, 1870-03-16

n..aeuhz nna, nd, nssttn. s.rek :. 4 I, !.
Lee J., Lot - how yoo ca2 pat Eones a1enssh e g
DO n. ! do NOT eco how ycn can pat prooei
suepzth under It TO a,1e 1t samctsnt strength t.
n. BuRLINa. I tn nj tbs committee got tnt,
foea iscu ,ne s1unttecs 81 d cau'1sctof-toss tht
o'vrsc.or took tne spec 1eatlons and o7ht rne
u caEs1RoUdH" I sstaszsd this tdea-
tu.t !he eon:rscsor really hta 70 plso bsiore nsm
i. E: pn saa a. h. :gss
would NEE: ths soeclncauons, sId be discaa1st
s,En PEE, ne sEsaiseet u 70 now tac plsn snoolS
had I ue q 10 txpeEer CO N Inn roofing oeiote
are knoNtrR .he contractor had bad great deal
hs
~ .ere so7trnsd oy IL aitecuoas q ths =
cnisect IN Tho raa:ter. Wnhs th1t may DO. sae ~
cniRct adopted the tua9esston9 Of tbs contract
ar. BURRL1No. til nf that WAS admitted b,
CO.. mtssisrer CARTER I vo11d uke to Al,
you, gentlemen. II you seee not showu what pur
casRo1aE e E ~ S5sE Tass q W. 0.a
seoted, AID tnat uas o. an1lo Eun: but there
Vss nothing as-d about angie iron In the specia'
IL BoY1HGToN. 1ns contract seems to nsys
ad SSssSKoSa AZ Seems to ns,s b.en .o
Commit eoner GARTER / would Ike to know
how lar tho original plan coluctded With tho ono
adopted. Did Jou a1amtne Ii with refereaeo TO
.Nt BuRlNa. did not examine it xith .
III H. ( gchiEsBRouaa. Speaking 70. n,.elt, I
buckink, vhicn Nc suppose was the cao,e Of the
roof falling. The raftess could not hare packled
~ pfstf1N BGTNafoa ny impression is tn.t If the
plan had oesn carried ont tho ro3f wonld have
stood, although % not consider It good ooo-
" BURIINa: There xsre only elsht prlacl~
think It ye1y Nre1y that the roof ndopsed w15
| quite - good = The one drawn. Tnere re1e only
eight principals On that entire ROOF. think the
1anitJ construction Of this roof and thss Les be-
| seeen NJ. Leiz and Mr. kose. -.
alteration ~ Wnss measozes arc Necessary t.
sssenRtaen tne remaining portion Of the root Of
Supervisor WORTHINGTON. AIlo. me- to aak
one question on point wh.ch DOES not seem 70
have ueeu f111J 1tscussed. Was not ste settling
Of the wings It tue base OF tho old building, ia IN
equal PIopoftto'. the Immediate cAuse OF the 1zl-
ing Of the roof .-'he dKaWtng down 1t one point
nole strong 1nan At anotaer -
Mr. +CHEsRR0UGH. That wa the opinion Of
me contractor, xLd the committee thoughs 1t
over. and looked the valls VITA refereoos to It.
But re wall. tot give raat evidence Of setting
We looked II the walls xnd could NOT zee anT e7i.
dense ol sestlne, and told HIN 40: Nj. Let1 tod
me d, 5neIe ,.s.as .as s1ttsTsns = a Of I'VE neaes
bear IN mlrd that these wslIs we1e up quite long
'llut beto1e the root was On, tnRs sfe4. deal
OF ne setuemeut WA made hefore the rolf Eas
NJ. caEsBRoUGu. II you viii 1ook at the
oniiutng jon Will Bee no settlement Of that
Supervisor woRTHIN9roN. These vinzs ex.
tending past tue groaua Of she old Court aouse
Old bu1ld1rE, would II rot be more natural tor
these hi to Settle than It would immediately
otgqs'sRs1 R11Sf9Nd n 95d d9alH1z ,-o,,nv ~. -rno
opposite the old building might bo great deal
hsrtet Than anywhere else.
to lie 1sl mt sae rolling Of shs ~ 1sli, e:ner IN
OF ouI, you'd came the rafter5 10 buckls7
III, BURLING. I snonid think not. snsp&.
mat me cause q tbe tsilnie 81 the root sa4s3&
bcck1ng or the r1tter1- l DO not think 1t WAS
pesessag 70 9sc9os y, 9ns Is y - ~ .
NJ BURLING: I did not dIscoyer any.
surpo4e W tooe pisce. it ousnt to si ssoT itssi Sy
tue asoDEJ inclnt18 ntue 10 the north; also
oy cracks = r. saII These are not apparent.
that Tie eutaide walls wera out Of plumb,
sopelyi1or WAITE: Did you examine them
MI: CHEsBRoUGH. Do Jou man those OF
the cid or 1t y bul,dlng7
IT, sSptti2E MFE ~ %s oS sosed eadns ps Of ns
Supervisor WAITE. But 1ou did not examine
~ II. t." cHisssshRouaa. iss Ne n.d nothing by
vhlcn we con!o really test II nothing b, winch
ptomb line could be dropped. We did not OBJ
serve anything by looking NJ.
Supervisor WAITE Cou.d not sec 1t With the
MI. cnEsBR0uGH. No. .-.....--
EUDerfttof WAGES. 1t NHa remarked ma
that ore Of The ais On Clare greet, and one o.
Iassle s5.ees exhs7 hsq aeied teq inches
plumb TO ne. Yon caruot discover Hhetner aay-
lhirg is cut Of plumb without taxing Al lnsssu-
Mr. BURL1NG. Tnat pace where they were
going 10 put head IN we exsuthed, and found
l. a did not exceed saree-qua11ers OF an inca In
Supervisor WAITE Have you examined the |
cIach In pgeou.hole IN the yanlt Of III; stevea-
sope1sts Wa1FE N In nj 1na s'asa san. where the,
put the pspers9 They called ue IN to exam- |
Nj. VAN 0sDEL4 Il may have been caused BY
the settling Of Tho vault isselt.
M7ERIog OF NEW BUILDING.
MI. B0TIEGTON. Here Is clause to report |
upon: " WhethR1 IN their opinion further meas
0Ies are necessary to be taken to atrenRtnen and
as5 ssE nRy portion OF The
MI. CARTERv Nov, we zaur 70 coma into the
tnstt4o1 Of shsE building. Why refer TO thkr Is,
e s 2sn n.s 1ee 90: oa
NJ. caEsBRoUGH. the question comes up
taken OUT and alterations made. WHIST sao1:d be
done in refA.auce 70 then7 l0
III lne LEGO. story. tniuk II is the drsr above
thu p1tr al stor,. nx.inch brick wall, support.
90 By two Iron colnmnA The length ct tnas uall
NJ BURLiNS. Il ia nnJ.taree feet long By
twent{-tEo fees high.
coamns NJ josneni u spa: Il !, nS: ~ ssfe @ Tns
remedy would De to tale It down and pus up
lgnrer. partition. which should answer tue pur-
pose q celog nfe-proof' or to pat new columns
Nj: BURLING. would suggest to the constd-
e r e e ss e sns ~
H1J. and thrn Put addlrlonal coluMna Under it.
M CARTER Tso7
that rest usnsYeIaely On those htama designating
plan IN CoDp1ol!es's on1ee}. There IS too mucn
Sn a5 81 o. s91ss
least t1o inches, and It throws all tue weight
rEally upon this wall; md II 0ould be Just - vel
ONLY one si1ta or ooe-eghth part Or the weight Of
It Thers IL anotner wall IN this part Of the
building 3d E,1 s641 T. .niD5 unsafe; -
III. CARTER. 1t would be lea expensive to
Mr. BUKL1NG. Yes: bnt the:e walls had bet
ter be taken down, a1c sone Lighter partitions
Nj. CARRIER. Tne rau on the third spory ls to
Re tafen OUT, 90 a. throw al that mare into the
rcom Of the Recorders Court. which Is fouad not
- ii. " 1ztN ospEE au GLAD of I.
Supervisor GIBBS. Mr. Waite, u Chairman
Of the Court House Committee, / would suggest
e1 stn1ne lhe Gaaft Honss Wig s also. St''s'1 ~
Supervisor WAITE. would Ike 10 have 3 PIT
cs1e GO Ct sne before
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