, 1875-11-17
THE PlLtNG.
Operations 1seg,In by Driving a
Little GOUh Timber.
Architect Esan SVears tho Rotten Tim
ber Shall Not Be Used.
Tho Cltlzens' Association Preparing fol
Action.

Tl'cro was vory little change about thu foun-
dstous for tho naw Court-Itouao yesterday. aud
but little of public intorts. happened. Tho, day
whH kcen and cold, and Hu1n1A employed bis mon
| In pooling tho bark from Tho condomncd swamp
elm piles, whcl, ho undoubtedly intended to plneo
anposlflon, despite the warnings given him TO tho
contrary. All tho forenoon and portion Of tho
Afternoon was spent in rigging up the pile-
driver Which, by the by, is ycly good one Of its
kind.
or the 150 or more plies on the gro und bat xi1
wore passed. bJ Architect Egan u Ut, and thoso
nero firEt-clasa iu ovcry respect, boiug good oak
t,nher Upon those Harms teated III. pile-ds.v-
iuE n'heLsue, which was found 10 work very
fairly.
ttArma claimed to havo HolI Lis Bwsmp-otm
timber yesterday to other parties, but tnAt ia an
assertion ton ga,1zy for credit Il Is merely III
tendcd ~ film to cover tho Dyes OF tho public,
who arc watching Harms, aud to make beiieye
that there arc othor PARTIES who tlIInk crooked
aud rotten timber aud Awatnp.cm good enough
Tor ptl'ng purposes. Thoro IL too much oneness
cannot at present triae with tho public. |, Is
sad tl,at tho newspaper attacks naye excited
the "OM Man and thas ho does moi know vhat
le IL dosug, but says ho will come out ali right.
WHAT HAAa9 CANNOT DO,
The press and especially 1nE TnlnusE, will
see that llo doos do wlat liz right and lle canpot
fost cyen rotten tmbers upon tho tax-payess OF
Cook County wltose heryant Harms ia, and the
sooner he understands that tho botter 1t will be
Tor himself. It is claimed by Harms fFionds
that ho sB getting much Unpleasant norapAper
notoricy, aud that, though this ia hia llrat cou-
tract II will aill blu chances Of ge.sing auother,
ava that exchanges aEu taking up tho cry aEA,nst
him to other portions Of tho country. Bo that
a. II may, tho fact IL patent to evcry citizen Of
Cook County TINT IInrlas hot Ills oo1stract from
tae Ring.
BrATEMExT rnoM nR. nouSrnEE.
In togartl to the contract With Harala, d TO-
porter Of TuE TAinuSR called upon County-At-
totnay Nouuttes ut the Clarendon House ycHtes-
day, Aboro ho ia continoa to his loom by iilneas
10 inquire from him rlat had bocolne uf the doc
umont.-whether It had been signed. Bealsd and
dsl'votod> aud waathcs it had ;es passed out ot
his bands.
It aeoma tu.t by acc,dont tho co,,.
tract had been tnsllltf I'll drawer
in Clerk Comlslcy's odce and forgot
ton. Mr. Nountroo had delivered 1t 10 the Clork
OF tho County Uoari on tho lith Of Oclober
last. afnco which t!tno it has not boon in Its
possessfon. 1tr Rointree further stated that
no contract was ever rcturnod 10 him unless for
amendment, aud this one lad mol passed out Of
his hsnos until after its approval by tho Com
nitsee, sud, - a natural consequence be had
not sceu It hiucc. ..
Of tho contract shows that 1t IL duly
sixned and attestcd aud thxt tho boad
haH beou approved. Harms clalmed, un-
dor tho cOnfact. that ho could put
III swamp-c1m p!los bit thore is Saving olaliso,
which roquiros everything to bs Ut tho bost
Hs;crlal, aud to pass tho approval Of tlss Super
vlaiug Architect and Build!uS Committee befofe
It Gao he usetl.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
OF tho Council appointed Monday ugbt las not
yet met, md will not, porhapB, for n day or two.
to confer with TITO County Commissioners, IN
conjunction with Mayor Colyin and tho Board Of
Public Works.
TIE c1T1zTNb' ASSOCIATION. ..
Tue Executive Commi.tco Of tue Clttxons'
Association held mectIug yostorday aftelnoou,
when tbe County Court-nouso and t1Anger
Harma' timber vera discussed, as we'll a. tho
contract The whole subject OF Investigation Of
plans and contract was EeforreJ to the following
special Committees: Mossrs. George Arnaous.
r. Daumann, CoIne1luB rfico, aud Jauob Isoeon-
berg. Independent Of these Boutetuon, 1t s
said that thore Is a tne5cAantB' ootumittce who
are lookiug up tho matter. bnt 1t Is more than
lkH|y that. II such Axsts. tile two Will work
Jointly snd probably apply for an Injunction to
stop the work to-day or tomorrow.