, 1877-05-15
TIE COURT.HOUsE

The failure Of the absentee Lcgis1atu.s to fegas.
late tho " Ring" in tho County board ont Of CT.
istchco and tho absence Of Carpenter and tho con-
ee4ncnt escape Of somo members from answering
tho Indictments agntnst them, has made thcm bold,
and they arc now casting about for riches. Their
scheme for substituting grantto for limestone In
certain portions Of the new Court House hna
ALREADY becn al'udc to. and Its Development ia the
direct effect Of the causes aborc noted. Yesterday,
had been roretold In these columns, the granite
steal was set on tts legs In the Board. Fftt came
In Communication which had been soliclteti from
the architect on the anb}cett and closely following
:hts came az Innocent resolution propo.ingaoes an
pay up-to set aside 5000, COO Of tho back taxes
fof that ycaF 10 meet any tebts that might accrue
CommfPioner Schnc ID being little gauzy. and
ho opposed 1t on the very sensible gso4Md That Il
used the Genefsi Fund va tRa paee or Tho
money. especially since tho city was being flooded
with ofs'cFs agatnst thls fund, and contrsctore and
for montha, and wsrc apt TO- ba for months to
como. while The Court. House fund was ample for
ysn a F ss IND e; tbs ms s ssnx Sat T. q
The suffering poor. Of tlcht* owed contractors, Of
p!ttaness DO onpl0yes. q ths ptob.bity 8 being
at.optsd. A. bctore remarked, il had IN innocent
iook about t. and TIL. was he!ehtcncl IN the
il itls ey Inc tset thas It % Vas 1ntfodsced
bJ gentleman whose skirta havs been clean, and
rose ''fs il ss
strike tho reader. under tho circumstances, sahav.
fof one t. ~ anything Kinder Of tho noarl than
th.. y adopting tho resolution ii scsed tneun-
ltsJ.doptton. however. has = meaning, and tho
e:e s s VI o. Ct sssR ssa s s'eRs II psss sa
agreed au,ons themselves that thorc was, to them,
's Te H. s. f e us o s't st gsssa5 s.py . 4
arrangements without my sroub!c.. and before a
step was taken doubslrss found out just how much
The next step WINS to lct the granite, question
gradually come heforo tho public, and tue next
to seem to Gro,tdo tho mansy 70 pa{ ,'s t. know
That unless this was done tho contract could mot
be Ies, etc. Ths 1nnosent resolution ls thus *.
compact entered lnto by the .I.ing' when II dat
discovered tlat tho limestone did not Yield 70 them
' : a i sc ntS
The ctlzeu may ncek to enjoln Thy .ltina" In !ts
neta1'o. granite ssheo as; :; Tho bsc ta1s. Of
sscd ss'' n'o
t. IT,. s e, 'ss esssea tst aa ho only sa' 49,. ne
sss spffs ny keasf ,sn '9s ssss
adapted ths tc:oinlion behind wh!c, 10 stand In
tho event OF being cnjolncd In it, Csanite schemc,
and 10 pont 70 when tho courts ask It Whore IL
ycNr money 10 meet tho granite contrncs1"
Frotl what can b learned, tho :1llng"t!oea not
ptopoec to ba satisfied with tho proposcd granite
steal but has laid IT, wlrca With equal precision,
a. II sees she election Of Sovon.bcr approach.
Ing, 10 let all other contracts In connection With
the urt.llouse, ,such ~ the carpenter work,
plumbing. gns.atttn:. painting. Glazing, etc., to
itH fayortes IN adsact Of its lcalors term Of oca
expiring: The plans arc AL made. and, c.n.
'bokencl By recent events, they will 30 executed
to the letter II arrested by tue courts. Such m
oppnrtuu!ty for pundor comes but onte In a life.
time.