The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-24
GALVIENSI0.
WARRINGTON, July ~. loA7

WAsHNoroS, July ~, ls47.
TIE Public Monsy-The Way the District .apprepria-
tons are being Disbursed.
1t behooveth to take care Of Uncle Sam He IN
considered fair subject be swindied and chssl.
cd under Of law, II is regarded as fair busnses
transaction.
Some $4,000 were appropriated Last session to oou-
plete the paving Of the Pennsyvania Avenue The
work is nearly finished and it s well done II oondust-
ed with eye to economy, there would be l. surplus
of three four thousand dollars but fair to pre-
sumo that the money will be pretty much absorbed in
the work All right; and II all other public works vsre
limited to the appropriations designed complete them
millions OF money would be saved to the country The
paving Of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Treasury
Department ana the western gate OF the capitol-ono
me-wl have cost about $4,000, but IL is within the
limit Of appropriations passed for the work BY
might been done for onefourth less money
The men have been working by the day, anu an IL
lustration OF the take your time principle two mon
we're occupied about Two weeks In laying q certain
tagging tor foot passengers scro's The street.
The measuring leveIiing, &c, g.. of the nses
appeared be work OF endless difoulty at the rate
oi Two dollars a day and roast beef But this 4
not subject OF our complaint. We can exouss IN.
working men for their exposure TO the hot sun Ths
md n raht 10 take IL AZ smootbv as no.s,h,s aney
they made good job OF deserve credit for
their workmanship They ought 10 thank the superin.
tendents that they did not require their workman IN
labor beyond their strength for that in
he first summer OF the JOB some eight OF the
rOu,f hu
excessively hot weather. combined with excessiv. I.bor
We have, therefore, no complaint 70 make sbout thu
Avenue.
We complain, however, and the ole public win ,os,,
In the protest sgaipst the light housg " bs ski.s a.,
process OF erection at the capitol ~ an item ~ ~.
ana diplomatic list at the session soms sI1 o0o
appropriated Tor lighting the capitol and qrorT.
with Crutcnets solar gas, elegant gas and OF chss
production IRON grease, soap the DIAL Of thr
Kitshen here we're no specifications TO the manrs
which the work was to be- done; the moutv vi -
propraLed Tor the lighting the plan left To ths cr
iissioners and hr Irutchett ell sir thu orotch.tk
OF Mr. Crutchett Is really peculiar. The gromrds
about the capitol comprise twsptv -sir scr~s
Ia the midst oi which Is Tho building III. lsr,.r ~,
top VI the gounds IL on the west, ana ON .gs,s -
NIFTY isot lower than the park on ths ...s sns
FROM Ine Dssemsnt OF Inc buldng TO the ton of m.
aono rs lao feet OF nearly two ed feet above the
level vi Inc grounus on the 'front.' and in arsct
line, at AN angle OF thirty degrees, about third of
mile frv Tue weetrn gate the summit of tbs great
dome Vol, nvw, The croLchst OF Mar Crutch.tt 70 10
hgnt the grounas frvm The dons OF tn. o.nitol One
would have Thought the dome high enough for
us II Is Not So spar-a long pine tree taller than
the main nAst oil the fennSyivania--s TO be run up
through the aome like liberty POLE some atty or sixty
ieet hishcr ms huge piece timber IA TO support
huge ianlcrn ~ height from the lower extremity Of
The grounds Vi 100 feet The Shaft and the lantern are
10 bv supported BY the light mocha sm of the dcmei
ahq pnorr 'hs pressure OF norwsstcr there pros