, 1877-10-05
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

ELIZA Gfens NeoEEE a. Gh!lns, william
Mcpherson Greer. md lustar Bsandenburg
were yesterday adIudgcd Insane.
Commissioner Holden left for Peoria last
evening 10 look At the Court-fiouso there. lie
left his political snsorcsta In gooi hands.
The County Collector will finish tho tax
sales to-day. Montay he will commence tho
sale Of property where appeals have becn dis
missed from tS7t TO 1874, Inclusive.
"rne'c Johnny" Reid, late Treasurer OF the
yet turned up. No dcanito information ran be
obtained Of his whereabouts, but It Is believed
tha. ha Is sccrctcd In the county som cwhcre,
felrn!ng sickness.
In tho County Court yesterday, a claim Of
latc y. L. navlcy. The cla!a, was In iavor Of
tho I'ost aud Hat Printing Company, and was
for clccsion-tickets printed III tho fall Ut 18Th
1t had not been disposed OF lip to adjourn-
1ncnt.
Call, the reformer, called at tho County
Clerks o!llce yesterday and endcavorcll to get
statement In writing to tho effect that be had
turned over all tho money he had collected, etc,
The faet Is he Is abuut s4o ehort, as alrea.!y
published, and t.'fs appeared In tho wny Of bis
getting the coveted document.
Thu Finance Committee met yesterday after.
noon atsd agreed to report to tile Board reconl-
mcnding tint tho loan Of $50, ,tOO falling duo tho
LII be extended Tor une ycar. This action was
taken without consulting tho person holding
the c1ainl against the countr. who, 1t Is very
natural to suppose, may want to hayo something
rIts DOME CONTROVERSY.
further conference Of the building Commit
tee Of the County oard and City Council was held
yesterday aftcrooon to consider the matter of
erecting dome for tho ncw Court-IIouse. Tic
absent members Of tho Bolr,l Committee were
Acssrs. McCa.frey and Carroll. who were detained
n tue Criminal Court, and Aid. Lawlcr from tho
Council. Nayor Heath was called to tho CHAIR.
Mr.. Ecar was asked for al, estimate of what
tho dome foundation would cost for tho eoln.
ty,s portion, and IN 1,cPy sa!l 4 aoat ss7,
tention to tho fact that the county had received
bills to build to part Of thu dume fur about QUO
half of what Egan said Il would cost as bclng
city folks that they could build thc!r par. Of sio
work for about $751; QUO, which might to awny
With tho objection to tho dome OH account Of
str. Van oslcl said l,o understood tho
object OF tho conference to DO to agrro upon
sumo arrangement by which tho two 'ha!ycs Of
the Court.i House misht bu united by corridor,
ns tho city hal already agrees! not to have 4
other conferences. held two years aEo, between
the city und county to show that ths city lsai
never agreed to build dome, and further from
.hc Council proceedings Of Aug. o. present year,
i 70 show IT.. that t',s r.. city had dhponsed With tho
Mayor Heath sald he understood that tho
county simply proposed to build the dune to
gradc line, and since the city hati agreed not Ia
hare dolnc At al tlls ques.lon to 10 decided
was how thu building could be united above the
gratlc line.
4 wrangc then followed, in whtcl, tho Com.
lntss!oncrs c2ntcndcd that the city had agreed
to build tho dome, which aad Induced tho co,ln-
tY to 60 on With It's part. On thu other hand,
tho Aldermen maintained Tint tho city Ind
never made uny agreement with tho county ot
any kind that llatl any cgai bearing, but On tho
df1rJtrn n1h that ha1 if1na ~ 10 mir
exterior plans for tho whole work, which had
only bcen done 4 few wecks agu.
Mr. Fitzgerald suggested that there Was no
need Of talklug any further. as it WAS apparent
that no azreenlcnt could 10 reached.
Mr.. Van Osdcl said tho cftrd!d not intend to
haye domo, nor would II tio even 30 much ns
to put In the necessary material upon which to
build \ dono ut any future time, notwithstaud-
Ing what the county might DO.
Ing. I" the question before tt,-how tho twu
buildings gould bc united, II they weso to bc
Mr. seaue did not want tho buildings con-
nerted ut all, ind Mr. Fitzgerald agreed with
Architect Egau hope,l Tho conference would
not bo III vain. Moderation was ueccasary, anu
sofne arrangement ought 70 be reached to ut.tu
1a9 1at" tMe ao ss snea Is1 as lbs e ssss m s
the foundation for lis part OF the dou,c At once.
Mr. Van Uscl said again TINT It was no Tic
to tak about the do'no any further, for tue city
would not build It or my part thereof,
The meeting then calle to m abrupt end, tho
Aldermen )eavtug with tho exclamation FROM
tue Commissioners sounding in their ears that
shsy would have nothing to do With any ''cor.
Ihs county's half Of tho dome viii 60 on lust
as II 1lo conferences bad bccn held, auAl thu
amount OF money sought to he put into 8cxton's
pocket by the " King - Tor then, to draw against
will !n NJ visa bs diminished.