, 1874-07-09
LOCAL MlSCELl AMv.
THE NEW oOuHr-HoUsH.

-~Al0s AAhASA uhlloyy CcnH!AFt Ait0 Cue5t anN
County commissioners johnson, 11ort'ng, and
Dnsso.
At tho roquoat Of tho CommisteeD. Con. Niles
read tho resolution Of President Ashton, raBscd
at the County Doard, providing Tor tho election
Of an architect or architoots for tho preparation
Of pIans and specifications for the nov building
for tho examination Of tho pians By tho city and
rounty authorities, anu fos sngRcaesaua with
scgard to the arrangement at tue building. aud
IN u1timasc inspection by tho public at larso.
THE ARCHITECT QUESTION. .
Commissioner johnson Bnggohtoti TINT tho
duty OF tho meeting WIS solely to degito wtiethor
to recommend to tito Connois and Coin1hsstnt-
era tae Bnloc,ion Of ONO Ut t"o archi:ecss. WITH
out manning theA. uo moved that tho noatsng
raootumeni tue election Of two a1chttectH
BONE Suo0EsTloNs.
A1tf. Ia,}os asked Tor aud obsNtncd permission
70 reid the following document oafota tue NIT
tion p,aa put to tho meeting:
In spbtnitttug their report, your Committee would
gca,ous, which nro fra1nna with y'ow TO prevent
1lphstb1p combinations or FuRN whereby tho e8t q
Tic pruposed str,cture may te incrossetI and to In
sure tho [a!thrnl performnue IT the soycra contracts
accessory to the rroposed work.
F3r*t--Tuat any combination between the selected
n1ss o. s s sx 9s Es ~
tempt 10 favor Or rroots tlo Interest o any a1tlc-
r Contractor or contractors by tie selected areh-
Consn!tten, ahal DO decncd and, tgtecd npon by a
parties just p unds for TIC Immediate iign,fsssl
snaolulnenta duo to t,om ~ tho poar,l q Common
paauc!l and tho Beard of County Commissioners.
rssSr rsay @ns o afi
Sinattoss wSereSy they n,s lave 10 sa:%aiss ~,
works, aha ffny testified so and prosen ns cons II;
cred Just mud euiablo groun,f for tho rejection of ah
7'hird~That ii nsaeitg cor; ;eaeta With eoleeted #
srchtecta 1t shall bo txprcaaly sphatea {neren .a,
y I'd sseap sna vsed y s VI
pos,tod with The psolrr co1nfnee, sna inst ssaa
sretess rs oIKo e to @ n ts
works. il my aud ail el,anRes aevlntionH, y aera.
lions Of kind wllaeset Tint It may to des eaole t9
specncatuna. With the iucreaee Or tlccsaas In the
soat Of t4e Nurk also p.iny oct f"rsl 70 aad roIol
to mike AIRY ehslgos alterations involving an extra
charge whont thu ha1eton Of the adnt eom'nsttees.
rs. measures hs tslsp 70 proSept oan The as A.
sd specifications SO that they shall bc left 10 tlair
toua Of lntorestcd parties tn favor Of particular
modes Of construction tnvotynx tho use of any paE-
Ing only, In connection with the parties named IN thh
resolution Of Commissioner Ashton, be n1lowea ac-
sSss 10 thelr worroous dur7ng the tlms Of Tie Prep.
aratInn Of said plans.
Commissioner Johnson characterized tile roso~
1utions as premature.
opposrd to the building Of tho Court-House az
long as there was any PROSPECT OF the existence
81 smss Iaoy 1ues;aa ~ nolns ;,a's au,u ~ ~ H.:
III, f'oav atntod that l,e Ind m feAr IF tIo
exiatonoo Of rings. and that the city mud county
authorities would take oare that they would not
exist.
A., hsaa' .s. nssnu" ,"ro would In r;,oy
:, ar,;io ~ ti,a ,ionnmant If iii, nn!rr wh;s1
he thopct WAS premature.
AID. Bailey moved. IN amendment to Cennsnls-
esoner 0oins2ns I1uel, I'M. 'ns oonannstoue 'sn
cs'ttat1 s'"p'S '"o ~ '"0 ~ 1'~''
Tic n,nen3mout yas lost and the original
motion oarr.ed.
THE pERoENrAaE, ....,
Commissioner johnson moved that tho meet. s,la.
hg roconua a3ora - r., artnct. 'lo n,t aSs
Good uer cont Oh s., 500. 900, Carried,
AID. Hoath Thought that after the architects
had been selected 1t would bo tinao to prepare
and adopt precautionary Resolutions, WHICH he
would like 10 see made stronger than thons
BROUGHT forward by Aid. Bailey.
Tie meeting then adjourned subject to CALL
sYNGuLAR ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
4 sa, and sincular attamut at suicide yas
~.5, ~, +ar5,,, IS, h;o,,,r rnsnoc+,t1c nra IN.
.iisuo ~. ,eotstuAs os us ..;' "ess..I IT,.
seA,aseas n'an' @eol1pasa4so h'lauseA aaeo' uss
poaitions Of pubho trust and is known RI 4 man
,, n sh1,itv an1 intnrrity. Tbe oifoumptspceg Of
s." au' a ,aaunaa ~ H. ,1;ta- nro 80 a,noxea.
'no easot 10 'oA1 o.a ~ .ao 49, ocn
At noon yesterday, Dir. y. shepatd, Oh no. @pa
West Madison street, . hunaano citizen, while
walking along Pine street, in tho North DiyiH-
;nn observed a man uour White street ell
teo' ooaol'su a,. a. no '.t 'J IT, h.s,sa s III,
aeasos'us TO Anos@ aas nls psa'oa WIZ
portion Of brieK' Ae fah to"arus
him, but before he could reach
him tho party had thumpod heavily several
t,roca m, liz sl<ul and ca,,sot1 Inc blood to t,ow
freely MIR Shepard caused h,n1 to STOP anu
taking hold Of him demanded tho reason OF tue
ao;nr wrong. and had 40 d;Bn.aoed himself that
Ia os,,bt - hc tor,nre1 TIe nnnoara, i}c3,,;n,,a
~ ..'4,,. ~ :. ..,,rs"''t,,'e aa.n.s".
thelenecs', Af'patohtls'o VI IN oSn"ustlse ueoauch
and troubled conscience. Ho walked along
with Mr. Shepard, who intended to plaeo him iu
Tho haufB Of an officer a. soou az 1,e could fand
nnn. irhoy wsIked toward Ciark atroef- and on
the xay ihe stranger informed Mr. shansrl
lint ia n,me wss 4, II. Gidl,ucs and