New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-03
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take ehsrse Of the vori This action was ah.n although the
members Of the Board Of Super ally satisfied that
aid Board The only proper body authorized erect the
New Courou.e .nd although the Comnssioner themseve.
and the then Mayor expressed some doubts their right 10
proceed with the work.
Under The new arrangement the Commissioners employed
rehtees and materially CHANGED Le pans for binding the
Supreme Court and Court Of Common Pless
was also decided to raise the building in high. eight feet,
and put dome thereon considerably hgher than the
men and beaut the OF the tudng and provide
for hesug he building when finished By siesn al which in
volved en- additional expense -
The Commissioners proceeded with the work ninth April
Ioz wren we NityoI ques ionlu we iight OF TWO to
opers to act one having eggned and the
being unable TO procure funds with which TO qudae their
the 9.nsss s, hs f 0 Ssvr ,n
beT 1872 The WORK was about stopped In December lst2
,ion ,l being made by His Honor the Mayor the subject
was taken INTO The Supreme Court and argued before we
July 1863 that the duty Of the Supervisors to proceed With
the construction Of the new County House clear end
The law wrrlnts the legal conclusion the COMMUNION
have nigh, to interfere in tbs construction Of the new
County Court House since the revocation OF their sgency by
the resolution Of the Board Of Supervisors adopted in January
w found that owing to tho change. which bad been
would be impossible carry the original Intention Of
the Board Contract. then made for marble and iron
under which the excellence Of quality Of materials and respon
sibiiy aud character Of contractors apparent.
Your Committee d'rs to speak Of the delay aud cost q s
In the erection Of the new Coui, House;
First A. to the delay the construction CT the binding
has been by the uncertainty jurisdiction
Tie Board aud the Corssioners for building the new City
Hell frst one body commencing the work and an opinion
Of he legal advisers inducing the other to it, and then
the former body resunng the same daring which settlement
Of the question nearly not quite sixteen months valuable
time was lost
Secondly: IN regard 10 the thus f your Committee
would stale that since the time the Board charge OF the
work lsborers have increased hom one dollar per
day to two dollars tnd twenty-five cents per day. and
mechanics from dollar and MY cents TO four dol
lars per day, and the same still advancing
" Ost Our
10 fifteen dollars per thousand.
Cement which cost ninety five cents per barrel advanced
10 dollars and forty cents and the increase In the price
Of all other materials Is propoItIonste.
Your Committee received proposals. for marble IN ltC at
prices ranging from % to per cubic foot, which costs
than double. The Commissioners in April, 1862
invited proposals, for marble, which ranged from : rs to
~ 50 per cubic foot according TO size
One estimate Of prices TeDging from 10 20 81 80 per
cubic foot the to be quaed and adapted 70 tho pur
for which they to be used in the building made by
who las had large experience IN qusying and furnish
ing marble for this market and who at the present time
cutting and furnishing marble for the largest dwelling house
erected In New York nearly the in form and
substance the under which your Committee at
present acting and the prices compared ~ folows: