, 1875-11-21

| 70 tGe k1unty' AfENlt4C5. .-.......... -.
's~-r,miesioner McCa1fre; sald they wanted tt
",s whether Mr.. TiEoy's Ilsn would nl'o%
It room fer the county offices. Until
{ - information On that point, he did not
:, tecy could take any action.
=. i:,ey seid he bad made no drawings OF
| 49, :.ceran. ef The county portion, because he
vas elected architect for the city, &nd considered
the county outside his jurisdiction. But prior
! to his preparation OF lis present plan. ho had
uuate designs for the entire building. ana he
fo11nd no difficulty in accommodating all tho
county Offices, and then had several rooms to
/ spare.
outside? 80.
Nr. Tlley-The length Is $40 foet by 126.
The parrpwest place is IS feet I IN.
Commissioner Clough suggested, as there was
no possibility OF concluding the conference taat
day, the architects be requested to report as to
| the
AVAILABLE Ep.cE
on each floor Of their buildings.
Mr.. Eean explained that tba superficial AREA
| Of zach floor did not play all important part IN
| the interior accommodation. The matter Of
light, ventilation, ETC.. had to be taken into con~
alderatson-
Commissioner johnson inquired the cost Of
, Tilfey's building.
Mr. Til1ey-Tbe city portion, including half Of
| the dome, will probably cost s. coo- Leaf
not tell to fraction. but it will not be far from
that.
Commissioner CrawfoIu cDsorFen tHat lno
main auestion for the architects to consider was
WHETHER THEY COULD HARNoENE.
| Mr.. TlIey-So far as I'm concerned nm
Wiling to give and take. will endeayor to har-
monize as much as possible to be satisfactory to
the Boards on each side, aud the public.
| MAYOR coLv1E
! said many people bud expressed themselves in
different az to what Kind Of building tho city or
| county might have, but he thought there Was
not man present who had not i pride in tue
buildings to be erected The meet.ng was called
| to nscertaiu whether the architects would har-
n1oaize their plans. He understood that Mr.
] Egap'e buildinr wts 10S ieet high aud
Mr. Tilley's 112 feet. Now there must
te Soma compromise. As to which
| Was the better plan it was matter OF opinion.
The people desired. and were willing to pay for,
good building. It would be unjust to the
people who had improved their property in the
vicinity it the building Is not in Keeping there
with. They ought to feel they mad one common
interest i'll this matter. Although the Comnls-
sioners represented The county, tho ctr COM
prieed large portion Of the county, and, thete-
fore, they represented the city almost as directly
as the CoGnci; therefore, they should ev1nce 3
disposition to attend to tho desires OF the
citizens with regard to this building. # it
would have to be appointed to decide the ques-
ton He thought it would have been Weil if the
proposition to have three architects-oce for the
city, one for the county. and ono for tue board
Of Public Work6-had been adopted; 1t would
have prevented any such rnisandsfstana'ng a @ IS
fsir for the taxpayers of Chicago rnld for
lsrge portion Of tho caunty's bui!dng aud had
right to be consulted thereon. II tbs Commits
slone1s, who had adopted Egan's plan, we're de-
one alternative for the Common
Council, and that wss nlso to adopt it. #, how
ever, they believed the Taxpayers Of Chicago
ought to be consu1ted,-an be would remind
them the citizeus were not only discussing inc
matter, but committee had carefully examined
the plans, and were only waiting for decision
Of this question to see whether any actlon uas
necessary,-they would endcavor to agree upon
a plan which would provo satisfactory 10 al con-
ce1ned He mosel that :ha architects be re-
orested to confer with each other and try to
come to an arrangement. and report at the ad-
iourned meeting to be held Tuesday at $50
p. IN.
Aid. Coey seconded the motion.
COMMISSIONER M'cAF-RET
thought the members Of the County Board could
not take any action. because they we're not pres
ent in their official capacity. They had received
no instructions from fhs Boayd, and to take any
active part in reference to settlement would be
premature. II they were to instruct a1r+ EGaa
now 1t would be ln au unofficial way, and they
would have no power to compel obedience. Ae
thought the resolution should lag over Cnti1 /
Monday, when the matter could be laid before !
the Board. and the Commissioners would be di- |
1ected how to act. Mr. McCadrey gave history
OF the various steps taken IN the Court House !
matter by the County Board, rernarklng that the |
press had applauded their action up to very
recent date. He could not understand the
change in the tono Of tho newspapers, but II
they built the Conrt-Honse they would be CEN
sured. aud it they let it alone they would be
censurcd. They should try and sRtlsfg tho tax
payers irrespective OF the newspapers. II they
huilt according to tho gentlemen who tepre~
sented the press OF the city, it stru2k him they
would never get Courthouse.
Mayor Colvin said he vas not plejudiced
against either one OF the plans he thought
either would make very respectable building.
At the same time, he could not Coincide with Mr.
McCafErey that any one would censure them for
taking the step he proposed. It would N M
wise interfere with any action the County Board
had taken. It was simply to ascertain whether
The architects could hafnot11ze- It Was
xoT An UNREASONABLE 3EQuEsT,
as time in this instance meant money. He WAS
disappointed when the Commissioners adopted
plans without consulting tho city but he was
not ceptious about the matter, and only wished !
now that come arrangement for the best interests
OF the citY should be arrived at.
Commissioner McCanrcy suggested that, as
the city had as yet not adopted any plans, they |
should examine the two Eets, and il they pre-
fer1ed BIr. Tilley'K to Mr.. Esan'a then would be
the time to look after compromise. Il, on tue |
other hand, Egan's plan was adopted, all this |
difficulty would be avoided.
Commissioner Crawford expressed himself in |
favor of Commissioner McCatIreys scheme. |
Tho Council should take some action to reject ]
or adopt E2un's plan before proceeding further. |
AID. H,dfeth-In the event Of there being
any trouble in the settlement Of this question,
what about
The CONTRACT FOR TIE FOUNDATIONS. !
Will the work be continued
Com missioner Crawford-The work will be !
ccntiuued until the contractor is notified TO STOP
That is for ua to decide, aud not the Common !
Council. II We get into trouble OVER that :pu- !
tract We will hare to get nut Of it the best yay
We eau. Mr. Crawford proceeded to argue !
against the motion. stating he did not know
how the vote should be put. There we're num- !
ber OF gentlemen prosent not belonging to the |
Building Committee OF the Council, and the |
Commissioners would be sure to be outyoted. !
They might talc the sense OF the meeting ir- J
respective Of tbs official capacity of those |
present.
Commissioner CIough did not See ADV daurer !
to The county or city IN The Mayors motion. It
was true the Commissioners Ind received 10
official notification to be present, but they at-
tended With the one object OF harmonizine bt
doing the very best for the city and county. He
thought euch fair proposition as that OF His
Honor would be received with unqualified ap-
proya1. :.
Commissioner Crawford-How 1nauy members
arc present Of tbs jomt-Comxnjttee nf the ]