, 1876-08-22
THE STONE JOB.
ALiveIy Session Of the Coun-
ty Commissioners.
The Majority and Minority
Committee Reports
Submitted.
Commissioner Schmidt Insists
Tanning Is Liar and n
ScOunlr'cl.
McCaffrey Attempts to SGT Himself
Right Before the People.
Commissioner Burdick Ex-
poses the Schemes of
the Ring.
And Worries the Brethren hv His
knowledge Of Their Ras-
cality.
a Demand that the Rights Of tho City
Shall Be Protected.
Tho Ring Forced to Postpone Operations
till Thursday.
And Worries the Brethren hy His
knowledge Of Their Ras-
cality.
A Demand that the Rights Of tho City
Shall Be Protected.
Tho Ring Forced to Postpone Operations
Till Tllurs,lay.

Tho Ring Forced to Postpone Operations
till Thursday.
TIE DOCUMENTS.
AID. VAN )spEl.
The County Commissioners held regular
weekly necling yesterday afternoon, Prcs!dcnt
Johnson In the chair. The full Board was pres
cnt except Commissioner Tabor. Thc lobby
Was crowded With contractors nnd others.
Tho following Communication WIS read anil
referred to the Joint COMMITTEES on Public
Buildings and scrvtcc:s
n The Honorable he Hoard Of Conssntssioners NJ
@ you'd .p .{s,pseifa''y g represent f. scur h"stselo
!ho City of Chicago. The Coune!l Commit:
ss ss sr'G en pSs as. 5 s
seryice, the object Of said conferences bet!lg "a
s9To 10 ~ ws t1 sty VI! h
!he building Of the Cannty Court House. The
Clty Comm!ttec havc agreed uron. report which
nj" sens hS e. se ~ sn Ss%Hs Il y M Msa
1t IL presumed that immediate steps will hp taken
tu enter into contract With the county whereby
wiil 6a erected siinaitancouriy. j, tlsrefo9e, ~
Chairman of the Committee oil Public buildings
A. o,esa Fetrssttay sssst e
ing, until thc City, hy ID authorized commt!sc,
q selecting sach MATERIAL Respectfully submit.
led. JoHx n. VAN 1snKI,
Chairman City Committee ol Public Buildings.
AID. sMlTl's COMMUNICATION.
The annexed communication was rcat}:
your Joint Committee on Public pniidings ard I'd
Public Service thclr last scteon. Il becomes up.
parent to thy writer that your honorable Hoard ii,
nka fS.S T1~~n
report, and concerning tho letting Of the stohe
contract for tho conntys part Of the Court.
L. The Interest Of ths u ts City Of
FrH-It will mot be for tho best ntereAt OF the
na5ets 4 }eu make an{ further progress IN this
the county can build for tic eity III sacl way as
t. make It satisfactory 10 tho TAX: payers of said
sseond-1n thc capacity III which you feryo. tho
peoPlo must look to ynn fo7 a careful distribution
1t shets monoy ~ public improvements OF to con.
hare shown an,thsng hut careful eon,Iisration In
INC ns e1psnsalta1e OF tnt peoples money over which
7aird-lt remains to be seen il soma mellon by
ths people ~ ths matter Is mt necessary before wo
eaE Fdsrgsbf s,ns b91ds II for f, tnis purr,;se
wona It mt become your honorable Board ia allow
TIC city 10 hnTo voice In the matter Of selectfng
furnish about thsee. .four.hs oi Inc % ta1ea reaarnd
to n he expended IN the improvement.
These fcw suEgestnnt aubnlit TO yont honora.
plan Of operation whlel, viii euabis yon Ia coil,
n,e1ca At Tho rlGht place, and thereby avoil ali
~ nothing csa than great 1o4s to the ta1-paycra.
Msaesr shs uus Committee u T. ssf t. cty Of
Chicago.
N'cArrREx's Policy.
Commissioner McCaf1rcy moved that the doc
umcnt BE- placed on filc,
Commissioner BnrdIck moved, ~ al amend
ment, that It ba referred to the JoInt Commit
tce.
Commissioner McCafrrey did not think tie
board had any more right to receive com.
munieatlon from Atr. Smith than from Mr.,
Jones In relation to the matter. Although the
gentleman was q representative of tbs people In
TIC Council, he did not send 1t as member Of
tho Council
The Cictk-Ycs.
Commissioner McCaIrey-Well, as an indi.
yldual member only. lie thought such COM
muncations sllould cnne from tho Council In
his opinion, the document was not taproper mat
ter for reference.
Tie amendment WIS agreed to: yeas, .; nays,
5-Carrol, Clcary, Comfy, Mcca'grcy, and
AfulIoy.
4 large number Of bids were received for con-
AtructiMg the anphlthcatyc and corridors at the
new County Hospital. Some ot the bids were
for tho whole work, and others 10! simply doing
bAG Fh1Ht|t4E EiAL4&t$,t VI An
Or for tAe heating apiaratns, &c. They wrEc
referred to the. Joint COMMITTEES Oil Public
buildings and Hospital.
Tna MAJoHtTY. ..
The following report was then submitted:
fnns joint Committee m Public Buildings and
Public Service lo whom WINS referral slndry pro.
goss!s for materials and labor tor butlllns the
oaS sd @ sas nn;r "d,'s
ono a # BEN IN I'd p se Mse sSs g. e s
t1ft tkM fkra
s!one liz sini oi stone ii Which liz balldIng
siloula bn constructed Inn materially leasenh the
smasa nsftowes @ compa., than M. at aFss antlci.
from which sample. xers furnished yoar Commit: ni
from ! Coos County quar-; would lie beiiss nee.
the views Of ths people of the county ia dussbill
be.ns IT, nnsaposa ean.,dcea,toa a"I n ' srehIssi
ure. In addition. lhe nsE Vt Cook County Limestone
In erecting ths Court. ltousc wIl! furn,sh employ.
Meni 10 large AMouht of thle labor. aud viii re-
tain al h0nlc The money necessary 10 b. expended
upon ti,s structure, il Aa. hsrn u,atsct ot sen.
the work should he let In parcel. 10 different con.
!!aetors. q .l!s "hoe ,. work 70 ono contractor.
Es" ssss Sses esSs yGaF xSsa Ssmt !:
tic nlora economical To lei thr sp.lro
son.raet to ons bidder: ~ 'stt.nE ta PARCELS
responsibility wouls bccome divided II onu patty
should furnsl the s.oc. and anothcr party set And
cut y, d!a'enlt!et and sonHllcatons might and
fsom the cut,eI and 1ettcr lksl proper ms.cr,als
tract. OF that de!pr WIS occasoned by tbs ncglt-
Rence OF mtseaEriage Of The party furnishing The
material. and The county thereby become lay0lsed
Ia controversy. Il amt Injurious litigation, Expa.
nencr las already proven that a1ch dangers may
ht incurred, aud tho county subjected tu serious
to%a aud Inconvenience.
The lawest bidder for the whola work with Cook
County llmt.tone was Mt. Tanning. whose bid wAs
Sass, 600, Upon examination, your COMMITTEES A..
csTtstned that Mr.. Tanning expected ~ furnish
Materials from. certain auasrlcx 1t Lenont which
be named 70 yont Comm!t;de. Your Comm,!tss