, 1875-08-27
Brcn1sing Ground for the Toun"
ilntfuns Of tho Now
building.
Some Of tho Commissioners Do a Little
Honest Work.
Grand Celebration nj Icrio1at's Climb.
Rooms.
Frank Lumbard's Mood Of Oourt-Houso.

nervod ~ hnne Of contention IN the County
l,oarl aud City Council. When all otl,or quas-
tions wAned Yud Lost intnreHt Ia either OF thoso /
bodies, resolution locking To tlie boautlfytng
OF the old Coutt-Iiouse Bqnarel WAS suse to stir |
up tho greatest interest, 10 oxcieo |
tho doopest attention, and draw forth |
tho LAUNDERING oratory OF tho leaders |
OF the several " "rlnRs" which. for tho list few !
years, have held almost unlimited control OF
both bodtca. Tho pnbIo las by no menus boon
u disnassonaso lookor.on lu tho warfare, foel!ng
az It has tho noccBslty for D new Court-Honao.
a erowl, too, has continually gono up from tho
Judiciary, Whie hungry con-
tractors, nnbitIous architects, and quetuious
ariiaans tavo In no wiso acted n disintcFcstod
part in tho common struggle for commence
mont Of tho mueIl-necdod work.
Tho s1noko OF tho battle lifted yoBtosday fos
tho ilrst tlno, and bnucatll II WAS spectacle
pIoasllig to all belohtrs. Tho atrifa which had
Tor years delayed tho erection Of the building
appeared TO 10 at All ond- 40 far ~ the county
was concerned A. lolBt. aud the old Uourt- House
s1lsro NINA transformed iuto scono Of hArlno-
Nous life, pleasantly, and Industry. The oceA-
sion WAS no leaa than
TIE BnEAK1Nd or GROUND
for Tho excavation for tie foundations OF tho
now Court House, for which tho contract waB
lot on tue pnrt Ut tho county several days ago.
III tho confro OF lhs Blaato promptly ut o'clock
wero grouped County COMMISSIONER CARROLL
Schmidt, Jonoa lioldci,. Comfy, Duaae, t'uon-
t1lor, Lol.orgai,, ftc'tiug, johnson. and AIcCal-
frav, for tho county. md Commissioners l'rnt-
Wills aud IhompAon, anl Nd. Iidtetl, Fnlcy,
Stout. aud Nshr, fnr tho city, Behldea There
were George Won llolIch. Thomas atackin, Ed,
Armntrong, Robert Clark, JOHN u. Rountrco,
Juae; Ii Hogan, &. +. Pcriolnt, Cox Dros.. gaug
Of 1aborors. aud tho representatives. Of tue pfoas.
The ground around WAS bestre~ed with ricks
and s1loveIs, and hero and tero atooa wagons
nnitng to bc ,ilIcd with thu 1rB. dirt.
COMMISSIONER HOLDEN
wns tho first 10 Law hold OF shovel l1c was
followed BY Comtu,Esioner Schmidt, who grabbed
AZ sca,ce as gold III tho unck Hills. AZ o'clock
Commissioner Jones', acting Chairman of tue
D5ard, took up position III thu enntra OF tbs
group. aud gave tho signal for dirt-liftlng III q
speech In tl,cas "orlB:
GENTLEMEN: Now Ia the timo for work. Tho day
for resolutions las passed In this matter.
Comu1isnioner Holon, with llih ua1Ihl Indus.
try waH tue tigt to got Ills shovel ~ the oArtt,,
aud tlle tir.t 10 tors dirt inso the wagon. Com
missioner Bch1n,i, applied tlio pick wsh beco.n-
ing yigor, w,!o Commissioners johnson, Car
,oll, hlcCaf1roy, aud tonty yicd with oach other
for moment In trying who could throw ths
most dirt, md throw 1t tho hilhcst.
moment Iator, and tho Precipitation began to az
pear, nna tho scona took ona back 70 school,
dayY and bnu1y-bull SEASON.. rs tha half dozen
officials, all In each othcre way, wo,o aoraEnllinB
to secure tho Hamo Hllosatul oI dirt 70 raiao to
tito half f-illel wagon.
THE iNDrarn1ous oEoup
Aoon scattered, however. but tho list lnti1natton
| Com missioner Johnsuu had Of tho fact Was
s.oyelful nf dit thrown in tls fnco by Commits
stooor aiecair!oy from the .oppos!!to side Of
h,n uEnrmatiou in tbs same way, and
subsequently a dirt battle ensued tho workos4
poiug about equally divided. Commissioned
Guet1,er htood urou mound nsar bv Looking
| and hna
stood commissioners Dnsas mid Ilorting as aids.
a fos ptoyaH Of dirt sltiI'fuily directed warnsd
tnom Of thoir proximity to tho acono. and they
closol their cyoa ln9otnntar.tY Ia their totreat:
| With tho Tagging out Of tho horoes, mud saoVols
and p,oks wcro dropped instanter. It
was oxncctsd TINT tho city ofllclnlA ~ouiI load
The ncxt wagon, which WIS IN readiness, but they
respectfully uec!lnod 10 mix up with county
| affa,r..
Thus endod tho brea!tns Of ground for Tho
now Coust-lIollsy aud tho crund was soon
woutiing its way from the scano,
| whom, very opportune1y, tho excavation
coutt hctpre, tho Cox Dros., stopped to tho
.front and asked oil to follow tho.n. a second
invitation wah unnecessary, ani In q fow mo-
ueuts tho energy axpoudod IN loading tho tirst
was n 's OF
Tn reachius tho ro,nas III art'st wus tonnl In
feaaness with hi4 canora to take picsuru Of
tho ground d-prcakera. Tl.s waa tho work Of l,a!t
| MI C1f, fL l0040 HlH 6t0ou Af1u lOoKCu kuCs1
nrattoat iuto uotluusness at tue artist's i1dlng,
tic task was anything but enjoyable
| ESPECIALLY Htnce tno jlDSa Of KlassoB iu ~ al.
lo,uIus room. AMI tho rashng to null fro Ut
walters, aoEved to romind them of their burn
Ing thilnt. soan, hoWoycr. tie eat!ro party
woro usherad into tue Wlhe'foott. a3d aeatea 20
side q table. aud beautifully helped to whatovel
their appotteB cCavod, Iottle after bottle wac
emptiod. until suddenly Boms ono thought
| SPEECH -.-.
would bo' iu order. Dir. l'ountree waa grsc
ing tho head Of tho tub 0. aud was
caIlnd upon to rello:t tho. acntimou
Ut the County Lizard. 10 Isii'e'
gracefully foi1fflHR 10 Tic tEoholch that Hat
boBet tho 0ullalng OF TUG Conft-uonne dnr!hf
tho pms: few years. lIo Followed tito Board Aat
always been IN earnest IN the matter but u
efforts Ind teon thwartod uns1! mus ~ chasf
OF CIRCUMSTANCES to which ho neod not !efcr
lle believed the WorkEo PLEASANTLY begun would
undor the direction Of tho gentlomen hnylnl
charge OF II, DO pushed to nn oarlv completion
aud that nothing waS IN the way OF the nos
| ftOurt- HOuHo being occupied TWO years. A6nC