The national Republican., 1867-11-30
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REroRr OF THE surxpvIsINu ARcHtrHcT or
rHE, TgEhsyRy BtILpIseEThe report Of Mt.
Treasury Department, has been sent TO the Gov
ernmenf Printing once, 70 be printed with the
TePS s mi 81 smonr shS cSsi
the items OF expenditure for work done on the
Treasury extension and elsewhere, during the
obtained until ,Novefnrcf ", isGC, When Il Was
at ontS demolished, and that portion Of the mn
terial available in the construction of the north
wing carefully preserved, consisting Of brick,
slate, and stone. The residue was sold at auc-
ton and realized but small sum.
The removal OF the building was completed in
January last, and the excavations for the new
building commenced, and the first stone OF the
new foundation laid on April LIST. The principal
difficulty encountered was the connection of the
old with the new buildings, the latter being Is
feet below the former The old building was
ing cohesive tenacity, The soil was also treach-
erous, being lllcd With ycips Of sand A. an angle
Of tHe prevSiiihF wet t. weather il was IN Necessary
| to construct a roof over that part of the work
adjoining the new building. which precaution
| in the successful Joining Of the two portions OF
| the structure. To avoid any fracture In the con-
nection between the old and new building, the
Ing on the old structure was made as n retaining
wall, buttrcssed by partitions. In this manner
tufbins tSc domination Of tHc IN old buiidinS in the
least. The architectural features of the build
Ing have been carried out as nearly as possible
| In accordance with the original design, but In
some cases granite has been substituted for cast
| iron, rs being more appropriate to building Of
| such great cost and noble appearance; and In all
| cases the best articles and workmanship have
been employed at the lowest possible cost. In
| substituting granite for iron work in the north
Wing ne has % sss oo IN pSS1Gng nc S cGs tsS
same articles In the south wing. This at n time
when the cost Of material and labor has been
from so to IS per cent. higher than at the time
| the south wing built, The ayatcm oil nrnt-
| Ing remains unchanged, but valuable Improve
ments in ventilation have been introduced;
The original designs for finishing the interior
have been restored, and those prepared by the
late supervising agent abandoned, the only devi-
Mi9n being that adopted to meet thew INC want q,
and his assistants. BY projecting the centre OF
the courtyard, which does not detrnet from the
provided, ample for the transaction OF business,
and ornamental 10 the building. The eastern
front OF the building is reported to be out Of
level, and the disintegratlon Of the porous sand
| stone OF which II Is composed is progressing so
rapidly that Its reconstruction viii ere long be
| necessary.
Some cstmate may be formed of the magnitude
| Of the work from the fact that although the
space covered sbut 1900 square feet, the follow
/ ing amount OF materials have been used In Its
construction since April 1891, via: lI50' yards
concrete, 22l2OOO bricks, 10000 cubic feet rubble
masonry, $4,000 cubic feet granite, 252,32l pounds
iron beams, 3ST, COS pounds cnst-iron work, 2OIOO
pounds wrought-iron anchors, l59, $40 feet timber
| for scaftoldlng, centres, and platforms, The
| amount of excavation performed Is 10000 cubic
| yards.
Great pains have been taken TO overcome the
| unfortunate location Of the approaches to the
| building, and to make the north front the most
elegant and attractive of the building. The con-
dcmnntlon of a strip of land q feet wide, on the
| east side Of Fiftecnth street, between New York
| and Pcnnsylvanla avenues, IL recommended, and
| the removal of the street a corresponding dis
tance from the building. This will complete the
Irtoundlngs in an appropriate manner.
| building Is disapprovcd, and Its removal rccom-
mendcd. This building has thus far cost 81
| 100000.
| THANKsGIvING DINNER TO THE WAaHISGToH
| YACHT CLrB.-A magnificent dinner was given
| to the Washington Yacht Club Thursday after
noon at Gorbutts Hall, corner OF Eighth and 4
| streets, by the gcntlemanly and popular purscr
of the club, VIM. McConihe, ESQ.
| Besides the members OF the club, number OF
invited guests were present, and invitations had
been extended to the following named distln-
Moore, Hon. George i. KCtchum, Major George
| Taft, General !. b. Carr, Hon. II. B. Cooke. of
Troy, N. Y, J. Harry Wyatt, of Brazil, and
After discussing the good things, which were
| furnished In the greatest profusion by the stew
ard Of the club, Harry aorOutt ne cloth was % re-
surable streams. The following was the order
| Of the toasts:
administer the laws under the Consttution-Rc-
| sponded TO by Gen, q. II, Cooper, u. :. A.
The Mayor Of Washingtoni genial, kind nd.
| HlnlhITNlOT, anu " lTltHu W NOOE' hCalbHutN
The Congress OF the United Statcs-NIay there
| be unity OF action, power in their lolns TO bring
| full prosperity to the country. Responded TO by
| Peter Pote, esq.
The Fcniansi-In their hope of bringing liberty
| to dear old Ireland, they will assist them. Re
| spondcd to by Mr.. Harrison, of New York.
| The Army and Nayy-Our defenders and pro-
tcctors. Responded to by Jas. II. King.
The Press-May they sail In Gmooth waters and
never have squall. Responded to by Nathaniel
Freedom Of Thought-Freedom of action and
liberty to all. Responded to by Captain 5. w.
Way the happiness that Is under the liberal laws
oft c United States be extended TO all the world
Responded to by Judge Tucker, of Louisiana.
Our Absent Friends. Responded to by the com
| pany standing.
MeXico-TRe continent of America, for Amcrl.
| cans from the Atlantic to the Torld Zones. Re!
| sponded to by Mr., Kane.
| Commerce Of the United Stntcs-May the encr.
| gy of our people bring fruit from 1t to speedily
liquidate our financial burden. Responded to by
| MIR. McCullOch.
The Clergy-God bless them. Responded to by
Mr.. Harrison, of New York.
| Woman-The only true companion of our life,
the blessing that God has given us. Responded
Mi. Julius W. Keck executed number of cx.
quislte pieces of music on the guitar, besides
done in mastery style, and elected the applause
| of the entire company.
NIessrs. +. derhon, J. II. King, Gorbutt, and
| other gentlemen favored the company with songs,
| besides addresses by John Dunn, esq, William
| McConihe, esq, after which, the "sma' wee
| hours" coming on apace, the festivities were
brought to close, every one well pleased with
the enjoymcnts of the evening, The polite chici
| waiter, Amos Haskins, came In for n share OF
praise, to which he was certainly entitled for his
endeavors to please on the OCCASION
Communicated
THE METROPOLITAN Police MAeIsTRATTs.-
As effort will in all probability, be made In n