The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-07
ALL A MISTAKE
To Contract Architect
Bills, Says Stein.
FOR MARKET HOUSE
Councilman Criticises Com
nnittee for Receiving Plans
from Architect Guy Tiiden
-.Starts Controversy.

II think that 1t was q mistake tt
advertise for architects plans and bidi
for new market house on the city
lot," said Councilman John Stein, or
Wednesday. ut would have been best
to wait until the people had voted or
the bond issue for that purpose before
laying the city open to bills for services
by architects"
Mr.. Stein was asked for his opinion
on the action of the special council
committee which has received number
Of plans from Architect Guy s. Tilden
Both of these plans call for an ex.
penditure of over $4,000, but this IL
not what met with the councilman's
disapproval. He had heard of several
cases where the county had paid Mr.
Tilden some money for work that was
never consummated. He fears that
perhaps the council will be called upon
to pay Mr.. Tilden for his services in
submitting plans to the council com
mittee, even IL the structure Is moi
erected.
Mr.. Stein thinks that the resolution
appointing the committee and author
izing 1t to advertise for bids slipped
throug council unawares and was not
properly considered.
81 suppose" said no, that when a
4. avy y,1 Ax~ IL. T. L. 4.
entitled to some remuneration for II
unless other conditions are agreed up
on. Mr.. Lichtenwalter has been fos-
tering this scheme and Is, believe, the
chairman of the committee. He styles
himself The Watch Dog of the Treasu-
ry,' and suppose he arranged with the
architect before asking him to go to
any trouble. The city should not be
called upon to pay for any market
house plans until the people have voted
for the bond issue to pay for its con-
struction.
"This committee could have secured
an estimate OH which to base the
amount of the bond issue. Then some
time ago the committee secured the
plans from Washington free of charge
would oppose any acceptance of plans
from anybody before bond issue3is
carried.
Personally I am in favor of erect
ing such building, but do not like
to put the city to any unnecessary
expense"
John T. Schroyer, member of the
market house committee, returned
from Columbus Thursday morning. He
said that he had heard of the objection
which has been raised to the action
of the committee in receiving plans
and estimates for the proposed build
ing and hastened to state that the
plans will cost the city nothing unless
the bond issue is carried and the
structure ordered to be built.
Mr.. Schroyer said that the commit
tee would profit by the recent expe.
rience of the county commissioners
and would refuse to adopt any plan
until the bond issue had been voted for.
The action of the committee was
prompted by the wish to secure some
estimate of the cost OF the building
in order to place the proper amount
for the bond issue before the people at
the spring elections.
Although Guy s. Tilden is the sole
architect who has submitted plans to
the committee, other architects will be
given an opportunity to submit plans, y
says Mr.. Schroyer. Gin case the people
vote to increase the city's indebted
ness. Mr.. Tilden. however. will moi
be allowed to collect any money" he
added. "unless his plans are adopted
after the bond issue is carried"