The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-20
Iron Work 0n Palace Garden Drill
Rooms.

INTERESTING REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
ON AEMuRIEs AND DRILL ROOMS.
The following report presented to the Board Ct su
pcrvisors Tuesday and adopted
The Special Committee Armorics and Drrooms,
10 whom referred the veto Of his Honor the
Mayor on resolution 10 pay bills OF J. b. 4 W. W.
Cornell Co., for iron work on drrooms Fifteenth
street, "Palace Garden" respectfully
That your committee requested the Messrs. Cornell 10
do the work. and told them to call the architect for
directions to what necessary TO be done Your
committee also explained to them the necessity OF having
the thehortest possible time, the build.
ing had to be used fo the Metropolitan Fair who had ad.
yertiscd the time they to open, and the build
to the fair
No prices named for work, your committee
done From the high standing they occupy business
firm your committee felt that the interests Of the county
the great haste for tie work. we it would be
ter to trust to their honor as to the price the work would
be worth.
The Messrs Cornell have assured us both personally
and by communication. hereto annexed, that had wo
asked hem to name the prices for tho work beforehand
the prices would been less than they have
charged and that they would have declined 10 do the
work for a less
Supervisors on New Court House,
oYSr1EaES-Wc have observed In the published pro-
cccdugs Of the meeting OF your honorable Board held
Apr 20, that message was received by you from his
Honor the Mayor, drapprovlng OF cur ball for iron work
furnished for the drirooms in Fifteenth street. Not
knowing what action you may take in this matter,
deem II proper TO respectfully solicit your attention 10
the following features OF the case before you make your
report
The privilege Of furnishing this work solicit
cd by bit you called upon rs AMI informed Us that Il
was Imperative upon you have the building completed
at given dale; that The iron roof would 30
required IN very lew days. that the matter must not be
delayed under any circumstances and trat you would
rely upon 10 nut forth every excron 10 carry the mat
Under these circumstances VIC at once proceeded TO
execute the work. For n large portion OF II
obliged to plates Of iron that We had procured Tor
other purposes and which worked to great waste, in
n n fAy
1--WE only charging you for the weight of the Plate when
lnshsd) Ibis waste could not be avoided, there being
time to have plates OF the size rolled TO order.
We also cblived 10 suspend operations on
siderable amount 81 other work. to great dis dvan
tage Those cfcumtanccs made the expense far greater
than would have been had the work been executed in
ordinary routine and from iron rolled TO the exact
dmcgsicns required
We believe that We did all that was expected
from US as regards quality OF workmanship and
rapidly q execution. wo know that the prices
ws have charged arc just, and no greater than
we nave rciellodly received from private par.
ties for work furnished under similar circum.
stances. We also know that we have been obliged dur.
ing the past year 10 refuse orders which profit
would have been greater than have calculated uron
In this case We therefore, do hesitate to say that
nothing would have Induced Us 10 have furnished This
work at lower rates per pound than have charged but
would be well tor 10 make inquiry concerning this
point or such parties might have been able TO have
furnished the work In the time required and who at that
time had proper materials on hand out OF which the work
we Know thai cur statement Of weights is correct; bu,
this point may easily satisfy yourselves by taking
We would hore respectfully leave the matter 10 your
hands trusting that you viii give II full and careful
consideration
Very respectfully, your obe4Icnt servants,
J, u W. W CORNELL. CO.,
- No, 139 Ceuirc street,
NY2. 1884
pcsdos this your committee requested several OF the
best Arms In the city aud unity TO examine the
said work on tho Armory, as 20 prices, quantity and
quality, snd received the following replies =
orieg FULTON FOUNDRY !
JrRsEY Cny, May 0, ls6L I
far ornrtl sfntf, Ra dull Oh
aud In accordance with your request, have examined
the Armory building in Fourteenth street, known as Pa
| lace Garden, and beg leave TO report -
have made sketches Of tho pieces you speak or have
calculated their weight, and the following Is the result
Two bottom plates for king bolts, on side Of and one
beneath king poet, 900 lbs. per ralter.
Four straps and two plates, 52s lbs per raiter
| Two crown plates 525 lbs. per raftcr.
| Two side plates, 706 lbs per rafter.
| One bottom plate, Isl lbs. per rai,er
Two queen bolts, with two cast and Two wrouens peVei
| oil plates and two nat plates, COZ lbs per raftcr.
Fy TO sixty 1x1o Inch bolts, nuts and washers, los
| each, In each raltef -, 49,,
Two lons clevccs and plates and two short cevices
| and plates about 462 lbs. per rafter.
Eight 1S2 feet inch bolis nuts and washers ABOUT IA
Eight iss feet inch bolts nuts and washers. abOu. 10
In 20 the value OF the work state that, taking
into consideration that you soy tine great hurry for the
work. and that II had 10 be done with the greatest poss
bic despatch ana sresuno that the materials had 10
be found ~ The sizes possible and that on many
OF the pieces there great waste, the valve OF the
Rk w, in my opinion, for the portion made rom b,r
fon 10 be, on average about twenty SIX 26) cents
Tor pound and FOR tho plate With the eScep
ton OF tho crown plaios 10 BIO, an average, about
plates, from forty two TO forty Ave cents per pound
1hc above prices arc for tho finished weight delivered
VIII also remark that this csablIshnopt would not a
that tnie have cxesutcd The abovo work the prices
pamed, io paHW " reasons, y,z;-s,aEci'y d mf