, 1869-01-08
THE PUBLIC BUILDING swirDIE.

THE PUBLIC BUILDING BWiFDLK.
Mr. Washburnc did the country
great sc1y 1yIcc, On Wtlue.tlay last, whcu
he arraiened the Morstrcus abuses which
have crept infu the rational 1pen ]i,urae.
Opc Of :he mrs. E'uring tr these Is tue
rultl'c building rulssnce. which has grown
into gigantic proportions, aud w4ich has
fur Its tead dIgHitary styled the "su.
pervisipg Archlteo! oi HE Tteasury."
There u law whlcA rfovllcs tha. wlcn
given AIM unt Is appropriated fot
rul'le builalfg The plan a,,all be male to
Ht1esp"hd with tlht s'nnihs. when
'"rgtrts ar7fortlntes fbD.Utlu t,r
building. thc hteht.eot IL fe,ntfr.i BY law
!" tf1l nfth plan, tttp nast III wi,tch ehsll
IL within 'hr sum appropriated. Never.
t''r|'fn 'he p.atl'ee Asa hsen t. ylntstc
VI aid ii ,asa yuatA Tbs yiola.
ss"h l,ua benn aa 4 ana'n Of Tho maa.
h"Ehlflrrne proportions. Ia mint af
trrt .lr hnptEyiztng Architect las added
!" hla functions that nG supervisor Of
Congressional appropriations, aui by
virtufe Of tlis telt constituted ottlca La
p'hEs buildings and expends money
thereon With the most reckless contempt
lof Tic law. He las virtually erected
himself ln'o Coordinate branch OF the
government. He'admits, pro forma, that
C1ngEces slone has tho right to appro-
rristt the money, but II he does not
claim, he exercises, the right to practi-
ea''y eo!afec tno appropriations and
eooiel cnhsIess 10 Votc them, under
pephl1y o1 losing all that has been pre-
tu's'f sEe2'. congress ap2ropristedi Tor
Inc CONSTRUCTION OF pubic oulldinea (not
incl'ol1 : tae PUBIC buildings at Wash
lneaonl du5leg the tye7f e1dlug June 30,
V1slre Architect DOW notifies Congress
that Tor this same year he will want an
addi ioral sum Of 1865, ,0o0, and he gives
fnrthcr Lotice ct his Intention to expend
duIlng the ytar ending June 80, 1870, the
sum Of 534,0'0, making an aggregate
sum ot S3,sas ,0oo to be expended upon
putlic buildings in t1o years, in addition
10 tbe suns 10 De expended upon the
fup,'e "oiAs a' =" Tsn'ng n' ,ou'
=. ea:.Asss s.o"s LUZ aupe1 '4sns
',,s.,..ss..-. - aos ~, 'us m @ seu. tof 1us
''sou-sen.Ins ~ 'a.se ln"' oas loi opJec
~.. sp" ~ s0" US uu's' VI ~ 'e7s' asS
Nae'!,' - W use Tue "oaey enus appfo'
Pila u'oA ou'su'nss' tne oessRD' pun
aIo eos' u "h!ca are ol us own cdo'cc
ano 1n7enllon. IN snos1aIce, all tue
agency anu chntIol congress EXERCISES
Is 10 place 50 much money OF the disposal
o' tn's pu's5ant a1chltec', 70 be expended
nE MN 81 LIS discretion at certain specl'
heo po'h1s' deW ihe buslues5 Is do2e
can DC ILLUSTRATED W the case OF lhe Ma
7IIe Hospital Fear Chicag'. There was
hospital herr, which occupied VerF
valuable size IL Was sohi 'of Siao'ooo'
aEd 3 nc" che oloe1ea 10 DC ou!'t LOT tne
precise sum oo.s'heo ~ lhe SAFE OF INC
osu ene' 'o-"r, *loV,ooo' "nlca "as' IN
1ac', sup'y su1nc4en'. 1ne supervising
ArcA1tec', ho"eeEr' naa no sucn contrsct-
ID ideas ne prepared p'an foT mag
rrtulc:ed would COSY Eom t~o "a
tErec &lnss '..e amoun. sppr -priated
AoT. much the building will cost, when
completed according to the plan OF til.
Supervising Architect, re do not know
the Architect himself does rot know, If
indtcd, be has ever given that point E
thought. The $130.00G will not complete
il, nor dn we suppose the expenditure O
tbrtc times that sum will sec 1t tls fo
occupancy. We notice IN the "cstisn atcs'
recently scct to Congress, that the ar
chitccs asks tor $4,000 more Tor this year
and @1oo' 600 fer tue year to come. Whc'
1t will he completed VIC cannot say, no
hcw many additional estimates will b
cent 10 C<pgfess. We should Ike to Sc
come excuse rendered for this g1srln
violation OF law and waste Of The publ
money. The Saptrvisins Architect T.
the Tre3sury has bccn here two or thre
times lo;kiug Fer the job. uo kHo Y
all about the cost Of stuuo aud mortar /
these parts. III new at tho brginntn
:hAt The work could not he done for III
rum appropriated. lie knew sh.t hi
plan involved two or tbrco times th
amount contemplated. Why did he tlo it
Will rot some member Of Congress p.
this question to him In an official form
Asin Chicago, 20 VIC suppose The ca.
is cyerywhcrc II the cfilcu Of archste
WAS fn'crt!ed to provide means TO C
pend public monty reck'casly AMI irr
snonAtl,ly, /. Is perfect SUCCESS, We a
tIcc tin. $luo,000 WAS Appropriated, 10 |
tx,ur'lci during this n.cal ytar for
Cou1. l1ousc ami Post Oillcc ~ " 4dis7l
Wisconsin; the Supervising Arclttc
n>k4 for $50, 600 additional, n lie ,xoeu,
Cd this wear, anil &loo,oOv tor The ne,
wear, How much more thu, M.di1t
rLst utllre Is In cos. dcpead, uaoa Il
r!an Of The nrcai,rc..
Tan Congress homes " defend m a.
n1optig,ion Of two millions Of dollsrs,
IL: rx,a u,led ACCORDING to such "p!a :,
as ,E.,c* Duts not cvcrybrdy kut
Hut such a system mnst dtgv1vrs.c il
corruption # the ms. ll<pus ing kin
ii it has not ulfeady REACHED tLs. cott
tjon We h<ye no doah. Il
If the S3,su0,000 nppr: r:p1ia'
ard asktd for thlse wnf
at lc,s tc!e-:llitd will tc vast
H.. w. ;s ~ s1lo,.sh % t,s ,f,,c, nv ,ps r, =
to ,1ism,es the arc,i,cc.. Rz,lroaa cor
ya,icrs sr, scmpt;mps l,,h to ,1,.n
emnloycs WIN bsve slrcs.|v m. y,
li,mond n;n. va,chfe. f.s. b5fsss
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