The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-06
TEE NEW P0ST OFFICE.

Paying OF che EIen-Progrcss Of tho Com
struction--No Damage by the Rain.
Yesterday morning Mr.. OBrien chief disbursing
clerk Of the New York city Post ONCE. under Gen.
erai Patrick H. Jones, the Postmaster, again made
his appearance at the Office OF Mr. Calvin 7. Hui.
burd, superintendent OF construction OF the new
Post Office In order 20 pay the wages OF the aborers
and mechanics for the month OF September. The
Office Of the superintendent located on the ground
door Of the temporary two story frame building
fronting on Broadway. erected at the north.
west corner OF the Post Office lot IN
the Park. The door leading to It from
Broadway was besieged oil day by an anx-
ious crowd, eagerly scanning the notices put
up on the wall and turning away with saddcned
face al they read mo more lab0rers wanted,n mo
more watchmen wanted" and so on through The list
OF the several occupations needed In the erection Of
so large building, each notice saying "No more
wanted' This must have been unwelcOme news to
good many for quite o number gave vent to feel
ings Of disappoiDrnent:-"B CORA Just me luck;
In the front room MIR. o'Brien took his position be
hind table drawn across the corner of the room. and
the imporsas tin box ed with uot tie nr yIenes
to pay" OF Uncle sam. The money was all assorted
In bills OF twenty, five, two and one dollar, frac-
amounted Ia all TO about $4,000 The door cading
from THIS room out upon tho interior OF the building
lub IDS ulSO DcSlbScu, DuC ny u much larger crowd
OF people than the front door, These were ali
laborers mostly those OF the night squad. resting
ther eyes with evident satisfaction upon the heaps
o. 2reenbacks Us they were spread ont the table.
And probably they were not few who inwardly
regretted that but small share Of all that money
was TO go to them, being satisfied that even much
bigger haul than they were entitled to would do
them no serious injury. Several OF these men had
entered the room and approached the desk Of the
informed that Tor the night division the pay rolls
were not yet ready and they would have to wait till
and one OF them, In going out, gruniy remarked to
the others. ~ believe this is q humbug business,
after ALL" AS the iaborers and masons were paid
yesterday II appeared that the former receive 81 Is
and the latter i've dollars per days work. and their
average earnings for The month OF September were
ABOUT forty dollars for the ordinary laborers and
between dlty and sixty dollars for the masous.
A., Tue WORK y progressing with greater rapdity
are emnoVe ar aom 70 a tns 1Ner ooV
OF 200 are at work during the night and 1t Is said
that In comparison to the number Of men, more
daytime Fortunately, the rain did no damage
to the work. superintendent Huburd caused all
up on saturday previous to the rain, and not sim
gle slide OF earth or sand occurred The only injury
wrought by the rain on Monday was thac work had
There have been built In oil LOCO linear feet Of
sheeng and snoring to bank up the sides OF the
vat0ns In which have been used about 100 600 SQUARE
feet OF timber and including scatfoiding, about the
same amount Of two inch spruce planks. Up to the
rst OF the month there have been eXcavated 49, 457
cubic yards, and 6,98S cubic feet OF concrete work
and 16,S00 cubic feet Of masonry have been COM
peted. 10 finish the entire limo OF sheetlng and
All the area walls the weather permitting,
are expected to be up TO their prescribed height by
the 10th OF November next, ana also the piers for
the support OF the main walls. In fact these could
now be Degun to be laid, were the granite blocks
contracted for at hand. The report published some
IN the harbOr Italian marble destined for the Post
once building Is contradioied by superintendent
Hulburd as not an inch OF marble from Italy has been
m
raj Creswcll, when In the city lately, bad examined
the plans for the building Is also declared by Mr..
not yet drawn and will not be finished till the return
OF MIR. Mulett the supervising architect OF govern
ment buildings, from San Francisco whittier he
Custom House.