, 1875-11-14
This One, However, Seems Likely
Not to Be Built at AL.
Etssrs. Till.r and Egan Have Drawn Their
Pens in lnky War.
Eran's Ground Of Vantage"
Text of His Contract with
the Board.
How Harms Fills Contract for Nor
way Pine With Swamp Elm.

How Harms Fills a Contract for Nor"
way Pine With Swamp Elm.
TIE county's rart Of the new Courthouse and
the manner in winch it is prorcsed to ou1'- II
by the Board of Commissioners, under Mf-
Ecau's plsus, is still an absorbing topic of eon~
yersation among al! classes. There Is grow
ing fee:irg against the County Board. not Sc
mu.h heca,,se they have accepted Archl!ect
Egan's plans, as becaase they have ignored too
Civ of Chicago as frly rs If i. were not porton
of Cook County
THE ALDERMEN.
Their. ii strong and gfo~ing feeling N the
Council .,t, 10 coincide with tho County Com
mi ZION IT sIl 1n tho matter, but to 20 OF 'nde-
no.u=utly OF the Board ant: build their half OF
the structure ~ their Ahlu2 and then show th"
confirms. bzts=s:, city end coanty architectural
taste and ability; when the building ia cooa-
p!eted.
Tie County Commissioners pretend to fsel
yerv sorc at the city otc,als and claim that they
have been most shabbily treated by members Of
1he Council and the Bo@td OF Public Works
On the o:hec hand. it is well known that tne
County Ring wanted to 1r-h this matter through
aud allow she censide1ation of no other than
Egaa's plans, which they dete1rained to have
accepted. regardless Of the wishes OF Chicago
and the greater portion Of the ta1-2sy1ng ciu-
.cps OF Cook County. The feeling ngsi14st the
present adopted plans il strong, and grows
stronger every dav, and no one can deny that the
popular demand should caI5e = great modltica-
ton OF them
N THE Tolls.
The contract c1ade With Mr. Egan BY the
County Ting eeen1s to be 3 rather strong one,
but there nre points where looplolcs are ieft, IN
order to leap through an6 saddle the couoty with
sxt1as TIE cont: set VAS drawn up by John IL
l2oautree; acd. for Lac edi6caton Of the public.
it is given in full It is as follows;
TAis agreement, r1sde snd concladedsthis 17th day
ut Aitrunt A. D. 1885, bT and between James ]. Eg1n
s-+lte,. Of Chicago. IL. If the frat part, and the
cau7ty Of Cook the State OF Illinois. Of the second
Wnsrt.. Tue E,4ri Of Commissioners Of aa:d
-,urtr of c,ok d:d ter:iutc.e. to- rit cn the 26h
pi July A. L. 1875, elect by balso said party e: The
1eta,:s md sre.:ac-.ons nj C..oty Building to
-Gued slid ulcwu Is Coar} II r.. to erected and
constructed ulou the sast laif Of Blers =, commonly
tuown is the Courthouse squire, shc O1!Cina!
Town Of Chicago nnd County Ut Cook aforesaid, and
:.lso TO supervise aud supesaatend tho erechon md
FORMULATION thereof And
W..ercz, Also by resolution of ssia Be:Ed of Com
rciss:oAz:s Of sad ee;>oad pars. slo;lea Jd 6 a.
l-7s, ts expressly provided ulst the Cost u such
e:;.1I, yor EXCEED s., l,250, coo
when fu1l ,tlc,"d and dslyereu 70: use, and that
The ccra.=@4on or sad .rti,cct tar PREPARING azid
ans aE.vnss details. and a. spens s;s "a y. suis
tion, and tasEe5y, nxed At per cent upon the
cost q. aid building provided nyHever, that the
con.cnsation It sud a.ehltec+ to he paid by Cook
County should no: exceed s., sos IN any
Where's, The said Board OF Commissioners Of
81 x7S1f, r*nfn trxv he
1!snf ior asid building then aud IL ere submitted by
said ars: parry for tie of said Board Ct
Eoranneioue1E.
av~, ,nrre1ore, the Eatd parry Of the first part for
81. in consideration Of the payments to le made to
nf:er provided. does here: eo,s,aant and agree to
sd with the party Of the socd part that he will pro
Ezre snd artu2it to the sad board OF
p( s1ia .eccnd part with ali possible diypG1ch, the
Ecce.ssry draunes detais and specifications for said
Cort for their approval Or rejection sud upon
-sc IND srpesntend Tic erection and construction of
:he bulia1ng plAlnea and specified and viii filth
fully and skt!fully do and perform ali and every pro
1aaslGual aud scientific laae required OF Li.n Ly the
e4ia EaIrd Of Commissioners anu Its COMMITTEE ha7
trs charge Of tie construction Of a.d building. and
auIeriutcnd tie succeasfal erection, CONSTRUCTION aud
completion of eaid building for delivery and to
satisfaction Of sad Board of Commissioners
And it is further agreed the part of said trst
otitns fo1 said building submitted by said party Of
the first rart In hc rs instance shall not ba adopted
z1.a approved BY SAID Board Ct Commissioners, said
..Arty Of the nrst part will
FpRN1sH OTHER AND FCETHER DRAWINGS,
Details and specinsatous Of 4ud for sid building
OF CounIsaioners; and said party Of the arst part
hereby sxrees .hat he will 1t III 1nea, and often
-,e, rive "a and ali Others EN- npoycti
tn and about the erection Of said building detailea
ana correct iclraaon and instruction to the
fcnt tind ouaNt form aud constructed. af any aud
iii rarss ct tae work ty them to be done and per-
formed m.dez their respective contracts.
At sa,L DIRTY the first further aEIEea that
hn will
SUPERVISE AND sovERsRE TEE CONSTRUCTIONS
NJ ~ nj the wprk On raid .uildirg to The .Hc:t
tl,t Ii vork be done ard 1.srtal% furnished BY the
ir.-ent rontr.ef,rs IN strict conformity with the
~ +-:r ra.r.tc.ve contracts az required by the
sasn. draW.urs. aud epecidcations adopted by aasd
t-I ~ Cnr,T,;s ionera and lhnt he will fro,n time
- toe msrn correa aud true estimates of tbs woTk
nerfored On ss,d building, ind make written ccl:ih.
- - ~. U1ns fr,1 ti1ne to tin,e e,1e the
~. ,t-srtnTs ~ socortiur to the terms o{ the,r r..
..ctj,-. 4ont,-.cts
IL 1sr+v If ths a.eond rart In aonsfderstton q,
,n ns hsrrhy serrfx win te ssd narty Ut liz
tne H. @ ~. o1 " E.o1ar nj r1rcedin1 -