, 1879-06-25
THE COURTHOUSE.
Discussing the Bids for Plumbing. the
Fire-Proof Work, Etc.
A Prospect that the Old Contractors
Will Get Setback.

The Joint Committee Of the County Board On
Public Buildings and Public Service met yester.
day morning for tue purpose Of considering The
b!ds Tor the Interior work on the new Court
house. Commissioner Durllng presided, und
tic entire Commtttee-ten In sll-Weso on
hand. Architect Egan and numbor Of con.
tractors md others interested were also present.
The entire forenoon session was spent in dis.
cussInE the bids and the manner 10 which Tic
work should be lot. A list showing The lowest
bidders had been prepared, and was found 10
read Is follows:
ca,pentry-P, !; ssxton. 100, 1880; 1iennes-
sty Pre-, ~ Cyl william Ansetson, 9s 99o
oaans1 atta ati otask e 59o MS;J. W. Young sos coo
Klie. .r!eoaae-.W!!!!sm Andsr1op, ssa, 900: f..
Smith. r. II, 81: william @ Gimp, vi, 2Vo: f1en.
X x2ms!fone:I % ~ fSo I 10 ohenr' 7ao'e' se'' lSo; ''
,a. p,..!e,ing tstg ~ AF.tfonz A. eoo T. y. Arm
sss +: ~ nyins " fatP aen, M ooe ose?o C. E. c00k'
u Xrnstione, ss 3d. oEspa Ea~.'d nHBe d.
fotS ~: q @ sshustoF d Lampatsnes. IS, ,ooos J..
atesm:heatine and ventflatlnc-s. !. Pope d
eo S.sss; ~; s.S; e; J. IN r. ArmstronE p0o n.
bban{i bn;is ss9 si ie O: E. Cook $4,000; Ezskia'
Nj. ERan vas asked tor Information az to
THE CHARACTER OF Tua BIDS
az oai4 t1!at Tug n!u8 ot ~ h1. hndefson, WILL
lam Crmp, md Charles Cummings on plaster
Ing Tero "atrawn y bids. So wero those Of the
same parties on The carpenter work and the fire.
proof work, and be believed Rudic's bid on the
.aa1nssu ans . ~ M nL tne samo eharaeter. It ap-
M pcateo laat tlfc LOWELL scspous1ole plds on each
ciass ol "oEK were:
CARPENTRY, r; J. Sexton. ..........,...3 o., 147
PPtisstefing, Pis Thomas o'Drten..... o, SAT
nasx, ~ *. snath;.:: g. 37a
hestino snd n1 y.n.ii.t;nnR '1aepn nogan,' S99
Total. - e1os am
The Comnittea f,rn- ~ IN avsrv ~. arer ,,s
~ r. ths ann,.a.t - ~. s u!opos.aoa eaonl
TnrH e 'Gr na paisaR IT,
Bidder. Il need scarcrlv tn satd wss % ~ p AaiS y
Serton. and nj u3txdns ~ ioft ~ ~ pas,J
roons rhcn Inneh tt1na sr.s1.d ~ h.anii III
dent sl,at ~ had rontrraa III uhppy eoni
synE Of tbc a oS e1eept liz Il. s. a. " a.r1 "Gft a
for I'm Hooan ia od.'.,at I ~ nnalI .ess
for ncrct,,atn tis retrn n H. otd ~
arp1tsd fhaf t,v f,1r III ts uosst u ~ M
thcY vnn1if avnIi fri9tfnn and dciov ~ ~ -. 80
restcniar Tne % rons.rnsd A'e o''@'' ~ ias ~
's''''045 "as eonecineof ....
TIE sonkAB DID not WORK
entirely to the satisfaction Of the promoters.
No conclusion Was reached during the morn
in9. but On Ee4sacmbling after dinner It WIS de-
cloe4, on notion ol Comfnisnoncr Wood, 70 re-
S1.nn,. hso ~ - eno o1EG ~ VS. M o. r !.
Next cams liz ireproof work, DSt Ind ovsr rI thls
Hrcht4s,t Is Fnsn TN u,ssn'aio1. ,;,o, sn%c
an, ,n1cvs - a.s;.h, 80 s1rs auoess1n "as 81
ticni gort - ''A'~A' - "4Ao A"e" no'nn's VI psae7
Commtss,on.r vhcc,.r u.n,., ~. ,,,z... ltd
dcr ~ r.. tSn ~ h't . . Le lunsnt wv
iri,,, Il. nor =, W, ~ stsouSiE ogeosea 10
Sin.i nn.,a5 ~ anJ peanou nut nafMs pfac-
Cnmmis.,onsr = Hur,;,r rG oueus .sid ..
formed thnt nnaer.mn. 4an hfd 70 Ma ,,, Pec m H.
liz, Andersan mnn,S 3 ha9. nnt' " ,.a n9t key
tha nn,!ista "Wau Wy aavc p9tn m ~ ula Nthoat
rnu.n;. ;..ipnar a' WIanisa " ~ einp,oysr
ders BE- cxcluae, f1om tho ro 'llar A. ~ H. o;a ;
~ $500. IT, s9'a oFoaa Hta1 s Armstrong gotnp
4A1 Tomt,i.stno. ,v,,a
AnSnr*n,, l,t thf' nova i,used 70 sepa toF Mr.
tinr ~ nus ILL Wa u soteu gown. on mo-
@ G"u ~ ~ votn.tnlas!oSE Mneeleft Una ecuoh was
.t 'peoate fo1 rec@ns'aeFcd and messenger was
'|'St cnmmi.a5nnnT nm % sonI n,,. ,,a .,,.. =. o,.
4,.;t 'n1ss,onet ,, boese saio tAat to reject An
a,a T. po aea anard ne contrset T. Smith
tnoye tat smith e hn s"nt for VIZ nisa 10
vailci o,.I .a H. ~ .e1s ~. a!sg. the pfe-
sm, .iao IL =. 9s5Icn ~ = ietFaGtea 4 20 orii II
~, t.s Hoo. ~ ta!!cu 70 nno eitneF party, and
rMa 1etun was tasen Oh INC subject:
Of Mr. CoGurn. tn contract ~ a U tes9h ;s
out dcb1te to i. L Fone h "a, the insest ttd.
dcrs. at their hiti ~ ~ ~ sA8 se"se' osu-
es's' ~ 'Ae'' W" " e~',P'o'
THE PLUMBING.
Mr: EEan said that AIR. Henry Bytne, the low
81; 81 o'aaer On 9lasmbng 9nd Sas.lttln WAS out
aud said that be bad been fifteen yeara in tho
bubtness. aud fully understood It. As to bis
Responsibility, 10 thought his bondanlnn, Louis
Hans, was good enough for oil practical pur-
poses He had no contrncts On hinu, aud never
had any trouble with tho county orcr work
Which le had formerly done for It.
Commissioner Busling thought the proirr-
enees Of tic Architect should b consulted.
ar. EEaa said tlsat ByFno had douo .sQue
work for h.tn, aill Ind performed 1t acccptably.
lle would, however, prcfeF Hogan. for 10 had
ind elsewhere, and had given full aattsIastion,
But u Practicable be would like Mr.. HaRgplt 10
get the bid, for he did the best work In Cook
County. In no branch Of building was 1t more
important to employ rcspunstbla mca than In
plumbing, for tlts WIS work which no oschitect
could look utter in all its details.
Commissioner Hoffman moved TO awnrd tho
contract to Joseph Hogan. No vote was taken
Oh this.
Commissioner Wood supported the claims OF
Byrnc as the lowest bidder. On hts motion,
Byf1!e got the contract At s7,g63.
Commissioner Stewart moved to reconsider.
30 ordered.
Commissioner Wheeler wanted logan to hayp'
ths contract II By1ue didn't get Il.
Commissioner Stewart moved as q substitute
TINT y bo recommended to give the eontrart to