The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-20

chanos 10 the work. and the very great demand
the government and private individuals worry respect
fully, your obedient servant.
GEORGE BIRKBEcK, Jr,, Superintendent.
: = "'0O"AAD' 0'''> y NEW Yoxx, May u, 1864.
DEAR SIR-n answer TO your communication OF May
would state have examined the iron used IN the
roof Of the principal raers &C. Of the Armory oua 10
answer all your questions. In the first place coud
do the work, for had not the plate irons. and was
over four months 70 get my orders filed at the rolling
mills Second had not the men TO spare TO do the WORK
10 bury so could nos get the work done
In the required time at any price,
In regard to weight have not time spare 70 measure
weights ~ already cad
very respectfully GEO. r. JACKSON.
Special Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms:-
DEAR srR-In TO yours or the 4th inst. would
buildings reply that, taking into consideration the
great hurry for the workt having to be done win ,he
within the last Elk months have been willing to have
mined price for such work 10 be executed IN that way
under sucf( circumstances.
In my opinion would not, in these times be prudent
for any manufacturer to have named price until AFTER
the value should be ascertaned by having actually per-
formed the work under such circumstances
such work. 70 he done in the ordinary manner win
economical manner could be done for perhaps onehaf
Of what Il would cost to be dsns y ihe manner y which
With regard the weights, as you have, by simply
taking OF and weighing one piece Of eac kind this
OF accurately ascerainng them lave mado no apspe
Year conm.ltcc, uron the suggestion Of The Messrs
Cornell and others requested Mr. John b. cries, in con
nection with Mr Robert Wakefield TO we gh the iron
used tho Armory building, and have received the io
owns ''r' NEW YorK. May. IA. 1864
WILLIAM II. STEWART, Esq Supervisor, &c =
sn-in accordance with your request We have weighed
f,r ~ftrn
over the Palace Garden building in Fourteenth street.
The weight those pieces which could not he removed
laid down IN Iaswpl's work Engineering. We refer
70 the following statement which sels lo n u detail the
suremcnt as Aforesaid taken By US
wTfiHrp.
is bolts required RI hail of beam, lbs. each 4s
= O, bottom plate Tor tie be .............. "a
2bots required for the same, lbs. cach....... IS
bolts required for half Of zane, lie. each 20
upright plate Il bottom q kug post. ........ 40
bolts required Tor plate, - lbs. each 22is
AZ bolts required for plac, ibs. each........ IS
bits required for lo5i s,raps, lis. each.
washer under nut Of queen bol,.........",.. 75l5
bolts for half o. eirdcr, 10 lbs each. .....",,, g
bos FOR hai Of girder, IL lhs. each ........ 20
pate on heel ol raier ........... 81
Z Of iron plate or washer on bottom Of glricr.. 80
IRON MEASURED.
washer under head OF queen bolt 2 liz feel iohg
So inches wide, inch thick. ................ IS
ccvico 10 IL feet long, inches wide, u inch
ecyice feet long, inches vide !, inch thick SSs
pieces on ceyice, each 10 inches long, Ia inches
ceyicc platcs, / u. feet long, Q Inches wide, i
a 1is oh sn's ss1 fe.. Is Il.
nGis, Ia lbs.,........,.. ........,.......,... AZ
Weight o, iron in half OF one erdcr, total ..23es
WEIGHT Of iron In each grder, ,T3S lbs.
Weight Of iron in - girders: .75,sos
70 bolts, 34xl1s nuts and~ashers, Il
lbs. each .,....,.........,.46 2
Total weight 3, iror.,................ 1920
We nud upon calculation, that the total Of iron
furnished at the Palaces Garden building, and used for
supporting tho rec ttcieoi, was 70 $40 pounds.
We have examase tic bills Of Messrs:J B. & Wv.
Cornell Co. for such iron and find that the iron charged
for BY them 1928 pounds, from which they
make deduction 50 pounds for iron returned, leaving
win theirs a. charscd IN their bills shows ei7 po1nds
We are uy satisfied that the iron charged for IN tho
the aggregate to 7543 pounds has been actually FUR
nished by Them and put up in the aforesaid building.
JOHN b. c0RllEs,
n WAKEFIELD.
facts still confidence In tho business integrity Of
the Mcssrs Cornell and cannot believe that they would
charge moro than the amount that would compensate
Thorn for the great trouble and Inconvenience dong
this work.
Your committee would, therefore,, recommend the re-
solution passed March l5 1884, vetoed April 90 1884 be
adopted Notwithstanding The SAID objections o. bis Honor
the Mayor. Wh n. STEWARD,
HENRY SMITH,
WALTER ROCHE,
SHERIDAN SHOOK,
Special Committee on Armorics aud Drill Rooms.
On the report OF the Committee on Drill Rooms and
Armocs regard tho veto OF bis Honor the Mayor "
resolution to pay bills for iron work for amory al Palace
Garden,
Supervisor Punpr-Berorc definite action IS taken upon
that subject want TO BE- informed whether II 10 the
usual course when the Mayor vetoos that the
subject shall be referred 10 committee and that com'
mittcc shall mako report presume that the law re-
qures mat after ten days should take up the matter
aud consider IT, ard take such action 10 regard 70 y we