, 1875-01-16
THE COURTHOUSE.
llessrs. Rountreo and Diokey Submit
Their Opinions. -
They Agree that Neither City Nor County
Is Bound to Any Architect.
The Subject Postponed for n Week.

The Subject Postponed for n Week..
Tho Board Of Public Works aid tho building
Committee of tho 1}oard OF County Commission-
| era hold thoir adjourned conference yesterday
nfscrnoon in tho commtteo-rooruR Ut tho latter
boty. Commissioner Trintliviilo occupied tho
chuir. There wofo alpo present s1erHra. Will,
ciouEh Gnentl'or. Schmidt, n'nl 11unorgan Il'o
| Chair Haid TINT tho reading of
TIE OPINIONS or THE LAW OFFICERS
Of tho county ad city, prepared upon the arcllf~
tcct Bl,biect, would he tho llrHt bnsiucna In order.
| Tho documents Horu thon read. RI rolIowA:
| OFFICE or co.m cuuatr COUNSEL. ASH ArronsEx.
MISUNDERSTANDING In reply to tho rr' oIunnof
tnqnIsyM .,s t".nnt.tse ON rdnlc i'.t'ss an'l thu
my acun taken ls ihn County Commissioners Of G"k
architects, the '!cagnaon u rarrla 10 o uae fur
Tho records of thu County l}oarl H!,uw tlat on tho
25tl day of Angat tH1a thy ar.l resolved .'at i'a
upon which TO bnill tlo uuurt-lnlau a, Cityl1All.
a Ike resolution was alAo adopted y the Com.
eoan'y city ta st sis "s o~s s e
llan do nut think that either has Incurred my lis
also th.nk that fi,ey Al liberty to rasctud that
action and adopt my other plan No atl'sr senn i
i
| DonrA.
1s74 oleetsd Sr E.,l one Of the tvs arehitoess hal
votSd to elsc t. pssFs 1r. nns M ots aor sn @
atrncteti him to rrcparu pns', etc. If Mr. Esan haa
performed any labor Of incurred any e1lennes in oIe-
oinIon that he Is eutitlel to reasonae carpeusa-
tion therefor. II e has not he has cain uton to
Board ~ to whether no be retained Or discharged.
In tho opinion of tho Law Department Of tho
upnn ths part Of the city unauthorizcti
With reference to tho designations Ut material to e
ilty upon tie county by reason q tho econ Of
tho Board with reference thereto and my such nctiou
havo given you conclusions simply, for the reason
that have not lad time to indulge i'll tho COURSE OF
rcaHoning by which have asr4sod At thoso concls-
ha,e no. htd tne b consult st length with 1uleo
coeasd to gse ssto5neys Tor several sreheeta is.cr
sste a the susst @ e. UT s1 t5o T.. 1r1Sr con-
hs eIosad Il i ate : heaE 5esssras s W unerssad %
to concur III tho viows herein Expressed:
'oaS c5upt9 st SGpxTnFas x'iSfasy
JUDGE D1cKEY.
Tho Corporation Counsols opinion Was then
read:
10 the board Or Fualto t'orks-1n obelicuea
to resolution sdonted by your Honorablu Hoard,
of s oonn, "S 90 ho sh
calling for an opinion from tho respact1yo Law D..
s ss @ city Fl .s sna po r. s ossy ,
county, either Of thun, On accoun. Of any actiou
. md It's Common Council of tho city, or either u
hs or s Sdpn S any s S ssfGn t a
for tho Court House, beg leave that in NJ,
opinion liability rosta upon tho city alone, or upon
4sa e Ut e. On sassss. ct sz
j. asa my opinion t'at tha county separately hsa ~
On the ioth Jay ii November, 1874, among otnez
resolutions atoptcd WAS ouo directing Mr.: Egan to
to g rsns a A. r af ~ 'or
building to be built ~ thu county and to hnEe thees
ls pld apecincattos ready ~ time to lot tho wosI
vnv 10 work in Pursuance Of that resolution. Il
liability hss ye. aeefaod n9 county m Ay Sny yo t%;
unly he Aabo, II Il al. to reasonable compensa,
tio for the work 'loae or eHEoases a1y i1sadse; @ @
nutco to htn that It Ind bcei, reseinae, Or that tht
thsrs1 contained had x, eea
, myself mot and entosea uron the Joint examination
Of tho question. unlimited We instea ths naE,s' y
suro by counsel otherwise and furnish liz thsir
1.,s ro,on. srsuon,a aud I'd a sn.ho'1os ahss an Mi
I .npio tn,o occupied n this way: IT, sovera!
questions fully and ably discussed nefo!S y.
+ u.o fof con.u!taton since From bsiof eonycrsa;
!; siueh timo and space mi sht 10 occupied assigning
deemed necessary al soms Of tho morn important
questions hereofore been discussed III an abb
opinion rendered by Ar. Jameson. the osty-Attornoy
d The Common conc, and. afterwards, r. III opln-
on rendered by me In approving th1t q olnElon E'nx.
,. Counsel to tho Corporation.
u I! Commissioner Guont1er moved that tho Conn.
c. tv.Attorney's report be approved, Which pro.
. vailed
y Mr, Cloug1 suggested TINT tho members oi
Il the conference give utterance to their individ
= ual opinions relative to Ms. nountroea on in'on