, 1870-04-02
The Committee Of Mine on the Court
House Contract


. u.,c sn,r,t of srrcrytsorS' Committee On EducA-
zion arh T,r,..ng met At Supervisor Waltes once,
yes,.1,as morning. to hear testimony Regarding
the s,ra5,lx II the Normal School hooFs and root-
There were present supervisors 1!a1k' e@auei4
Mcrscrsv. IAltcn, WorthtnR1on, Waterman. Saa-
Tor ar, Nrtnn1- The following testimony was
1aHcn:
Nr o. I. Whee!eck, aschitcet, examined:
x4>,,n, rhr Norma! school; hArc hccn an a1chl~
t.4t ,wrut.-four years: gave the bal1dlhE
clos. examination; examined the 1olsts OF tue
ret aoor; the josts asc 5 hy II, l6 inches from
cn.r. scnssr, and q feet long ffe places
hen he t:7talneEs aad headers should be coupled
md sr.krd toSrther: With that long span the posA
ehuuisi MT ,c uofr than Is Inches from centre 70
{, nt,., a,:l they shcult hasc double headers and
ir;mtsrs ,n sll cases: the next door Is +s by %:
The 11nar was nut laid: the committee Snew she |
ns,w shock whsn stamped upon y nc hesl OF :
Vi When D;H is., io.at gives vay the whole aeoii
e; F. ri; an ane ,peh hayt net cscuiassd how much
14u,nls ii" human heines 70 the square Inch; there
i. at!t III tar forty tons; the way to NJ the noor
i ~ rEt columns undcr IT; examined the roof as
c!"-rl. a. could; i IS w1ong on genera @ nsanGl-
usual r:rSs,s:e IN that roof ii will come dowu:
giving way al the ends; there Is 4 timber roof
h,s! "a til eeutte. When ii ought 70 be a, least
twelve fres with that span; the wallis are nrst-
rate; the masonry and carpenter work arc
c.!e;!a:,.n as 10 what that noor would sustain; !
M no; elicre that tac noor will snsratn Isl pounds
to she saaase foot. as Nr- N!nehen Salenlate1,; ,j
nut l,c 1nnrc than twelve inchcs from tho centre
would strengthen the not By rlae!ag columns
p!scc, on ri,cn of oniy tour feet, and then The
ceiling WIS r!Reea te!ow thA&; tac fsftete should
h4vt cnu,c down TO The ceiling; tne rods VII ea5 -
As the walls and carpenter WORK nrc concerned II
Is good building; al these defects ean
m hncs ii ns 'nse 1a dao eoua e,
II The COMMITTEES had let the contract TOT neAun9
sss tsr a'anS 70 " q ans % had al
s7tr.hcations Away, letting Mn accomplish It N
su,sry1snr Ssuier saii that columns were ~
1cnsei N - In them, and would have been lnt IN
:h,:n s',.. tu, the objections Of Wentworth 'ae
FsHr snnrry1sor Ws,ernsn said Mr. Went~ortha
,asa-, c1>s ..ttan. ami was failure After al
vs1r , Is tnc.rs lug Ing and "a lie lower noor 1e
f..cn,s Ling ty Il Of m inch thick the Laps were
.is,t.<l Is luches lonr; there were thfee secuons
anI M, 1Ho eectlons; the lap would bcaF ton and
. hall; thu human weight THAI door would have 70
lna- II fht rnom was frll. calculating $50 pounls
i1s;s sns wire oniy i've 1eet apsn; there were I'VE
iruu itilrrs, each h.i'lee and the WOODEN PIECES ~
ncs,s,t them. would hear fFona 4oon 70 G.Uop
1A.,,,.s; IL, relied upon tie fcams, and the rf1ncs
nal t.r.s S. IN snstatn the rnof; the trussea Hete
E;!t.4 II ts' centcc: two-inch iron Tuds connettes
the lwu laXt.ls and the roof.
Thu construction 11 the roof WAS explained "
l!c@raM drAwn on the doot+
Mr. W;nchc1l said the Pitch was SIX feet; he "a!
Eure the roof would lear Two feet OF wet snow
there ~as no neceshtty for tension rods: he woul'
stalc lis heal uu iaat ruof nts coming down: u
l'as suss + eou,an e 9A in NJ That Sui!a3n xss
wa Re 10 tso, thc original design did not snelaH
The hr7dces: when *ttnesa Mas gong 70 r.: mais ~; 10
sEe;4;I M a. e tfa.se: % .whassser You d, A Wen