, 1875-11-10
THE CITY-C0UNTY, BUILDING.
Various Expressions Of Opinion
in Favor of Tillcy's Plans.
Improvement in Contractor Harms
Work on the Foundation.
Another Effort 10 IIarmonixc Matters 10
lie Nado Io.Uay.

able settlement OF tho differences bo,wecu tho
archtacta, ,fossra, Eaan aud Tlioy, in tho plana
for tlln exterior Of the nav County Court-1fo,to.
Ttiors ID tityoseion Of opinion among outsaors,
| but mechanics and architects
LEAN TOWARDS ltl.. TIttry's rIAx,
which they claim is moro roomy vol! ~ much
more ornamental than Mr.. Egans design, aul
that It will cost no moro.
In regard to the county bni'dlng tho entiro
structure and roasing 10 tho city a
| portion at the rAto OF por cont on tito
coat pnr Rnnau,, II III held By many n objection
able IN many respects, beeauso tho city will lave
to pay plno-tcntla Of the cont Of lin building
anylIos, and thoy dun't 500 why it should pay
por cont Dor yoar for occupying rhat Ia In reality
nIno-tentiB ita own. And tl11n again, they ray
that tho city faH ponty Of real ea.atc which can
to sold and sufficient taoney realized to pay fat
her portion OF tho building. 1'esidca, tho AG0D.-
COO in canal funds will bo forthcoming ~ neetl-
cd, and work Oh tho ,ity's portion noed not,
therefore, 10 necessarily slower thnu tue
eounty's.
uS THE oTHEn HAND.
1t Ia claimed that tuo city, having no ready casb,
ir ia to hor interest 10 lot tho county build for
her, thereby saving money. Dcsi1ns then tho
building wonld 10 uniform ontaide. and Quo
A4GN1eEGk GnAu4 DH uSiJ1!6!A "lku buA hlu0 pI0-
vent further quibblinK III regard to plaua.
THE sPEc1AL COMMITTEE
! Of tho C,tixuns' Association. to whom tho Harms
contract aud ',ss action Ind been referred. ~
weli as tho contract With Mr. Egau. hold lung
session yesterday morning III the Office OF sfessss
Armour, Dole & Co.. loon Metropolitan
| block.
A1tnsra. George Armour F. DRumnnn,
Cornolids Price, and Jacob, losonberg, wore
| Inn = aon5
tho mAtter, aud decided upon pan Of aoltou,
Which iB not yet ready to ba made public. How
over, 1t may as we'll bo understood hy tho
| County Commissioners that tho COMMITTEE have
decided that tiaoy rll put up with dilly.dallsiug
no longer in tho matter Of plans, and that they
will
COMPEL 4 urA1IM1Tr,
Or at leaat harmoniziug OF &rcsont difforonces; ;
| that thoy will recommend that but ous architect
! be employed and that ho sua1l be competent
| nlan around whom il no taint Of corruption !;
! and. lastly. thoy lntond to compol Harms, aud
every other contractor, to liso up to tho rcry
| legal measure 10. tho purpoae. They do not IN
teud to Withdraw any OF their vigilance upon the
County Ring, and If corruption IL found they
will enaoayor tu investigate aud prosecute It to
tie end. SUCH In anbstatiee, will bo the action
Of the Special COMMITTEES, though tllcto are Home
| legal and other detaiIa which will not po mado
| public uutlt tile proper tlme,
| WHAT HAAMB If DOING.
Harms, in o letter to the mtrn,ng papers yes
tordAy, uskod 1t the preas Of chicago would give
| him fair play" 10 far ~ THE TRIBUNE iB con.
cerI,ed, it will, aud when Harms shows dosire
to 1.-Two up to the specifications Of lis contract,
and complies With them. 1t will bs duly c|lfon-
| ,cled iu theao columns. IIo, from present indi-
cations. soolns to have that desire. Tic piloa
that woEe brought upon tho ground Yesterday
woTo Of tho best qnelity, y,-white- ak,--and could
| not be e4colled for tho purpose inteudod. They
| wore straight And Bound, aud uniform in thick
1 - }t,ftIo toruor frI
than tho specifications demaud.
| FAI4sE STATEMENT.
| 4 contemporary saw lit yesterday morning to
state that Harms had bean piling up tho old
| asphalt pavement, and waH laying u by to mix
| Ia the foundation conorcsc. Now, this ~ really
| absurd. Harms could not do this il ile would.
ns it Ia different substance and has to undergo
a dlrersnt prooosH Of preparation from concrete,
circumstance. ueBides, there can bn no con-
| creto laid until after tho plng ia completed.
which will not be until shout tho latter part Of
| April or Int Of May noxt and then Mr.. Egan
! must OF uocessIty be thero to supervise it.
Harms is saving tho old asphalt, aud for very
useful purpose, lie Will hAva to build road
| within The square to draw iu the stoue and piles
OH, and be says ho will not, and Mr. Egan says
llo shall nh use It for any other purposo inside
tho Caurt~lIousa Square.
| PROBABILITY.
Tloro soatns 10 be tu the city i gohera' prof
e1once for Ill. Iiloy's plan. and Tomorrow Af-
tofn0on tho Dul!dlpR COMMITTEE Will hoA Hpe~
cA oonfareuoe At 230 O'clock, in tho office OF tho
Board Of Public Works, whsn both Egau and
Ifo7 Will exhibit their plans and explain their
relative merits. stt II Is beloved that ansca.
| bla arrangement will be arrived at.
Az APPROVAL or T1L1sY's PLANS.
| 70 tht Kdftor of Tia EAtcaao 1xdsuns:
OuIcAao. Nov. 18.-Althouah the publio mind
ia nov fully aroused on the sub,oct Of tho nro.
@ s, 49,, 1,.." .Ss.,.s ~. $500 -. sao Wv
po'es' cou't,'ion5s aooft,o"' 'ne p1oc,uHs mo
nient for action IL fass slipping by. Tho pt'o'
drivof Is IT work! The Ring men. trumtlingly
and with norsous hAste, atp fast huz.yins On
'Ae's na''''Aa si't .Fns 'ne't '.'auo,*es
upon our CITY oiicihs 70 o'osA"o and 1Fo"boas
| tho taxpayers into submission.
As NJ architect who participated 10 tho rocopt
comnat;t,on ar r.ther srt e.Libit,on and win
.ss,,,,,t ..sa,,.a ~. h,.,n.s =. .,,,a
| HAS cAse1u!Y "a'oaoo Ino n'sso1y o. tn'h Oh
tefpFlso, haFo 6lnplo statcmaut OF facts
| to present for tho contemplation Of tie long
| snff4r.np nnh]lo.
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