, 1875-06-01
UNABLE TO AGREE.
OIL tho COurt.t1onso
Question.
No Harmony as to the Number Of
Architects Or Their Pay.
They Will Wait for Further Instructions.

tli0 CITY anu Lu1 L0n1ntte6 Oil lunllo OAlIu!iiHb
Of tho Common Council and Couuty Board WA
hold yesterday morning Al tho oiico os tho first
natnoa boty. There were proscne CommieRion~
crs rrlulIyillo, Thompson, and Wahi, OF tho |
Board Of Public Woraa AID. Cocy, Closolahd,
Committee aud Commissioners Lonergan.
Schmidt, Durdlck, aud Clou3h. Of the County |
Board Committee.
The chair wns taken by Commisaioacr rftudl- |
rillc, who announced That
7lla OBJECT oy TIE CONFERENCE
was tntlmata1 in an oraor passed sy tito 0osn-
man Council, nt It's meeting 3iay II, from which |
le re1d rs followa; !
hrdtrei. That tho Hoard ot 1tlbe Works be- sud It
e 'erst@, dirseted T. cniroy, IN eonupetlgn With e
eirtsa5s q lilo Iaafsl Of County Coina,1..loaer@ Of
ersslon isn Of ncw G!sy-iIa.l and court-liouse.
1lo explained Tint tho Boastl really rocelvea no
nowor, from that oraof to omrloy those arnhl- |
tucs, but to o1nploy them provided tho County
Eonrd agreed to 10 on with the building.
Commissioner Ctougli wished to draw tho at
tont1ou Of tic meeting to tito fact that che C1tii1.
Gil Lad only appointed two architects, and askcd
what objection tho Common Conac.! had to tho
employment OF throc, ~ os(oscd by tho county.
AID Coey said lie WA not At tho meeting Of
tho Council OF May ~. aud ail not hnoH Tho
reason why they clanRea tho number Of archi-
Loo!s by knocking ont Qua Of tho nAfnes
Commissioner Burdlcls said Ito supposed tho
object Of thu n1oeting was to tind out whethor
tho County Dpari would concsr with tho order
pagsaa hg tho Council.
Commissioner psin,Iyille sai.l tho idea Was to
get Tho Committees OF tho Council aud county
together to net III q confsrenca committee. In
order to bo hhlo to erlTeaa tho result OF their
conference 10 tho Council at their meeting in
'ho o'on'''b' ,,.....,.,,,, ,,+n,,,,.
said that his first idea OIL tho nnbiecs waa that
thu county would cotclr, hut aftcC studying the
o1dor OF tue Council he had changed hss mind;
llu had como to think that tho Council had efrcd
in leaving ont that portion Of tue report fixing
tLo amount Of compensat'on to ho paid tho
architccts. Tho appointing Of q Commiteoo bY
tho Council to conailcs thts question partially
oyelcame this objection, but still tho question u
tho numucr Of architects to bo employed was
opa.t mud, In Ills opinion, theso should bo thrca
nrchitocss emr1nycd.
Commissioner Clough said TINT .e rna rot
ablo fn}s to tell whHt tho opinion ot the County
Board was in tho 1nattor, but llc was satisfied
that u taajossty OF tao County Board t!ola the
s1,no raasoua for appointing threo instead Ut
two architects NJ they did whom they decided tho
question. Ills own opinion vas that ono 70.
bponslblo a:chi.eut onsht to bc am?ioycf!' but
fs,lipg III this ho thought tEat tho number should
he thrce.
AID. Cooy was alao In favor o! ono architect,
but would prefer Layug three to swo, as With
whcl, it would be- very diHcult to settle.
Commissioner Clough Expressed his opinion
TINT, whateyar action nigh. ho taken in tho fl.-
ture by tho Council or County lizard, tho amount
Of con'pensn!on ought to 10 finally ana ir1oToc-
Commissioner Lonorgan said that ho wan in
favor OF tiroe architects, and Of tho fixing Of their
remuneration nt tho tluo Of thoir cec.ion.
Commissioner Schmidt indorsod tho omploy-
ak,k 4f $1,N1n mt
AID. Cleveland haid 1o was opposed to three
architects ana did not 500 whT thoy wcfc neces-
snry. l1o coutandod that Tey hei all cady hcen
elected by tho Conue'l, aud coula legally hold
tho Council to such election.
Commissioner 1surhlcls asked whether the A.
dermon would ho willing to clo.t third nrclsi-
t;ct independently Of the question Of who ho
Bhontd be-.
had thrown Botno light upon tho question OF
nhere tho F'gls Of saeh appointment !ay' be
would not Ike to do anything in The mattor.
Commissioner THOMPSON asltcd whether tho
Council had not .nlainly right to instruct the
| Doara Of Public Works to matte certain appoiut-
Commissioner cloush nskoa vtother their In
sttuction conIl bo coussrucd Into moro than
recommendation. ......
AID. Cooy again stated that ho was mt present
at tho meeting Of tho Council Ut which tho order
Was passod. and consequently could nor 6iyo Al
Comtnlssloner rr!ndlyille EXPLAINED that tho
order Of tho Council was subject to tho action OF
tho County Doar.l.
| All Cooy inquired OF tho Commissioners
whethor IN case tue County 1soard decided to ac-
c6pt Tho LANES adopted by the, Council. they
would be satisfied with tho appointment Of tho
! third architect.
Commissioner Durdicls said that .heY eould
not anbwer that question On the part Of tho
county without m expression on tho subject
| from Tint body.
result Of tho Boards consideration Of tho sub
joct could he piaoed botoro the Council At Its
.uaotiug in tho evening.
naasf . ,ra ID that Sogy 81 o. o
Council. Tho matter wonld probably come bo.
| foro 1t Ut nbout oiock In tho a9tortloon.
Aid. Cleveland asked wllnt tho county pro-
posed to do i'll regard to Egaa'H caim upon tic
Commissioner Durlck said that tint wa mol
tito question before the meeting.
| THE QUESTION OF CONVERSATION
then can,o up, and Aid. Cooy stated that the
Council Committee wero III fayor Of per cent ~
Commissioner Cough did not think that the
ratio montionol would DO objected to BY the
Co,nminsioner Du,d!ca said that tho lumber oi
| architects would not chAngo tue total amount o
compensation. Tie whole work wuuia be don't
in one office, and under ono management.
Aid. 9touo Of the Fourth Ward hhkoa whether
| tho County Board WA or opium the , per een
wan q propas rate Of compensation.
Commissioner C!oush said that there waa
difference Of opinion In tho Board In regard Il
tue question, but TINT Il would not bs likely K
kcep rho two boiieB apart
ConnIealoncr Schmidt said that thero wor,
n,at,y members Of tho board who wefe Btrongi,
in favor Of pcr opnt as tho proper compcnsa
tion. ...-
Commissioner Prfndivle said thai AZ far n
tho matter Of compensation waa concerned tina
wan thing to bo settled by tho respective
bodies who woto to creot the building.
Commissioner 0lough satd that le supposed t
mas competent tor tie Oommltteo to make
Recommendation III tho matter, aud thay woufe
htldo by their former action nj far ~ tho quea
! tlon OF tbs number OF architects Waa concerned
Commissioner Dardsok said that fnasmuch a.
the question OF tho number OF architects might
cut some figure ID tho oaso. Il might b wolt tt
let Tho matter pnss uutil Aitor the Board hst
further dlHcuesad tho 1ueation.
| After Aoni0 further discussion OF III untmpoF
taut uaturo tho conference adjourned. wthon
coming to any docidod oplu!ou upon tho polnt'
they had mot to discuss.
4 GARD FROM mn. o. r. ALLEN.
~ tAs Editor Of Ths Chtca1o tribune:
| CutrAao Mny At.-1he nubtfo may not know