, 1870-03-20


An adjourned meeting Of the members Of the
bar rss held at II O'Clock yestesday morning, in
the Law Library, 10 take further action relative 70
the Court House Investigation
HI. Evans, OF the committee, said that he had
communication frum Mr. Randall In reply to tn-
quir1es made by the committee, which he would
presently submit Before reading 1t he desired
to state that the committee had not de-
pended npon ME. Randall alone for nEcegtaining
The facts He himself had become satisfied, In
very short time, that the building needed some
thing In addition TO the supports that IL now hAd,
TO tusurc the safety Of those assembled there. He
thought that every hour they were running risks
IN sne 1nd ~ me aaas nsse en-
rooms were crowded They h.d every reason %
eaRHi ealsmity as ess that NSics Ind recently hap
pened In Massachusetts He had every reason
10 expect that II the Cours House xaa crowded,
@ sod hey T b s csasaed Il was nj tue ihss he
noors could be trusted to support crowd Il was
NOT tine that that the most important building In
time for the public and the bar TO know It, and that
Eters should be taken to remedy It. He h1d urged
upon the Committee Of the Board Of supery1sors
ActnA condition Of things In their opnlon, but 70
report tacts, 20 ,hat tho public could Judge for
'nta9iisisss founaaons, aS tas puSc Me Should
anSr easily sae4 M OLE. tass SSsa "a
better soil for foundation, probably, than that Of
Chicago, aud they could certainly get extension
stone q sumeient SUE Ths trouble " tie teatFe
The Chairman, Judge Brsdwell, stated that Mr.
Randali's examination Ind been ve15 hurried
Nj. Eynns said the committee Of the bar had
met with the utmost courtesy from tatt OF The
Board Of Supervisors, and they were both Animal
ed by d determination 70 make searching c1xm-
in1don and get AL the facts possible
lie then read MI, RandAlfa paper, substantially
| as folloWa:
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th.Iis n:ot4hs Se made ;sie in she msnnes point
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and eSse,and whek. Then ss,a1ssa Viih va ~assr. % :
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s. sn Tash assrs. e is e eafs
who k1vr tssn aesustomrd TO ouild their founda
nrss, On nerr fuht.antIal hsis havr ott<n pspvrs
sboftivt 1ieeI oeca.ioa tcser yeaI. haee. throasi
i as e1aea . ess
na s* Il s,i a.sans Y nj y e T. ss
that essy day was snhs.sd ot y xnts @ q
a. u S s Wa. nais
mi, that The icundaions q many q our puhie build
ass eatfsg u hat required On d:
II he cssc Of OUT Court Mepse it viii be otevea TIA
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to- nshi apd ,houa hare bcca rot q. sh,n tcn fec
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tneh he unce7ssarily hesvv lei N coz
:. 3 !sHe a:ss .aa +. naa,s ~
.n D1nsiY S5 n ", f1.a4e Tia. building has an r.c7a
g ~ fs4 Sia o. r. 9ss! }sai
sss = I'd 81 & sGosI e.!
M ao rs 1set ne 1T S.,1s II .1sls f.:tP i
lower bea Of eoD1cte- On he Ton 81 ,bn ~ NM ~
T. eouIsc Of layer of conere. therc euu,-. ~ ss:
lon atone about elht fret long b ten or t,sr~ 4eh
thick, and Lid with their rnk1h rspssgi,r ~ Is. f
. daon. This Gvsa tnBc Of twelve feet In ,rd,t =
four fct deep under the ccntr, hruf n 4 ~ -
c wall Upnu this luile the Gupcrttyuet,r Thtch
i the Hatn has stood Eei hut ssna tratsufr h.n. =.
thtrr OF not much importance inpcaicd clearly eunos
that thcec foundations, subftArtil thrJ sto rs,
cot have hrrn much reduced without ttruua detiass
u to the building.
shsi hSyr bcxp constructed in Substantial msnnc1 b
r III hxyc not the dtInto1iocA Ct her foundation,
y Wpid duhscTrc no good r1roac 70 mention them hc4
= rairft tucpU u the Plymouth Church On WAeAAh
| rnne tbe foundation Of which arc bed q concfr
ayersnk fr1n to tHtlve fcct In Width and y
eet In deth On The top Of this Wt1e EubstAntsi 10
: htseht than tbe Court ko1se, And not txpthlrts
r. thief Hih 20 drr{xpof ror iron foofs, Snd whuc
buildns has 9tood well ia &5arcnt thAt n loan
!. tsons a1c none too bc.V, ioE ~ Maa the5 3,
y these 6Eufrl that tho walls Of the lAteS Dslai1S
81 church} with wills hich think cannot be
I'd heavy thote kf the Court Horse. hA ctadtn
of found aton varying nn fifteen - ono hundred PCT G.
10 EErAtsI. .
Comparing the Conrt House with the Post Gthce bu
"a !Ef We Ind sar.1struetCfr thouEh EsohaAy tohna
~! IN eIern In wright OF that OF cur Court donse
Nath atV1adaacn n breadth nea1T twice II EeAt and
T. o. section. nearly thzte ttnea - prAt;
J. Ianfr RukEeascds neither Of tcae buildl
sc nafc oundaEosA any TOO hcayJ for tho suptm
MtGht tbey hAss 70 sustain From this II viii BE- pa
sr hAt tho foundations ct this building s{1 &u3r
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