, 1876-03-26
TIE COURTHOUSE.
Conference ISetUecn Citizens ana
the Council Committee.
The Flnu that the County Erect the
Whole Building EaYorahl5
Considered.

Remarks by Messrs- Cyrus =. NO
cormick and Judge NAleT.
Tn, Committee Oh Public buildings of the
c:.- Council met Scaterdas Afternoon IN tue
o:ice Of the Eoard Of Pubic Norris With the
Finance Coaanit:e, and number OF cltszens, 1or
the PURPOSE OF consulting aad considering a1o'-
Cul,cr:ou's resolution. Which requests EDO
roal,u. Of a cnl1tract NTH the county to build
the citys portion Of the new Court-hooee' al
lowing Architect Tii!ey 10 supervise its ln1e+ler
construction. the city paying an amount OF rent
sufficient to pay the iatereas O, the honds TO be
tssued by the county.
There were present Aid. Coey, Chairman OF
the Building Committee AID. Stone, AL aesth
and Quitk. Of tine Finance Connntao, III.
George Armour. the Hon. u.Trs Il. Mccormick.
Judge Miller, Commissioners Pflndivile aad
THOMPSON. Of tbs Bonsd Of Pubic WorAs, anu
AID. Scaarre1, Architect Tl!ey being in waltai'g
in ons Of the ante-toons- -,
Aid. Coev called the meeting to order. ana
stated its object and eaid that, ae 1t WAS q 3oi'
meeting, he called upon Commissioner Pf1na-
1illo to preside.
Mr.. p1;ndiy,l1e stated thss tbs meeting WAS
ene merely Of contesepca ...
Aid. S:haifoer then fead tho resolution To-
'4e7.ed to the Finance COMMITTEE III regard 70
the 1pctter previously published II, IuE IE1nuNE,
xnd slated tia. It Was merely queo-apu
OF whether it was adrisab!o to recon mend Tue
resolution fayorabiy to tbs Council
Aid. Heath said that be thought there we're no
legal objections il the Wny, es Ao Eaa been SO
informed by lhe Law Department. -.-..-.
Ar. Mccormick wanted u knoH II the coa1ay
.11 tn do the NOSE.
A1d. iIcath stated that lie had talked the mat
ter over Bafh members Q! The t1uance Lo1n!nlt-
tee of the Board, aad lie thought there EAs no
objection II tLe Ely.
y!r A-1unur thought the resolution ras to
cousile1 whether ths o2ldins was required 3nst
NV, aai the means of tsis!nG TIA naac5 fos 1ts
s1n N*coExIc1
though it WAS da5;laaie 20 uuad the Coa1t-
lIcu.e il the nouey could be Es.Eel-
sir ;;1nour A7ap.cd to laoW If i: was lOdls-
p:ns2aie to build Cour-uouse just ao,s.
ali. Cuey stated tiar naany cislzens lad OF
ie.;cl 70 Lawn. the Courthouse bull, on &C
c:mot If ra.s,ng tue money BY direct taxation.
l;.: tLeee o3lecGoas lad been removed s!nco
il wea understood That Ihe county w:S "ia'n: 70
l1::d the Cou:t-Tonss. as 1t co2lu BOTTOM the
1uorey ii low rate Of Interest
Jr. l.3nciv:l.e tloCSht tAe county Would
have no objection to raising tie money aud DO
lag tie wo.k
JUDGE aa111Ea
ed Onward, he woaid EST tia 3'tsalego
OF making fex re.narkR- He had gwen tue
question good deal OF etud7 fur some time
pkst They had only to look to the condition OF
the city presous 10 Tue 5e ~ anse In nno s sec
Cours-uouse. No one douhted the prppuaty OF
building the Court-liousa il tao times were pro
ri,,ous for it. Tha matter had been early taken
into consideration, and tue PEOPLE or o"n.ns .,'s
squs1e, not wishing to be behind 10 q
public improvements, constructed build
tpEs for Offices 1t large expenditure OF money,
and hsd .c1nbesed theav property ior tAeso
improvements IN the nntlc7,at'on OF toufsr
House being built aud their Offices occupied.
But NON the Cou:t- House property remained un-
improved a scarecrow 10 look at 4has thls
pfopeIty should be improved WAS beyond ques'
t.on But the qnsa.n ~ Instna ; s ,a was
ment was as favorable q one as ever would come
IS prices vera very low, and would probaui.
never be 80 low hereafter And tnt
Tact that so many Moo VITO ~,, &c oe
.xnled III on their labor we're Out OF wofk ant
mould tiud employment On the Corrz-Aouse VA
also to be taken into = serious consideration
Material was now lower than had been kno"r
Tor wears. The question was whether tue none,
ton. which would be severe. Tnes "ele no
compelled to do 80. The municipalities
Chicago aud Cock County Tera TWO III ie'T. 90
one iu feet The people might act tn'oaSh a 70
sane. as the City Of Cbicaso paid niue-ten:hs o
tho Cook County taxea.
THE CREDIT OF The COUNTY
WIS better th1n lhAt OF the CITY, and none
aic,e. If they could use tie eoun'ys credit I
1a1se the means Of building and Putting up LII
Cou1t~lIouse at comparatively snau expense
nov .sas tie tia,e for coznulepc.ng 1beta be.o
40 legal difficulties III the way, be thought theI
vas no objection. The only one tnat might +
eniscd vas as to the cuunty;s mode OF paying tn