, 1875-12-12
Millionaire Hclden's Belief that $780,
900 Is Little Enough Tor a
Building.
General Expression Of Belief that the
People Are Crying Out
for a Dome.
Mutual but Not Complimentary Ex-
preston Of Regard by Tlley
and Schafner.
After All, the Council Will Hare Say
Before ALI Is Done.


Before ALI Is Done.
Yesterday afternoon, in the Office OF the
Ros7d OF Public Works, the Joint Co1rt-Hooae
Committees OF the Council and the Comfy
Board, together with tho Board OF Fuonc
Torks and the A1chitects,-Messra- Egan and
Ifllov.-beld 4 final session. At wn.ch fean
new p1.n for IN elesadoa was finally ADOPTED.
no far II the Committee we've concerned ana
further consat4t made unnecessary. There
gss good deal OF pezsons1 tax ano nos
ittle bum .onbe expressed. Thicn tad very ILL.,
Lie connection with the maiter at issue. aud
Fas Of really No interest to toe gen
ersl pub,ic. As has been tue Case
before, Egau received more than half the PRAISE
while T,!ley received tho ether end Of the stick'
especlshy from AID. Sc.,aiTucr and Com m4ss'on-
er Nsal. who seemed not little ont OF temper.
The following named gcnt'emon woro present:
Mayor Co17.n, Messre. rrindivllle, Wahi and
Faompson, constituting the Board OF 1uo'lc
Works: County Commissioners johnson, Guea-
der. Tabor, McCsdre:, Lonergan. c. c. F. Hol~
len, Sahridt clearv, md Mul'oy; Aldermen
scha1ner. Stout, O'B.iea, RYAN. Stone, QuIs-
md Gunde7son Arch rccts Titley and Egan'and
me 'at'e' tai.ie'' A4 "a
number OF outsiders
r6AS's NEW ELEVATION
design hung on the south vail OF the room, and
If tho objections to Ti!!ey's plan we're mostly Tor
;ts eaborateuess aud coat this plan Las about
Il much cut stone in it, and, with l:s caTlatydes
md ststuary. will be found to cost fully as
much The design onti1e. a. has been fully
.--,.;,o5 - ,,,.sa c,1omns ia j. yery elaborate
e~.1 No., 49,. A.. F., sst,n.,es
sna,F- 1ho come alane' M'' 1s1" eesa'
will cost fully S55o.ooo. tho "a1 IL 1ne oaes
being Ii feet in thickness.
aysror Co,rin ca,1ad the Meeting to order. and.
AA'o' c--...;..;o,,ar p,r,i,l ,ha
n 'oo soss.'eo q eo3s1oeN 1.,,.s
Chairman. tommlaaonef Jonnsoa. "ss GALLUP
upon to preside,
Mr. prinoiyille n1s6s . verbal rero-t on what
..L.. a.,o .;~.. ~. ,.s, vnoe+;nc and which
aa0 oeo" u'"o ''s 49,. .-s 49, c,...-,-- tro,,,
has been 1ulls fepofseo IN 1AE iA17os1 !oA
lay to day. be also re1d tho opiason OF Aes1et-
int City Attorney Adams, puohsneu ~ dnI ~
rR1FrSB Ct Thursday last, N regard 10 M1' Liz
Ay's communication OF Dec l.
Mayor Celvin stated that the question OF
agreeing with the County Commissioners bad
been now disrosed Of, and ;hat the entire poTel
az in the hauds Of the Board of Pub1e WoESs
20 settls the matter and to see it Ar. 11'ley'
The Mayor asked that shev 20 at once into
consideration OF tue plans 5efors them.
THE cost EsT1vArEp.
Mr. priudiv1lIo asked air. EgAn "a to the rela-
I've cost Of his new design.
Mr.. Ecan sta.cd that. while be did not Ike to
commit himself fulfv. the building would cost
over IS, 003, ,00o,-oerhaps IS ,303 o01- Inc est-
mated coet OF The dome YVES over S5Ju U0o. he
1onlJ Judge about 30.000. The height 0! the
dome would be 32a feet. There Was scarcely
The whole change has heretofore been fully re-
ported 10 THE TRIBUNE.
Ihe Committee then spent some time IN EXAM
ming tho details Of the new design,
COUNTY coAf1ss.oSER McAFTnET
stated that, as 4 member OF the Building Com
ni,tce, it seemed to him as though the proceed
in:s to-day had th1own more light upon the SUD.
icct than they have had heretoiore. He Thought
that tho Board Of County Commissioners had
acted r1.her too hastily in this matter. now that
adoption IT plan, and he believed in the mat
ter being left entirely With the Board Of Public
Works for their decision. They bad acted perhsps
unwlsely, bet the county was Wiling to make
re7nrauoD 4. far as lav In its power. and he
thought chat anv plan which might be adopted
by the city would be acqueseel in by the County
Commissioners. Mr. Prindivslfe stated that as
20 the matter Of cost, if 'hat won1d 20 finality
limiting it to s., 50n000 for the entire building,
Il would BE- impossible to construct after the new
design presented, a. on that plan tho
npst wo1ld surely be s. o00 000, 1t not =, 90).-
B00 He thought that tho Commissioners
would have to take eome action providing for
the increased cost. He thought that it WAS best
to get an estimate OF the cost from Ar. Egao,
md, il entirely satisfactory to The public. to Rend
it into the Council tot adoption
coME1ss1oszn ouESTHEn-
as one Of tho Committee on the Building, stated
that he thought the Board Ct Commissioners
would net 10 hoggish in tho matter. II tho
Common Council, Loayd Of Public Works.
and the citizens concluded they wanted better
building than 1t il now proposed to erect. he. 10:
one vas ready to reconsider their former action,
md If it would cost s50oG00 Or even moro
additional, be was willing TO have the cnanse
mndo,
Commissioner McCanrev said that II regard
that TO nom, they ought to 60: lesson from
The City Fathers. The CITY OF Chicago ras by
lar tho lareest nortion Of Cook Comfy.
md il thew de:ided to nav mora
~ .ha ,.,ria vo,,d 1sra a wh5F In wae
,or doipr =. thev wanted The canntv wanted
70 conf;na NJ. Frsn In do as smau an amount
,suaa ,.,es;h1. INIT thi. Conntv of Cook the
eentra oF a r,ch rnnrtrv and one of tha Inreest
md wes1.,,;est in the i:nd' zrnnted 4 hniyiinr =
that wonl5 ha c-ad;t - II md sha onuht to
hara vh.t sha da.;red
a{r Tho,nnaon .sEad Mr. 1S,,ax If h. had
sottan ~ ~eo4 @AA' e'' -
rzs,or
s1 80 ~" D! L.. Aa z,-