, 1877-08-17
TEE COUNTY BUILDING.

Tho County Court adjourned yesterday until
Sept 10.
Sexton has virtually agreed 10 construct tho
Court-Hou dome for the same pricc Der soot
TINT was allowed 1larms for the foundations.
The County Collector Was still selling prop
crty for South Park special assessments ycster-
day. Tho Lincoln Park specials will bc rearllcd,
probably, tomorrow.
In tho matter OF special asscasmcns No. ~.
Town Of Hyde Park. rulo Wis entered In no
County Court yesterday extending the time to
tilc objections until Sept 10. This assessment
ls ono ID which there IL general interest III
Hyde Park, rs 1t was made Tor tho pumping
SorIts there.
The Committee on City Relations viii have
conference with tho city authorities to-day with
a view to hasing tho city allow Tho county *9,-
000-tho amount patd out ~ tho county for
pianG the cty'a half Of tho Cnllrt-houso dome
foundAtton--in settling tho bill owed by The
county for dieting prlsoners A. Tho B1dcwcll,
Eothiug haa been yet done In tbs why OF 20
INK on with the 9ra1'.ts wurk oil The Court
House. Every muEnuut the work is delayed
gives Walker great Tleasure, for lc Is expecting
10 collect 1ill for 1alnuSus, now ulat bis "cx-
tra u scheme has failed. A. faF u can bu learn.
Cd, Walker Ii not being DELAYED ut al., fur he Ia
the gEauttu were on the ground, he could muku
III more lt7dw4y than he Is now making,
Arehttees Egan yesterday tc,tesl tho bcartng-
p,wcr OF the piles Mld concrete III the f1un.llA-
lion for the Court. to'lse dome. ~ Sir and one.
half tons Ut stone had htcn plnced un thu piles
standing twcnty'four hours, tho depression was
found 10 ha 4 frartiot over an eighth Of an inch.
Ii thinks the oppression WAS IN tho concrete,
which was not entirely sc, and u confident l4at
there will not bu my settling VI the dome.
When the city iolks get really to 70 on with
the C!tY-llals Architect Ega'l expects tall
fEum them tor copy VI tio exterior drawings
for the entire structure. lIu expects u bo paid
for tbs plans, and hero bis connection with tho
structure Will Cease. tte las btcn given to I'LL.
derstan1 that thu Building Committee OF the
City Council does not favor tho employment of
an archltccl to aupe7infcnd tho work. but sin-
ply wnnts cotnueteut superintendent tn any
event, he says that he Ia not seeking the JOB.
MORE ABOUT TAxKs.
Commissioners 6snnt au.l Ayars, OF The
Equalization Committee. put In alI appearance
yesterday and did 6utno work. The tigurea
made the day pecyious hy Mr. scnus In equal.
lxIng the reaI.eatato valuation between the acy-
ersl towna were reviewed. soL'e errors were
valuation abaut $3iU,Ul In e1ccax of the As,
sessor's valuation, whereas th.. ptrpose Ut the
Committee had bcen 10 inals thu cqualizcd and
assessed valuation about tho sdtne. The dis
tion OF Lhe day before, Atlding per tent tu The
valuation In the Town VI Hyde taEk, and max.
log lew unimportans clalges IN tue ad,ii.lou
Or deduction of per exnlagc tn few outlying
eoncuszcd Ia by The full COMMITTEE aud thv
Hoard SONG lctioa was also taken tn equal
izing persoas! property, but it Was couiined
10 South Chicagu and the ballks.
It was agreed to I'll the valuatlo Ion oI bank -skoek
et uno-th[rd Its commercial valuation, aud then
add ~ per cent to the Assessars valuation Vt
tue entire personal prop*rty-bank#tuek H.
cludcd-ip ths town. The other towns will re-
main Is returned by The A4acssofs, The valuation
belAx fraction lower In each town thau year
ago. The valuation In South Chicago WAS ABOUT
3AOo, ,000 lesa than year ago, and the addition
VI " per cent, ~ AK1ae4 On BY tho CoInmiltee,