, 1877-03-22
THE COURTHOUSE,
TnE NEXT MOVE TN THE GAME.

The struggle for supremacy and vahtaHc.2rounl
among tho contractors IN tho now Conrt.llouso IL
growing moro interesting aFcFy day, bnt moat at.
tent.o IA attracted by Edwin a1ses. who II seek
iug to taso Ills cantraet for tho cut4tuno work 30
amended that he can 10 patd on quarry estimates.
II will bs remembered that early IN tho Const.
Ilonse strtfa tho County Hoard resolved. 10 kill OF
certain batcrs, that the contract tor stone ahould
no. bs let to any ono who could not give scenrty
10 tho county, In addition to tho ns.,aI
bond, afst'n1rtghgc On tho quarry
frun, which tho stono was to ho taken. This
dodge led TO Walkers SUCCESS but uut At thu denscs
he had calculated on. for liz was forccd IN reduce
hIs bid UsGr 800, OtD. AZ soon ns tie contract
was awarded HIN It appeared all al once That q
n,ortgasu On his quarry would not be necessary,
from tho fact tF't he nads known bis inability
to give enc. III lieu OF mortgage tho Hoard ac-
ccptcd lease OF tho quarry, which III doliars and
ccnts IL not worth much u lilo county IN the way
Of security a. tho paper would 10 upon which II Is
written. Next c1nn the drawing OF tho contract
and tho approval Of tho bond, which was but tho
work Of few moments Tho value Of The bond
was remarked upon At tho time. ..
asv were the many ptasctof tho whota Transaction.
leaving nothing nnfa to be added under this head.
Tho contract iisclf WIS binding, but not opRress.
tvcY 10 of .atctcht eaPltal or aurcty 10 ~.
sumo such an !nlcrtasin., ~ featt!rrs lelng that
i:onft.l!ousu sqnarc. Walker. however, has found
t. t. as ~ npp,ssaes sha ~ saes IS iss daiy hSw
for mnnry which goes ~ from haa atonc.cntiess,
s9l tl.s ss,ete pfos " receives q no nanJs @ 81
al their hutes OF settlement IN tho Court llouso
job,
,s* :ss Safs T.. 1T !sS sSnSie
aa psa him Vi, o,o before he bad ssens on tho
sranHt. aud, ~ lar - that body knew, hs(ore ha
llsd stonu Quarnsd. This favor was Thankfully
Feeeltst but )u.t h'w Il. gra'itado va. s1pres.ct
| manner; Aficr this. The w9rk moved forward
snoo,hly fora slmo. and. until few weeks ago,
AN ADDITIONAL 300 .}rAs AsxEp,
ss s$s ii asssss ss.,,.l 4 as1sy ss' IN
"t ,sss assa as ssher eSas t.npeiea aaa "!h
Failing u set tte $40. o,o. whei. W. :olely duo
to the county trts.a5ss e.. rs'uainy t. honor upy
'uFEestea aud mt,.s.I!hat h,* contract 10 70
estimates. This Vfola'.itlon comics bcto,s iii
ItuarA to-tay ey ARRANGEMENT In coain,tteo ct
ssf 5s il, ss e p:es i: ss 9
Il: aSs III :aes@s
rev %s msaes'. e.ssf y liz BS.
ought 70 lake advantage Of tho opportunity ana
aqS.s ~. a 70 a, % 10 % :ts II, I'd I'd
sIyncd The contract and xlyc bond fos IL faith
fal execution, acceptable 10 those who uade Tho
This ltstcr question ability OF Walker and
| hi bun. .lsnIrn to caery out lh4 contsact--muss
sooner or later lu fairly conailcred, and iAasnuc,
- lic county 1as already advanced him $.s, p0u
without any Ectutn and tnAsu.uth he laa shown
such weakness bcloru tho arst stonu has been set,
snl ha tondsmcn ha,r failed to eonlc " hls splief
lhcze Muutd seem to be no better timv than
Commissioners must know, docs not warrant
thena Ia taking any zisks of aay kind with any CON
contra TOR: and u dar II they consult she public
Rood, tastesd Ut amsndlng h!s contract, they Will
sote to ! nAu. and demand that before The uorl
u guarantee tbs eouasy aga1pat all loIs. Th1l