, 1860-08-04
The New Government Building.

|
ration in the noble edtdce just now approaching
its final completion. crectedb by the Government
10 accommodate the Post Office, Custom House
and Federal Courts, On The corner Of Monroe
street and Dearborn. It ia. unfortunate that
what re think will prove tile unwise action of
private parties has defeated tho assessments
| which ere this should hare seen 1he widening Of
| Dearbera street completed. and the new Post
| Office soon to come into ute, rendered convent.
estly accessible. Such it is rot, nor can it be
| for months. probably not before another sea-
son, a delay By which the public, aud certainly
tho individuals responsible, will not be the
gamers.
The final touches are now being put 10 The i'll
terror decoration and fixtures, and 1T IN ear]y
day the public will be invited to pasA through
the structure. 1t is evcn now open to Our visi.
tors from the South, wLo should visit it to ad.
mire, ast they cannot full to do. one of the most
elegaat and substantial public buildings IN this
country.
The erection ofthe building in this city was
decided upon bT tile Government Simultaneous
ly will, Improvements Of like class, but lesser
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Northwest. As Of the others, the architect Of
the structure was Amni u. Young, Esq, tie
architect OF tic Treasury Department ut Wash-
ington. Col J. Ii. Eaton, one Of cur Chicago
citizens in February, 1867, receive the honosa-
BILE AMI n.ost judiciousy located appointment Of
Superintendent Of Construction.
The contract fur the building was originally
awarded. on October sjtt. 1855. 10 c. 4. Jones.
E:sa., Of Rochester. New York, who associated
with him his son iu.law. james II. BruG. The
coutrac, n,icc was ori.inalI7 s,3 o10.
The exte.ior dimensions Of tho building ne.
cotdiur 10 first p]ans. wete s. feet on Dearborn
bv 60 fee. nm Mo,roe strrct. Yhesa n,ana
were abandoned tn comnlv with the wishes of
the citizens cf Chicago. who r.pre .ented the
need of q 1ar,er building. narticularty for Post
Onice accommoo oations-uud thus operations
were DELAYED until October. 1916, by he needed
changes. Tia entire .,i,nens;ons of the enlnroe3
| hui,l;nv r,da- tha fret ,dd;t;o,o, .,,-o,r;..
br CONGRESS were III feet in 1enr,b 1v q; frct
in Width The ce,lar of The bu;,d;no acco,d;no
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finn If H.. c,ncretc fovndatio,, ,,o,e 1s;a 1,v
the lat nj Deccnh+r 1s;c when f,rtbsr xo,t
was ;nte7runted hr winter weather
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With the best Of its class IN anv mari Of tbe mi;
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executed urder enecial contract. wit.
]. C. uotcbkiss. Of Connecticut ,houy,
the credit Of the bandsomc pra;n;no !;
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visitor
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