, 1874-11-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
MIR. Thomas Tilley Is Heard
from at Last.
lie Claims thai lilo Is flo Architect Of
tho Courthouse.
A Conference Ordered with the
Board Of Public Works.
Miscellaneous Business.

Miscellaneous Business.
Tho Doard Of County Oo.nmiasionora mot yea-
toriay afternoon, President Ashton In tho CHAIR.
orFEns or BUILDINGS.
4 communication was roccivol from Thomas
Afaolil, Offering llis building corner OF Michigan
a,,d North Clark stroots, for tho 1locordor's Of
iicc for 49, 900 per annum, including hoating. It
was referred to tho Special Committee.
A communication was received from II. II.
Houoro, offering to rent Ills building. corner Of
Adams and Dearborn stroots, containing ten
court-rooms, Judges chambers, folio-roon,s, and
ample vault accon1noaations for tho auu1 Of
SEC, 900 year for tlreo years, until such timo
as tho now Court-Hou slatl DO completed. It
was toferrod to tho Committee on Public Service,
BETTLENESV WANTED.
A communication from Armstrong t. Egnn,
asking d final payment Of their compensation
NJ architects Of tho County Jail and Criminal
Court building, tho amount duo thom being
buildings.
VOTING rnEo1ScTs.
A petition from cltiZonH Of tho Town Of Jolfor-
son. asking tho establishment OF tllroo olcctton
precincts, was referred the Committee Oh Town
aud Towai Accounts.
THE couNT-lfouBE CONSTRUCTION.
Tho following communication was rncevod aud
roforred to tho Committee on Public Buildings:
OFFICE Of TIE UoAnp OF punt1o WnnKa,1
CutuAao, Noy. 12, 1874.
Mo"ort H., AZ, cs",y = a'g t"s:;y: n;
ayng directed the Board OF Public works to eonBut
with your honorable boAy In segat1 10 tho sonstrac.
tiun of new oonrt-Ilouae ana cy,ilai ,ho Eo1ra
what place It would DO agreeable for yon to meet them
III accordance with the resolution alluded TO-. Very
Mr. TILLEY HEARD rtUsf.
A communication wAs received from Thon1as
Titloy iu relation to tho Court. House resolutions
offered by President Ashton, in which, saya Mr.
Tliey-
notice meaning 10 elect IN architect o!er. than
myRclf. j. +. j.. Should your honorable Board
aaopt such resolutions " doing you viii entirely
position. Your honorable board IL doubtless aware
tAat on The 18th duy Of Augnst 1879, YOU did adopt
ad " %s 3 @ sabte IL
petition MArch 15. 1875, was ndo1tca as the ono hy
,a % @ Goan .n mp esfa 90 ar N sy 10 @
concerned, provided the Common Council cunGurrfll
iii tho aac, which concurrence was obtained md
tho passago Of resolution adopting Ereka. No. g."
Al to lilo provision contained III iho resolution, for
sai,nS aiter tl,a "EurcSa" riau beg to Inform
your honorable oard thAt tho following document,
spy Of aieh d herewa suene ssn,1 y
incnts Of tho provision IN tue resolution:
lowing to erroneoua bate,ensa c1suiaed as to tho
County commssioncrs a a and tho co'uno1l % coutici,
sa1as s RI Tle onbca eoe,,,a Of my Dning Is sa as
c,blc feet, including tlone which, Estimated at nox-
tnua prize e ~ cents per cubic foot; an,ounts 70
tetion to thu actual cost Of teyer1l public hutlaings
already erccte in the United States, aud others in
cours0 o3 erection:
Cast per
EuildtAqs. cttdtc ,faat.
ttfAf fn1uv1 ii rnlfb
Tost-otl.ee. Washington {aarble, tsf eents
Treasury Building tgranitc). 35l cents
Tasest oics Washington UnafIisj 20 70 ] senss
State Capitol Michigan {Sontraet pricel. 20 cents
All tho abosb arc hre-proof buildings. TO corrobo-
rate these facts and estimate append tts follow
ns 1'"'' ATsaiieet y r.n HoAS ko naeis."
s nr;hees Of Ghcogo and
3 Saas fpp FIJI sn o"s ss
o aao cona1cr tic iucs stated by lin Of tbs cost u
public buildings sound bauis for Ills estimates.
e snsa y h s55 Ga5 ssss stss G15ps g. e. Y ~ n9 H.
II. Drake, y A. Randolph, G: +. Thon,ns. J. W. Rob-
crts, @. @. Miller Hansen Il Dack. john Morris."
WHO OWNS THE PLANS?
In addition to the nboye, blr T1lley cnlls atton-
tton to the printed directions furnished to archi
tects previous to submitting their pInns, wllorc-
by 1t appears thnt tho county and city cannot
claim auT drawings which were awarded pre-
miunle tho latter boiug simply oforod aH ro-
wards Of MORT. Ho claims to have boen elected
tho architect Of tho building by all tho laws gov~
crliing tho architectural profession throughout
this country aud Europe, ard according to legal
decisions rendered by tho courts or this country
lta gives notice that ho controls Eureka No.
6" BY cupHwlight obtained OIL the groundp plans
and elevations mud tint, III case tho resolutions
offered lust week arc adopted. he sha| take such
legal measures III aro necessary to enforce mud
protect his rights and prevent any infringement
0n the sAmo. In conclusion, nir. 1illoy onco
more signs himself tho ''Architcct Of the Adopt
cd Plan" Tho matter was referred to tho COM
msttce on Public buildings.
THE counT-llo RESOLUTIONS,