Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-20

uoaru WIS uppO1ntCu Tor every strike
the expense to the State would he
enormous and In the interest of econo.
my. II on no other ground. he insisted
that permanent board should be
created.
Mr.. Selby showed that the cost to the
state Treasury of last years strike.
which was S3lG.OOO. would have main.
tanned a State Board of Arbitration at
the salaries fixed by the pending bill
for fifty-two years.
Mr.. Stoskopf wanted a board not only
to settle difficulties us they arise but
TO give Its time to the investigation cf
the Whole subject of controversies be-
tween employers and employees.
Kelly. Hammers. Snyder and Needles
bitterly attacked the proposition to mp
point Il permanent board. 81 am In
favor of Il bill that will protect the great
labori'ig MASSES of the State" said Mr..
Needles. "but l am not in favor of a
commission which will ultimately land
IN the camp of the corporations of this
State. Within twcnty.four hours after
this board IL appointed every member
or IL Will have pass over every rail
road In this State. from pullmans
Palace Car Company and from every
transportation line In this State. Time
ana again the people have been sold out
by their own servants"
Among bills introduced was a child.
labor bill 10y Stein. similar to that pre-
scented ut the regular session. Muir
/ Ia. IL IL. Al. q
providing for but one form In all civil
proceedings.
A Washington dispatch says: II was
stated at the Treasury Department that
u Chicago architect would soon be ap.
pointed to prepare the plans for the
permanent postOtiicc building at Chi.
cago and superintcnd It's construction.
The temporary building on the lake
front will probably he ready for the
reception Of Mr.. Hesing and his en-.
ploycs by the end of October. ana It Is
the Intention of the department to com.
mencc the work of demOlishing the
present ruin as soon rs abandoned.
provided the weather will permit. As
the work of preparing the site for the
new building will be placed under the
direction of the Chicago architect the
department recognizes the necessity of
making the appointment promptly. that
he may have sufficient time In which to
organize his forces.
Although the appointment Is one of
honor. and the building will stand as
u monument to the successful archl.
tect. there does not appear on the rec.
Orls Of the department to he any wild
scramble for the place. and those who
have filed applications have not made
clear their desires. Mr.. u. II. Burn
ham. of Chicago. who won fame for his
work at the Worlds Fair, Is an appli.
cant. but his chances are not consid.
cred good because Of trouble he recent
~ had with the department rs the rep.
rescntativc of the Institute OF American
| Architects.
W. Sooy-Smith wants to bc "cngi-
nccr" of the new building at Chicago.
which il construed here to mean that
he wants to be architect. and his pros.
poets are considered bright by some of
| the officials of the department. who say
that the choice lies between him and
Mr.. Burnlnm. The files of the depart.
ment contain hut four other npplica.
tons In connection with the new build
ling. nnd the officials confess their In.
ability to determine just what the ap.
plicants want. Albert &. Barker applies
for appointment M superintendent of
the Chicago building" +. y. Insolvency.
wants to be inspector Of p0stOfiice
building" Gordon r. Purdy asks to
be made engineer Of Chicago build
Ing" and J. NJ. Stroder "chief engineer
of postotiicc building" One other pa.
per contained In the Chicago file IL u
letter from Lyman J. Gage. who ~.
quests that u Chicago architect be up.
pointed. rs he deems 1t necessary to
have n man IN charge who Is thorough
~ familiar with the soil.
a prominent official of the treasury
department said this afternoon that
while there were many competent arch
fleets In Chicago who would accept the
appointment II offered them. 4 hey would
not file u formal application. rs they
did not want to appear rs seeking office
under the Government. II II the pur-
pose Of the supervising architect to
form u bureau In his Office which will
have exclusive charge of the new post.
office building. The Secretary Of the
Treasury refuses to make public the
names Of the architects suggested for
the position who have not made formal
application. 1t II known, however, that
Mr.. Henry Ives Cobb has been brought
to tho Secretary's attention. ana the
Secretary has been quoted rs saying
that he would be appointed.
Secretary LemOnt said to-day that
there would be no change In the station
of troops until October. He said that
he had not given the matter cOnsidera-
ton, anu would not do SO until Gen.
Schofeld returned In August, rs he de-
sired to confer with him before direct
Ing the transfers.
Dalton & Co.. of Chicago. who We're
the lowest bidders. secured the contract
for putting In stcam-heating apparatus