delays in arr2ns-
ing and re.fectt the cn1act with the selected arch-
teri archlt-rt* ths plans and Fcestc,sions cannot
be farly IN condition to advrre" the different COZ
tracts on or hefo.e the 1st day Of December next
Next allowing Period o at Least sixty days TOT the
yc-.ipcd it is tn presume that with ali reasonable
expedition the leading portions Of tie work cannot
n the nsnas o. CO me ~, s1 a., o
March ct the year. allowing mouth for the de-
cisinns and delsyr shich .uud fec to be inevitable
in trar.actons Ct such Importance Thus, By the n,
medi1te eeron Of 1rrhitecl architects, we viii
no. be In pxtion to the work started before the
commencement Of the building sea.on Of 1878
IN he 1T1$51
and the building Of the lower cour8es and concrete
u-k3 during the fall Of the rrssut yesr leaving the
Eup-structure t. he worked during the progress Of
B1ch work. and that portion II the most that it would
t~ sdvt*ahe to attempt during The present rea.on,
but Il wonld afford this Tnuch-needed employment to
otr suffering iahor!uy classes.
It will thur be readily perceived that the outrde
between the present tirc sn t- 1s day RI July, 1885,
allowing that the foundation will Ire completed by that
time caEnot exceed $3oooo or $50 coo for each cor
poration- This sum would be amply FufHeient to
not only The ert Of work which c'7,ld he e1e-
ccted 1T the tic hut aso architectural services and
cAS VIZ STAND IT?
TIE question arises: Arc the city and county in
position to be1r the expenditure above ndicates Or
$50 600 each in the Tcrod Intervening between the
present time and the 1*t dny Of 5n'y mkt: On the
part Of the county, there would to be 1ucr-
ton Of financial competence to Heet he proposed
outlny
On thu part of the city there Is to the credit Of the
c.ty-Haa fund or Cnn1l Redemption tnnd: L os11nay @
thcreanutr With actual balance In hand of said fund
amounting to <2a5 0oo the remaining $40 900 being at
present expended for other purposes. but which can
be rep!ace in time to meet the expenditure required
in the supcrFtrctnre NJ the cty's portion Of the build
fore It can be oxpenacd IN the work in question At
tLe expiration Of that time It is fair to calculate that
the city will be in condition TO realize By the sale Of
properly Sufficient sum to complete the structure
without extra taxation
Whist the subject, and referring to the re-olu
tors Of Commissioner AAhtou which embody many Of
the
INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS
Of the proposed structure, wonld also heg leave to
Eu1ucst that The original instructions issued to CON-
reting architects last year demanding building con-
rrEiug basement and s,1t-cciar, end thrce ftone*
tecs be required to project fonr~snry structure With
BASEMENT 10 be used only for heating and ventinttnE
purposes; Ny reasopF FOR this suggestion are, hrs,
feet high for the purposes of pnbic Offices OF ay dc
sctphon, the ventilation cannot be made perfect.
and the example Of the old Conrt-House has sbun-
dainty demonstrated that for heating and rentattng
Iuruores eub-celar, badly dr1ined n it must be.
md almost deprived & :resh air eircnlaton' can
poisoned officials in tue old rookery can bear nbun-
dant testimony. Let ns. thercfo1-, accept the lesson
THE TOTAL COST
It wou1H nl4o re well to rcpnHider that portion of
tho Comm resolution rrovtdnE for out1ay
the fact In well established by the for
1ncr competition that the cubic contents will be 8,00p.-
oco feet. and. computing thes usual expenditure Of
IS cents rer foot arrive nt total expenditure OF
Snn0oo. So that the limit Of expenditure might be
made 81. ON. .ono.
Beariug al, the circumstances In mind am strong.
Is OF opinion that further REORGANIZATION would Ire Of
1n1e service to the interests and rrdc Ct OH
city aud county, and that should once for their
honor and credit proceed to the election OF architects.
and as soon thereafter practicable, commence The
building Of the City Hall and Court-House.
Aid. Coev objected to tho reading Of tht
speech. as he felt very sleepy. and AID. Bailey
stopped when the document wss only hal
finished. Aid. Cocv thought that with the pres
ent Low pricea OF building materials and labor
very fue building could be erected TO-
So 900.
Tho Chair stated that in a conversation witt
one Mr.. Page, an architect. that gentleman hat
ststed that an excellent and quite suitable build
Ing could be Put up for 81 ,0o0.000.
commissioner johnson stated that all that va
i, wanted whs the concurrence OF the Common
Council with their resolution
AID. BAILEY eaid that there were many point
t. be considered which the resolution Of th
Commissioners did not cover
AID. Coey said it Was necessary to decide JUS
how much the building ought to cost.
IN FAVOR OF GOING ON.
Commissioner Thompson thought that. II IL
Com1uittee reported to the Council in favor O
the Commissioner resolutions, they would soo1
Ere what IVES to be done. and act accordingly
He thought that it would be we'll to take = yot
It ouce as 10 the feeling OF the meeting in favo
or against going on with the building. He mad