, 1870-03-23
THE EAST WING.
Second Session Of the Joint
Committee on Investigation,
Settling Of the New and Rottenness
Of the Old Building.

Settling Of the New and Rottenness
Of the Old Building,
me tont committee Of architects, nAater build
eta and sopervsorz, to examine into the condition
VI INC CooEt House, tcaasembled II O'Clock yes
tesuay morning, Ar Randall In the chair.
NJ. Naonann aubmttted some dsaxings showing
NOW mnch the Court House WAS out OF plumb
This wAs y inches In the CLARK Erect doorway,
and, In the length Of the plumb, which w.s TX
feet there 1as 1916 inch t1re1ulartJ In the out
side walls He proposed to examine these walls
again, 20 ~ 70 sec II there wsa any deviation from
the nh9ve measurement
MI. George ". feHcomh Was On the Building
committee when the toora for the east wing were
adopted He Visited several Iron firms ia the K4st
to procure esttnat for tho trou roof. He left Ill
the drawings there. He was furnished these plans
BY Nj. Rose New York iFpn n1ma said n1t Nj.
ltose's plans for roof were Objectionable on the
thirty years standing considered the 1901 faulty.
SAD, also. that it would bsna down, md wSs moi
and saia that The roof which hc (Ncwcomb}
had plans Of wonla gre WY IN
ess sa been the eass ssi Ia ppsae,Dna f., e
Iatts were taken to show him good roofs, and to
bccomc satisfied that they werc better, and 50 re-
rorttu 70 tne bnlldlhR Committee. But Ar.
lEuXfltnn said nil this came because those Eastern
firms wanted the job. The nrst thing that was
criticised In the East was the corrugated iron cell
place Ii was shown ihat these had STOOD for "a
years in England They were recommended both
On account Of strength and chraphess. lie re-
right on It IiouRaton said It was MI humbuR, and
waItei tn know how great were Ecwcombs i cum
mssions7 lie replied THAT they were not paying
sefJ heavy commissions III nbrt11 and BRICK"
lie examined the nooss, but knew nothing Of their
strength. The committee let the 1oh voted
assaintt the letting, on the Grs,und thu, dl4 not
consider the committee had any such power. We
understood that the contract Was let On the plans
of Mr. Rose That Was the general understanding.
interested Il, the lr,,ing Of this contract. Ne I'D
sertis+tl fur the brlck arches and the corrugated
tEon roof. Ne BonEhtDn gave bid ou the iron
work understood At. HouEhton to say that the
Iron work sloutd not 80 out 0f Chicago. The
lowest lid We Received Oh the tEon from the East
Tas as Fl n; r. =, ~ SsT ioIk n5m htd tss m NJ
10 partition walls standing on trun josts askeA
1he architect Il 1hls was accurdlng TO rules. lie
said X WlS- The Chairman tt the CUQtfQCt Ip A1-
cnrdanc, will Instructions from the majoriIy of
tho committee understood that Mr. Letz was
t.u,lny the rOof fru,n the original plans II the
fraud ....
Mr. Alcx. Wocott was next called. l took the
height oi The southrast angle Of the hcrl5 " tht.
water table Of tho old CUlIt House 4uilflLnX. T.!e
water tahe Of tht rast wlnt., right wherr the two
l!niIdtugs came togc'her, has sunk AZ inches.
Inc fOutHRtSS EUF1ltE OI Inc GAaL Ming Has Stttcl
"a inches. The southeast corurr ~ inches
Inc centre part of the east trorlt IN t1le angle
fus1neti BY The 1ortiro aud tho main building hns
settled ~ inches. Tic southeast cu1ner VI the
roEtieo projection has settlri 81. Thu northeast
corner of the same, OK. The opposite angie VI
thc portee. ~ inches Ths uor1heast corner Of
q. inches. Al the intersection Of the new viii
tuches. The no"rls out Of Level, east aud West,
trun the Intersection Of thc east Wing with the Old
building, = Of III inch. The northwest cnrner has
settled inches more than the southwest corner
The northeast tuIncr has settled = Of an inch
Ia inches out Vi level The north side, y Inch.
The total settrI,cn. Is about ~ inches, ami then
the settltIlcns Is very evei. The northeast angie,
:. 0f an inch In = feet
The examination waa etorred here, on lhe
s s,s ut. w Wo:co.t M was mst.etci @ % to r, oscr the
I'utlsltsg hgain, an1 rvncEt mp!e tn detail
BIZ. Middleton wss nf The orinlon that this mems
the public, With ~iuIn aeue runors. were anoAt
| in regard TO The hulstng Of the walls lesLlcs,
the grand lury han tnric'i the constructors Of the
west wing, On account Of the danger to the public.
| Ihcrr a. mnrc .iangcF frhn The east wing, an.i
i',e public ehoUl,! knw tust What that tlnnScr Ii
Whether thu walk are nut nf plumb fur frtt N
| in esEHrl to til lnatfrE.
MI y, nfcftt was asked II he lcvellch tho tnssle
wall, 70 ihey VII, wsrs nt ., r. 'm. IT., The arrls
almost evenly With .ht out-llr. Tie greatest SIT
l1lfr here WIS trnm Ire sothtast tu The southwest
| cerner-lH inches.
and w..st wing 1lr. e stl1isturc has been Gpar1
three inches This brought III The question: llr*
were 1e jSis.s running fr'n r:st 10 wtst aflsrt
t1l! tIn1l very litfe rrht tE tflt, rf 0A[l noee
The threc Inches INIT was OIL The top ssoor Their
Is n"ilifnR th b. perceived In tle stcon! 1,tar. III
,ie .if ;,l%F the i,s 2! !lS main % have
| tn"nths ago. Since then there has batn j fnrtht1
movement Of nye-esht+nf an iurh "a tar opposite