, 1870-03-16
The Boof Catastrophes Caused by
the "Buck1ing" Of the
Rafters,
The Blame Thrown Upon the Con-
seructor and Architect,
When a Bnilding Becomes a Eui-
aauoe and Requires Ahating.
Tho Charge Of Judge MeAllIster.


We.nN ~ W., NC soo oaeo ~ 1e ooa1o Of fuol
A ~ oe!oeA 1essefaay nornlne, MI. Cne
| committee MeexrN Rovtnrfnn tny,,,, o,t ".
osoel The snec1a, conT,tsss -, ,ra paa., anu ,s
| annaTv,sors an,aintss ~ I. y. .Ho ooa1a
Sup appolnteu VI mono6y AFTERNOON
We also N 6tIenoance "a were also the Eommi
slaleta o1 the 6oa5o o. Public Wo1kA
r,a an,;9i. u1k OLD bulhpNo FIRST.
HsaitoIsu. nJ Mt. SaesntenQh, who read tn
tste!uMea uaoet Nhlcn tEey we're Appotnled, an
-. -. LIZ eonmstee aie present. a7d huppos
1ha pesl nrt,4 1n19H ~ Hoa1q oe~ oe-~,.
II. bUhLiNG. lEoald s1ggeas teet we prc
1! Sea n aa inseIsa M ofaer ss these genaemen lth
,hH sn' ~ & ptesenL ma Hens 10 knox Sons
ssasnetnen1og me oiu Ioof. and the q1estloa as |
III 81 Pscsty o1 Wass @ MAs pnt Lnefe, are matter
@ Mucn ,n 5nsaotfs nste @ consalla1ohs and We hhoul
-: GAEsnhoUGA. Ioen, you Wonld tnvel
1a5 ofder Of the 1eto!auoo, and begin with the o.
oS9o'1K I11,,,rxo rn,+n,,,, ,,,
H. GnEsBkouda It 1 l. aossessed 0s I eisaanss tast
csnmence on ~ 1n7erae Of rue 1esoiauo1. ths
aa haa II t9a sn ola nnaomg' - ofds5 70 meet II
.ahe ls no objection thst VIII be coundered th
thsordet In which We H1ll proceed
refe @ Mss s5ao 20 9nlfGtion; w.
sise us 81 Jo1r y n yisWs7
y: VAN OsDEL. HAVING been the architec
o. mat old o1ilding. wooid ilka tne others 10 ez
tnt1 found there. That i The Only reason i nav M
ab! deacacy IN giving ny views aoout It. hay
an sp1n,on about u. but prefer 70 hear ths orne
! hu1tipR. s'
". CuESDgOUGu. think It would be Ter
ln11eat,tR 10 alI present 10 hear Jou atase wna
| old building vas anlshed. PTobabIy no nne nres M
en- HpoWa 80 much nbout It as loa do, he sddl
ue,s, the conditions Of the soil, and yon e1am
ned II with the committee I thnS II Il yer1 In
poaiatt to know wnat changes have taksn n,ac
il consequences uf 1he aadssieas. A''e @"A'1 p'A'
Nj Van Osdel Il conyersanr With thn addtt,on' q q
The nav ttory. cr too story. ai1d 1ith 1Gs nrrs.n
codttton Of the building, Tor lin to stara X s'0A
th,i morning thas me ea,t nnt wn5. Ill ~ ~.
old huiioinE have set1sd,-asye been c.r11ei dow1 WI
BY he bulialE r. erected adiolpipp them.antl tfs
! aLsct11e has been caused ~ that ssttiemsnt a
ifsuse vi CD IL Ell On the oatsde IL ins ,,as ns
| wetE, but On the Inside, u. by ueasuren1enF az
nc ,nea snd = quarter II wtato- The VeaE ~ai
| The: Inside. On the upper storY Of ons
ard hair fIches nv Tsea,nrarenS
The thirty-swo feet xall in the upper story aa!
! Ee:ted gradually aud formed a ffactnrn n IN
tnlfd orr, out mona At the base oi de baiid1ng
Is 5ullt agaiost ano.aerHthe1e vi, be- frasnI<
the Wo1E ii otners: wherever ne nex 9SI Sadiaa n
it. ne saine a. happened here Haw " rmnee ~ ~
settlement has been II Ii yery diiicu1t Ia ieteT s
ni1e without taxing levels. Tie lractt1Ia IN iii,
VII, that spoke OIL ia eighty leet aboye tna base
NJ impression u that the west TaIi Of tne nd
Coat Aouse has been carried down over an luct
and halt as ta eEldenced By thus fracture IN t6e
se15 :D bs s.. ss1 of sfhaE
t'ior$ Rye IN the stone work, but none Is peSreo:t
hHi;a,n1 =" ~. opP1ensna any danger 70 tha old
stres ~ ~ pss1 '1e PsaaS uo net ta1nk 1!s
nv 1sne1a IT. ne1 oeea ~ ,6a M6aen{ impaired Tns
n.s9i1 s9TT,nio1es 1as t.m GARTER l. II tthe saesure
M. VAN OSnpi ~ ~, Ho1 ~ W pota MAns
pait Of he Old hnildinvha ae s,nns lae eass
on tne vest af ns ma nf9 s1,sa. M-H nncsoeo
upper wal, does rot ennssr ~ ~ y. sae veg.
haa settled N = body ~ - 1a~'0ea' II
III, VAN oSDEL Tes. ~ - nn,+atHnie tHIeaaon7
SupArTisur WAITE 4. that dan-ayI,
BY ne new wing? oSp4es"ian CAUSED
eoucius,on from rnis f.rt si;er ,s sn1ve " as shaa
nte oos o13 ~ Pr
:d, Rfe esa s1s asS 9y Bg1S II
Supervisor WAITE Il lie ,onndsi;on 4 taSsuIs ni r.
new saii lower taao 1he Old Que ~ sne
f M ,s yAN 9SgE sgIs TT Taas g not ,ex
Commlssionet CARTER iii im1reaainn ~ + :;
II Is ros+ do not Know certainly sboat +. = d.
T.. Issi sntnE ns l. w Gksy .nat 4 wss s!ea!asss
Nj. VAN OSDEL. neyer saw tha founds,,or,
o. eltEer wirE.
Mr. CHESBROUGH. Mr. DO, ,tnFtop WILL vnu
make your rstatenent-axpressy your views? 'o1
Mr. BOYNGION. ag1ee III Tue main With
H.. Fan OsdelH sraienenE IN reference 70 the oid
1rildirg, and the eject the new bolldInr lad
ulou T.. My attention was nerer, before fhls
tire, called TO the wallis Of tho old building, MI
Vtn Osdei, tn tie cuuIBe OF Cur tuYeEtt1atft1u ra
marked tnar he had discovered aetleneut Of nu
stuction, when he put On the upper gtorys Il
certainly now nust be three or four tuchet snd
NJ 1mprets1on "a that It 1s more 1h4n that, MON
taa enscta OF Jo1pilR this new hu1Jdln9 TO It.
think the Dew building has had q teIdeucr r.
cs7se general at1ain Of the old structure, WiicE
Rould never have occurred Of been app1rent IL
proportion, Al since this new building was put IN
.hlnk the wallis mn5t h1Te settled IEo lnchea II
consequence, and pethaEs more.
Commissioner CARTER believe the walIl
AZ. not tied together?