, 1877-05-29
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Opening the Granite Bids..-What
the Contractors Say.
The Amount Mcneil Wants for Using
Large Stone In the Court.Uouse.


Thy regular weekly meeting Of The County Bosrt
was held yesterday afternoon Pres!dco. Holden ,r
the ehats, ind present tbs iolI Hoard.
M'NEfL d Son.
Tha minutes were fead and approved. sftc,
which the following proposition from Mcneil 4
son was read and acted upon:
NJ, snsni ~ following proposition III
,sss ;S .;sS.s = & 81 s,s
' ID D.s; sss aaf o1 'et
g. p,te e ;e se SseI'9 ei +: # ssSe
:s;. !: +: ;;,st e
70 our Present Contract price. - "ea'''1
Nefefrsd 10 the Joint Committee.
l. ScfeFa!bfs were read and referred to The appfo.
prtkto CaumIttees
GRANITE.
The follow}ngs bids for the granite cnt,anees Ia
INC ne" eonFt'Honss wess opened and read by The
Clerk:
The nln'dnis and Doyle Oranits coupaoy.a
communication stated that the work could not bo
done OF the material furnished within the sixty
days specified by the architect but Tho p,Ica Of tho
Company would bs sI4D, $50. with Ill grsnlto:
with tho columns, ptiasters. and wainseots omit.
ted' reduction Of $2l, COO; ateps omitted, re-.
duetlon Ut $40. 900.
The Nov En9!snd 0sanlte. Works aereed IN ,n,.
nah tle masefal as rapidly a. It would 10 rcorifed
ior slIo, ooo. Wiffsm Z. Avery, Of New FORK,
| SlA,, 600. ethutcman 4 Hand. 4lC0 500. Tnc
nnf1ington Manufacturing @ Company, Of I5urling.
e1a n us;bs ~; doc tx Efan''o Or Of South tti
Ths rP,n,;ladePhts =, tiranite aud D,ue Stone Com.
paay; lt1, ,nc,a;; y wwss,nse@otng @ pilasers ete
. reduction Q! Ell, 00s. o.. john M, Warstaton'
q n,own.,s si7l: 7ls u; eetaa. md
w.tn'cot'ng omitted. . reduction os $iG, iii Il:
atept om'tea. ssdnetton Of sly. 4I9: u.
wa!nscot!ng omitted, reelection Of 8i5. i;3:,s:
ZIP ~ otarit.sa: ra.s: II ted9s.!o1 Of Dran
u.nne md pilasteEs omitted. Reduction Of Sin.
~ "; r .tsr. omitted, re!luetloa q eIi.T7s7s
atnns and pit..seFs omitted 4 rejaction e9,i ~
5:, rs; ISs;. ss''s si 4
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On motion Of Mr. MecaGreY. It was decided That
the county Offices he cloacd on Decoration inv.
n!lis amounting to s970 were submitted and al.
communication from the County Attorney va,
fcaa cxplanihs thst thG county wAt Obliged 10 t1aY
from s;s Criminal Court or Justice Courts for over
INVESTIGATING Nh. uuck,
Mr. Schmidt. Chairman Of tic hucciat Commit.
tee appointed 70 Investigate Ills, nfislts Of tbc
SSSspy Ss repotsa an M hs
tft thn
standtng of Tho comfy ananccs. - e''
>, ny; senns moved a. that the report be referred to
S maeacg se Sstsa ~
that thu toStrnur. Lieutenant. .fiovcynof, Mayof'
Common couueIl, and all other dixnltaries Of the
Carried. e"' -
couHr-nousE DOME.
Mr.. Ctenry oAcrrtl resolution, unon shsch he
msds Sish Lengthy IN Gna sarse!erst!e speech during
wn,en mahy y, o. tao mombets took tecesa. Tbs
o1.e ans Tss 81 as Of hs coa,
The sesolution Il a. follows: A'
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5S!a;asa j; A.
s H. s s 81 ts
~ T"sx ios1, a5,eaay sty sor:;sa ses 10
III liz s
NclefFcd 10 the Joint Conmlttee.,
CONSIDERING THE HlDB.
After the Transaction Of suuls untunportont bu,t
nesa, m ts Beard went Into Conmittce Ut the Wnule
1A the chaty, ' ~e"''
III. Uownn. agent for the 0owan Marble Gonna.
ton !io said he wuald furnish ths material as
last - e gould b. gotten here. but that nobody
sa e su s T'as a!si taasn Sss fsx 3;
Mr: Siec.trey asked III. oov.n whore b. VI.
know whether II made say difference where ho got
si+ .sa,ne, "M 70 lonE =. hs 1Sn!. were good
i
Mr. .uuwan rtated Tint therc was nobody In tn.
ety who bad any in.esc.t in tha Fox iaiand iran.
H. t'S9s qt so%rt!so5 who VA present stasd
fo1 Island Grsn'te Compafy, ani without v whusc
con.ent not foot Of granite eoaii b taEen, wIs ~
nr: Gowan accepted the correction.
p ~ NC snEvc.tion ot Mr.. Fitzgerald, Architect
Rad n.htd b.e box shat aess
s,xty days forfeiture Of $500 per Day would Ie
e q ss nq,9s
lnT I w.as ss p.pposed T. d. hs said hs could aso
provided tic columns and lIasters wnrn i,rmsn;
marble. bnt be dbl NOT think be- could do il il the
"s9le a.' wa u be composed uf grants.
. Ihe representative from tie }I,usda}e 4 IDoris
['san.ie Y Company satt 10 could aurr. to kan out
u tle way ot the other cons:aetorss which. he
Ar. uowan was again roeaiiod, anJ was asked
y ths arehlteet whsther 10 eoaia furnish granite
,se .sS s3sSs ss' q'Sssy s'e sh s Fox
l!eh the Fo1-lsald granite without Tho pera,tssfon
y ind could 10 seen b. ths committ.c ,oaa1 " .se
~. saauEetlan, representative Of the schutcman
uana - S4mpeny' ~, "a. iutsfeoxs!ed y. 70 hIs a1
o tbs work and furnish tho uatefial ii tna proper
blr. Dattsrson. the representative Of tho ysv
:ngsaa t!ran'to Works. sta.ud that he iabosed IN.
s. ~ 4,il'enlte. y rre.sntlny NE bld lie ah rcsd
d. s ,y y ust ' snf S; e
Ut .hss Che lay a1SI ~. ~ sth day u Nsy. eon.
tu in. Thls accounted tot III. placing 4
ls By 20 high, because hc did not WANT 10 jump At
xna loae muney. IIs asLsd for another tiay ia
q aeh e e. stMay t4e spesideat,en. look over the
J 4nyb9Iy. but T. furnish tho stons within tle
mted tlma would % ne1t 70 an utter impossibslity
ven u hs had the men and machinery all upon tko /
'punas. WV
lit: Fitzgerald moved that tho representative of
~ New Raaana Works bc allowed oue day to Iook
1h1 sDec.1caston.. 4at thrts WAS no sseoah aud
~. H. Thought III. Eotnpany Wa entitled to 7
n!s son.tdetatlon: Ills blu. hs aald, was lower
NJ: Hatsc!:on ta!d that no two concerns In tho
un![y c,'9il du thv work thai Aia Lom,,apy and
q = llins.'.le 8 s Doris, Company could DO. Thsy
III aloss !aei'ttss, md uns waa abuuk ~ good j.
y oiheE. lie did not think that lbs mafcrial |
ald oe furnished by anybody within lhe specified
Tue COMMITTEES then 4sose and reported progresa
Ihu !toat!, -.thal M action could yet ba takeu,
Thu board then sdjourusd u TAafslpy A{tx1noon
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