Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18
MANY TANCLES
FACE BOARD ON
JAIL DECISION
Srperyieors are Confronted With
difficulties OF Stupendous
Character.
rrvtNCFS is BIG PROBLEM
stains oi Contract and Possible Re-
movaI of Heating Plant are
Sticklers.


Il vii take weeks and months
, unravel the succession Of prob
ans which confront Rock island
ouaty as J result Of the decision of
he supreme court as announced
esterday IN The Argus, ordering
permanent injunction TO keep the
ountv taI of Of the court house
Quare.
some Of the more important is
ues that viii require solution, are
ppended.
Removal Of the foundation Of
the Jail.
Posi- bility Of removal of the
new heating plant which has
been constructed within the
new tail building
Clearing Of the ground on the
court house campus.
Deciding the status Of the
contract with Paul II. Lorenz
Of Moline
Rearranging the finances
available for the erection Of a
new jail
Disposition Of board as TO
whether the county or the
members Of the Jail committee
who signed notes so that the
work on The structure could
proceed, are to stand the losses
incurred through the decision
adverse 10 the county.
Selection OF new site for
the county Jail.
Problem OF raising sufficient
funds to meet the loss which
will be sustained either by the
county, the jail committee
members who signed notes, or
both. a present estimated at
$4,000 fC- the building alone.
and possibly another $4,000
or more for the litigation.
Regardless of whether the mem
1e-s OF the Jail committee of the
county board Of supervisors who
signed the notes which guaranteed
he eventual payment to Mr.. Lor-
snz for the work he had done will
stand 10 lose, the county is out
thousands OF dollars and is de-
7riVed OF the use Of a new Jail for
perhaps year or two more.
County Treasurer Ciendenin said
-0day that upon his own authority
le paid out but one order for work
lone on the new building. He said
his sum was about $3.50. The re-
nainder Of the money paid out came
IS a result II IS understood. of the
members of the Jail committee
signing notes. They individually
1y so doing, assumed the RESPONSE
1ility for the payment 10 Mr.. Lor-
anZ for the work done thus far.
Mr.. Lorenz was paid S6,533.3S,
which. with the exception OF the
$3.50 before referred TO. was paid
rom the general fund of the coun-
y. and not from the Jail building
'und. The total paid from the gen
sral fund for the jail has been S16,-
l4L20. Orders have been issued
against the Jail building fund for
4 total Of $6,612.S6 but only a small
part OF this was paid because OF
he fact that an injunction suit was
started against County Treasurer
1lendeni1 to restrain him from pay
ing OUT any money from the Jail
fund.
Pay for Heating Plant.
The amount paid from the gen.
sTal fund for the most part was for
the new heating plant. At the time
The plans for the Jail were drawn
Up, the heating plant then in use
Sas adequately satisfying the needs
OF Inc courthouse and the old Jail.
However. the space It used was de-
sired fer a part OF the new Jail
building which was 10 have a heat
-ng plant The architect advised
aga41sJ using the old heating plant,
so the new plant was included in
he new Jail. Channon & Dufva
and Mr- Lorenz were paid for the
heating plant.
The status OF the heating plant
IS IN question. II can be contended
very easily that II is a part OF the
county jail. fnasmuch az the former
heating plant was satisfactory IN
OPERATION and the new one was built
n &c part Of the new Jail.
whether or not the injunction is so
sweeping that Il VIII compel the re-
moTal q The heating plant with the
remainder 81 The foundation Of the
new JAIL e z question which may
De anSsz cred IN the opinion Of the
supreme court. or which may he
one 1nica the county board Of sup
erylsoTa viii nave to decide.
TIE board IS confronted with a
hnaHclaI problem which Will re
Quire deep study, or all the angles
Of the case which viii face the sup
erYlsoTG that concerning the fnanc-
lal status a. the start viii no dou5i
De the I'll absorbing one. The
board NfII have The satisfaction
hoHeFfr, Of spending the remainder
" lac 1d0ney in The jail fund with
OUT feaY ~ further losses through
court action but no coubtewilI pro-
ceec slowly with the execution OF
plans II decides are the correct so
iata1a u the difficulties evolved
laFodSa the decision rendered yes
teraag,
Materials Advance.
Materials have advanced in price
Considerably since the contract was
le- VITA sir. Lorenz. There is q
question Of whether the board car
Aola Ar LCrenz TO his contract
price Of *l07749. He accepted the
oohtfset TO build the jail on the
oolf house square. He may be
sD-T - demand higher prices for
.-7 "a5E. Or again new contract
n'SS Ea5s 20 be let. This is a ques-
ly9h AZ the board Of supervisors
ME have 10 co1sider.
se1eetlcneOt q new site probably
VIA MOI bee CO. dered until all OF