, 1874-07-31
Points Of the Opinion Of the
City Attorney.
The Action Of the Council Unques'
tionably Illegal.
AMermanic Attempt to Get $500 Out
of J. C. Cochrane.
City-Nn11 Talk.
rHE COUNCIL,

TIE COUNCIL,
a spacfal meoting Of tho Common Council
was held last evening, President Dixon In tho
chair, Tor tho pnrpoab Of taking action On tho
Court-House architect question.
AID. sCriArFNEh
atoao to privileged Queation. His courao on
tho architect question Ind boon consistent, hc
having advocated delay, It WIS known that ho
Ind not favored the Egan combination, and he
lad voted for Harris and Doyington. lie
found iu tho Times charge that ho was ono Of
eighteen who Ind boon bribod to vote for Egan.
The man who wrote tho article was q malicious
man who waB fit to bo employed OH d newspaper
woull wrlto Huch mi article, and he denounced
him as dirty yagabond.
AID. Campbell also had bono to pick with tho
Times for its abuse Of him for his nction OH The
Fro ordinance. 1t now tranBpircd that he WAS
right, and tho ordinance was Of 10 effect. Tiyo
hundred wooden buildings were in course Of
erection in tho burnt district.
AID. Richardson said that IL this ucro truo ho
should introduce resolution consuming tho
board bf Public Works for neglect Of duty.
AID. Kchoe desired to etato that ho did not
voto on tic architect question Us represented In
tho TIMES.
AID. Richardson said that, iuaamuch as this
meeting was callol to elect
Third ARCHITECT,
10 wo uld moye to proceod to M election.
Tho Chair stated that the City Attorney Ind
7,oen called upon for hts opinion rs to the nu-
lhority of tho Council to elect architects, but
unable to submit tho opinio tonight. Az far
III he had eono in the nVestl gation llo WAS con-
WINGED that tho Common Council
HAD no POWER IN TnE MATTER.
Tho Clork road tho sections of tho Charter
bearing ,lnon tho question, and which have al
ready Gran gwen III The TRIBUNE.
Ala onrl sstd I'll tint he eould not % seo iiow M Il
tho county ";ttor this construction. -.
Aid Nic:,sl.ison called attention to an amend
mont to tho Charter, passed III 1907, giving tho
tho Council power to erect City-Hall. The
Aid. Warrior PROPOSED adjourping until Mon
Aid Richardson urged that third architect
30 choso1l, and then il 1t turned out tint thu
action wan Illegal, the Mayor could reto the
Aid. T. i. Bailey moved Tint tho Council I'D
journ. Lott, by 4 vote OF 18 to IA.
AID. Hildroth said he Ind supposed tho arohl-
tcct question MAS settled, but it now appeared
loved tho Council had tho power to designate
tho architects, in apite of tho efforts of tho
minority to show to the contrary.
Aid. Fitzgerald moved that throe additional
Ai5 SiDtr nronnac7 that t],oy bavo n floza,,.
AId Ts;fyraroif tIn,,rht tho i,omncjl nnoht to
nav m attnntion to newsDnnor nrticlos.
than live would bo reguIred, In order to provide
pace for China1nhn.
AID. II. 3. Bailey moved to POSTPONE further
aetioh nntn !na nlst a AtpaaY 4 , ~ sop.eonEr. mug
,,an" i;n,, ,,v.i, 1aa1 r vas n achono Io rnn
tiuuo tho two architects already elected and pre-
vent reconsideration. Ho believed that but
one urchitect should bo eloctea. a' i Ioo many
COOKS soen .no ro hn i; M"a a r"vo on
<aodn 1,urolr nn nn1i.cal t,rnnnds an ,,osv It
was proposed to add another architect, who must
ho MI American, or perhaps Chinamnn. Flo
waa in iavor o. annalng @ TUG ac.on OF lust Moh-
aS M ut W,nnn,, t,nnc af Fiat TN rcnnc;, xro,,d
orococd " with " an election. itwould coat noihing
10 elect thi,d architect, There should be
Three, in order TO secure q horougghsupcrviaion.
Ad. Cooy nopoa Alael1hGn "omo ,oaa asoP tatn'ng