, 1875-08-03

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is".s re!trc TN sr.st elo.ea a. tightly :; po,tl.
'llinR md IL eonhFnr by tho fsct that tho wnter.
ta:tsrnea ths ,sr!c.i .po.i't.% Of q" ,t"ns as
tht fta the Irr realtnel ia original p,stIl very
ns,'y IT. T. b"R IT sSoEtns e! :: =. h y +. .a'ts
! oLllnr paris Ut the builliny Aro :
| IN rEltttEr Afi14MEST.
There arn Ala' twt HniA cracks In tc Interim wills
IN" frat ann 10 Tho literal thrust Of tho 4rYu srrkt
placed utnn lt,e s;eond noar nj she hiIIInp Tipre
lug nnl rurInx Ut The josta Ut tbs waor t4bIs n
nc west front t~'lero tho hnler-srucro Ia wau,ips
which = clearly attributable 10 lilo srti1n of io iro
as the J"ts 'inve cloa Oh in snhAenec If tho frost.
TIN crack III hs cuncrete running parallel 10 tle we.t
VAL aitriI;ab'o 10 the sum" csnxe. N! sssyrsso
fractures Or ehc cOnttGte fUrnug tho foundations
| III rcgall 10
/ TIE cut sToNr,
the totnNaston Il uf tho opinion that tto arRa atoncs
in ditefsns paris of ths nuEllns, src ine1eus.hly
it ii telr pI,es % 4. = 10 tha anii,y tf' o tho sna
itina used h, .his b't!ng, the Committee csn only
auch buildings ~ haya been constructed FROM tia
Same mAter'4. tn ths city, 1t nrpesr4 tAt tnany OF
tAr abiss In ta base Cni,tso OF tho anrattuElure
| aud IN several Of alo basement. Ilers throw OH
| ATHIn HcAIE.
and this docs mt aIcar to e confined 10 what 10 sn
Leo III stone. sup o,,d 10 bo u the Gcs suay,
Uron careful csalaatIun 1t found that ktnucR
.ss .s hssonS erssi
humUer Of afonn rte,s around the bud ny, prepared
and ready for setting. are e1lnsrl IN the III Un all
h!ieN ash wcra mt injured W the actinn uf tile frost
Of last werr, aii n,tIo Of tEr,n httnos SHOW any
efRs o. scaling or HtAncgsninn. aud hnt in lilo
Tho Illumination of tho s.oues In iio L,!iilIlng
oc:1ra principally 10 tho cc1llso Of the lusgs
blocks 1he external an9'.s Of sLs taue. having be-
In ~ afaSin MI
on arp"ars IN .one u tile internal aNgea Of The
ssoe ~urk wAcro .Ae stolo has len opportunity 10
lared in the wurk Of Inferior quality. They eau
bs Removed M md lro'ct etoncs Int IN thor iaccs
that afer tho stoea haVo bc seasonoi no fnrther
Illumination will tako aco other than wnAt IL common
to al santia.onca For further Information in regar,I
to tho qualities Of tls stone, tho qalilira thai may
c nhlained tho Committee wou,d refer tu lo renprt
Of the delegation sent to Cincinnati to cxanlns iii
Your Committee would further re,1rt Tia. thu con-
crete anI The Workmanship OF tho building, including
tho cut ftune. nro una1cbtt1onabIc.
IN cOSELEs1pS,
your committee wot'd Lay that, In View Of the ieHa
anl fun examination given tlo prc,nlsca ~ detailed il,
tMst-ThAt slele IL no esldonre OF weakness Or In.
stability IN ttin present Atructurc.
Sftoni-Tlaa tha sounl.luns sufficient With tic
precautions suggested iil thia report, To curry 4o Load
e0nlclni lted by the design
1h,'dThat tho pnona Vista stonc, carefully ,cce,.
ed VII bo ~ durable "a any kaudnIoue that 10 Oh
Tug Commission is Of tho opinion thu. work on tho
hniains c,aa le sesnlaed t"h lilo proe4utlons sug-
Beatcll ai'tl .airicd III to c0ui itottun. -
respectfully suu4uittcd.
JonN II. vAx osps1,
Il. HEnLlNn
y. ". BorlsuroN,
q. l.. MHELLoux,
4. lfAuEn,
L. l.. Cnktpnouon,
J. T. EdAa.
THE nUrSA VISTA BTUSE.
1hc follo"laR IL tho toooit Of tho delegation
api'uutcu ~ tho Commission Of local arc.ilttrta
70 sIs,t tho C!tY OF tlucintut1 md tho Bueua
Vista luarrieB fur tho PURPOSE ot examining the
buildings aud other works In vhicl, Buenl Vista
btono La, been uned. with Il view Of aAcsrta,ulng
its qualities AT buIlling-matcrial: aso 10 aHcer-
taiu whether tle quafry IL cn;uble Ut y,oldlug
sutttiout stone OF required quality to compteto
tho ues Custom House;
The undersigned would respectfully report that they
ssnt wo tays N Their exallnatlor ci thr buildings
buildings h4Se ttcl htln,!inY twenty-five to tl!rty
ssa1ss 4nd many othsrs Ut iloro sseent date. Un
ssna I'D ssssa %s ss 'as no very ssy vsry Fry
lew, letause We foana III many l4rgo
ironts but oas " Two detective slnncs. aud In noas
dd tile sclIlIB OF tslnrgrAtiu appear to To general
W. ~c'e .ssuIod that tue scaling Iauination takes
place during the fRt ur second year after tho stuues
90 soLlo, t!at Rlance at tho hlidugn ous MT de-.
tecs y, Tut IN co" examination sLow4 tu4t lew OF
Thu 4rshiIest, builders, and rropricsors in Cncju
nal ase tho leEsonp best acquainted with thIs slono
hna thcy continuc TO nac 1t uli taetr buildings Tv
othsr stune. Ar. D. sintou, woatay proprietor a,i
~ 9d resident u Cinrinul A4s many ,nayuineent
w4th.!ower for tho ut tho Frs Department. mud
rreseat to Tue city, This tuwer will cost t5ooVJ
vii cd 70 ,ssv = ana
aiiiss. s'ssa ss T. =, .aa a''ty gavs a4us "
our observation 4ud Tho informstto,s airrn
III. we ara satisfied that tho low fefo.ye surfucc, Of
than from nny uherue deiees il tSe ssone sssa 9aas
They 1usy haye been paced n the building iu IN III
seasHaed condition, q tue moisture froa tno ureE.
woFk ileed aYa!ast them naay have caused lho seal
H " tla auFlace. And, sul,sogueut leterior1.
son lakes pl4ee utter ths first second year II would
amins!tou occurr. Ne .io examined tAo pcrs OF lha
suspension Dridgo ut Cincinnati. They arc Of sauI-
lrrics, lnany Of them frosn the u,eua Vista a.larry
Ihe eouttaet dt not requ!ss tho Htouo ia Ia Of s6e
6sst quality oLtained Ut taeso qunErea, conzs.
,Aat would be l0jsa.el for tr.rIass buiJjfpo nnr
!usca % , TIE ps,. telow tue Eo."uy uru rovk.iaee,
way tie stone Ia bpsA-lntn1ntretl, nnl hero muuy
haro scalel. We iforlns.l tint ie la1ninaton
io.k r!a. soon after tho llt wers auishd and that
tof several yaars Io freah 49ntation t4ten place
IND 1t y believed that tile stone grows ha1tlar eaeh
sassssanx p, yss1 The very reluctant
over Oh account Ut their excessive harGncns
, w spent QUE day III examination Ut the city ledge
elss 1t tho edso sr sono Or 10 isa1 ia II oasf @
e'lor Al other pals appear to hs o! gray or blush
tut, and occasonsly Ut darkar color owing to u,e
rsessnce Of Mtrolouin In the sraun Tho qusnsllIra
81 stone that nlHht To Immediately obtaned frutn tho
.sdke already strtnpel would 10 than sufficient
to conF!eta the cuaIom-11uuse Wills At C,nciuuati
~o visited bF. Mucllef'a stont-ynrl whero we found
over lo'o0 feet Of tacks OF stons ssI 10 have
been quasr!cd fur our Custom House. Tic fnitsi
Sates Commission refusu4 to visit tAla yard Where
!hgy Could hare teeH quautlty Of that wo1lu 10
tar toward thu amount fvq"l,el complete ths bu,i
lug. lealo1lfuly submitted, 1850
JoHs n. VAN Oaps1,
A. uApkR,
Financial Oninton-'rhlN 1lun OuuAt
to ltu q llnnkcrs
DeiFon IRE Prfss.
sho said she'd take dozen Of eggs but while
nc grocer WAS counting them uut sho asked tho
price. lie told lier and Ahe nhrieked,