, 1876-12-28
Another Conference Between City
and County Authorities.
If tho County Builds the City's Hall, It
Will Run Everything to Suit
1tsolf.
Egan's Bill for Ills "Cotnrromfso.p Plan ~
Drawings Up for Consideration. a;
Rountree and tho Ring Unite in Deolar.
Ing tho Dlaim Must Not Be Paid.
Egau Insists that He Will Eight the
Matter Out to tho Bitter End.

Matter Out to tho Bitter Ena+
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The Joint Committee on Public buildings and
publtc 8erycc OF tho County Board met ycetcr-
{1ay afternoon to receive aud consider a cor,,-
,a,,,.,stion tenn, ,ho INV counrti. nrc.cntcd hv
'nn"'sss'o.. Ato.'' Nv - So|t ~.
tlon has already occu published Its object was
to reach some agreement by wttc, the county
should 20 forward and erect the eIty's part Of
LUG nc" oouIrnouse' ~,
Tho attendance Of the Committee was lull'
and AID. Van ostel rcad tho communication,
-, Ill., A .na L' - ~ .,,a n,,,i.,ioncrs ~ renort
~ ,he op.'un s,.,, ~ s"' ~''A'''s'S'' - ''e''
buck to the Council
Nn. HOLDEN
was In favor of tho county constructing tho
c,tr,. ,,ort,or ~ fla fm,rt. .,,on,c. and of .cI,-
,rc. T. :, ,ho o1tv ot 4to act.ol cost with ntcr-
k .s ~ .u a., ~ 10 49," .t,o - sy t,r1
est added, when tho city was aple TO nay iofl
lie was not Ia favor Of any action being taken
In thu matter, however, until the authority Of
ths county IN t.s,o bon,,s wa, tested.
ri ~ ..~...1 -, ,,,,..,, ~ ,,, ,,,,r.,,
Mr.. Ballard wanted 70 Know II Inc county
agreed 10 70 on and erect the c'tys half,
r., 49, ,.,,Inr ~ tl,o contract.1
-" ~. rt,.asr.1t s.t,, that - th. corotv fur.
,.s., ,. tna 'na"av,n.,c% s. % hn res IN fasnr
OF the County Doard spending 1t.
Mr.. sch,oiit said the Board Ind no authority
IN 1oan anv n,nnay. oni1 consequently that waa
out OF the question. Az t'e eou1Y cou1a uo
soInuch as 1t needed at sum sulli<Sa TO cover
tho interest on INC investment.
Mn. M'cAfFhEf
was angry, and IN no epirit to ntEofiatc. 20
remembered that Mr. ballatd had gone into Tug
courts and made niiidaTit that y the lctti'G u
the contract for the stnno Tor tho new Court
ht4Hn fb{f
br'bcd, and he fclt incensed' and wanted moth.
Ing to do Will. the rity IN the matter. Hc
would never give Ms vote TO tho pfsapo@st. Pr. @
tion, and wes hcars:ssck Of coniorcnees with me
| with some definite proposition, he would be In.
| cllncd to consider It and tassc so!aD nctt'n:
Mr.. seh1n!dt-oh, VIC can build their Court
1or them u tsy T eene yn 10 op eIs st
use ulsr stone; and, 60 Tar as tfat court atlair
Is concerned, you know nc have been Vlndi'
| Gated.
Mr. 1leCafrcy-1 know that put they gavo
! ns good leai 0f trouble. ! want tNem 70 Mn
dcrttana, once @ ior a. nl'' that th1nk Us mucn Oh
Mr.. Ballard-Arc VIC to bo forced to takc inc
tIs's Tie sane ssss quarryi .yi you LAW ''' ''' '
air. Sehn'i.lt-Wo hare been vcry careful OF
your Interests, anu. IN atl the cont1acts VIZ naSo
made, haze held sonssacSoss not!Ha 70 4Nll4 INC
tho county. You Will haTc to take tho stone
we have, and from tho sat'leq quarry, 1ecause you
ca,,not yet + anywhere else. a..
| Some further discussion followed IN which INC
| TINT tho city might do ~ It pleased, and tile
! "Rngn would do the same. !lhc Aldermen
finally lcft in disgust ind tue committee sook
up other busi1ess.
PITT rooH EdAH.
Architect Egan ioT tbs "conpromt.c" Court
House Plans-tho plans on which the building Is
sluuhcrlug for months. Thy Cotnmittee Of the
trembling, and It had been hola BY them ..
weapon over tho Architects head to drire him
tlo success: In fact, oil Of Egan's bIlls hayc
been handled with exceeding caro- since he
Threatened to kyk ouc Of tho "Ring's " cohorts
out of his Office. last summer, who had :oms ne
allowed him IN open Board fe,y days before.
@ as% 5sy asas: ss
aa as a Msro aae peane sen
an indictment anti looking around how best
they could keep out Of jail. Under these etT.
cllinstanecs te!r action IN Ao!4lnE pack the OIL
in question, amounting to seq, ,5oo, llas not been
Committees u few days ago. contributed hts
mite toward prolonging tho settlement ot the
account. ,... ~, .... .n,,.,ono.,
County Attorney to read tho contract between
Egan aud the county and for an "op!nton,h
After tho rcaltug AlcCaflrcy snid he could not
vote to allow Egaii anything, much Us lie would
like to. The contract was the ahlcst and most
closcly-guardcl document l.o had ever read,
aud ia lila position aa public servant l,e could
not voto sfr. EEan any money because ho abso-
lutc1y Ind no claim on tho county.
MIR. EaAN i.
called for tho document, and proceeded to point
out tts saI|ent features as justtyIng, Ills claim.
He called attention to the date OF the tnstru-
n,cnt, 10 thr TACT that under It hc had Obligated
20 aKe m eost sf 'G5 tat e Was
to reccyc for Ills services s37, boo, $4,000 ot
was to bg R wen tha ds dsawns a
thu county; that hu was not to bc allowed any
Hcxlras" Whatever, md under that contragt
coulti not receive In excess Of $37h00. He then
went ol, to say that Io had carried out tho co,,-
tract III good faith, and 10 latl the county up to
tho tins he iiAd been paid the $15,0O0
fand refused to dlytlc) And tho best
evidence Of his having doue Ills
| part was that Tho Board lad recognized II In
| nnytnr him, He would hayo carried the cob