Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 24, 1875, Page 1

GUION LINE. VOLUME 29. FINANOIAL. W T AP AT AAPIIA Herchants', Farmers’, & Mechanics' Savings Bank, %5 CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. [HVESTHMENT CERTIFICATES, Perfegt Secrily~Liberal lerest, gvery Certificate Berured by Mortgnge an Improved Real Hatate. PADLE of increase of **Inventmont Certinle cateny?? necurod on lnproved real extae, bears jpx lutereat, prynble fn auarterly Installe pentas at the rate of 7310 per cent peran- sum. Slewing the accumulation of sums tne qested for the benefit of Children or vtherst OLOOKS. BRONZES, &o. CLOCKS, BRONZES, OPERA-GLASSES. ‘We open on MONDAY, our Fall Importation, selected di- rect from first hands by our Mr. Rowe, while in Paris, and just received through the Chicago Time. Amauut Accamalatod, 201 Custom-House. An extensive 432,31 | lot of the above goods, superior 174048 | in quality and styles to any- - 1045 | thing of the kind ever shown in e 330070 L 4.323.10 feimsted upon tho beals that futerest, when dae, f edited 00 ravings account, and Invested (o INVEST. MBNT QERTIFIGATKS whouavar £100 is thas accuma- this country, HANILTON, ROWE & 09, bteds Loy bolder of & Certifleate g tho eondition of the truet af Qeotsooof the Trusten, Certifieates formarded, and {ntersst, whon dne, reln- peated, 15 destred, o remisied by draftor express Loany riof the United Btates. Addresy SYDNEY MYRRS. Mauager. MONEY TO LOAN, Cush {n fund o Toan [n miims of $300, 1,000, $2,600, Cor. State & Washingonsts, S [ pOREATIN ‘We have just opened a very desirable lino of French Clocks and Bronzes---a part of our Fall Importation---which we will take pleasure in showing; and we offer them at very low the privilaze of examin- ny time ou oalllog at TRADE BMARK HORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, LEA & PERRINS’ CELEDRATED 5 prices. MONOUNCED BY EXTRACT of 8 LETTOR from a CONNOISSEURS MEDIOAL GENTLE- . MATSON &C0. 10 BE THE AN atMadras. tobis 1 WORCRSTER, INLY G00D ¢ May, 151, STATE AND MONROE-STS. M ““Tell LEA & PER- = § AUGE, RINS that thele Suucs An8 Applicabloto §EIATIARESA }ZJ’[L‘."L'T:'"ES",E gt opllon. thermot ala- 1 S ; o e Ruie OF DIST. Tt mado,” TO BE SOLD IN TH CRICA Until Jan, 1, 1878, 100 Lots will bo offored in TAYLOR'S FIRST AD- DITION to South Ohicago, on tho lollowing terms: $50 cash, and the balsnce in TEN YEARS, with in- torest at 8 por cent per annum, ‘This property is situated in the very centro of this RAPIDLY- GROWING MANUFACTURING CITY, and this liboral offer gives an opportunity to laboring mon and others to make a most profitable investmoent. Worcestershire Sauce. 8ald Wholesale and for Exportation by the Propristors, LA & PERRINS, Worcestor, England; aod Retail by Dealscs ln Bauces generally throughout the world. Ask for Loa & Perrins’ Sauce, Lo BREAISFAST TADLE It imparts tho most fgasito relish and zest to Hot or Cold Meat, Fowl, Plab, Buoled Kidney, &c. dttbe DINNER TABLE, {n Scop, with Blsh, Hod Jolats, Gamo, and in all Gravies, It gives a delightful faror. At the LONCHEON AND BUPPER TABLES Rudesmod indisponssble by those familiar with its esti- nablaqualition, [From the New York Times.) Thers 12 mo relish in tha world which 1a 3o nntversally DedasLos & Perrins' famous Warcestershiro Sauco. JOHN DUNCAN'S S0NS, THREE RAILROAD LINES pass NEW YOI, flié'gn%gninnd have Dopots in this OFFICES---Room 8 Ewing Block, gorner North Clark end Kinzie-sts., Chioago, and at Ono-Hundredth-st. Station, 8¢ _h Chicago. 200T3 AND SHOES. _ H 8. FREEMAN WILL CONTINUE TO RETAIL BOOTS & SHOES AT JOBBERS' PRICES, 241 WEST MADISON-ST., NEA]_\_§ANGAh10N. UNDERWEAR. T, N, FIRST-OLASS JRON STEAMSHIPS, Yetween NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, calling at Queenstown, ferrying the United States Mail BAFETY AND COMFORT. " Passongers bookod to and from the prinoipsl Eu- porta at lowaat rstos. e ) Lett f Crodit fisusd on leading Backa st * BENRY GREENEBAUM & CO., EIFTE-AV. "ational Line of Steamships, IEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. SLVETIA, 4, '{Ay'. i 1o b 4,040 tons, NULAND, 4,606 tai Cabitn Retura tie! Dassac, 3t &hd @10, oarrsoay. nmawwgrm 8|o=u‘,a A Aoy, €1 and upwards oo Ureas, ¥eeast cormer Olark ua Randoiph. man Luuses), Ubioago, cficu #26 curronor. ELDREDGE & CO, b5 Washington-st. Pricos Low as the Tiowenat. BUSINESS CHANOCES. NOTICE. A CENTENNIAL HOTEL For sale in Putladelphia, on a 70-foot ave,, within 10 minutes of N. ¥, Junction, and 13 ininutes by Passen. &er Ballwuy of Ceatennial Grounds. Wo call aftention of hotel-keepors and_others lo thio bove bLotel, compriving o row of 30 large stons bouses, making 's front on the avenusof 00 fret, Laviug's corridor ruuning through tho entira block | tbo biliding s ted up with overy convanlence, and ‘will sccommodate sbout 1,000 porsons ; will bo & casy forms, 4 & large Amount cau reman on mori- e, Ay’ perton o compsuy taking hold of the Fbove can reallzo » landsome rrofit during the Oen. ‘tannial celebration, and afterward get more than Arst cost by selling it out for private “'{."‘A"p"','m'ég"" at 140 8o, Fourth-at,, Philadelpbis, Pa. Mail Boamships leudid veusois oo ing wmore southor. Rob o hiver, Batarday, Nov. 77 4 BRAT: Bea' 1 170l Saturday, Dec, Gif "IN UOLD (acludig wiselt VO mw u kg allaBonarios withiul acita oba G Bk Carry A0OFL 40 A webEo LoULs Ll RYAN, Resst 56 Broua NCOCHOR LINE. 4 on Fiom New York to Bultal (Eoaland) dicsot. 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W FATES W, QUELN & GO, or duscripive catel OFTICIANS, . WINTER RES! 024 Clicstuut-ste 601 Broudway, Thlladespbia w York, Bpectaclos, Eyo Glassos, Bpy Olasses, Tolsacopos, Opra AL F1A0 Glusees, Blereoscopes’ and Viiwe, Sheroscopes of all gradce, Mathematical, Drawing, and Surveylug lustrumests ,.wfl Alaterials of all de- “nl.dum'iea Cataloguss (o Aoy sddress, 10 canta each, o VINTER RESORT. “L‘Vlmom HY’ Noasay, N. P, Dahw- "“@ open, The woh datighiful oimate in the wad Sy the (o :'."1‘“&.3‘5.‘:'83.:',3 & 448, TIDGERWOOD, 14 Beosdmap, N. T- e Thicage Taily Trib CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1875. THE COURT-HOUSE. Second Conference Between the City and County - Officials, Some Faint Symptoms that an Agreement May Be Reached. Bean Willing to Change the Facades, * bt Not the Foundations, Random Estimates as to the Cost of Proposed Al- terations, The Architects Will Deet To-Day and Try to Harmonize, Report of the Citizens' Asseciation Committes ou the Founn- dations, They Fiod Ro Fault with Them—Their Objections fo an Architectural Honstrosity. All Quiet on the Square. THE CONFERENCE. TRE ABCHITECTS TRY TO AGBEE. An acjourned conferenco of city and connty oflicials waa held at tho rooms of the Bosrd of Public Works sestcrdsy afterncon to deviso means for the settlement of the Court-Houss difficutty. In the absence of Commissioner Bur- dick, who acted aa President of tho last meot- ing, Msyor Colvin was called to the chair, and there wero presont Ald. O'Brien, Closeland, Roidy, Healb, Stout, Quirk, Schaffuor, Warren, R. Btono; Commussionera Prindlviilo, Wabl, and Taompeon, of tha Board of Public Worka; Com- misstonors Louergso, Conly, Clough, Carroll, Holden, Behimide, Crawford. McCafTroy, Guonther, and Johuson, of the County Board; Building- Inspector Bailey, Architects Tilloy and Egsn, County-Attotnoy Rouotieo, otc. In opening tho proccedings, the Chairman stated 1ts object ko bo the reception of a report from tho architects with regard to harmonizing their plans. Ald. Bebaftaer suggested that Mr. Egan shonld be hoard from. Mr, Eganeald be underatood that Mr. Tilloy had a proposition to make, sud bo would give place to tba: gentloman, un, TILLEY stated that Mr. Egan and himsol? had met sev- oral times, bat had been unable, 8o far, to agreo upon anything dofivitely rospactiog their pres- ont plaps. It scemed impoasible for thom to liarmonizo, and ho, therclore, suggested they both shonld throw usida their plans and con- Jolatly et up & now zetin tho same ofiice, of tho same styloand dimeneions, entirely differ- ont frow those now iu exwstence, and satisfac- tory to both architocts. Ald. Schaffoor aeked if thst proposition had been submitted to Mr. Egan. Mc. Tilley roplied that it had. Ald, Belinffuer wautod to know if Mr, Egan accoptod it. B, TOAN said Lo bad accepted the vronosition so far as the position 1n waich be was placed ailowed Lin to do. 'lboy wero all aware that a very ini- portaut couiract for tho fouudations of tue county's aide liad been let, which coutract jn- volved n very dung and ecrioua interest to the mombers of tho County Buard, Ilo bad po power to givo away auy Of those intoroals, and be had thoiofora told Br. Tilley 'that e was wiling to assent to tho pro- poesl, provided that the romodelng of tho designs ahould be contned to tho facades, w.th o viow (0 Larmonize the exterior of the building, and ot in_any way intorfore with the iutercats of the connly in the execution of the foundation coutract, aud of couras be eubject to tho sancsion of the County Board. Ho had pro- cooded gofar o bis work that he had uo power to conuont to any proposltion without the per- mission of bis Buard, With those conditlons, bowever, the proposition was satisfactory. Ald. sichalluer fnquirad 1€ A BUILDING OF UARMONIOUS EXTERIOR could not by asroed upon which would not de- mand any matoiinl ehangs in tho foundations now i Progross. Mr. Egan satdit was f}ulto possiblo to change tho extarior of the buildiog i toto, without in- terfering with the work procoeding on tbs foundatton. Aa architect for the county, he strouuously objected to any change belng made which would interforo with the iuterests of the county in that coutraot, 1o did not wish it said that bo cansented to & cbanga which involved additionsl outlay in that 1ogard. Ald. Behaffner—That 18 a quostion for the suthorities to consider. Mr. Igsu—\ell, I wish tosay that I cannot asaume that rosponsibility. Ald. Bchaffper—No one has asked you yet; that 18 b question for tho County Board o decido, and oot tho architect. ‘Qammisgiongr Crawlord—Youo thiok, then, that the extorior could be romodeied without any change {u the work that has beguu ? Mr. Egan—That is my belief. Ald. Behaffoer sald this matter of prids ou the part of Mr. Egau or My, Tillev should not for o moment be entertalosd by eitber the Couuty Board or tho City Conncil. What those geutle- men llked or desliod bad nnu:lnr to do with the question, The people of the city and county wero the parties most interested, and their wish- s, sathior than thosa of the srchiweats, ehould bo consalted. Mr. Egan reminded the geutleman that was ;\m the posltiou bo assumed in luformiog Mr. Tiuey he could mgrea to uothing without the conseat of the County Board. The Chalrman asked WHAT EXPENSE would be incurred by the change of plans inoase tho foundation contract was not dusturbed. Blr, Lgan said 1t would ba so smail asto bo scarco woith montioning. e might be put to an oxpenge of $1,000 in tnakiug new drawiogs, but be wanted uo more from the couutyttaa what he should be quavoidably obliged to spend. If it was possible to bharmontzo iho_oxterior witliout any extra cost, hie was preparod tu pro- ceed 10 uccordance with the pronosition, 1u auswer to the Chairman, Mr, Tilloy said his iden was that nother architoct miould "be tram- meled by past action 1o prapuinf now plans, but shiouid go to work just as if nutlung had beon done. ‘Thoy should'bo left eutiroly rree to act witls thelr best judgmont in preparing new do- wigos, sod sbould not bampered by either ground-plaus. They might, howevar, be 2ble to make & considerablo change in the ap- pearance of the building without toaterially sl- tering ihe ground-plan of the cnuu:" poriion. Ald.Cooy thoughit «f Mr. L'gan's ideas with re- gad to the cost were ooirect, the proposition was & good one, 1t was probably the bext thing for the architects to try and uuite in the prepas Tation of oew design. Mr. Egsu wished to set tho matter lu THE CLEABAST IOMIBLE LIGHT before the membara of the Couuty Hoard, If there was 8 serious alteration of the foundstion- plaue, they must necessarily fllwu au_entirely new plan 1 the handes of Mr, Ouims. The coss of remodoling the elevations way a swall item, but it there were any serious devistious fu tho qutiues as now laid down and sommenced by | Architect Aug, 9 last. the contractor, the consequences would be vary #etiana ta the Connty Boart, Ald. Coey--I nnderstood you to ssy it wonld n;vt crat the county anythg in making new plans, Mr, Egan—Thn making of new slovationn nill not, bub 1f wa wako naw plens from the founda tlon upwards, that will b & sorioun matter. Ald. Schaffoee easd as ho underetood Lho mat. ter the connty had adopted piany and elected to proccod with the Court-House, independent of tho city entirely. Tue wisdom ana propriety ot that action ba would not hiing into question. Tho Couuty Board consinted of tifteon members. Iight of thoso could and did act. There wera forty Aldermen representing tho city, and it wag far gpors difilenlt © ty harmonize tho idesn sud wikhos of that num- Ler, or of twenty-ono, than of eight. Cousaquently tho cily waa not propared to decido this maticr s early an the county was. Now the county had adopted s plau ndepoudent of tiie city, netwithetauding Lho contract uith tho city to build conjointly and barmoniously, 80 far s the oxtericr of the bwlding wan con- cernod. In doing this, the county makd to thews, not by word but by act, * You muat follow un; you lave no option; we have deculod to wo ahoad, and you must follow and adoot our plan.” The city bad then olected tu procoed with their portion independont of the county—sn act of vers quostionshlo sutbority on thio part of the Couueil, and one which he condemned from tho begiening. Hn thought tho city should have adoptod tho fair prouosition of the county to havo tires architects, ona elacted by tho Com- missionors, one Ly the Council, aud aoother hy tho Board ot Public Works, Thoy poa aaw tho rosult of this iodopendent action. The architects wern both proud of their business reputation, sud ucitber wanted to give Way. Oiia enid, "1 sm elected to look ofter thn county's ntorests, and I cannot consent to this, that, or the other;” aud tbe city architect ovinced a similar disposition. e wished to re- mark that tho srchitect Lad nothing whatever to do with the mntter; what respousibility or ox- e the county chose to sssumo was nono of his businens. Now the City of Chicago consti- tuted ton-twolfths of the county. 'Lheir Inter- cets woro idontical, and the matter ought 1o bo stopped just whero it was. Tho county bad Rrooe abead snd mado a contract, and, ac- cording to Mr. Egan, if an entirely differont plan was prosentod to tho contractor, an additional outlay of 825,000 or 30,000 would Lo focurred. ‘In” view of that fact he thought no radical change shanld be mede, aud the nrehitectsshould be compelled to harmonizo. In hia opinion a satisfactory building of uniform oxtoriur could be erocted without svy doviation from the foundation contract alrondy let. ‘fhe Chairmav, 1o aewer to Ald, Coey, raid {ho architecta had not fally ozplained how they proponed to act together in tho future. Ald. Scbhafroor said r, Tilley desired to be WIOLLY UNTRAMMELED by any previous action ; Lie desired the privilege of making a new plan, which might require entiroly now foundations. Wau aot that cortect 2 Mr, Egan—Tuat 18 my idoa. Ald. Behafftner wan opposed to wastiaz so much monuy to gratify either of tho archi:eoy. A plan ehotld Lo agreed upon which wonld nat interfere with tho toundation. Tho srenizects would, of conrse. bo reimbur¢ed any oxpcone they might incur in prepariog now plaun, After snother alatoment by Mr. Ligan of tho additional cost wiich swould bo iucnrrod by s chango 1o tho foundations being lad, Mr. ‘[illey stated that bo was clocted City On tho 1Ith of that month Mr. Egan's plan was adoptod by the County Board. o (Mr. 1) dié not get his fn- stroctions to commonce work until Aug. 40, aud therofore ho Lad 1o vaice in tho luatter of Mr. Egan's plans, Aug. 21 ho received a note f1om the County Architeot {nvitiug him to look over the plaus, but ho deferred going until he received his commission. When he did go lul:ll found tuo plans to a great extont matured, which LYFT MM THE ALTERKATIVE of oither foliowing Mr. Egan, or of preparing a soperato design, aud ho lad adopted tha [aiter courge. He did not thivk 1t would bo uing iy right to bind hiw to o ground-plan concorning wiiich be bad no sav. All ha anked was oqual rights aud privileges in the maiing of tho plans w.th thoso Mr, Lixan hsd en,ovel, lousked nothing more, and wautod uotbing less. Ile way willing to start suew, sud leaveit to the aity whether ho should recoive extra pay for the or whether it stould be counted in, s {ar as additivnal costwan conoorned, ho did no thivk it would esccod, with the charges ho propased maisng, $5.000, and probably nat woro toan $2,000. There might be somo addi- tionnl projoctions and roceding pointa twhich wauld requira a elicht sltaration ot the outliues, al.flm:i would not cost more than the sum mon- loued. Coxmissioner Guenther asked if Mr. Tilley conld not glve the clty as gieat sccommodations with Egan's foupdations as with Lus own. Alr. Lilley repllad ho could not. 3r, ¥gan wantod the nato read ho addressed alr, Tilley to show that ho was given full oppor- tunities for remodoling while bis plan was ma- turing. ‘Tho Csirman~Was that bofore tho plan was: sdopted 7 Mr., Egan—No, sir. I sent bim s verbal mes~ sage before it was adopted, but bo did not come, giving a8 & reason that hia contraot was not con- summated. Mr. Egan was sbont to resd the letter, whon AN, BchsfTuor protested sgaiust & continusnce of thioso porsonal oxplauations, Permiesion, howover, was given Mr. Egan to yead tho letter. It bore vut his atatetnont rela. tive to inviting Tilloy to make suggestions with rogard to bia plao, Commisytunor AlcCallrey #ald if any blsme at- iachod to any ono in tno matter it was to TUE CI7Y COUNCIL. Whon the County Bosrd took the fudependont action reforred to, the tesolutions were submit- ted to the Counct! with & notice thas they would wait tllelrJ)lrullrn tourtesn days. ‘The Council, Liowevor, did not reply to this officts! nouice, wnd coneoquently thoy wont to work, sud pot ono word was sgld until the connty bad granted an 384,000 contract. o contouded thers wasno noed to try and harmonize sow. Whou the Couneil bad” considorud the two plansin oxist~ once, aud rejectod one or the other, it would ba timo enough to take the sctiou contemplated. However, hio was wliliog to sgree to the propo- altron, provided that it did ot pub the county to any additional expeuse, Ald. Covy thought they might talk forsix months and not make much progross, e was 1 favor of instrucitng the architects in accord- ance with the proposition. Ho bad no doubt the esterior cauld bo made aoiform without altering tho foundation to any great exteat. The work aught to be stopped al Ouce, a8 every day ‘was adding to the expense, whils this quosiion Tomained unsettiod. Commlssioner Jobnson aaked v wmsré'uvu:igz THErED o the county and city would agres upon the naw plans, \\yb; could they oot finrmonln on tho presont plans ? 1o was opposed (o procoeding farther uutil an offort was mads to unite on the plane Bow in exietence. Ald. Coey did not think there would be sny trouble fu agresing upon tha elavatious, and as for tho interior the city and cnm:{ could ar- rsnge that to suit themselves, It had Leeo 1nated tuat thers was no objention to Mr. Egan's plan, but he had heard great objections to it. 1o moved that the architects Lo instructed to design now elevations. Cumminsioner Johnson oould not ses why thorae should bo apy aiuiculty Ju harmouizing on tboepresent plaus, 80 that tho work oontracted for might procee Ald. Nebaffuer sald the polots raised by the Commisuiouers weie those upon which shoy had actod alf aloug in order to forcs the city to con- cur in thairactions. But they should remsmber that they represeat eloven-twelfths of the city as wollas 1{:- oounty, sud not biame the city tor be- ing unable to adopt & Yl. quickly aa them- selvos. He seconded Ald. Coey's motion. Commissioner tiuol it 8Omew! warmly intod out, for the benofitof thio Aldermen, that l’ni’. ity of Chicago only paid two-tentbs of the conoty taies, aud that the itizens were much slower in paying tuan the paople outside. ‘Tho Chair: was astistied thas a plan coald bo drawn which would prove mutually eatis- factorv, o $honght it was advauiage that the Couucil had nol sdopted & plan, for they could now aseict tho county, He would like to hoar M¢. Prudiville owhe subjoct. AR PRINDIVILLE said the only point that required conslderation uow was whether tho architects wonld work harmoniously togother. Buppose they should dissgroo, what stops would the authorities Lave to take? Ald, Scuaftner—Appoiat a third sreuitect. Ar. Lrindiville would like to svow whether they would ack togathier iu future. The Chairman—They state they can sgree, and they Luve no option, 1 we call upon them to do so. _(Laughter, Ar, Prindiville said, 1t extra cost conld be avoldoed, the rtep propoted was a desirable ono, and iho quicker it wan taken the better would the wholn county ba satisfied. Ald. Coev asked {f it wan necessary for the nrehitocts to make ANY DARTICELAR CITANGES, Mr. Fgan wasuot proparod to nanswer that question definitaly. §in ad oot boen conaidel 1% & unw desgn, but Lie liad no donbt but ¢ Mr. Tilley bad.” ils thought they could not act harmoniously without s datlnite jice or codo of nstruction Jaid down with tespect to the pre- servation of tho foundations. Whan thoy re- modeled & plan confensodiy and avomedly, and placed & plau in tho contractor's Liands, admit- ting that 1t was not tha one upen which his con- traet wan based, the question 0T extra work sas then a aerious and dulicult matter to detormine, It was tuereforo of the utmost impore tance, heforo entering upon the consideration of now facaden, that their inetcuctions shonld bo just a4 definito wn pen aud ke could mako thons, 'They would thep know how to . they could not apceo, then hin wou'd have to sy~ lyly for & third architect, which bo thought ought 0 bs dona now, i Ald. Coey axked it any of th was Jot. Br, Egan enld & very sniall ‘portion in the resent contract ; Dot uore than £500 or 2600 worth. Ald. Cooy said it would ho an oasy matter to find out what the ostrs cael of tue lonndations woald be, ‘The contracior migtit be atopped nt ooce, aud if there was any chiange in the out- liues, au eatiziata could bo mado of tho incronsed cont. Mr. Tiltoy atated there would ba but a slight alteration in the foundalione. snd the cost wonld not exceed the figure named, Commissioner Johuson seid if Architect Til- 1ey thouglit tho chauge would bs from 22,000 to , 000, Lio did not #so why the found: not romain as it was. 3r, Egan—I agreo with vou, Commitsioner Jobnsoun thought I, LOAN'S PLAN BUOULD UE BUIMITTED TO TRE CcouNcIL 4 for ndoption or refection. Iie did not eee how tbo County Bomd could instruct their architect before tho plans bad been considered by both bodies. Aftar somo furthor discuesion, in the conrse of which Ald. Coey said tho peupla did yot want any chiesp box which they would bs ashamed of, but ; good buildiug of which they might bo proud, . Mr. Thompsou said Lis impression was that 42,0 wouid make sll the uecowsary chauges in the foundations for the erection of & pwilding which would bo pleasing to the ese. Iu the Emunt plann thors wero differeuces o the eighit sud breements. Mr. Tilley wanted more room than Mr. Egan's plan provided and no doubt tho latter could couform to Mr, Tilley's plan and bring the basainont level with tho side- walk, If the heiglt could alho be mado iu ac- cordanco with Nr, Tilley's ides, there was uo m»-mlz wly the present outlines could not be re- tained. Mr. Egan enid there wia uo difliculty, 8o far 14 Lus pian was concerned, in BAISING THL DAMEMENT to any height requiroa. Ald, Bchaffper—But suppono thiere ahonld boa elight cbauge in the vutlings, which would cost & fow thousaud dollary, would that make sos mae terial ditforenca ? Sgau—No, not if it could oo arranged for the amoubt claimed by tho City Architect, Dut, it we begau to depart from the out'ites, thero is no k-:’nwmx where we or tho expeuse arc going to end. Mr. Thompson asked i Mr, Tilley's views conld not be met by somo littlo chauges in orna- raontation without toucbing the prosent out- Im]na cut-stone work a should -, Tilloy said thero would be no necessity for any great chauge. Sgan sal TILE CHANQGES 3R, TILLEY PROPOSED wore so radical that he could not see how they could bo accompliebed fur the amoun: mop- tioucd. Ald. Cooy did not think the architocts bad any right to bring up that question. 'They coulid agroe upon thelr plan, moko sn estimato of the Increased cosi, aud then submit 1t to the proper authorities, Commi+sioner McCaffroy did pot suppose tho County Bozrd would interpose auy oujoction to :u; &’Xl;emuon whiels would awauut ta 4,000 or 5,000, Commissioner Clough said if the architects could agroe upou somo shight modification and tho clanges hio indicated to the covtractor, it would not take that gootleman loag to additional remuueration to would requ thig might be seitled i that way without in- cugring a0 unceitain expenso. Alr, Wahl Liaa no doubt evory one was anzloun to save the people's woney, and Le thouglt it would Lo o saving of exponso if tho County Hoard would wtop tho work ou tho foundations util this question was decidad, Tho Chairmon aslied ths architocta how loog it would talie them to YREPABE THYIN KEW PLANS. Alr. Tilley eaid they could report with reference to changes in tho grouud plau in & weuk. Mr. Toompson thought the wers wall of the county's building could go shead, as u0 changes wora proposed i the iutarior. Alr. Egan enggestod that the proper commit- teen of tho .County Commissionord and City Couvoeil, the Boaniof Public Works, Mr, Tilley, and himeel! should meet together and discuss the question before suy chauges woro made, Ho wuml;mul\ed 1be wholo matter could be harmo- nized. “T'hia suggestion met with general approval, and Ald, Bofilfluzr moved that those committess and tho architocts sbonld como togetber in so- cordanco with the ordinauco of the Council which vests tho power of adopting a plan in tho Buslding Committeo and the Doard of Publio Woulks, and zeport tho result to an adjourned meoting. 5 The motion wan carried, sud & moeting called for this afiernoon, The Cooference then sdjourned to Tuesday next at 2:30 p. m. ——s THE PLANS. REPORT OF TUE CITIZENE' A8bOCIATION COMMITTEE. Tho Committoa of the Citizens® Asaociation sppointed on the Court-lonss, Court-Houss plans, and covtracts met in thelr rooms {n the Morolisgte® Duilding yosterday afternoon, when thoy presented the following report : Tathe Exe:utivs Commilice of the Citizena’ Amocia- tion: The Committco appoluted at your meeting on the 16 {nat, for the purposs of tovestigating tho whole subject of the Courtlouss 1o be erscted for lho Joint oocupancy of the city and Caok County,—its Tlans, contracts, ond slleged dadcloncies,—beg leave Lo repott that they met on tho following morning, snd w0t abous the dutios ssslymed them. They first directod their attontion ta THE WORK NOW I¥ PLOGELSY under the coutruct botween tho county and Mr, Harmn, and for (hat prrpose associated with them alr, Wiliam Daker, & geotleman wbo had con- mdesable exporiouco’ 15 such work, and proceeded to the essminsticn of the plans of foundation sud the pilos snd ‘plling thea oa the ground and brlug exccn Ye(pre going o the plsca they read the specifioations as gled with Mr. Egen, County Architect, Thoy found about 100 plies ou the fmun\i. nearly all elm, cue-Balf, of Daarly ouehall, of wbich had besn re- jocted, and had been so markod by the Arehjtect or ‘Huperintendent a8 uufit for use. Those nos coudomued and being driven wero a4 nearly to the wize specifiod 28 aro cowmonly furnishod on pile contracta, Thoy remaind long enough to weo the’ piles put down, and they were well and carotully driven, ‘wers 0f (ho firat Jougthe of 30 fect, They theu wout tothe ofico ut tlie Atchitoct, aud wery readily shown tBo plana of the foundation, {n rogard to which Mr, Laker atates have carufully ezsmined them, und, being somuwbat famillar with tho construction of founifstiona{a s city that aro Intended tocasry beavy weights, I should wlthout healtation ey that If 3F, Egan's plans ara carried out fu nuterial sud workm abip sccordiug 1o ih fcations, tley are ajun- dantly suflicieut sod abluta cazry all th weight that and a groat dusl tmoru than, the Architect Fopresente {0 10e they would bo required ta carry, J¢ Mr, Lgan Lus erred atall, it s on the slde of extra procaution against acttling.” Tu regard 10 the qualification iutroduved by Mr, Bakor, that, ** 1t Blr. Egan's plana are carried out {n material aud Workmanahip sccordiug to the specifica. tions they are abundautly sailicient,” etc,, your Co: ity would, in this counection, renark thut very Diuch deponds on THE VAITHYULNESS OF THR ARCHITACT or Bu;fl\nl&ndun a8 wall as of the contractoz bim- welf, . Tho Rosendals cament, for inatance, speciivd lo e itsed in the concreto, is muoh higher i1 pricu than maoy other coments, Therafare. it might bo s tempty o1 10 use the cheaper soris unloas carefully watched ‘Tta e3me vaasoning wuuld apply 1o otlier parts of tie work ; sad, slthough we polal to this in ‘vonuestion ‘the qualifications referred 1o, wa Bavo 20 £63300 10 belisve that sach evaston would be jermitiod Lo occur, The Comtaltton paxt tarnod their attention to the BELATIONS EXISTING DETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY. It was very readily sscortaiued that there was no hare Mmony whalover existing botwosn them fu thy practical coustsukion of the bLulldiug for tuelr jolut oocu- . Tae county seems to be pusding along with Tasart without refeccaos Lo the wishea of tho City 'and {n violstlop of an sgreament eatored ta- 10 botwoan them to haraonizs (e bulldings. @ ® = I 3 : = - £ o el A . 2 T L In order to wive & cleator 4uss of the twn different plans for the county A ld‘cuy reepactively, your al By Committes wublingts & jgram suowing tho tutire Lotk wilh outllaa . of ine grount piane of the proposed bullding weon it e tifter want of barmony it spparent at first Might, 10 whicli munt be added tho eftet of tha diffecent liefghits and treatment of the facades, whicn should mect on Randolph street and 0n Waahington atreet, “The Airat flonr of the connty bulkding 1a to b 8 fonl sbovo the midowalk, that of ths city bullding 1247 fuct, thirowing the coruies of tha lutter that much higocr, The county's portico {4 two distinet sfories high, anpnorting the projscting pedimant. Tho city's €0 fe ous pigautis etory, the Columua merel portiog arches and n Ialustrade, leaving pediment whers the Jipn of 'the bualding Jiacen ft, The counly finishen It with a half Alznsard, towering 130 feet Ligh from tho sidewall, “The city contents itslt with n podiment ronf, but surs tuounita the swme by tires conspicuous domes, the contral nne having 70 feet base and toswering 317 furt high, Tho county's eutrauco Joorway Ia 15 feet, LUt of the city only ‘Eua erection of th different buildings upon onr CourteHouss Square woull b u soonument merely ta the petty strifo between fwo architects and their Teapective factiona {n the City Councll and Couuty Toird, Atwnrd and ridiculond ae the sirife ftaclf, fool'a job, and s erying disgrace, such a< would drive tuo biwsh of ahme into tha face of every bomest eiizen, thie moustrovity must ot bo permiited,— toere 14 tuy mu -l ot stake, Your Contnittce could discover no other object in he sndepdent etion of the County Buard and their archite 50 pUSH TR and thems lves cont 17T AUTHORITIES ASIDE 1he eutire expondituren. It in by no mcans pluasent or ngreeable to RuApect. the actions of peaple fn_ndvance, bt if wo_may Laku iy e:'fll aud present history of this Court. ot #quabble a3d cost of Llsus ana criterion, what may e ot exput Ly e e ve have a coniplete Court= Titiee for the city snd county. Taka this dustance: Yhers Lan been already expended for preliminary faow, which bave Lecd cast saide, lhA)n, Mr. ‘gan' fo to have 815,00 for s prescnt plen tho county's ' bal, and it In fair 10 presuma fhat whoeser firnhilies b plan for fhe city's it will clafin $15,00 more, Thy aceousit for 11ans swill then foot up $10,000, Bealdes this, there will Le chargea for architectural aud other superintendanre, We bope it {9 not ancharitable to way, and if it I8 we rannot Lielp saying it, that If any private citizen was to onduct. Li bustuoss a0alrs [n this manoer and pay 89,000, and all this to oo purpose, in the exeztion nf 3 JODNFoRiLy, his pext frieud would s00n havo him b Tore the County Coutt, declared & lunatie, and soat to thie roceplacle for much at Elgin. Thare' was a falut bope lately indulged fn that " thie difference of piatis would bo reconciled, but at the prescnt time of writing tht faint hope Ia dissipated, Your Comsaittee haa no plan of redreas for thees {mponitiona un the taz-psycra to recommend, If tie county suthorilion Lave violated an agres- sment with the city (3 tho city clalins lias boen duas), fhiey, wo think, might sap (ke work until harmonfous plans are sdopied, *Oa tho decition of the caso which ihe Citizens® Association Instituted agaiust the County Commisntoners, and now pending, will depead tha sction of this Aneo fation in endsavoring to arrast, by Ingal process, auy rascality or vinlation of th lew o 14e part of the authoritics d, All of which fa 3aspectfully atbmitted, Ansoun, BICK BAUMANN, yric 5 THE ARCHITECTS. TOSRIBILITIES OF AN AGKLEMEXT, The possivilitios of an sgreemont on oxterior plans for the naw city aud county bulding wero temporarily dispoiled yesterday morning by the sction of the architscts, Mesara. Tilley and Egan. As stated in yesterday's ‘Tuinusk, they hold o pumber of conferences on Monday which ap- parently wero rather favorable, until towards evening, when, 88 Mr. Eqon says, Mr. Tilley in- wistod on his plan being sdopted eotire for tho outsido. On tho other hand, it is claimed tbat Mr. Egen fell back on Lis dignity aud held to lus plans, under the as- sumption thal, baving been mocepted by tho county, Mr. Tilley had no othor aiternative for tho city thou to tollow wuit. This Mr. ‘Filley wtigmatized 28 unjuet and unfair iv every par- tielar. The gentlemen ndjourned uotil yester- duy morning, when 1t was expectod that thoy would Lo botter atlo to como together. Dot no conferenco tooi placs, and 8o uegotiations ende cd without coming to an ayreoment, Thero are somse friends of 'Lilloy’s, and honce not good judgos, who thinis B, XGAN RATULE PREEUMPTTOLA in his action. He waut to wors wilh over-con. sidence, thoy eay, aud prepared plaus, which wore presented Saturday to the Conference Com- wittee, for thecity portion, as though, they eay, he (Egan) tbought ho had tho matter all iy own way, sud that the city would bo compslled to vlay *“sccond fiddlo™ to the County Ring, which it ia not yet 1eady to do. They contrast the alleged forwardness of one with the modesty af the other, Mr. Tilley, upon being asked if ho biad any plans prepsred for tho county, roid no; that be hud no aathority; yob Mr. Egan took the suthority upon bim- velt to prepare plans which tho Coun- ty R, projosis that tho city mast and ehall accept, There are poluts involved in this matter that are yet to bo decid- ed, and thors 1s uo doubt that the couris wiil bo appealed to. 1N THE COURT-HOUBZ BQUARE there was no chaogo w0 note. Larma was ct- ively at work dieging for the foundatiou, sud, with his solitary pilc-driver, kept sending timbor in the directton of Ho AFTEL THE CONFERENCE meoting at tho City-1la!l bad adjournod yester- day afternoon, & ‘Imipost reporter mei both arclutects and bad s short couversation with tbem, Mr. Lgan meemod rathor piqued, but wea geoial and good-atured as usnsl towards tho nows-gatherer. lo stated that he did mot cars & continental how the thing went now, and whoso plans wero adopted, but lio was ready to do howething definite, and that was what ho wanted to say to the public. Mr, Tilley folt vory woll gatisfliod at what tho meoting hai dono, and #aid ho way ready to o the ‘*equare thing.” Ho fult very suro tlat Alr. Egan wonld weet him half-way, and 1n less thau a'weok they would bave propared s plan aud be worliog " barinouiously teguther. Thu architocts hold s confereucoat § o'elock this woruing 1o Mr. Tilley's ofice. THE PILING. Tothe Editar of I'he Chicavo Tribune : Cuicaao, Nov “23.—The importauce of the eubjoct assures mo that you will give space for tus following lines iu your valuablo paper, and perbapy some atteatlon: How should pillog be dons, and bow it {4 dane for the Chizago Court~ Hoeuse? 7Tho objoct of niling i 1o give tho su- perstructuro & sohd foundation nearly indo- pendent of tho soil turough which the piles aro driven, snd in order to do this they must bo driven down to tirm bottom, oven If 1t roquires two or moro lengtbs to accomplish thia. The wolght that can be placod on a pile without cauning sottling is easily ealculated, conesquent- Iy the specifications must give the maximum depth to which eachi pile s sliowod to sink for the last ten or twenty strokes, whon tho bam- mor's weight sud velocity ate given. Or,in other words, piles are driven 03 far as they pos- aibly can go without splittinz. This rule ssoms to be either unkuown or jzuored by those hav- ing charge of our now county. building, Piles of o certain specifiod leugth are driven down, vieldiag for tho fual strake & to 10 Inches, when the hammer is alfowed ordioary fall, which seldom 18 tho case, becauso that Wotld place the yole ont of mghi. That such work is insulicient aud oven daugorous bs evi- Jont, frstly becauso the carryiug power of & yolo standing iu soft grouud i3 mora liable to java than tho gronnd ltself ; secondly, If any of the piles shonld rosch any kind of tirm boftom, B, for [uMunes, & lurge atons or rock, it will prevont tho whole from & uniformu settling, and cause untold trouble and expunsy to the cous muzity. Having ezperionce 1 the business, I wvousider it o duty to call attention to the matier m thno, as the piling golog ou for the Lourt- House is insufiiciont 10 carry » heavy buildi aud it thera is 1o solid bottum ta be found with- in B0 or 100 feot dopth, then this iu wot the proper thing to be done. Just thiuk of tho doa —a polo stauding in_mud to earry soverat tous of weight without siuking! ‘The naturo of tho croungii different, sud precaution 1 tmo witl svoid troublo. Hespectfully, PoLyTRoMNIC. Ml st Pl THE JETTY SYSTEM. New OrLzass, Nov. 9% —Tho Jetty Commis~ nloners report advices of the use of more and hoavier stono. It statea that much work has beuu douo, but much woro will buve to be done before any good results ure ubtained. They re- gard tho Smitt's Pavs of the Mississippi as more susceptible of imvrovemeut thau was the Balina mouth of the Daouba, where & 2)-foot channel hay beon sccured by the jetties. m * NUMBER 91, WASHINGTON. An Order for the Fitting Out of Five Additional Iron-Clads. Advance Rtems from the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, He Urges the Retention of the Re- sumption Act of the Last Congress » And Advocales fhe Plan for Funding Greenhacks into Low-Rate Gold Bonds, He Also Desires Authority for Funde ing More of ihe Six Per Cents, Annual Report of (GGen, Bonnett, Chief of the Ordnanco Bureau. Contested Cases to Come Before the House of Represent- atives, NAVAL PREPARATIONS. RECNIFT OBDERY TO FIT OUT INON CLADS. . Svectal Disvateh to The Chicaqu Tribune. Wisnisoroy, D, C, Nov. 23.~The myatery coucornivg tho rocent nsval preparations is not entirely removed, Tho orders wuich wern firat isaned do mot scem ta have been fully counter- manded. At sll cvonts, orders were tssued to- day at tho Navy Department in groat socracy for tho fitting up of five wore fron olads, This males a total of twelve iron clads which, within threo wesks, bave beon mads ready for activo service, aud embraces nearly all the avallable tran clads on the Lst. ——— NATIONAL FINANCES. BECHETARY BRISIOW'S VIEWS. Spectal Irirpateh to The Chizago Tvibune. Wasmixatoy, D. 0., Nov. 23.—Tho Becretary of iho Troasury bas road portions of his annual report ta Senator Shorman, Chairman of theSen- ate Financa Committeo; Mr. Knox, Comptraller of the Currevcy; Dr. Lioderman, Direotor of tha Miot, and others, Tho report will bo as earnest aod pronounced in favor of the hard-money «ueation a8 tho most poraistant advocate of re- sumption conid desire. The Socretary will sus- tain tho policy of tho oct of last January, pro- viding for the redemyption of United States notos in gold in 1879, and urgo ila retoution. It i probable that ne will mako arrangements during Lhe coming winter to carry into oftact the trat soction of the luw, which provides for TUE RETIRING OF FRACIIONAL OURRENCY by this issue of eilvercoin, Tho Saecretary in of the opinion tbat additional legistation will be Docersary to render other portions of the law practicable, and be will probably recommeand & bill for tho funding of greonbacks immediutoly iuto gold bonde beariug 4 or 45 vor cont inter- cat, aud baviog a long time to run. This is alsg the thoory of Ssuator S8horman, who thinka that if tlua was dono the gresubncks wonld at once begin to riso in valuo uatil by Jauusary, 1879, they woald be at par with gold, and still remain. in circulation, ‘The Bocrotary will call attention 1o the fact that the 5 per cent refunding bonda ARE ALL TAKES, and will ask for anthionty to issue additionat bouds beariug the same 1nterost, to she amonay of two or threo huodrod millions, to take the place of mxes to be retirod. The amount of eixea still in circulation fa 81,100,000,000, but it in tho theory of tho Scerotary thas 1t is beltar ta undettake to fund u swall amouct at & timy, as tho bouds aro then more likely to be taken rapidly, The Secretary thinks that the resump. tion luyw fs cotirely reasonable, and that if can be carniod out with entira afoty to the Goverument and the busincas of the country, It will bo observed tuat tho Becrotary of the Treasury in lus report, recommends a bond to facilitato tho resumption of specte paymeni, swhich is vory similar 0 the low-rata gofd bond that Las o long bosn sdvocated by Tix Trrpoxg. "T'no function of this bond, it is claimed, wonle be to provent the tiaancial fAuctaations incident to a sudden retura to spacie psywmont. plih et THE ORDINANCE BUREAU. ANNUAL LEFORT. Wasnixotox, Nov. 23.—Tho raport of Drig. Qeo. Benuest, Chlef of tho Ordnance Burvay Uuited Stales Army shows that during the past year all the varied dutios of the Department aud operatious of tho several amensls and national armory bave been per- formod with a view to economical sxpenditure of tho limited sppropriations made, avd sn cilicient and succossful adwinistration of tha Dopartment. The Bureau hias for soveral years part called attontion to the necersity of an'in- crease to the annual appropriation for arming and equippivg the militia. The annual appro- priatiou af 200,000 was wada in 1808, when the popalation of the country was sbout 8,000,000, tho pregent time, with a poplation of over 40,000,000, tho wmount appropristed is still the same, sud it {8 impossiblo ~ for bis Departmeot to moct all the demands mado upon it by tho Statos and Yerritories. ‘Tho lsst otficial report glvea the follawing ua tha aggrerate strength of the mili- tis of the United Hiates: Orgamized, 81734 ; unorganized, 8,701,077 ; and thore 1s little doubt that were anmns aud tilitery equipments more froely suppiied the organizea forcs would be greatly eularged. THE HOOK IALAND ABSENAL, in its presont mcomplotod atate, now supplies all the militia of mowt of tho States and Territo- Tiea draluod by the grest nver snd its tnbuta- ries, many of the fortressos that gusrd the cosss ling of thoe Gutf of Mexico, and mora than oue- half of our army uow seattered from tho Missie. sippt River to tho Rocsy Mountsins and beyond. When cowplated snd fully oquipped ad s manu- faciuriug agsenal, ity capacity will oqual the aup- plying of all srnivs tuut By o Crianized in thio Mississippi Valloy i sy war of the greatest wsguttude. i ‘Ho urgos au apbropriation for the purchage of suieand tho erecdon of magazinos for the storagu of gunpowder, ths dupot at Bt Louls being t00 rowaty fcow the Atlautio seabioard to b6 of gervics for OUF WALLS i tho 6astery sace tiou of tho couuiry. SMALL AUMS ‘I manufacture of Hpriugteld rifles and oare biues ut tho Nutionul Armory hus beon carriod va duriug the poat year with all the coonomr und guccosd tuat the very small sporopriation would sdmit of. Not more than 7,000 arws will bu wade undar the oxlstiug sppropriations. Up 1o dato the entire mimy has beou suppliod witia uew rutles and carbines, calibre 45, aud we have L0 Iy MLOTG & Feservo nu&)ply of tuseo arms of abaut 40,000. At the eud of the present tlacal yosr our reserve sapply way roach a totalof 40,000 arms of the now wolel and calibrs, about enough, in cass of war, to arn oue corps de armes. It is not 1o be expected that in war our sroiies wil be botter satistiod with arms of obsolele atents aud discardod wmodels than in the early By of tho liabellion' thiy were wizh the o- scourings of foreign warkets. Aon kho sre to wost the envtny 1n battle have a right to demand of their country 1 whose dofeudo they are fighi- ing tho beat arms tbat cun be obiained. In our country, whero the armioy are to bo improvised, made 1p on tbe instaut by recrmits from ths savii sud plow, the want of military disciplive