, 1875-11-12
COURT.HQUSE PLANS.

BANNING TlLLEy's nRAwtNas.
The COURTHOUSE plan business Is Just now
attracting tho attention Of tLo city ottlclnls, In
cludiag TIM Aldermen, and thoro IL a 6pbck OF
wAg !n the future. The Mayor, Board Of Public
worka, Building Superintendent, Police au-
perinseudens, and Aid. Hildretl,, Cutler
ton, Murphy, Stout, and othe1s, visited
Architect Tey'a Office yesterday afternoon Oh
lsiu invitation, 10 examine the plans uado by him
for tho city's half Of tho Court uouaa, Mr..
hlatz. tie architect camo in after tho officials
had gathered and 4 apIcy argument, OF brief du-
ratioa. aroae between him mud 1I.lIreth. The
latter expressed tue belief that the County nipg
Woro attempting to force tue city to accept
their terma iu tue matter Of tho construction OF
thu buildings, aud thought it would be naccasary
for the csty TO place ~ injunction upon them.
lhcn Mr. Tjlicy aud a1r. Matz Lad d fuw words
about Egan'B Sketches, while the Mayor aud
others stood paHaisel, hy., lis Honor dropped
a few remarks suhBolucntly regarding tile cty's
r1ghts In tho rsclashes, snd the Building Super
iutendent sail that II tho work wsn not dono
properly he wonld louR to II. Mr.. Datley scetnH
to tlnuk tho county las the most right
coye,cd that tho spaeo between tue
two buildings. II CONSTRUCTED on the p]ans
shown, w,l not be suttiescnt for light and ven
til.tion. Ho believes Ti!!ey has eacroacted loo
Tar on the city half and will slut OF the couuty's
area and l!Gnt. 1t Ia tho opinion Of some Of the
Aldermen that tho architects will hayo to bnr.
monlxe their exterlorc, but under Present circum-
stances that eoema improbable. Ms. 1iIley
claims that Atr. Egan has mol sought to harmon-
las not couaulted him. -
Boulo OF tho city officials incline to tho tolcf
hat
T1EH COUNTY RING
haro already begun thor operntousto to control tho
ahole wu.k, aud force the city to Accedu to their
lcrmH There is, they say, evidence OF this ln
tho haeto manifested In formally adopting Egaa't
plans before the now County Con'nlsalonert
boief Bta.e TINT We shall hare worso Court
House Ring than TINT which prevailed IN hos
York. and that tho cosruptioniats Will lnsih
upon handling at the money, awarding th'
contracts and pfolougins the work untit il y :
aud then We shall have miserable atructnse-l
Disgrace 70 tho CITY. aud tuade1nats for Tho pur
poaea iutsndaJ
Nm. xoAN's sKErcuEs
were shown BY Mr. Tiey 10 tho officials uht
called st hls of1ce and It wRs tho general opln
iun that the lAtset's plau presented tho Auas
ard most impos'nB exterior, whlla Egna's pict
ufa. With lts hanhsEd roof, aud cramped eleva
ton, aud slendss ssesp!e, would meet with pop
uiAr disappEoyal. Tho ed.to1ial suggestion late
" made in TnE YnlnpsE was Endorsed b,
sevesai Of Tue officers present yesterday AZ tht
inspection Of Tllleys plans. and i appests qu.t'
Monday night which will call the County Com
misaIoners to sccount for iguorlnR former ex
prsas agreements m4da between tbs city ~,
county. .....,
Theirs ID q certain prospect Of an
14MEp1ATE OPENING ot CONTROVERSY
on the subject between the City and Count
boards. aud tho result is considered uncertain
II ,s not unlikely that the courts ui9l ba sppo.ie
TO 10 set,le tue difficulty and decide tllu squitla
Of tAo con.e1ding bodies In tho matter.
Most Of tho CITY otficers ase fully convince
that tAors is = gigantic steal contemplated