, 1877-07-04

"wn % . % m.sncs,. "a 9'S ssia hs, svo" ~ know
That sso.oW WA never issued for
nutcs hail hccn diverted from their purpose"
"Thc,, who were they i.suctl IN favor Of r. In
qutrcd the reporter. The answer was long
drawn and carefully "orslc.l, but yce easily IN
cIet4 anu suffering from sc.crc attack Of coii-
ec'onlIoMsnras, wu,1It not say tnat tho san1c ono
clsc WAS not thr County Ring.
sExroN VS.. rERloI.AT.
Architect EKhn Ycstcrfny chnlc TO his own de-
fcsc nobiy by saying that he would not accept
tho honors sought TO bc thrust upon him 10 coll
n'ce.oa 'a With tho foundation 1}n.n for nosh.' the
aSn' shs ay q :s sefsfs Ss"'S had p''s D1a! s
II 70 On and 10 the work, very slng,iarly, md
Rs much to h!s surprise as that Of any ono else;
but 10 said. without giving ahy reasons there
facis are, as ha4 been already repeatedly stated,
thu Board never Intended tliat the work should
10 given to my one else than Sexton Or Mcneil.
and being unable to determine Eet~ecn the Two
Oh E9ap. The conduct o( the Board. as strange
a. It was, IL susceptible Of explanation. and that
EXPLANATION might be evcn explained further
than 1t tan be here. Under se1ton's Contract
wanted T. On TIC other hand. Mcneil had
begged for H. urgel the architect 10 recommend
him, otc., anu, both contcnding for It. the mud:
dc was = serious one. - 1,,,,s either .;i oi
other In tl,e matter Of paving for
the job, The real trouble came III, however,
Just here, anl tic cnl Is not yet: sexton had q
f"GTne % IL * 4sdns Il e % @ coming ,s # ; f t 'Ha 3
dealt direct rather than through Pero1at. T1Is
fact, won for Sexton the entnity Of Periolat, md
In tho matter 81 thc building Of the dome this
paSt as'f s ree iS5 sSe To- nsfS Ssrs eeer nc @ 5
difficulty, inlay The anger, md suppress the
fight, Egan was gircn tho position Of mediator,
which hc respectfully declines. Where tho
whatever It rnay b., viii b. 4 fair tcst Of It'd tic
present strength Of Perio1af and Sexton with
The Boanl. Mcneil, ~ an individual, l. out of
the question, anti, beatdu thcre Is aGainst him
AgneW to hare tllt Commissioners Indicted.
wAtKER'6 TROUBLESOME ExTtAs-
The next prominent move In connection with
the Courtlionsc work OH tho part Of tue Board
Is to vote to Walker s0a,G ,GU in s..extrns."
Walker claims thIs amount, but has no cxpceta-
tloY Of getting Il. In fact, while ho ia In law
entitled to nothing, II he can ret sGo, COO on tho
score Of equity llc viii be abundantly satisfied.
Tlts amount would leave hin profit Of &ao, ,oO,
the so, 0M ae agreed to pay for tho contract,
Tho t4o,0 hc Is practically assured Of, because
Egnn has already agreed to alfow him about
,that amount, but this insurance does mt sat
1siy him, for he snyH lto wants Aanre VI the
plumber, and unless q respectable amount In
cx.rss Of this Is votcd Him he will not only
re{tisc to fecnEnkG the clalH1S VI
tue Commissioners, but will atso throw
up his conlraut; hence tho interest Of the
-"1ltng :" in 1lytng him sum rs near So, 600 as
possible The scheme adopted to givu him his
claim and satisfy his dcinand Inns already been
| intnatc1 In these columns, mud Ia It is another
| trap for Egnu. Walker Inns tnade up tue sum of
81, 600 % Ills claim hy mems Of m Arhitrntlny
| Board of Two appointed and paid by himself,
| n1,tl, ns In the Iiarlns matter. EgaM Is to ba
called In by tho H0anl tu represent tho County.
Egans figures, to etart on, wilt be about $40 000,
/ anil, with two against Him, tho hest he caE do
Will be to split the difference bctwccn hts cst-
| mate nnd that of his associate arbttrntore. The
result would be, the arbitration would result in
| recommending au allowance to Walker OF
GUS 100, or 1000 m0rc thnn llc expects. The
ttrstsattou ut tho schcMc rests with Egnu, aHll
It is known that lie will not be d party to 1t.
| ffo will fall back upon Ills rights ltn.
der lfs contract with tho county,
which nntes him solo arbitrator In all such mat
tcrs, and do Just ~ he ought to hare done In the
| llArms ease, md tho Board will have tho fight
upon It's own hands. Walker then can kccu
eithor Of Ills promiscs,- TO pay the $40 QUO
ho has promised, or throw up tls contrnct.
Whatever nc inhy do will be n,attor OF indt1fcr
| cnce to EEnn or tho public, but Ut tic greatest
momcnt to tho "Ring." II he throws up his
contract. there arc othnrs who vii! step IN aal
I'LL It At Ills price; md II ho does not, his friend.
In the Board will lose $4,000 II be keeps his
promise. In any event there Is lfvcly fight
ahead. 1t will b watehctl with considerable 50
ltcttudo BY tic public at large, now that they
| hayc m tnkltng OF what to expect, mud an irt1
| mntion Of thn flluns laid to rob them.