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Show NEW CITY II A LL. A TEMPESTUOUS DEBATE OVER THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Full Text of Hie Architect's Kepori and the Iternniiiieielatliina, Together With the Animated Speeches of Members Mem-bers of the t'lty Council. The report of the committee on improvements im-provements to whom was referred the Apponyi matters and all issues pertaining pertain-ing thereto, blew up another tempest iu council chamber last night and gave tho single handed orator an opportunity opportu-nity to get iu some of his finest work. A motion was made to defer the reading read-ing of tho report until the next regular meeting when Mr. Pembroke fired in a vigorous remonstrance. He was tired of equivocation and declared as much in behalf of the people. If it was the intention of the city to provide a hall it was time delinito steps to that end were taken. Ho called for the report and demanded the reading of Mr. Kletting's proposition. Mr. Anderson thought, it would bo wiso to let tho report go over for a week while City Attorney Merrill admonished ad-monished his clients that its adoption at this timo would jeopardize the settlement settle-ment with Mr. Apponyi. Mr. Hall wanted the Kletting proposition propo-sition read and regarded it a fair one. It could, he contended, have no refer- ence whatever to the Apponyi matter. The motion to lay over was lost on the vote, w hen a motion to adopt the report followed. The launching of this precipitated another debate. Mr. Parsons said tho committee had been authorized to act with tho county committee and to employ em-ploy an architect and submit plans The architect had been employed but where were the plans Mr. Hall as a member of tho commit-to; commit-to; stated that after lengthy debate it was agreed to employ local taleut. Mr. Kletting was selt'Oteu and it was the opinion of the committee that the old plans could be revised to tit the bill as new plans would occasion another serious seri-ous delay. He was satisfied with the plans. Mr. Anderson thought it ! a question whether the county j court would concur with the committee in the employment of Kletting and thought it wise to consult it before acting. Mr. Kletting said it would cost nothing noth-ing to look over tho old plans. That sketches would then be submitted subject sub-ject to the revision, rejection or appro val of the joint committee. The city attorney desired to know if it was the intention to employ Kletting first and make the contract afterwards. A vote on tho motion to postpone action ac-tion on the report for ono week prevailed. pre-vailed. The report of the committee Was as follows: Honorable Mayor and f'l'y Council : OiCXti kmk.n - rer reiolution of the council nuopte'l November IM:i. your committee en Improvements h,is conferred with the county authorities'-, in n-ifj.rd to enwai;iuji an architect to complete, revise and pr-rfect V plans or m ike new plans for the loint county and city biii'd.nir and superintend the construction of n il lnitlill-'it. And fit a joint meeting held on the evening of the tMth. it was voted to recommend recom-mend to the dive muiit and the county court, that (. Klftllhg of this city he engaged to do t'iew rk conteuipia'ed In your resolution, on the terms sd forth m Ids prop 'Hition of No-veintier No-veintier ilii d. which wasthen before your committee, com-mittee, and a copy of whi''h is herewith submitted sub-mitted to yo.i mi I make a part of this report, hepetfully, I.. F.. Ham., W. I LYNN. The report was followed i,by the following fol-lowing proposition from Kletting: To the .lo ut Committee on City an 1 County Biiildilii;: (iK.NTi kmkn:- I hcreHv o'or to superintend the cons rudlon of the city and county hiuld-im; hiuld-im; acnonllmi to the plans, specttlt atioiix, etc.. 1 r pared by Ardilto t Apiiony; land after all the pi ins. spedd -ations ami details have been haiuied over to mei at the rate of Wt percent of the actual cost of the biilldlru;. Payments to In n a le i t the time payments are liiaile on cont a 1 S or materials, 1 will carefully revise the above -menlloi el p ana as to construct on. arrangements tor njt it. renttiat'.on and heatlmr, and chance too (Icialis of the north nnd west Iront so as to he ablet die responsible for the entire building, for the sum of MiO. which Is to b-' paid as soon us the flrt eoiitract is let or lr the Luildinit should not be built, or delayed one montii after dr:iwinu"s arc tinished. The r-'vised plans aro to be submitted to Prof. Ward nnd liis approval ootained auto the-proper the-proper construction. I will obtnl'i tho above at 111 V eXIS'll!'. Ha'lird departures from Mr. Apponyi's p'ans. if onier d bv you, unless agreed other-w:m. other-w:m. arc to be paid for at the regular rates of the American Assodutioa of Architects. Kndoi.ed you will tl'i.l print 'd siieeOieations hs to my duties and how to calculate the per-cent per-cent ime r.'feir -d to above. In case the work shall be entrust 'd to me, I will g ve bond lu anv reus made amount re-iiiiireil. re-iiiiireil. K. Ki.K.TINii, Architect. The specilications provide that the charges for superintending shall ho based on the actual cost of the building which is to he determined by the amount of masonry and other work including in-cluding all extras rud otherdeductions. The architect agrees to supervise the work for an additional of li per cent, while if a clerk is required his compensation compen-sation shall be paid by the city. The report was followed by considerable consider-able discussion, the city attorney asking ask-ing time to consult with counsel for Apponyi. Mr. Pembroke advocated prompt ac- ; tion. ! Mr. Hall said the joint committee had ; agreed to employ Kletting. Mr. Noble objected to tho manner employed. Mr. Anderson showed the ayes and . noes in the committee. He w as the only one who voted in tho negative. ' The proposition went over to the next meeting. |