, 1876-04-28
Some Interesting Reading for the Tax
Payers Generally.

Mr. Tlley-I hare,
R-Wlat DO yol, think of IT,
h1r. T.-1 can only speak from what gathered
IN .no pspot, aoa mqas say e@ not ia'ofao'5
impressed WIN what feau'
RI should like to. have your reasonB for
"sa''ug S'cn n mop1o8s'on' .,..
orcct auc,, bui]din1 A Chioaeo viii ncod In tho
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.u.o!o 'ot 'ao pElco MF' hos1pR1on eta'e8. HE
building might answer present purposes, but our
ei'' ~ ono VI she nae6t Oh tne contlnen1' hna IL
,s only reasonable 10 expoct that the Court
sr,,a,ro. - Z, o,,o,t - ps ~ Wv r.A''
~. 90 ~ oo M as'a''ec'asat ieasuses
Rs that your only objection to the rropositfou7
ran h. .r,ctoa Fl, % nm n n'S''''A'' 0aAa'a8
1~Aro tharo INV tacRnisat o,,icction. 10 Mr. 1,ov.
ineton;s pl.u7
not think hts hudnr Tonl aiys ocnrraj saiisfartsn
RI should nka to hsye your Yessons for tiat op.
Mr. TT 10 mt liz, In crl,tcs.a ths n1,n untn T
b,ve ercn and rnnsIcro5 Il h,,+ Srn,1 vrho na ~
read an rmiy convinced thss liz bni1dips Mr. Boy
af ,bs civ 4' 'i''' "'a no' nos' 'as requirement"
RI should llks to hs4s uore ae6ntte reason.
a. sso tbnt Y T.ss ~ on
say t6c Ic.st Of Mr. Boyuetom ii XII liza Inr to
Work so ou IL fn or e nna T. sz @
committed, O'
H-Dld understand you 10 soy that thu building
prcsenf nurpoaea Of tia citv "A''1' |''e
Nj. T!EYcs. bur In faw ys.rs Tia ,.on1s vou,a I'm
asS RWhs, 81 Il tho estimated eo., Of .as u,,,,n0 Al
Mr. T.-1ucludIng the dome, about S2,Goo,oeo OF
R-1ccordInQ to your f11,re. tha JifArerec tn fa
vor Of Mr DoyisHton does not annsar yory sroat.
Mr. THO, hui $500, 600 or $iuo QUO mafo a Rroat
same liza Of building ~ It present coasenp,atod
might bo put up Tor one-h,lf tic amount Jut Tiers
would bo great lack Of syg,tuery md nrchjtecturl
hnlsh. Public buildings, IL my op.nion, should hsyo
certain amount Of prominent nrojections and chae-
RI presume tho plan agreed upon by Mr.. Egnn
and yourself will Afford higher degree 1f 1nteruAl
fni:h M9 4ls :h.n ~ poytps.oa',, Ill.,. m
bo IN tha character and syls OF workmanship Of tho
building. externally and informally. -''t ''''
a. compared 1ith air, Doytngton'a7 "''
lions a. willing to Contract do moi thinf Touid Tort
may be patriotic enough, but do not think they
would perform the work simply for tho bonet Of tn
city. =.
lt-You do not seem to have high opinion Of tt,e
gentlemen @ '"' '>1'-
lii. I'll havo not. II Mr. poysnstou vss anxious
70 naa ,be ,IS ,GISesfion;s II, w ddS lo sotet III
on u b weh has been Il ho han. u III
nrchtocta for Bix months, wv ~
Mr. TIieT al thie mint or.,v ~, fntior.n+ +h.+ +h
f6purter ecEoed II beat not n tntrrro1ate fnrhar
lie accordingly shook hands With ths City ArohItoct
aud went In quoss OF hat cntIeans coca9ue On ths
county sidc, -'>
JAMES j. EuAv
After soycrsl visits 10 III ofcc Mr. pe,n Wa, MIL
mately corne.ed and tho following conSersa,ion A.
sued: eA'
RI wish. Ar ERan to obtain Your y,ov, viii, r..
gard to ths nnyinuton nroiNrt a. h,,,id tts Tr,-4
nou.o' 'A' t''sAOst'D pso''S' 10 'a''o eas ooofs-
lIr Ell vnpld rather mt nav r,vch sb,r+ ~.
matter TO suont his schema wonit r. dtrot nv.
Sion Of other peorlna r1Whtg fnt thn nhias, ~ ~ ~
turn the building into IL hnnds Of eon,hnetsm ~
contractors who would bleed the civ. ~
n,-Dut theJ are willing 10 enser into contract
that tho building shall mt rnat aver 81 Inn mn
Mr, E.-Ot. va ali know hnw contrsrtors c,n rat
over thets nurecmenta If thny fee ,iisnosea TbssS
nude that tho building was to- plstn. But what eonii
he hudcrs hands nn1 .hev rouid In gra,t .. ~
"a they njesse. N' eeA'1 w p4'''' 04os'
H-J,1 yn,, mt fh3nk n1,t, ,,nt .rh,+.,,., t,r.