, 1876-03-26
COUNTY HOSPITAL
What h1r. Cocllrane Has to Say on
the Subject.
4 Series Of Denials.--The Plans to Be
Submitted to the Superlntend.
ent OF Buildings.

| Yesterday morning tho contractor for ths ad
ditlonal buildings for the new County Hospital
did not set his masonn to work on account oi
the stormy weather. il: 9:3e o'clock TRIBUNE
reporter walked through mixture Of snow and
mud into the inclosu1e- The walls were
hidden in the virgin snow, and neither
alike Bailey nor Supt. Hnndley had made
an appearance, An employe naivey stated to
the report2r that "Afser you left yesterday as-
ternoon Constable visited Handley. They re.
moved together towards one aide, when the
Constable took a big pockas-oook cut Of his
coat and read paper to him. It was = var
rant, and Bill Handley MAS taken into custody
for cockfghting, since which time hs hasn't
shown his mug"
Yesterday morning Sections right-bower up
pearcd in Mike Bailey's Office. and demanded q
permit to 20 Oh With the building which refused.
10 % The '' Office " to BE- approved of and stamped,
h. Ssn, '7s9ss
hs Office which Will BE- e1ied out By Sexton, .nd the
plans submitted for Mike Balieys examination Mon
| ARCHITECT coCuuANE
IN his Office in the Nixon Building, to And out what
.nd The ehangcs made by Nuke Bailey. iii.
Ccchrens stated that he never noticed ncws-
Af3tatntnt9, iliEa bailey u1Q 8trafgatef
tnan the parallel ines Of the foundation for the new
County Hospital and that Mtko Bailey knew he led.
After this brief stste'nent the reporter quesied:
"iI9w aboat yqnr s.eS,heastons' did you dc them
| ayes sir. The specifications wers dled before tho
contrsct was APPROVED"
"1Iow about the wal1e, arc they according to the
{ city ordinance? ~
| "Tae walls, according to the plans, arc to bo s1S
hard yellow c:ny. Tie ground around the building
is to b. filed feet anu tho excavation is to be ~
! iess expense The walls are set on 2inch rlaa6ng
which equalzes the weight and pre;aots cracking
WHY THE rLANs WE'VE NOT FILED.
MWhy d'dn,t YOU file youE plans' according to hT'
I'm tell sou: when first went to NJ. Bailey in
reference fling the p1ans the ofce Of the
inentent Of Buildings, I told him would do
could make duplicates md that tho contract
or hsa ID now IN use the only duplicstss rnAda-'
" Well, he pro1nised to aand 10 ny ofaes ras os
blanks 70 he nllel out"
As Did he do so?"
"No, siz. then spoke to tho County Commission
IL regard to the natter aud they told not to
mind anything about It, Not to mind Bailey, ~ tt wna
oaly county matter. notified Mr. Bailey that
must SEQ them, the matter Of my hAnda"
" What did Bailey Say 70 thta:
4" He came In yesterday morning, md aatd b. Vuud
not wait, but would stop the work.
THE LAw-AH1D1So COUNTY BOARD,
But Why didn't the county ftle specaaeassona-ists
any bettnr than any other citixen7' -
'The county does propose 70 tle specifications
soon - tney ean bs prepared but Bailsy taeatl, Il
lowed to go to work."
''HoW do you makb that ont I"
"How7 Because thought 70 were working with
H understanding that 1t waa I'll right"
"Then why don't yon comply ~ita tho city building
~ think We ought to got permit, and have no OBJ
] %srnias. sexton went oses to t ths 30 Board e. usrn
Ing and he waa instructed to tske ths pAoa 10 II.
Bailey for examination aud scaling"
HAILEY's Ip1CsYSc2ACIEp.
SLOW apout Bsilcy's Friday c1cursion7"
"1l tel you that, too. Friday morning. when
Bailey went out TO the grounds, Sexton and Handloy
hands all round, and everything seemed rosy; and
during tho whole time there was neys< i word
Mr. Bailey, however. bucEed on & .1mo1, and, s.
Ing over 10 poor laborer who was carrying bod.
ssnted h,s spleen On him .nd ss7on never knew that
on. sne part Of Bailey. When Bailey
ths ground, and laid upon but thickness Of plank
Ing, while before he h4d stated that tbs work b.
ing vsu Done"
cocHnAxE DENIES FURTHER. !
-Sow, Mr. Cochsane, don't you favor ss1.on coo :!
.tNo, sir: never gave him ngures for quantities,
for oatim.tes, or ANYTHING ese. nevsr had thsm
myseK MT soFs II In the work e al architect and
didn't you work for hiin7"
"So. sir. Tho County Hoard wsa responsible for
+ .nd the county didn't AK N, sasss IN tho mat
m1de4"
~ have zush knowledge"
aDont you know that ths contysa vsa svzrdad To |
the highest bidder 2"
Ut lad nothing to do with that~ |
.'You are sureiy ssvars that ths people hsys heen
axinded ont Of $4,000 by the letuna Of this oou-
tzact7"
~ tell you that "a ont Of my sphers don't want
10 NEEDLE IN an5t9lns thas cont concern ma"
0Nnv thiR IA drawing ,nA tnto ar,n.th.no wh,rh |
hsye notlin1 Ia do V,tht
" Then ron pretend to know nothing Of them -