, 1875-11-24
THE COURTHOUSE.
Second Conference Between
the City and County
officials.
Some Faint Symptoms that an
Agreement May Be
Reached.
Dgan Willing to Change tie faeadcs,
hat Nut tlle Foundations.
Random Estimates as to tho
Cost Of Proposed Al
terations.
Tho Architects viii lIcct To-Day
and Try 10 llarmon1ze.
Report Of the Citizens Association
Committee ou the Foun-
dations.
They Find 10 Fault With Them'~Tbeir
Objections to IN Architectural
Monstrosity.
All Quiet on the Square.
Report Of the Citizens Association
Committee on the Foun-
dations.
They Find 10 Fault With hem~~Tbeir
Objections TO IN Architectural
Monstrosity.


THE CONFERENCE.
THE ARCHITECTS TRY TO AGREE.
An adjourned conference of city aud county
officials was held At the rooms Of the Board OF
Public Works yesterday afternoon to desise
means for tho settlement OF the Court House
difficulty In the absence Of Commissioner Bur-
dick, who acted as President Of tho last meot-
inn, Mayor Colyin was called To the chhir. and
there nero present Aid. o'l3Eicu, CIos Gland,
Roiay, Heath. Stout, Qairk, achat1ner, Warren.
Il. Stone; Commissioners Prndlvl'lc Wahi, aod
Thompson, Of tho Board of Public Works; Com
miseiouerB Louergau, Comfy. Clough. Carroll.
Holden, Schmidt Crawford. hlcCafErcy, Gucntber.
and Johuaon. OF tho County Doata; Building
Insncctor Eailey. Architects 1illoy and Egan,
County.Attotney Rouutrco etc.
In opening tho proceedings, tho 0hsirmAu
stated It's object to be the reception Of report
from tho architects with regard to harmonizlng
their plans.
AID. gchasiacr suggested TINT Mz. Egan should
ho hoard from.
Mr.. Egan said be underatool that A1r. Til1ey
had proposition to make, and bo would givo
plsco to tha: gentleman.
Nn. G1LLEr
stated that Ms. Egsu aud himself had met seV-
oral times, but had been unable, 60 fat, to agreo
upon anything definitely respecting their pres
ent ptaps. It seemed Impossible for thcn to
larmonizc, hid ho, therefore, suggested they
bath should throw uBidc their plans and con-
]oiatly get UP aow scs In tho tame office. Of
tho same style and dimentions, entirely ditser-
ont from those nov in existence, and zatlsfac-
tory to both architects.
AID Schaffnor asked II that proposition had
been submitted 10 Ms. Egan.
M1. Tillay replied t4as 1t had.
Aid. Bcharnsr wanted to know II Mr. Egan
accepted 1t.
said ho bad accepted tho proros[tlon 80 far "a
tue posttlon IN which 10 xaa placed allowed ltul
to do. lhoy Weso all aware that, very !nl-
county's sido lad been lot. which contract in-
volyed very daep and scrloua interest to the
members OF tue County Board. 11o had no
power to give away auy OF thosn interoHts, md
be bad therefore told M5. IiIley thas
posa, provided That tue rcruodellng ot
tho designs al.ould be couined TO tho facades,
with yiow TO Larmonize tho exterior OF tho
building, and not III any way lntorfere with 1le
uterosts or thu county in the execution Of tue
foundation contract, aud Of courae be subject to
tho sancllon OF the County Doard. He had pro-
coodcd soIar iu bis work thst he had oo power
to conbcnt to hny propagation Without tie per-
however, tho proposition was satisfactory.
AID. s;hao,isr iuaurad II
buILp1Na or HARMONIOUS ExrEnloR
could not bp agree1 upon which would not de-
mand any uaatolial change in tho foundations
| now III r,rorress.
Mr. E0an said It was quite possible to change
tho exterior Of the building III toto, without III
| terfcrlnr With tho work proceeding Oh tbs
| Foundation, Ae architect tor the county, hs
strnnnnuaIy objected to auy change being made
| Which would Interfere with the interests Of the
county in MAI coutraot, Hp did not wish It sall
| th.t IL conRontnd IN a chanes which involved
ndtitInnnl ontlav in that regard,
| AII' MISUNDERSTANDING IL 3 question for The
.uthor3iies to consider.
! M. Essu-Wcll. / wish to nay that / cannot
.ss,,me tRot RESPONSIBILITY.
iii. schai1nsr-Eo ore has aeksd you vet !;
tts1 IN nmsstinn for Inn Cnnnty noari t. decide.
G' snd no. 10 tfo srnh,tect.
-A n,mntss,oner Il swYonl-You think, then. thst
.hs s1tcrjor nnmId be rnmodeled wItLout auv
chorrs IN ths woIt That haH begun
Mr Ecan~Thst IL nv belief.
| iii RchhfYnnr eaid tbln matter of prfds OF The
MT ~ Mr Fuau ., Mr T,l!ey vhoutd pot for a
rr,nmont he anterteined bY eitner tho County
| Hard nr thn Cftv Councli. What those Rcutio-
| man Itcd nr tjtni,e al hai nothio0 10 do Nth the
| 1n..i;on ria nronla ~ liza oftv and couuly
Ian ia n. rtjas mnsk interested and lbelr weit.
~ -.,n.r thsn thnsa n Ill. srnhjIsnts aronld
hn rnnsritad
III Fnsn raminded tha oaptleman that wa
,ust tho cosItIou ho ass1med in Informing Mr
}Hu." l. .o,ia .,,,An ~ ,,ntkI,p ,xftl,nTt tt,a