, 1875-11-22

| 'hsAap ~ AAsA "!lVu tll TfEni#G1t II,
THE COURTHOUSE aQuAn3LE.
Probably tho Saturday meeting Of Count
commissioners, Aldermen, and other official
representing that distinction withou. dilfez
eneo known aa county and city, did Il,
wisest thing under the circumstances In situ
ply instructing tho two architects, Messrh
TnLEY and EoAs, to make some effort to ha1
mouize their plans and report the result h
another meaiing to be held tomorrow. TIL
folly Of making my effort ut agreeing OF
plans between two large bodies like tho Com
mon Council, consisting Of forty members
md tho Comfy Boarl, consisting of fifteen
members, was tit]y illustrated by the Jingle
in Saturdays meeting when only fcw MON.
bera OF e"oh body vera present. BY ao,no
unpreccdentednnd unexplained fortuity, these
two b'1ies once agreed upon a plan,-Mr.
I1LLEr'a "Eureka, but it was evidently
mn agreement pro .t1rma, simply for
the distribution Of the prizo-monoy, and it
was never intended that it should 10 carried
out practically. At al eYents, s,,oh was Tho
result, for the agreement was not considered
Mt MI In the final arrangements for the work
Ar. EoAs was chosen County Architect and
Arr. T1r1rr tsas chosen City Architect .nf,
each went to work. as ii absolute aud nj.
preme, to draft entirely new plans. Tlo
County Boa,d approved Mr., Ea4sta without
stopping to inquire whether the citv Ind ar.
capted them OF not, and then let tho coutraet
Of ita portion. II was only nfter tie news-
papers and tho citizens uttered n public pro-
test against this "cclectic STYLE Of archi-
lecture, which would locate n building on tbe
public square with ono 1lalf higher than Tho
other half, Quo half with a donna and thc
other half without, o1lo half In the sl,ane of
d regular 1,aralIclopram nna t,o otbcr ,,o1f
with breaks aud projections. that thu officials
on either side began to bestir themselves
The taxpayers must perfoyce leavo this
Court House building to the eenerol snncrv;a.
ion Of two separate md distinct bodies. Int
they may at least insist upon the obaervanca
Of tho coutraet male and entered ;nso bv
thcge two bodies representing Tho go,no mao.
plo. This consraot provides that tho la,;,d.
ing to DO Jointly occupied by the c;tv mn,
county shall bo uniform in style Comrr.,n
sense. common decency, common taste. and
tho common interests Of the poople should
prompt tho City and County Boards to f1o th;a
i'll any caso, but it Is now prcttv evident thai
they would not eiyo these things anv cone;a-
Grafton il they were not rcouircd to do 40 t,r
tho contract previously made on bshalf of ,he
people. Even now it is by no IN cans certain
TINT there will be m agreement without fore.
ing The matter into the courts (where the c;tj.
zcns nre certainly prepared to tako it II ,,oceS.
sary). and, If there is such an nercomcpt. IL
will not be without cost to the public IN lin
changes Of The foundation which Granger
HARMS is now putting in for tho county.
Tho instructions which the Commission.
ers and Aldermen gave flo two architects on
Saturday might hive hcon more percmptory
with advantage to al concerned. Instead Of
nstsuctins them to attempt harmonizine Of
Iheir plans, they should have been told curt]y