, 1876-08-09
The County Board Proposes to
Rob the Taxpayers Of a
Third Of a Million.
The Joint Committees Vote to Adopt
Walkers Bid for Courthouse
Stone.
Tho Only Reason Is TINT It Is the
Highest Ono Submitted.
Therefore There Is O Hundrsd Thousand
to Divide Among the Boards
Thieves.
11anly Protests Against Tho Staundrellsm By
sftssrs. BNrditG and 0uenthtr.

meeting OF the Joint Committees on Public
Buildings and Public Service Of the County Board
was hold yesterday afternoon to further consf,lcr
the matter Of stono for the new ConttII Tho
entIrc Committee WAS present, and the attendance
or stonc. men was large.
A1r. MeCafrrcy opuned tho bn1l by proposing that
The lowest hllss for the work, Patrick Tanning,
be sent for, With view 10 examining into his re.
sponsibillty, etc.
Tho motion prevailed, and Mr.. Tanning was sent
for. While walttng his arrival, an informal dis
cusaEon cnsnel, In which II was proposed to take
up the ne1t lowest bidder, but tho proposition
failed to carry.
upon the arrlval Of Mr. Tanning no was askcd
II he could furnish tho stone ard tho necessary
bond. to which he replied that lie could, and 70.
fcrrcl 10 tho stono-ncn present.
Mr.. McCadrey-The stonc must all como from
ono quarry.
Mr. Tanning replied that 1t wonld be impossible
10 bnlil thc Const-11onsa ont Of any one quarry.
The stone could not b gotten cut fast enough,
aud tho
QUANTITY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT.
Mr.. Eonly-If you get tho store from Hrve.al
qnArrles, how Will you preserve tho uniformity Of
color1
Mr.. Tanning replied thnt thcrn would be no trou.
tlo nlont the eolor,-lt wns oil magnetism lime
ston0. II he rot tho contract he would furn1s, tho
puuy and the Excelsior Stone Compnny.
Mr.. AfcCaHrey wanted to know II hr could givc
mortgage on auy Inarry to accaso Tic county In
the event Of my future trouble.
Mr.. Tanning replied TINT ho did not own
qnnrry, but thought that o could procure = mort-
gasa II 1t were necessary, und referred to several
owncrs Of quarrIcH present, who Rail they wcsc
mt prepared to nn.ser the question Mt once. but
thnught there would be no tNcu1ty In securing
tno county Mr.. Mnynnis said he was only one Of
ners, hit wnA satisfied that satisfactory arrange.
ment conll be Eeachcl.
Some discussion ensucd In reference to
TUE QUANTITIES AND RtzR
Of the stone wanted. in whfeh Architect Egan snh-
mlttctt communication 10 The elect that a17, QUO
about lS5, 600 feet would be large stones, varying
from ~ to 100 cubic feet, 40 that two.t thirds Of
The The ssonss s "oa]d b. Of TIC asser dlmensous II
tnzcther with the west half Of the building proper,
there would b ssared .la4 900 fset Of nit tiIr,en
reqat.ei TOR ,ihe building proper, .anl :S;o, 900
would H. se1nire4 for thy aolnes and arches: OF
.es .s s s ?o II 10 g feet would '' Of
The next movement was come twoddtc a,ont gran-
IT, the cost of p,astcfs. ETC., without grcat deal
ILL.,. Masfanis, of i.cmont, WIS then asse,l ,omo
quest Ions In reference TO the capacity NJ 1enont
@ ba " s a 70
BY. getting. the none from different nnnrries the
color could l'c maintained. When the bulaing was
tue SNAKE, and dirt. Il. had been sad by MI. Fan.
Ming, wnnld. i9 rig months. haFmonIze the sau,s:
ile wonM Mt give moriY.ge OF fl!aqnarEy, should
Mr.. Singer, also Of Lcmont, reiterated the etate.
mcnts Of tho former gentlemen, adding only thnt
the columns and rllastcrs con!d not be gotten out
OF Lcu'ont sono under the specifications.
NIL. wALkEH
was next called: llo regarded the statemonta al
qarry could supply the entire atom. aud tllal the
E4sMtersM M g. Se: eGata not DO Easten M at Iemont.
10 bud s.eo lafgc enough for the !llasscrt II hs
5 ad IT. .o Ss he wns y TO BE- Ss9 q t.
would hayc been much lowcr. but llu had bid IN
entirely different ilcn. the contract was award
Cd llln,. and 1t was concluded 10 ha,c ,ho columns
Hon Of siU, o0o on his bid, and would giyc tlls
ss M stis ia ss Msu sney M ss
vtct labor In hn work. nor hnl lie calculated to r..
1n!fc The county to furnish him dock to arIiyer
MI. Cummings. representing tho Dclfortl, Ind,
9uarrics, said hu had anrlo stbnc, wu',l! gyo tho
a is e"ay a eo sp tn 70
The contract was awarded,
Mr.. Orleans, sandstone Mnr, called the Atteu.
t!un Of the Committee 10 wlnt appeared tu hu
AN lNfoHMALlTY
N s as q On NJ he iii " ea!t. S We ss M
KGrbsr fUr ling md setting, which waB Irregular
inaan,net IA Il ~ not larato tho quarry, ctr. III
It c9nlh make tt,n nwarl to either Mr. Cummings
or Wolf. pr'cu i kerbcs.
Mr. kerbcr rnpllsl That 10 did not mention ttIr
quarry. but disttuctly named limestone. lie wis
prepared tn cut tho l;eafoEd Hsonr, Or any cnss Of
limestone II thu contract WIN given hn al Tho price
named. ,
Mt. Schmidt, after FoNe fnrshcr discussion.
moved TINT ihe award of tug cnatrnct tor stone be
H!ao d, o;1 e. Wolf. !rira s Eerbsr ut thrlr bid Of
MF. t:aE1oll kncn,.dcd lho motion.
~. conly moved a. ail amendment to mako tho
awaru to Edwin Walker for SiilS, 900 for Lcnlont
stune, hu bnlng the luwt4t responsible Builder.
n. .Mccat1rry seconded tho Motion in speech
MEANINGLESS 7wAnnnr,
6aytp: nothing mars rpyit}yely thnn that The Le.
mont s,uuc w. coui, aud tic bliIc,s rsenonslb1s
etc.
Walker would be throwing nsyay siOIl GljD. ~
Mr, johnson wan IL, favor Of Walker md snurbt
to mike mint ,,y faynrTnr III" i.tiinn ~ r."
whole work. n,ntosIal, cutting, md xct(!nr. to ono
Ulsn but wae s,1ilrnIy brourht tn n stni,,Ysti hv
being rrn,tntlet that thu iii NJ Woif nrIeo 4
keTIcr WA tor ihu ant!re work. lIe took iis seat
sDu,e,ylat n0nfIlutspd
Mr. Uur,iirL SAT, IN rnuf,t mt .to,d n c,Io,,v In