, 1875-11-24
Tho contractor the consequences would bo very
setlnus to thc County l,osrf.
AID. Coey-t understood you to shy It would
not c:At the comu!Y anything In making now

serious to thc County l,o.rt.
AID. Coey-t uudcrAtoou you to shy It would
not c'at the county anything In making ne"
plans.
slr. Egan-T'le making Of new oleyatona Mil
not, but IT we mako nav plans frotn tho founda-
tIon upwards. tha. viii bc serious nstter.
AID. SciiafTner rad as fIo under.toat tho mat.
ser ne comfy hsd alopted p1as's and elected u
tho city entirely. Tne Wisdom antt proHslety NJ
that action le would not hing Into question.
Tho County lizard consisted Of 'lftcon members.
Eight Of those could AID did act. There were
vas far lnors lhlcnlt ~ harrnonizo
tIio iioaa aud ~iFllos of that MINI
ler. or Of twenty.ono, than Of eight.
Consequently tho ely van not prepared to decide
ths county Ind adopted plat 1ndepout1en. of
tic city. notwithstanding tho contract With tho
city to build conJoutly snd harinonounly. 80
far M tho o1tetiur Of tho building was COIL
hot by word but By act. "You must follow u
you havc TIC option; VIC haEo decmed tn 10
ahoad, and you must follow and adnos uur plan
Tho city had then elected to proceed with their
portion independent Of tho county-sn act Of
very questionable authority on tho part nF tho
Council, and one which lie condemned jtou tho
beginning. IIn thought tho city should have
adopted tho far PROPOSITION OF tho county to
f,aro thres architects. one elected BY tho COM
tnfss.ouors, ono by the Council and another hY
tho Board Of Public Works. Thoy poa aaw
the reauts Of this Independent action. The
architects nero both proud uf their busfness
reputation, aud ncltler wanted to give way.
ono ssid I'm e,eftea 10 LOOK ntts' ,s ths
that, or tue other" aud Abe city architect
ev,nced similsr disposition. lie wished to re-
mark that tho srrhitcct Ind nothing whatever 10
do with tic mRtter; what responsibility or OK
his busincns. Now tho City Of Chicago coasti-
tutcd ten-twolfths OF tho county. Their Intor-
ests woro identical, and tho mntter ought 10 10
stopped juet whero IT. was. Tho county had
cordlng 10 Mr. Esau, If sn entirely
different plan was presented to tho eonttactos:
IN additional outlay Of $25,U0D or E30, ,000 would
DO incurred. In vicw Of that fact he
thought no radical change ahonld bo made. aud
the nrch!tccts should be compelled to harmontzo.
In ha opinion = satisfactory building Of uniform
exterior could be erected without any deviation
from the foundation contract already lot.
TLo Chairmau, IN auewer TO AID. Coey. said
tho 4rc1literta hnd not fully explained how they
proposed to act together in tho future.
Aid. 9cbaffnor eAid ofs. 1iler desired to l,o
WHOLLY CSTnAhMEIED
by any previous action; he desired tho privilege
OF making new plan whcl, might require
Mr. Egan- That is my idca.
Aid. bchaffner wan opposed to wasting so
much MONEY TO Crafty either OF tho nrchl:eols,
4 plan should DO agreed upon which would not
would, Of course. bo reimbursed ony oSFcnae
they might Incur in preparing now rlaun.
After smother statement by Mr.. 1:gan Of tho
additional cost which would bo iucnrrou by =
change IN tho foundations bong laid,
h1r. Tilley stated that ho xss elected City
Architect Aug: Q last. On the f1th Of tina:
month Mr.. Egan's plan WIS adopted hy tie
County Board. An (air. ~ die not get bis In:
attractions 10 commence work until Aug. III, aud
therefore .ho Lad no voice in tho matter Of
Mr. Egan's plans. Aug.. 2l ho recciyed a
nuto fiom tho County Architect inviting him to
look over the plans, but ho deferred going until
he received hts commIshion. When be did 10
ho found tho plans to great eztcut mstured,
which
LEFT n1M THE ALTEHHAr1yE
Of olher following III. Egan. or Of preparing 4
repREatc design, and to Lad adopted tie iatter
course. lie did not think It would DO usine him
f'sht 70 bina h,.o 70 9romnna-pisn eoncafn,ng;
rights aud privileges 10 tho naing OF Tho plans
with thosn 1fr. EEap hsd en .oyei. Ho asked
nothing more, md "antoa nothing iess. 1to
WAS willing 70 start anew, nnd aeAve it to the
city whether l,o should receive extra pay for the
work. or whether it should be count cd In. "A
fa1 az additional cost.w31 concerned, ho did no:
think it would exceed, with the chaugcn
he proposed mating. $4,000, and probably not
moro than e., 100. Thero might be eomo add
tloual projections aud rocsaing points which,
would :equEo allclt alta1a.iou OF tho outliuea,
which would no. cost more than the aum mon
ttouea.
Commissioner Gueather asked II MIR. Tllley
could Lot give the city rs great accommodations
With Egan's foundations aH with his own.
M1. Tiley replied he could not.
! Mr. Egan wanted the note read ho addressed
mir, Tiiey TO SHOW tint he was given full oppoE.
tunties for remodeling "hilo his plan was ma-
Tho Cblirusn.-Was that before tho plan Va,
| sdoptclf
Mr. EgAn-No, hir. sent him . verbal mes
sage before It was adoptod, but ha did not come
| giving AZ reaaon that hts contract VIE not con
| eumnatod.
Ar. Egan WAS sbout to read the latter, wheE
AID. schaRuer protested againht = continuance ol
| those personal o1planatloua.
| Permission. howovaE, was EtTon Mr. EgAh te
read tho letter. It bofo out his statement rela
| tvs 10 inviting T'llcy to make suggestions Nlsl
Coun,isuionor Mocanrey sasd ii any blame st
| lachou to Apy one In tue matter 1t mas to
I THE CRY COUNCIL.
When tho County Doard took the Independent
| action referred to, The resolutions wcre submit
ted to the Council with notice thhs they wonlt
whit their pleasure fourteen days. Tho Council
consequently they. wont to work. aud not out
word was said until the county bad granted nj
sb4, 600 contract. Lie contended shere WAS nj
| ueed to Try and harmonizo now. Whom th
! Council Aau cousderpd tho TWO plans IN oxiut
once, mud rejected one OF tho other. 1t would b
time enough To tako the acssou contemplated
However. 10 uas willing to sgreo to the Iropo
a}tson, provided tint II did not puk the county h
any additional expeuBs.
Aid. Couy thought thsy might talk for si'
months and not mako much progreos. Ho va
10 favor OF ipstEuctQng tho architects in accord
| anco With the proposition. lIc hnd no doub
tho exterior could he nada uniform witdou
altering tho foundation to any great extont. I'll
work ought to be stopped at once. - every da
was adding to thu e1pense, whiie thin questio1
remained unsettled.
| Commissioner Jonnsou Aakod
| WHAT ASSURANCE TMLT Had
the county aod city would agree upon the nov
plAus, Nhy could they not hafmooize on tht
prcsent plans7 lIo was opposed to proceedin
furshsr until an effort waa nsde to units On Ii
/ plhps uow IN e1lstancot
AID. Coey did not thtuk there would BE- an
trouble iu agseetng upon the elevations, and i
for tho insefior The CITY and county could II
range that to suit shamselvea- II had been mt
mated shst there Wa no objection 70 Mr. Egau'
plan, but 10 hld heard great objections 10 il
liz n,oyoti tha. tho szchiteeta 10 instructed !
! design new elevations.
! Commissioner JDhna0n could not 500 VII
! ttoxo stnnt1 I'm any rttttcltv n. hArntnntyinH II