, 1876-08-18
Aid. Van Osdel and Others Oh the
Merits OF tic Stones.
Edwin Walker Lowers Ills
Bid 22 Cents Per
Foot.
The Singer e. Ta'cott Company
Ready to Modify Their
Bid.
The Conference Adjourns without Ac'
complishing Anything.



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AtAG os'iN NOaaa. = co'
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.
The Committees On Public Buildings md
nisaioncrs aud the BUILDING Committee Of the
Council held Joint conference , ysste,any ra.
sai11s su 1.r1I,, .1I cam,ssner r' 1o"crrnn "re.
st1ct1 urnl ,l,cr. wcra nrcsent Commissioners
.I,,,ns,n T,,morv s,l,nttt, f,outv. Carroll. Mo
.lohilson. Cleaty' eetnnn1' H"'hs' Ia'.o.' ~, Nv.
oai,e, 1,,,tnr,, ] md N smith. In ,lJltton. there
''e at.s ...tr,.,,,r. ~ a,t,ro ,uh
"e,e 'l1teeo u. sws"ty e'n.'ato's ~ os' ~ ms
Interested 1,srties who lad dropped into the
Commissioners room to listen to TIC tAik.
o.dc, .rh,, ,,l,c1 ttr nttcnttnn nf the Commits
s!oe1s ous tot to tbs resolution M soped ty The coun.
I'll fnstr,,t1iur tts H,,ildIur Committee to con.
.s.,s 49, 't.a,,,.r1rnor, ,,,t ,,fcw m nr,,.
tccting the interests of tho city and securing
the letting Of the contract tn the lowest bidder.
The Chairman said thu architect (Esan) had
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1t was as follows: .....-.....-
70 kAt .JoLu. Gosan,attAs on Public Dallt,ngs
encc yesterday t"cdncsdayl With tcsosence " the
mutnbcr Of sosr % Gontites ~ to whesher sand.
stone !s butler and more 4nrab,e material "a sLan
tic sst inns that my opnien daa ietn sought oal
sh fay seSsx Soa soe 8sh t. es s upon
CLEARLY anu fully upun the subject than tho cxcito'
msnt Il yestcfday dsL4ls psr!!nll.tsd: l .,,a. =,
atone submitted with tho several Estimates which
re- ~ worthy Of i;,n;orc mns ~ Ihnrs
enmdsivnc, and the Reren sandstone. With
respect 10 II" hn sa1s p;mx r. tGa ~
%s1 su ~ ,';o ,r,v f,s s"nr. md as m
previous history 10 guide in forming annpnion;
bnt harc submitted IL ~ sono ssry Hs1
qualities: md to i,idgc from thc results I'M q
op!nlon thAt good building could ~ eoha's"cleo
Of T. ~. ,-o,, ,,..tto, nj ,u.u,. which IL bet.
ter sandstone Or liuestunr. cAa only answer
TINT, With respect to lrG-psoof a',atacs' sa,''I 10Y
8ne nna1ngs1g m H. cn,nr she ncstt @
su iorea stones 10 be fully equal 70 any stone OK
tcpt granite mow un.!ef u.ss;so, 81 s' 1,y,,,,
nj ihat IT. Tor absolMss safcsy from scaling nnd dis
tn, sg:ation, the Amherst stote las advantages
icse TINT . cnrefui aelectie" ~, q ~, t.s la.'ss
becomes y duty q call yoss attention. to thS fas:
at y 3 ~ WI y s1 iii, Gf n1
nat s M tSe saestons. ~ ill., .neer i a.
wnys rrc ntci' III tic lower coursrs OF u build.
luz. e'~ ''~ ,.-..,,.1',.~.
With rec pcet to tho Fog Island granite comment
well knowr. . 4.,., ., ,.,,o.1
wish t9 .1id tnaI r. l1y 1adencni se
etone would ~ h"4 a nn.,iaa ~ ~ ~ ns, trn,n
~ os ",nr' WSm1e I'M Tendency 10 bssn,ns issE IN tic
,S,vsrsx ,.a s,,s. n ti,nc' VuFy rcrncctfuiyy.
''"o' j. j. EoAN
f,oo,,,ssto,cr Sfe Caffrev asked II TIM arctt.
,'"..s.' ~ -, ha ,r.,.r.to1 that s,,u,s, 1nc
tcet ues.see ~ 20 u, .ta.s.s .t..a.S.''...'...
was preferable To ILL cstohe III 1he construction
OF tho building.
Air. Epa,,-t4 Yea, II 81 nlstoup is to be used
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'ot t"e "''.''e "s't Hsantw-,,a,. .,.,, ,,..
Commissioner McCaAecS-t'"7o you MOI re-
rcltelllY statuli to the Mtk1bcFs OF the Hunru
that yon