, 1875-11-06
THE COURTHOUSE.
Which Architect Shall Make the
Plans,
Likelihood Of Controversy Between
Egan and Tlley,
Up TO Date tho Former seems 10 Hare
The Advantage.
What the Board Of Public Works Think.

The election OF Tuesday lass settled tue Devil
F4Hh party, but 1t bas not BY any lncsns settled
tho County Hing, which get e1lAts with d re-
msrkab}c power sot dong evil. Th,s DeviI-FIeh,
Wlose tan1acloa aro 70 tightly noscn around Tho
public treasury. Will not oahtly let Su its hold;
though hero aud tllcso tAs tax-payela' knife
inaY cut loose claw, tie remainder still hold
the pcop'eb money III tlIeir yosacious md slifny
col!s and viii leave no stone nutlirned to turn
all thoy can to s.ersonal heuotisa aua useA,
The following, from
\ RssPoSsInf.E 0ENrLrMAS,.
was banded into thls oilico yeB;erday:
n ne idinr ~ Tia Ehtraao s,,auns;
EncAHo, huv. 5.-AithaLHh the recent crHehin4 de-
fc4t Of slt Hing sconnFer Is lnlH ntcp tpnadH tic
GScAt deal 10 accoplal., sud the most tesliitx hlo~
sh 1uiI lc struck iutneriarly fostlhls l.lrs to
which arc ridiculous mud aIn,oat hoc1cts nudlc.
Are the Tcoi'le Of Cook Cnunty aT4rc that there
competition. drawing o'5t the ideas Of thu 'uoks
tateA.si AID sai1fu IT. hiteCtA Of ts Cnuntry. The
multitude u hratgns undergoing The inuht tar~. III c1
animation aud tt"dy u"rinv t1rn 3sart. thas 3"ata
As been paid In rromums at The currorxon involved
III = multitude of lawsuits brought by sho competing
arcbilectst whose money aud tune hnd been ssinly
r,*ut IN tic hule that tin advertised pto!n1Ase Of ths
cu1nitttA wnA Ie ful1li, ii, regarded f.Ir
1et!t!ou7 IN lte Of Il This, dues LAe puLic REAL
xs the TACT that tho courtilouae tuaFn il to hc
4
neither beauty hor convenience Of arrangement, tAe
county half to to secnnd edaou u tue Cru.lnal
coars el!ng % ! lstset e ,ess .he s5 ne
sign. which received lie unanimous rIa1.e u Tie
successfu architects % well as thc publtr! rht TWO
buildings Will ts different Ii st,ln Lud design, 1ul
placed togethtr In such = manner ~ " 1uass the
ridiculous contrast fnore striking. 1hs faIuLy build
!na to ba after thv rouKa pencil sictcacs os.r
rlihK to tho published report rf the ntetns, Mr.
TiI:ey ~as c1pettsl to scesit Mr. Egsn's t%nhng
which 70 many learned legislators cuise!ru tlsir
lruins for three FeaEa Ut the Ut the A1psfsra
resolved itself Into mere vt e1hildiop to deiade
thtse tA1}YGTB 1uto tho belief that their thrtr tnbns
would erect building Which would maize tho word
stare with ensyl "Ihe 1nounta'n h4s l.lofcd IND
brought fuftn .uou.e.f NDw, although tAc c.ntrAc
for ths Foundation ut .he roa.lty Duu,llng a..any
io, tu to h-s notntnR Leen dons btsntd e txt avn.
tion, aud shers YET ttur ~ preset t,'s on.'rous
bur tle from iug carried Uut. HI ike While the
trpn IL not AACH1rICT.
TIE 1uHQ's INTENTIONS.
In order to more fully investigate ths matter.
q TAluuAE reporter was detaIicu to gather par
maze aware Of what the Hing intenda to 10 with
tho funds intruste1 tu their care, aud 10 show
how recklessIy tLeY iuteud to act with them.
AB Ia ahuyo statcd in the cuLnmuntcatlou, 1T.
Thomas 1Illuy furnished general plan Ior t4u
buildings, city and county, wllch weFo to bo iu
the !oi III Of Greek c1ues. Ibis. at tue ti1tIe
when IT whH presented. Won tbs Keueral adMifa-
tiou OF every ono who 81" It, sLd was accepted
BY the Council aud tho County Commissioners At
Just tic str!e, aud by Sir. 1ley the design Vas
appropriately called 'tEurcka.'' After tue pub
lie ha1 settled down to solemn conclusion that
they wcrs to have CouIt-Iiuaho and City Dllld-
Ing worthy OF the Garden CITY. 10 aud behold
the entire thug Ii changed.
WHAT M. EaAS HAS DONE.
NlF, Eea1 IL tho architect for tue county d por-
ttou OF the building, ard it would seem Al
though there would be considerable OF . hitch "
bet" eon hin, and Iii: 1iley. ss tho latter Eoute-
tect. Alr. Egan had p1aus Of his own.
He Is III the employ Of Tho county,
aud submitted plan, which ha:, beon previously
fully described III the coHmus VI The In1urSE.
TLis deslGu IL for tho county portion Of tho
building, and has boen accepted by tho Cunnsy
Cun,nsslonors without consulting Mr. ralIey at
all. This plum ls almost O facsimile OF tho
building OH tho North Side, known as tue Csiul-
inal Court aud jail. 1t is psopostd to put Just
such q u,uIdinE eptiro Oh tho old site Of tho
Coitt-uouse. WHICH, to say tha loats, will louk
ANYTHING BUT ARTISTIC
or picturesque, bestdcs Icing dark, uugainlS,
an1 oct of all proportions.
The tribune reporter called on 11r. Tilloy
yesterday afternoon at Lla ollcc in tho building
NJ. 1876 Washington street. That gentleman do
clined 70 Ba5 anything for publication II regard
to the matter at present. a. he vas opposed Just
now TO public coutroyarsy. uo said that hc
had prepared pian which would be a tnodltlca-
ton of 10th plans already submitted BY himself
I'M I'm load Of Public WusEa' Ind therefore did ID
rnt feel At h1,ortv IN t,i,o n descJintrnn
If IL to the nubiic. Nr Ecau'a
n1an for thu co,11,iy norton Of tim
structura La aajd. waa Int 6liuht Modification
of 1i,a n slirt,rnn s,rec, b,i,1imr. and. # ths
,,!an was followed. ho could do little clso tLau
submit though
unon .ha suhioct' ia tLi,,kS Ills mau,fesl1y
n,,ius.. IA ho II employod ny lie clty. liz
ttm,gt,t that yr Eann and himso}f. II left s1onn.
cou]G assiIv brdea oysr ali sliilIcuIties' for N
Two architects, tGey could consult and mod1iy
lie tian. In st,it asch o,har and for Tho good Of
ira fnhIic
Nr' Ti,jsy'a uow plau proposes 3 build.
inu muci, sImiiar Ia bis Eureka" do.
;s s;sp. nnl, n,uditletl' and. if nuythinp.
nra n1eva;,t. 1fo thn,,11t II th,s ware lid hn.
fo1o the Two Boards tnsy would eiye # their II.
tention. AMI tIat str' Euan wu,li be roadr IL
n.mt,cs,a apnt " viii, thsm 3JavsvaT i,n limit un,;cht
In, # tbe col,nty nrnrosnd In 90 On and 1,5e
Erat's Man. Il wo,ild iaaye lin N an unplossau,
nositjop Al Lie wanted In 10 lie best he couiJ
lar Chicaro and Cook Countv. and Il lis t,Ial,s
ma nceeniod. ia vii have nIdu1r mt Ut, that
vii be- hide to tl,o civ aud vii cust much css