, 1877-03-10
THE COURT-HOUSE.
Grand Raid Of tho Contractors on the
County Treasury.
fIinsdale, the Granite Man, Gets
100000 Cash.
Harms and Walker Ara Told to Gail
Round Again.

Hpnbe Fund, Tho Feenc Of the strife Was The com.
nlt.ec.runm Of thn County Hoard, and tho contest-
s ants no tess pcssonagss e. tnan .fasnst Matms.
In tho presence Of The Committee on Publtc Bald
jnRs and Public Service, and to pna Acqustnted
WIN thc 1ntosesss Behind no eonsea'nnn .no mo mo
preferences and dessres o. the comn',.lonsss, tne
contest was exciting "a It assumed fts different
nu''oet y. 'o1xeen' a'any y. "sU%
or "s'' nnotSer. t'sA The ~ principals ' md shetr
hackers, Architects 1:enn and Dixon.
Ioan.s 'nstose! .oan'aIu IT, suusg .a ~ n,asb a
toe tew eon'm,teioaefs VINO naso neara 60 mueus
but know 80 lille. Of the 'cuurt'louse Ring
md host Of 1cHY prominent tndiyAuats made up
. vcrx rc.n.c,ah,n p,,her.ng. N In numbert. for
snch ~ orc,s,on' All manifested The deoneat In.
sasn ~ oeeas"n. ~ ~ s.na "a NV .s,.s,sh..,a.
ng tho slso Of The crowd Ind ths feeling an,uatlne
Il, H. the best Of order was maintained. More words
aY.sn, y. s,a,ss,fen ,hnn ~. .nietnatcd What
except ~ impnea,'on' tnan wa. ant.s'p:'su WE.
wb sanns o hess ~ md viii oae
be remembered By them, oven after tho Court
1fon.o sbai, have been anlshed, aud ali he con-
tractors ahall hare grown gray IN theif greed TOE
money. -z.-..-
aa .en ~ ,Ss committee VA.
,he ~ e,n,a ~ ~ ..Farmrr" % risrms 10 for work on The
foundations, The e.timato Of Architect Exan, Of
ss ha od S
Il fuli OF all demands for The work done under hls
contrnet Al we'll IL for = e1traA' This waa fol.
s'se Il ff e.
without regard 10 The contract, showing that Harms
ilad dung xask aannt,ne 70 s1:o 9t snd h.. bed
garded.
| tItcn called far and rad wbefputuu Judge For
icater, wlo appeared for NJ Harms called for .he
ans se ct sa hs of Ss xAf and se
attention 10 50 much Of tho same a.
provided that II any exsas were ordered, OF
in tic matter, and haTe power 10 ax the charges
sr raeH Eenm Mn's as ten aske bY Jaasc Forester
wseticf @ Or not be I'D I'D oraefel sny Changes. ete.
sfs5 s;, s s,;! s5's'na plans h. been put Into Mr.
ill., Esan replied that hc had ordered changes in
willing: Snt dil n0t submit NJ s'tInate of the
H. Fsnn fspsd as a1ss
I, nf witt m nsa ri
irst estimate, lie had Inquired Of Tho County A.:
tetaey Beforehand whether biz contract would
It on the contract pnce. Receiving an II.
arustiye answer. he Ind u,ale the estimates
aas.oss ae Gssna na C e. sss
whether t,le contract was b.ndinx or NOT. Ali The
payments made to Harms had been ulade on tho
original coptruct, and bad been 10 accepted By
him.
Tie certificates npon which Mr. Harms had
drawn Whnt money he had received from the
c0nnty wcrs then pr,duccd mud read which showed
tbat the eatlnAtcs bad ali been bsael On tue old
contract.
Mr, Fitzgerald called for tho seading Of clause
in thn contract proyItln1 Tint II onY cxtrn work
wa ordered to be executed, it should IN no wlse
inyaIdate The original cuntrnct Aftsr it, reading
H. nshrj vim It VIA that ,xantet Ia 10 outsdp o}
ia II, nontract. the contractor or ihe Committee,
iio thnurht The contrnct va, pls,n enough, apl il
thcrH nnv ttsssitou 10 throw il aei1u 10 faroI
ilnrm.. he would ike to know who was champion.
| in~ft -,
"N a. Eran sofj this van 3ust what he ssas t.ytua
| In nna nsat at-whcthsr thn contrnrt was 10 bc con.
sluerel a. btnling III tho matter Or not.
Mn HOtjNrRRE
.,b.a u. n,,or ,.' ~ .scnit.ct who had b+en cm-
sinv.d K. IL H.rms tn mcssnre ths founda inns.
w,l9tIsr r. cn,i tnEs tbe orivnnt contfsct. mi
WHs.nSs Nv nsI - ~. -. ~
amnpnf ~ Hextra " WORK s"S'
| u1neMH NJ ..ett.d .Sst e.. ,orA .ad Sur,h., ~