Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-01
GIVEN TO GUM.
The New Court House Design
Honors.
HIS PLANS FORMALLY ACCEPTED

BIS PLANS FORMALLY ACCEPTED.
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The board of supervisors this
adopted the plans of r. G.
Gum, Of the firm Of Curtis & Gum,
of Kansas City, No., who is accepted
as designing architect Of the
new court house. The board had
selected six plans from
which to choose, the architects SUBJ
hitting their designs under monde
plumes, which. with the original
names, are as follows: Dome" R.
G. Gum, Kansas City; Romeo"
NJ. E. Bell. Chicago; 20 o."
Drack & Kerns. Rock Island;
The Winner" Charles Bell, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; .'Circle Dart" George
P. Stauduhar, Rock Island; Truth, :"
o. w. Marble. Chicago. There were
Is plans presented from IA archi-
tects. This morning the board de-
cided to select from the six favored
plans first, second and third choice
so that should the first fail to furnish
the necessary requirements the plan
would fall to the next.
Selected by Ballot.
The board selected the three
by ballot which was done in
the presence or the public. For
first choice the vote resulted:
"Dome," 10; 20 o." 6; "Romeo," 1.
Only IA votes being necessary,
Dome" was declared first choice.
20 o" received second choice,
with Is votes, while win
ner" was given 9; Circle Dart
1, and Truth" !. Three ballots
we're necessary before a third choice
could be reached, and resulted:
First, winner" IL; Truth" g.;
Romeo" 8; ..Circle DARTS. Sec
ond, winner" 12; Truth" 8;
.Circle Dart, Romeo,"2. Third,
Winner" 10; Truth" 4; '.Circle
Dart" 2.
The building committees original
report as stated when it was pre-
sented to the board. placed Gums
plans first, j. M. Bells second. c. E..
Bells third, and George P. Staudu-
hairs fourth. But the committee
later made a supplementary report
adding the designs of o. w. Marble,
Drack & Kerns and ID. S. Schureman.
Yesterday the board in committee of
the whole inspected all the plans
generally. and this morning came the
ballot with the result given.
The Stone Question.
The ARGUS has repeatedly depre-
Gated the presence on the ground of
the stone men while the plans were
under discussion. The interest OF
the Representatives of quarries in the
deliberations as to plans was not
spectacle that the public at large
took kindly to, any more than it has
to the seclusiveness that has charac-
terized the committees and the
boards methods. But be that as it
may, the time to consider stone
seems now to face the board. This
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public should be given q chance to
express itself, even if it has been de.
MED opportunity to pass judgment
on the various plans. On the subject
of material, however, the people OF
the county sre likely to have more
positive opinions than on the plans,
where probably many unique ideas
Of architectural beauty were pre-
sented. and each. no doubt,
possessing strong points pecu-
culiar to itself, and all in their own
way having inviting features not
common to others. But in stone it
is different. People have ideas on
the relative merits of stone. In
Rock Island there has been a gener-
ally expressed sentiment on the kind
that should be used in the Rock ISL
and court house. The ARGUS,
months ago, endeavored to learn the
predominating feeling. and it was
then. with little exception, all one
way. Many of the supervisors were
in accord with the opinion then
freely expressed. Public opinion
may have changed, though, and SO
may the opinions of supervisors. but
the board should at all events take
the time to ascertain the voice OF the
people before acting. Heretofore the
board has gone ahead regardless oil
the public. This may be the case
with the stone. The disposition Of
the subject will, however, be watched
with great deal Of interest.
The Grand Jurors.
The supervisors this morning ap'
pointed the following to serve al
grand jurors at the May term of the
circuit court:
Cordova-L. H. Reeves.
Coed. Nicholson.
Canoe Creek-H. Cain.
Zuma-John Baker.
Port Byron-H. c. Trent.
Hampton-Andrew johnson.
South Moline-J. w. Minteer.