, 1869-08-31
THE EAST WING,
Building Committee of the Board
OF Supervisors.
Their Opinion OF Reporter,
The Harmless CTaoks-Why Puttied Up
annety.
lnveBtlRatIon Qfdefed.

Investigation Ordered.
TIE Brudtns Committee Of tho Doa,1i OF yuner
v1sors held meeting yessen1ay 10 consider III
ElseSed detects In tho east wing Of tic cou1
Hopse-
Supervisor rAh1nann took tie chair. and IN
E!nuscs OF the las; meeting were resd au
adopted
Supervisor kearuey moved that the comnItte
rise and proceed TO cIarulne the Ha,L and ,ny1t
the reporters TO 80 With shru-
ALL E1GHg.
sopctFtsor Saunders wanted 10 know IL the re-
rorte's who wrote the articles regarding the Al
iesed crack IL the wall were present, s.sce the
fnt9as oe ahlc 10 SHOW where the cracks wctr
EEsry member OF The committee had carefull,
Hatehed the rroGresa of the building and Wei
Satisfied thar Ii WIS all right
The Chairman thonsht 1t wAs All rtsht. tbonct
sose persons Tesc i,s1td aoout wnsEng On Clxri
kt1cct.
ELAME1-ENs Committee
Supervise. johnson said the papers wetr ca&t,qc
s:nrs rpon tue Ba.'dluG Committee, Although The
plSus and spccltcas!pns on which the building waa
7atsed were accepted by the poat t,cfore that com.
rot Lc b!ar1cd They h1d h!;rrrd several Inturs
n the Tlkas, aut Ehen The cracks wesc first dis
covered thrT paid eFcEJ attention 10 It Every
boc1 be r2EctEet he Haa met By come person
who Waited to knox about the cracSs and xhen
he puatins xAs solns 70 ia4 -
70 rerr1sor Hrntnexa mntton s,at az ntnGsnt te1.a
es:ed parties he chosen TO examine the 1uld!ug.
The Chairman sad there we're Boreheads Who
lie di not csre e}oni the ~. Sae
cn-r,t, 1A4 Sooo' 'ae e3e4ees'ooa cas1 upon INC
eoa4o'''sees x.r.rr7,. sruzr.,-.s
Suncry,sor jnhn.nn san Inat 1s1r 1r,rrr,1 a,
lacked building on nc North Side, and that Mr..
Rturtan went 10 The reporter, and found that tue
nrt. u aaSr h+1n1o e1,,y ~, ~ ~. oou1aI
ths r.u @'T ~, eiouaa, sais " aStnases asalns1
Issemenis rhes bs7 "a, len nv ,0eesta ssn dn
p!ans were neccnteu b. rAe noar,t of Snne1;1sors
aud uet Is the l{uildnr Ennnttfee hrt fy Tr,'
BrsR steJ te rnmif~e ~ "a TX ha ~. y,
~. ae9A IL LIS o1nee' a1a con'u psooaee II NJ any
txoss r,pp pop px,oy-p,o
Supervisor Saunders agreed win y. His 1onnr ~
1nnw }r,w ,r,,ch I'M o .ns oana&as. & % q. w ~
and he t,1t NOR cars ror Hi r. ,se A;
tos xsh ~. Ss enl a9g sae ,.Is sasy aa
rna1trta!ir stfertf mi fns s~renn1h cr ~. .cf,n
nad co; been Impaired Tur colunns d!.I nnI
s;ant Ernn an eSont.inrh uan ID .sa-, ~, Ius ~
g. NOT ss much ;. ner, y n1,on ~ 11 ias @ ,1 1eas ~
itr ~ heFt ~ 49, ~, ~ % tas .h As - ~
SIDE Fnlis voQ,d ses;le sithnurn fht inside nnes
would Eot Tlr IirIstoa VIII vas not nut therr
IOs strength, and the COLUMNS and pir,]rr. uar,,
su,tscicnt 10 hpd thn 1n,SIdino tosetna1 "'AI
TTr rEirrs InuI11n 11T.,eN'
1t~as the there M ~ VA @ cfacl o. over seyefa, of
,ae arches a.d Ia the n.rtyian xaj In, he eaN
examined ard wltched nc ct..cfs fof ave wecKg.
sud since the id I1ooF WAS latI tht. r1scr. baj
diminished, In width.
70 no rcn,,,n+s ~ r,aos ss,.o o,,o,a
vc!c un,y poues, ana aae ya1l ah.s
tfi! tsI ffr fr7f,h ana nnt Hceelr. .hs,r
en- aad the people He Ilu not Know ,hat ne
fccpr;erS woul hr .atsfed If stl fhe arrhitrc,a II
ihe ri,y nrn1nnnrc,f The x,,1,r,:,1a III ,.ss ~
tsn;,. =, W. -. -s.m a,,t,ne ~ alte. -
tome Irnr;h. The Ec,,,ieinnn copc1nasa hg Az Az
Fe1.1r 1hat he wanted to have the public mind
* snnstx,sor 11 s1s s,,,dsre ,,o-a, ,,,. ~,
,.- ssc,aIv tnr1sd IT, nconon ,ua ,n .ae
m 5pcr sgnnr.fnn in,len - ae'sepsas 'ne eonnsee
a-catlcc;. reporters ami Iii eis on: IN ,hr hn,ij
tlc, ~ 49, 0A''N
FIFTY.
,e nsEg ~ tns ,uteler afchHays
rsthc arrnt.c: orsc1+c3 ~, ~, i - oxues
b The cractiaS Of tae pias1cr W6etnef lie csaeSs
s e. ~ ana the st
srx I. ee s1eae. maIea rfosn ma
ts;on Of aTcsisec,s naa Of fcparsess sae tepa
HsHH1rsg "a ra,rrS A
~ soVn as ne ealsned doH4, he condescended to
garta.u ~ ~. ne cslcAA Ehlch ne FAIL were con-
i np 20 .ne II 51te9r Paoa n ,S slS d Pot ase.
de:eende f lo IL Ell 81 lne nnanR @ I9e M PaTt5
frh 1- q. o,s. ~, ~ ann 1,s"sa ne mata
IN NV, .So !ees .aleE aou nad nscf1cu
rested The cracks. ACCORDING 10 me archi.ect,
VII! he closed Is soau as the entire tagging o. the
lns,ae lnss q ne Gsnung wslshne atoEsthe. 9a9
.Sss ~ InuauA, Is ia1.l' sno " ns ~elRht draws
;hs 49, WI. I syn as tne menpets OF
ahpt ,hr rera,eIs s' M a1e S1s mu,e feask :. a
otdtf 10 Lne pace Wteucc they came
rn. c,,,, 5aE tKsH1IEofa tls1,. r; - y sEtvkT.
s ders ssied upon the architect to report upon the
area covercl ~ The buuulpS, fpm ont 70 ont Of
fouu:ai!on, Is lo. 20 square feet. Of which Ae4d
tq1Afe 1cft Is covered " -oundatIons uude1 the
Eai!s E7sias o!er % per cent OF tne whole surface
!oa t1e "a sappo!e =, ~ bal!u1DR: Ine !onnha.1ohs
n with, II Two fees it deph M Du On 1s TOP 5f % tnls
concrete foundation are placed dimension at0nes
1anc7uG fsom feet % fcet md inches, mAnr Of
ihe be1E 10 @ caa u aGaef tnes toST M M aaJ ia
thst smaller ones could no. be obtained. The
FATTY weather had been yery unlAFOraale for
puIlu!p. but the HtFuc.urc had go far prog
veEJ Satisfactorily 10 him- II WIS tho
heavicat bunting IN ChieaRo. not excepting
se nv T. s ny s pooTs o'n 9ua s RsTs
only fcs als:aon purposes, ana da not anec. II.
1ns4n walls IN The least The cracking OF thcss
walls did not render them as 81 unsafe: As 70 tht
t.on S1nnas ,nsy tessea o. n n!oef & ssoue ~
feeS thick, aoa II laenea oeep. ieGse coluMn M 9
lad settled 97-1e2.ha Of . foot-less than N Inch
The une4ualness o1 tne sestcIaeat WIS Is. anoin
9f lootmess seap t t,. o. an ~ y; .n MAJ, 1s
aEo opou neua VIZ tsss .ns uon MI ,II y, ta, ZEE
kIoDeS Helc L. " u 4uclcA tlct! Huu VIII Dt lhat
enea 'osG,hs5 bs iron ., clamp ; forming soh
l,IA1o6CE on GkEE1cA
S1PsIt1kos PET i ,I, nannSna. 10 you tnsAk the csacA
WI nu.t @ ats nato.HS a, all. thar ~. co,c,ad
=. Tue h1EHntCa. wv AZ aA. 'ues AiE Iouupeu u
Interior ~sls-
sGperrisos Hammond. II not tue ns.afa! ,; coz
sequence Of these cracks to throw The bnAdln
out Of rnmb-
nc Ascnliee- Ihas ~Dniu be tne uaSuiA coi
spssae' Il ass but IN ILLS case 1t Is not TO- Tue Top
Supe1r1sor Hammond. II there Is auJ DANCE
1t would he letter and cheaper In the end to tai
out tie cracked walls % and rut III IN neg % oneA Tho,
2ne ASassSt; WeGta ao " Eooa- ~ tue
"s ~ W. M ~ te s''cus'n y. .ae 81 uanuH, y;
but;d,ae dug. WAY e'~. '@' "'''' - -N4F7 1850 -
keep II toEctner, and mol tho walls.
I1om,nnd -acts ,a1 Sa ibose ha
Tendency 70 tpyow the Fan out Of plumb a
uakc the building bulge out :,
case. III VAS necessary ye ssa,s pas n n, n
auothe. architect The other Jay.
sape15tso. Gsm,nen,I. II SIN seems 10 me II
the mason WORK Is shasy. -
..a,1fusi5 from The BEGINNING, and am cocccrn
enps1yli fo7 ms ewn reputation 70 tate care u
nj, Oh. 49,.
t1terfIEor Salrders, Isn't there goo1 deal
ahr:t in the roof:
Inc A1ehnecs. Yes
suncrr.so: Unmnond- Tne responsibility
with the a1chitect; he viii take care ol t.
T-hc Atrbitec. would rather take the reSpnt
i.3:1 thnn ihe MISREPRESENTATION OF reporters.
E1AN1SA1los oxpEKEb.
auncrS:eor palton ka,d The press Of the city
.,ccn pitching INTO me co1ltnil'cc fos some 5ca!
neneI inc e. reas1n e. Ma 9os oL se tic