, 1876-06-24
THE COURTHOUSE.
Consideration of the Bido for tho
Stone-Work.
Animated Controversy Among tho Bid.
dors...Fighting Against Edwin
Walker.
A Missionary Who Has $4,000
Which He Wants to
Spend,


An adjourned meeting Of tho Joint Commit.
,cr ~, rl,,, ,,,id;',g, o,1 sorv.,. sax h",d
vcstc,,av af,or,,"n,, -, f,,r,hcr rt,u.fdcr tha
matter Of stona % for tie ~ Now Court ] -i"se. TIC TIC
Attendance If Commissioners WIS full, Conn
missioner Loncrgnin tlls chatr, und thc ntte,ul.
nnea of stunc men was equally urge. Thu liz
tciest WIS H'lehhc vi a' a'uee, p"t 'ne eo''''
niss!oncrs lla'l the advantage for tho reuson
that cacll Of them knew inst low MI lmd
s,,,ra ,.,;1s ,,," s.,,,~ n,cn nna nn
sto"e' "i''c Luz n.o,o ",sn 'hu ~
assurances rs I" Tie result beyohtl Inc dolptlnl
pledges 0f thoso W1Iutn they lad surrounded.
From Tie first IL was nI,l,nrent, aR Indicated ut
sra,so fr .nGnt st,n I'M tIas hov'n,- icrn
esesee lor l.s'noa. ssone' out t'l,h nasans 1ee"
proab'y overcome ey more favorable offers,
tic situation yesterday wis exceedingly dubious.
WALKER,
for instance. to whom the "Ring" hat tfvt a,.1
the "fnynritc son," lnd falca IL put In thu
right klud Df bid, It was ti,cpvcrcd,-tllat Is,
1le Ind simply bill Oh furnishing tho material
In tlio ruugl, which would hnv. been the
Grand Jury Indicted certain Commissioners, nnA
thereby upset eertan well.Innturc plans. Aa
II was, II was found that the other Le1nont stone
position tl,at the huiid!nE. would he erected of
Lcunont stune. They ilal extended t''elr bids
IL ctycr the entire work, furnishing, cutting,
"tts .u vtti Nh Mi wit c lappcr thuult
Ut Joining III tic bills OF ntherH.-thcy lu furnish
thu etoMu. 1T n reduced price, and. the
ou'l ts ~ ,uintlx In srrurn M ri ,,s.t IN ill., rnu.
t t,act. or prcyei,t Wulkurs ssRinw programme
fr,s,, hcbls rarri1al nt. At |eust. s,itll wa tin
ni,r,nsInnLjy sibatnntiutcI by informatlun
ple",,ri m thu .,,,tsiIu.
Tic llrst busiucsu Of tbc meeting was tho
rea,,,. Of tic several b!as, III With particular
n,nnuntjnt tn sha,'iW1 fur T.rmont stun,.. X
l,uiuE ttu CHEAPEST for TINT class of inatcriul.
Ss uH rtvnIxn
cxpu,ncl his bid in in ivts!l by request, nnd in
onswcr 10 Il nursLiou put Us 10 wlicthrr or not
| hr was the owner nj d tItllrry III reference to
lis III cstlnlntc ior rough stunv, sy3,oD, wicll was
minut ;aJ crnts ncr ioot. or Init the prIcu Of
| ftlcr lk},lcrs he snfu lic 1yns nrrpurr1 to nd.
hcre to it. If sycl, tlIo enttro wt,rk, liz would
| mt i,nw'v..r f,trpinl thc atou,. ninn, fnr thu
mia ,,n,Hi ami ryn1ainc,i t,i,t he Ind mn,lc
s ti,,,r"s NJ, Inv l,taa,1s l,o nyno"t.l f., Il"
| rrrut Hull uf thu work In his uw,l yartl, md
| What hn imI fullcu short In hs estimate fur
xti,n,tr lar mi inv MI, ,Irrsar. With un1in
H. IL; 10 n ,vhni" fl,m l,,rrot III Ii,m.stn,,..
NJ ruiiuwIn.s u Mr FnnuI,irs statement. a repr,.
sentative q iho Excelsior btonc C'npa,,y, oi
| LttI,n,lt suhl tint Mr. F. cuuld furnish the
stSns Y a,pia IS ptee III ~ i ,' inn 1is sto conocv
said he Would not oslIgaic himself to iariltsl
tiM m,rrssnry nfnnu 1t Mr. III ,I,y,,rcs. Int
io,,rht hs s5,,l rel tic STONE md dv thc w"rk
~ III s,t,sra'titm IL If ill., r',,,,'tr Snh.rn,,cnt.
r. @ nmt, nttcr a rsryrrsnti,,n viii Mr. f. In saE1
Il, ,snuli h,. Find t., furnish lin tha tnntcrlai.
Nv n''uIu " tiu - ,i IT, ' i ' H.. ~
t,.,"sa ~; ,,.,a Ta a.i @ rosv,t,' w..
tivn OF Tic Esscls1r Stu,Iu % u<unpalIy II lie
would fursl. t|,sn, tho sto''c ii ns iuw i price
~ ~ Wn.nt !" At. nallii'1s' ny eep!S wlls
I l!laL hc "ohi"i "heltul'oa holi . W. salu !!ef
Uu. ''s'"' "'>' "'o"' ''''''
EnwsN wALEEn .s. ...
was tho mkt omr tu explain. lie sail his bid
Wis fur furnishing tic stone in thr rough, aid
wna thr lowest, s. cents pcr foot tor iii tliu,c,
ssu1ls etc. lii regarded ll,u proposition of ul,y
onc to furnish the stol,c to stplc-cutter ut ID
tcnts nrrfrctIy ridiculous In tic first ulucp lu
x,f,l t at t,,r rtuId mi In. oIfarin,l tur that
mo,lcy, and, III tic sccon,l rl,rc, thu quantity
wanted rUul not bU supplied BY the p4rlil.s prG,~
,nsInp for tho rrns,,u flint ttey did nut have It.
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