, 1875-06-06
THE COURTHOUSE.
Consultation Between the Conn
ell and County-Boar6
Committees,
unavailing Efforts at a Comp1omise.

The Building Committee OF tho Board Z
County Commissioners. together rith the Con
non Council Committee On Public Building,
met yesterday afternoon in tho Council Ehan,
| Der for tho purpose Of arriving It some copciu
] siou ~ to the employment Of suitable srchitec4
for tbs construction Of the nsw Court Hons.
ALI. Coey presided. There wese Also nressn
Commissioners Burdck, C!ough, Loner1sp
Crawford, aud Schmidt Of tho County Boan1
and AID. Stone, Leug1ches, Cleveland, acCloxy
and SchAnner.
Commissioner Bu:dck 1ehearsed for th
benadt OF the Committee all previous action i,
regard 10 the matter.
Aid Schaffner remarked that tho Count,
Board had elected but one Of the .rchi.scn
elected BY the Council, and inquired "A to tha
manner Of appointing the remaining archisecss.
| Commissioner Cloagh supposed tuat tbs prss-
! ent Joint Committee would hayo to bridge oyar
I the difference in opinion Is to architects.
| AID. Stone thought the County Board osxa4
| to elect Tailey aud then unite With thu CeuaoQ
! for third man II opa Was necessary.
/ COMPROMISE.
Commissioner Lonsrgan m2le motion 70 ia
effect that the County Board and City Council
| unite on I'illey and Egap provided ths Board Of
Public Works appoint the third. He ind iyidusl]v
Was perfectly wiling to intrust the Board of
Public Works with tbs SELECTION Of third axchE
tect,
AID Meclory favored tho motion, provided
there was no moro expensain having threa arch.
tecss than in having bu: two.
Commissioner BuEdtck also coucu1red In tin
/ motion. lie, too. had great dea! Of fntt in
the Board OF Public Wo1ks- They wers truss
worthy and honest
Aid. Schatfner replied to q question n 10 tha
influence exerted bJ the Council upon the Board
Of Public Works, 20 the effect that tho Board
would undoubtedly conclr with the Duiiaipr
Committee Of the County Board.
Aid. Cleveland was also desrous OF lea7inx Il
to tho Board Of Public WoEks, ii third msu
was necessary 10 the work.
Commissioner ClouSh sslll heaitated in to
THE 1SFLuESCE E1EnTED BY THE COUNCIL
on the Board The Council hAd al1eady cirected
the Board to enpJoT tHo aschisects, ana would d
not direct them 70 employ third II the nomin,-
tlon was placed in their hands?
Aid. Stone 1et&lia.ed by inqui1iog il tho Reo.
henaan supposed that tbs Council nere going to
abide bv att that was done By their COMMITTEES,
AID Schanner said that had already cesn sui
hclentiy demonstrated. It = concl usion WAS not
arrived ut in the present conference ho wss going
to refuse to set On the Building Comuittes.
Commissioner BurIck-Tnis il tho last oor-
ference Ill hare on the subject you can bet @
that.
sle1:en bad been appointed to the Committee.
aud should take It upon themselves to cs1Ty out
their work. Tho should not retire for tho saka
Of giving place to dishonest men.
AID. Scbanner replied that his rouar&s had
been m,slnterpreted. II he could not arrive At
some decision in conjunction With the Commit
tee, he was IN favor of giving way to some ona
who could.
Comm ssioner C'oueh remarked that suerns-
tions ha been to the elect that
TIE COUNTY nUnD BOTH Fon11oN9
of the building and lease the city their portion II
areulaA Ut per cent Of tbs yaluti>a. He would
even 90 70 far as to propose that tho cky build
both portions Of tha building.
AID Coey-Nouid you agree to 1eyy no tax
npnn the city for building tho county portion.
Commissioner Clough said that 4 JOINT ereo-
ton Of The bulldog would form = most reliable
basis for the issuance Of corpo1atlon bonds fox
tho compilation OF the work.
Aid Eleyejand objected 10 three a1chiteetA
Personally hs was OF The opinion that ons was.
sufficient.
Tho County Commissioner looked disoonso-
lasc until Aid. ScnaHner assorted that he Was
Qpalterably in favor Of three. HIS reasons 1ere
based 90 tho assertion OF every "ell-known
architect that in the construction OF large build
Jugs there shoutd alvaya be supervising a1chi-
;ect and consulting architect Commissioner
cIough and AID. Coeg expressed themselves siua-
lsTlY.
Commissioner Goueh rsststed tho motion Of
nent Of Egsn and TAla7, and third architect
y the Board OF Panle Works.
Commissioner Schmidt {passion3te1y1-l OBJ
ect to going before the Board with the nope Of
arriving that man through.
Commissioner LopergAn thought that esch
member OF Tho Committee ought willingly "a
oacede something. 1heee mas
CONSIDERABLE PURL1c ANXIETY
0 bave the building commenced, and he tor
ne WIS in favor OF laying the iounda lions thia
ear.
1t this juncture Commissioner Cra~ford en-
sred, aud tho proceedings Of the meeting wers
etatei to him and his opinion Asked He re-
lI6d that 1t struck him very forciby that tho
ouatV vas concoding too much to the city
lors1es. The notion involved the recogniz-
ace Of two architects already appointed BY the
ouncl. and asked the county to allow tho Board
Public Works to elect third
Commissioner Ciough objected to It's beiug
'r1ned q concession: it xas simply IN agres-
lent.
Commissioner Burdick said tho concession
- on both SIDES. The Council conceded 70
gan, the County Board were asked 70 coucode
hlley, and the Doa:d OF Public Worxs. "a
ltslde party, was requested to appoint third
-ch,Iect~
Commissioner Cravford said be had An ida
lat the Board OF Public Works was bus
THE CREATURE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
I'd he was OF the opinion that the Council would
,e1cse An undue iuduence III the appointment.
ALL oIAAAAACA IaupN Apou kHa {e1fAEICly AQ5N3
fasteners as to what they would suggest bul
letting no reply, h,uase!i suggested tLat thsee
,uuty Commissioners aes IN conjunction with
Q board III the appointment Of tha third archi-
ct.
Commissioner Loncrgau wanted to know Why
q COUNTY Board should lefuHe to trust thu
'aro Of Public Works in the matter.
Commissioner Crawford ,epl1ed With = psro-
Lion On "constltusuoy" and objec-ed to the
:eEfsreoce Of the Doxrd for tha rsasou thAt
ey lacked one
Commissioner Burdtck said that both ths
un: = Board ana Couucii had shown their ina
1ty to decide, aud now 1t Was proposed to sd-
It the difficulty by appealing 70 the Board ef
hhc Works.
Commissioner Clough inquired ~ to Hha4 VII
, next proposition.
AID. echaanet ssaed for IN adiournnass 10
e the Committees
MORE TINE-
I'D Stone inquired if tho gentlemen etfn b.
tod Oh mAint nning their poaitons, aud vas
.wered by Commizsioner Crawford that tts5
listed on nothing.
I'd. Coey inquired what proposition the xu.-
nan would make, and Was answered by i sur