, 1879-08-02
COUNTY BUILDING. !
Walker Instructed to Build the
Courthouse Rotunda,
For Which He Is to Isc Paid
Eight Thousand Dollars.
Letting Of Contracts for Supplies for
Charitable Institutions.

4 special meeting Of the Board Of County
Commissioner was held yesterday Afternoon.
President Sunno was In the chair, and Alcssra.
CobMrn and Ayars wnro absent. The object OF
tho meeting WAS to take some steps in regard to
the completion OF 30 much work on tho now
Court-Houso rotunda as would enablo the con.
tractors, before Oct. l, to incioso the cntirs
building 4 resolution. offered By MI. stewart,
was passed at tho last meeting. which provided
that Contractor Sexton should do tho work At a
cost not exceeding $4,000. It appears that
10 tie conclusiori that 5000 was far loo
small sum for tho work contemplated, nnd
1h'se centlcmen at once vent TO work anu
Mr. Fitzgerald started thc, subject by Offering
rnnlion rcsclndtnR all previous action relating
to ihc construction Of tho rotunda,
Al amendment to POSTPONE indefinitely all
action upon tic resolution was offered by Mr..
Wheeler The amendment Taa, after lot Of
talk. adopted.
Discussion vns then tndu|gcd In over tho rcso-
lut!1n Ut MF. Stewart. -
An ofailon was given by Mr.. Wheeler. Ho
advocated rcadycrtfsiNg for tho cutstpnc work
~ oncc. The rotunoa hnd to be built, and, in
ills opinton, the SOONER ill!s
fooilsG WAS sTorrED THE nnrrER.
JIG Thought that, by proceeding definitely to tho
building of This rotunda. any attempt on tho
rnrt III certain Commissioners 10 sWIndIo tho
county would he ntpped In the bud.
Alter some talk on the part Of Fitzgerald, MIR.
Stewart's motion WAS fcconsidercd, when the
| former Commissioner moved that the lattce's
resolution 1e placed on file. '''..--
An amendment WIS moved by Mr. spofTord.
! IL wanted the words T. 600 stricken out Of
MF. 4tcwart's resolution.
:. a substitute was moved bv Alr. Wheeler.
lie wanted tic Doard 10 readyertise for bids for
! tic cut.stonc work Of tic rotunaa.
The pnwcr Of the Board to let contrncte waH
| ffin atffbinrt ftf {Etr rninnrEA he n,,r1 rr
lie claimed That prior 10 July the Board had
power and let thu contracts. The proposition,
tl,c speaker proceeded, now before inc meeting
wanted now to build the rear wall of the nud.
| fng, putting In sncll stone us was necessary to
finish tue rotun,la tn order to iaYo
tic building rooted. A prooos'tion, the speaker
undcrstood, was In tho hands Of the Clerk from
Mr.. Walker in regard to this work, He moved
that this ptoposlttoD be read.
The Clerk thereupon read the communication,
furnish the STONE AMI set II between the reat
sum Of $1,000.
A vote was then taken upon Wheelcr's sub
stitutc, which was lost by rotc OF 8 to5.
Tile amendment Of spafIord was then With
drawn, wl,on Mr. 6tewart's motion was placcd
| OIL iflc.
-Mr. Wood moved that tho contract bc given
was nut a resolution was offered by Fitzgerald
and carried, resolving tho Donrd Into Commit
tee OF t1,e Whole to consider the matter.
President. Senne stepped from the chair ,io
upon the Communication Of Contractor Walker.
Ar. 13url!ng moved tint, II Mr. Walker
motlify tho bid OF &2o,g10 whc1, he offered last
week for tbs cut stone on the rosunda, to
$.2,8,U ,U0O the bid be given him.
Fitzgerald suggested e2bGo0.
Mr.. Walker was called upon, and nskcd II hi
would take so0,o00. He
RELIED IN TIE NEGATIVE.