, 1875-03-11

eaRte 10 Ia irst.cata and rc.irruof IN rua
w WEALTH., @ + That in the preparation Of r. 1.n,, tia
JuEft ii ihc several tolrts nf tohk t,Ity thu ssv.
tr CLERKS 1lrnrtrr Of Dccsf, County Treasurer, anl
county AMI city. ra1I ln 1llG In Tho loratIon
runlinn, AMI arrangement Of tho Aavcral nRcca ans
S9a;a na az" ar sa s !" .n tff rsM.
e.ilI usr benu prepared anh sketches! In pr',r Ink
tho sao 'fdre eontle!!nn .l,a nat 10 snhmitess tn
this uoar. aMA t11e proper city authorities, for chsnEc
amendment, s,l!l atola'll twltt right y hcEc',y cs
rrrsay ,osesvc't to sa'd respective sutori.c; and
it.asri, THAT .Ac york Of construction ti,n not
c,trnd prtr term IT hst yraF nl shall progress ~
iy a. so% r. ~ s% H., . t and rt,sx' ARE sSn
lila contract mail bs ai for in tn.ira sta,Awnrk a,
the construction Of !!s founl4ti"n to rrAc, nul ths
W"3k ~ati rrSsens for n ltrat y"ar to enmprso
cxcsed lilo basement Etory nf w H. aud for
shall pro,cod Ut M outlay of not exceeding t1,o pr
:.'r, one-!laf Ut w,rL nmont nhal be rail by lilo
ty authorities ~ that The rntaro W"rk hhn hc ram.
rh ke III i've ysars, tlesA rthcrwlpO orilernl y tho
f.sI...ise auurrn, al lilo contracts for the tor-
erncIIon Of kad building aid tho nitrrisa Rha1l LN
4,lon t,y thu respective annten a.nl ~ It tnrhrr
He.Hf"! Ihat tin son'snsaito!, to bs a'!"wsa anl
finn 10 ,i".c &" c w,rx al, ii rroyrs. aa'l br pr
cent upnH TIC cost o tic building lhslrd comptet',
10 !, y4sa .asE, c s s1u,y nna
Iii lio.rl of &li.|les!s tasll, is"a M, aftsr r!r
sns ss'''"s ps1,a s' al np''s s IL "si'a s.ss
WA raSs; ID, iraw!ass' Se,a,, MD ~, sres,a; a.
fsan. % o en sr Tr' liz @ ate,s s'a
nut sall io required amt dlrc:cl BY Sid respect
iyt a,lAor!a clr agcntH, onlccr* aid et'ntstees;
s ss 'e u " .s sns aTss aFo
tic dhcharYo oi sala duties. they ahail jointly 4tld
viii, sa.l resroctlrc nsari:a i'll tln penal hnm OF
3n4. win aIgr'ssi ?tsss.'S m: tis faitaf"i rcr.
tusthrr
f'r.o.rsd, THAT nil former ac!ion ct tho s1t tespeo-
1.-Two ant',rtits inconsistent sol IN ton!it herewith,
lie Aud tuo rasnn IN hcssiy rea1ndcl, ana that tae
Cert uf tuIa HuarI IL !,erriy Instructed 10 furnish tIIn
c,'.inun conAc md l]oara ur ,'nblic wosla Of lin
CITY 1t CAtcag4 'Tb ctr.t!Ial c2py of thn forego.
tug, tnl4sk their concurrence therein.
Commissioner Holden tcstite:liv, turning to
Mr.. Lonurgan)-Who concoctc'l asl TINT stalf7
Commissioner Lonergan .(illliynu!tly)-I re-
gard tho Inquiry ~ MI insult!
Commissioner iIolhc.l-1 did not 80 intoud It,
but do want to know
WHO PREPARED THE DOCUMENT,
rnd who laA l,ecn no kind to eject tho 1>ropos-
ell Court.lfouso arclntectB 10 carly III thu sca-
aon?
Commissioner Crawford sald 1t seemed eraugo.
with Ills information, tl:at tho Cours-lIuuea
waB such aB It ls lie was IN favor, however, OF
tho building Icing o.ected> and thought whoever
ilad l,ncn Keeping tho wotk back Lad becu doinB
q public injury.
d
ton to tho question before tho Hoard.
Commissioner Crawford-I tlians tho Chatr
for Eliminating how yhnIl spoak OH this luea-
tiol', Notwithstanding tho actiou il without pro-
ce1ent.
Tho Chatr-Thcro III no diIrercuco In the tuo
reports al 10 tho oroo:iou OF tho building as to
tlmo or coat. all I ask Is that tho goHtlainen
will spsnk for Or asatnst tho motion pohtllns.
which Ia upon tho adoption ot tho minority ro-
port.
Commissioner Csawforl said he was willing to
be instructed by tho chair or my mcmbor Of lilo
Donrdt but
DID NOT coss1DEn u1stsEtr WANTING IN coM-
NONSENSE.
IIo could SEQ no necessity for Delaying tho
completion OF tho Court-HLuse for Mya years,
but llnderstoud full vel the delay la tlo foun-
dation, "a contemplated III either report. No
believed the building would cost double tho
ought 10 uct Aoneat, and In whatever thoy
adopted glvo tho public tho correct figures. 1Io
was opposed to any u,li'ooonsary delay in tho
building. atid bud susplcions that Cook County
powerful ''ring," III imitation Of New yors
City In tho erection OF its pWolio buildings. III
tho past the county had oroo,oa buildings which
were lautlcss. ~ It woro, mud ut prieo beneath
not te tho history Of tho Courl~Houso.
ColntulHsionor uolaan-liow about tho Jail?
CusnmiHiioncr Crawford {oxcitnaly)-Ilow
about your City Hall building?
Ths pAssauG-at-arms created considerable con-
fusion, Int wen quiet ind been restored r Craw-
ford resumed. 1febocyad tlo lesnv Contemplated
in erecting tho building waB for WRONG; lo did
not beli0yo L was the intention Of eithof report
TINT 81, 50u, 900 sllonId cover tho expense. TLo
amount llamcd Wns simply
AN ESTEn1Su WEDGE.
Commissioner C!ougla said that tho majority
rotost hid beun framed to satisfy the public,
md ho believed It did. Those who signed It did
40 III tho ntorcst Of tho peoplo, rotl0 Of whom
UnH 0t1V ii In Iatn t1siy ,fH
tho orectnM Of the building directly or indirectly
They had ITO frionda to urge for any position,
fton' arclltcct to common la6oror, III connection
with tho work. lle d4d not bolieve tho building
1.-Two yoara, nnl TINT II it coat more t!inu 81 ,5oo-
700 portion Of tho tnoaey would be dishonesty
applied, Ito had nosur seen or heard OK
the minority report. IL advance of l:a
presentation, but its rhrasculoRy waa ia
proposition OF iast Novomhar, which failed 10
curry. 1io waa opposed 10 tho report in toto
for It Ind ttia appearance Of evil about Il. Ha
wantod tho ,najorlty roport adop od, Which
would slu.pIy 10 IN expression on tho subject,
loasing tho aotallB to 10 arranged 1aroaftef.
Com mission 1Ioic9l said tho nAeri II p1rt
Ind mot tho yiowB Of tho City Council und tho
lizard Of Public Worlss, mud tho general COM
squaro tiocumont, and ought to bo adopted. iio
tlBe to hayo tho utmost confidence IN AIR. Lon-
organ, who bad soen Ut to presont minority re-
port.
III. presenting tic roro7t he had assumed to
employ tho nrcnisees. Tx tholr Salaries and Greet
tic building. II was
E1rnArAoAST. rnEsuMpruous, AND uSrnEcE-
DENrEDl
1Io did not 500 how 10 could. aftor presenting
ench report. dafo ia. faco tlo community. II
hn could 1aco Tho pub!sc undor the circnn-
atanees ho "aa very munh changed from what he
was lu years Hono by. Tho adoption Of htA ro-
port would 30 great evil. It ploposcd nn out
lay OF 100. 900 10 arrhltecta named tAeTel1 which
ns Lad no doubt they would manage to double
before !ho work waH completed ii tho report was
nIopteh.
. COMMISSIONER CLoran
said this renoft Wan tho Becoud ono Of tic kind.
llo uppoaed tho tlrat aud folt it his duty 10 OPP
pose tho seco4d. It waa absurd 10 think OF ono
lnan attempting to maatcr auch work, and RI
dlculous N tlo s1tromo to adopt Any such rtopo-
bltl0n. Tie City Of uAicago waa a partner IN
tho proposed building, aud ita interests outst to
DO consulted. rather tlan fnsutsl by tho Hoard
TO ssud auch.a proposltun 10 1t for |
lkH ill9rtcM1nt.
Commissioner Mccatfrcy thought IL was
ntfanEo that such d vlr,,ient attack |
should ho u,alo Oh Mr., I.ouor- |