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ready to ignore him. and if the Council agreed
~ prindiyil}e-I think We ought to hear from

Mr. priudiville-I think We ought to hear from
tho architeo,s.
IN Els OWN DEFENSE
Mr. 1il'ey was called upon to explain. He
arose and said that the action taken that after
moon. aud some Of the action and speeches hsd
heretofore, had placed him IN very pecn.ar eitn-
atom. He had been elected as architect BY the
city. aud he had calculated to act in q manner
that wou;d be best for the interests OF the city
and the uublic for the Common Council and
the hoard of Public Works. aud bad thus gone
to work and made bia l'lans. Ia this
CONNECTION he would say thai. prior to this Mr.
cTiIiey's) election .bev had been edopted bv the
County Board Two days after this ne was ask
GO ovEn TO MI. EoAN's orF1cr,
but then no possessed no authority. After that
be received notice Of his election as
to work. He had asked tho Law De-
partruent it he needed contract with the
ctty and be was informed that nothing further
was needed than the official notice OF his e'entlon
which he had received. He then went over to Mr.
Ecaa's Office, and found TINT his plans had been
made and his design had been adopted by the
County Commissioners, aud the working design
yaa nearly completed. He had onlv oue chance
in the matter: that WIS TO fall in with Mr. Egan
or to nrcpa,e new plan- He thought that ss
each would have to get plan, he Designed one,
and got it up. When
THE ARCHITECTS VAR
as it was called, was commenced. BE had sub
mlttod his plan to tue Board OF Public works.
aud Mr. Egau had done tha same. Evory objoo-
tim possible had been raised bis
plan, and be thought that they had ignored his
ideas and feelings IN the matter, and that he was
r1e,ely intended as figure head, while Mr.
Epau was to have the whole credit OF the de-
sign. He ear this plainly and to bis own salts
faction, and saw that all he could do was to suo-
nit to Mr. Egan's plan sud work only un-
der mis- design. He had boon told by IN Alder
m.n and member OF tho Board Of Public Works
that he hal 10 rights or anything to say IN this
matter that he could work ouls as IN e1nploVe
OF the city, the same aB tho laborer who swept
tho streets, And that he had no mora say-so aa
to what was wanted.
AwRATuY ALDERMAN.
This spaecl, brought AID. S.haTner to bis
feet He saio that A1r. Tilley had not spoken The
truth. ana bud made any amonnt OF uisrep-
,oseutatio,w, ao then hu,led the whole
ma :tsr back at him, and said he bad a. nlach
respect for the poor laborec who swept The Street
IS he had tor Sir. Tllley. That hs was a8 honor
atle az the architect when be made sgcl! rash
statements ana accusations. and thAt be did n9ro
service for his pay than Mr. l1liev.
Mr. Pfinciville said that Mr. Ti!lay'e assnmp-
tio1e were nov arran' ed. There was DO feeling
towards tim in the D3a:d IT i'u lie Ho:hs. except
Of Lindneaa They bad tried in every way 10
bring abous harmony. anl. while ho would Tot
praise Mr. Egan, the obstacles thrown In the
Another discussion ct personai character fol-
lowed. DUNG which Aid. Scha inor asked nlanV
cues ions teud.nE 20 cear himself from tho
cuargsa mado by 11r. Iilloy.
Mr. Egau then nlae long personal o1plsna-
ton, III which he JUSTIFIED iis a:tioD.
Ale. SchaEper stated that il ~ nos his de-
sire to tbruv aside all the old IlanB at the tune
Of the passage OF the resolution at lust meeting.
Mr.. Tiley stated that ho wished to rectity Ger
tain statements made BY AID schafner. DO
had not refused to 70 on with new design, as
lie had sall, but that the architects had been in
structed 70 20 on IN accordance with Egaus
ground Elan.
aid. s:badner-There was no limit pu. to the
modlica lons.
lr. Ti'leg-Ihere was no definite action taken.
It was m7ra talk.
Mr. PrinHyille shon read the resolution.
4 DISGUISED co:I.zt5sI0SEn.
Commissioner Wahl said that he would like to
know, "a Mr. Tii1er asserted tina: he was alwa,s s
ignored, il he would not have ignored the Coun-
ty Board entirely it he could. 1hsY were willing
pectcd that the County Board would
fa9ps Hs asked ID i 0 ssa iA prsssurs rs baa been
brought to bear on tho Board Of Fublia
WORKS. Mr.. Tilley had made some Suggestions
which we're not allowable under the c:rcum-
stances. He did not like Eean's exterior, and
when he found it Was not suitable he went on to
change it iustead Of drawing up legal docu-
ment and showing 1t under their noses in1teai
OF plan. II Tilley drew that up, be would
eay that Tllley WAS a better LAWYER
them an architect This had been mere child's
yiay, and if tho two architects could not have
agreed ne WAS IN favor Of having them both
bounced long ago. He WAS willing to take
Esan's part. and Was not afraid to say it. It
was only his courtesy that was the pressure that
had been brought to boar upon the Board. II
there had been any other outside. ho knew moth
about it.
AID. Schatfner then made personal explana-
tion, going over nearly the same ground ~ Mr.
Wah.
Some other personalities took place. during
which Afr. Wahl said that Egan would furnish
them beautiful square rooma instead Of alcoSe,
bed, aud bar-roo1ns. After this remarkable az
hibition, the meeting finally adjourned.