, 1875-08-03
I,cport Of tho Commission OF City
Architects.
Elaborate Tests OF tho Naturo Of tho
Underlying Soil.
Tho Foundation Found Adequate 10 Sup.
port tic Structure.
Cluse Of tho Scaling Of tho stono--Tho
Cracks Closing Up.
A Whit tn thu Tllaann VistA 0unrrina
4 Visit to tho Duona Vista Quarries.
Continuance Of The Work Recommended.

.s,,,,, ,no,n,,o n,h h, lin, s,,l,,,,,,,, ), ,La
te'e"' NV h' $3.50 - ' sN"ss'~ '" sAN
~ The ifonorGb'eh tfdvqr and Common Caunrff O.
CAi,ao-GENrLkMIh: ieur CnliulIsteo aJttuinted
on u The fsn,!aous pf III. clsonl, IIe,.e, md {
rcpolt to tho EDunril In writing whether, In ihcfI
opnI.n. ths sail Cantotn.iitnas cau 10 nafely com
rIete on in lrtses foundation. Lcg lcass u report
That they huys performed tho duti N ilnposnl npot
them ~ careful mr. and t,oro!'gh nauer They hive
traa underlying Tie .4,nr Al tho reJutat Of ti.t
Mayor the Committed havs extended leir nseat'sa
tio a. - to s'ado every point that as besn r*ise
Ing. desg.t u! n Y the Coini'tse vitted Cincinnati
su,rs lLs asna vsta rtons %. Gee for many years
eass @ % u ;sir i Of II s y esesy s 0fs
ei!ity waa given them by usr. lirnsn, tie Supetu'
tendsnt ~ cis,ss ni tue work ~ relnes,. the To-
e1lt ol the wr9ht III sc ratcttor walA Of the lid-
tue whrn committed: mill osn: william sooy Smith kindly
nstioN, q which lo waH member; hlao n,hts ha
sections OF tie sabS1aa prepared by that com'uis-
h9mn: hm:: .,o,.,,o, w,,,o,, o,u u.u. c,,a.. d..
nd reior. los nu.h, my, tic t'r tables var's,l
east fronts nrldng thu fur eoruers u lho building,
PRACTICALLY LEVEL
'aS =, @ th ~ -" o"e. no peths ass han
isrno witi,1 cunot Ia ,is'er1, wnn,, t ~ ~ ~
isncnts. ad inas Ue taksn ~ urac ,cai,v i iatc i
Ihe fs ,onpd*0" exhibit no unsasuess under tho Pres
Gilt '''S'' ru, rrs, ,,ra
rere e,c.v.se oo eD nem nfs' as fa we,t Of The ,e.
HeHt sorr o. ths nliding Ar'n atratum of clay was
tl y I. stru,nm w,s f,st onss'e i,e 1o,hns .I;
uuaeryua this Il ,ral,u Of soft bo Ss risv ~ nes f
ar;aaa ne" iu 'ne q o. which was not
H. h,a r.or ,,o M H., a. VI W., " ,1 sofnef nf
i to V, a q Ss sosnet' aa nsa Stratum WIS
say .,ra,uu, fe4 C" nr tn, l H., then ihe toi
d,.h ~ ..,t.t " I .eA ~ ",rnes t!ast tlle
..!,ntn l., nuit,rn, -, ~ ,i. t." 81 .aeu' 1Ho sai cay
siu,iI,r 10 nnmtno.s' cIav Tni. ra ' FIJI .sensS
pased mud IN ,ur,aer rsIt by III" ,na s.t.a m
r.,,ms% 1t.inrh a2cor oo'',Ks ,, Will . shafl'.
furrcI tllr1rh tbc .iir.,,,,l ,.,.n IoA'o eo
pressure Ind y 50 re;r ed to ss press,t wit co, saa.
t.st artuus 10 Il, ais IL frt ~ M sa1se
Id L,Srsds Iii g ~ Tn.n 1p mo ~ s rscit Motsl
Hs Iss"t I'm nft - =, ~ ~ t ahoht ~
south corner Of Tia Taciar II II IL" rortn @ ~ .o
building Lave 10 sot a Guy tatn Huee q, te
o ' eay D' fona .nS III ~ ,aas of Tho
naSk M ,o, a,so f,o an1oT5a M ho nnoro
Nina II IN =, hsavx ni,i ~ ~ u , ,mo
.stsippn o. Of any ueases. sa' o. sRs lis y 5o an
'-"'''' ...-...
TIE wE1our.
vi'iny Arese, IT appears thu. .,trs ars rgnty r,crs
In sle eire,lhssfibi!g walls Of tbs bnl:.lg, wicl
gttgae will 7J.s,sco, pounds 4I,liuK to thIs liz
Weight OF tho footinH slonas nnI bed Of
ssonsrele' 60 e'3ol ooo pounds, mailing tho to-
Ihis weight Ia Carried 1G,t4 sqre feet OF
base, mixing Ayerugu weight of 4,aI7 puuuJs
pressure on each aquars fout Of thefunAtions ur az
tons nearly. Bat thcrO arc tcu piers which press
c 81 doadaiions Will wsghs varying from $50 to
10y ponhas rer square iegt. 1t !H ptaelcabs At
erets under Tho RhtrE piers t4t tho pressure viii
~ 1eu sn!I.iehty 10 ayold any dAuger Of un-
's'''on.ens s. lssse9 uhe conm.stee testcd
oi re shosr4a IN threo different places about tho
smiilins: ,t = IT, % rc ss as ,.de ID the of Ie
eenei through ITO eonsrsts oss & tae nrea
fees square, down to Tho substr Of cuy On sAl
Him. as iss fas xss it. ~: ss ss, + @s ~
~ Aaea u - s4uaru fec was TRULY LtlIrd ou ths
s!; si I'oat & or y ~ = inch ml Or waa pacca
formed by three ls,n,t iron be4s ~ feet lonn sot
9ao%,se s. rss''g n ~ 'ron plate o top Of the fot
lever realing OH tho lost gave rrthsulo Of ll,UI3
Coahas the post a'd platform weighing Doo pounds
roanGa a. us a .ss mSa1 q p1aI.
w. ,e ,Io os' nsn o toox M plase: loa q po!s
;rnhaa pae ts opoa ~ .ams a. dstsnce q feet
PseHs9te aG o. !91l9 pounds nskluR tns load 2,lsl
u Gn s,ss saars FIT
making setssat u II ass; Se Se io!
huurs without any tuEles depresso
r, ~ ~ au @ w. theh Placed On tho lever OF go
ogaus ~ M 70 tees Inches from Tho forum, adding
a!s sS" y goanas 4. or total Weight u o5 rounds,-
n ~ evas @ routus on caeh t!l'sfe aoot nf he ioun
~ aaun' 4ns Tettlemeht aitltr ths additional loll
wa i, IT, H. wnis loud remained rse days without
~ ,,ha ~! ItIa'sar ,u. 5s..ie.Meus. ~ .A
THE sEt,uSu EXPERIMENT.
position =. tAs bail,ug ~ feet ,,lsant from tic
sasno, THIS spot has bsen repared nearly iu
,Is.r1 ,.,. T. u r., tl.l. J.. iast ae pt
.ss.um reached. being On ls.e wath ths To- Iotto
o. os s1s foundations Ct the building platform, and
tae san's of y, s1uaru fvet on tIs s,sy srst
p!attorn waa constructed The upper e,d of shs
aA tesA Ths ftut loud was A,4o7 pounds, eqps1 to
lcscepublo icttieusts unIrr tbs ioati' The
Nslsht waa Increased to V,4c5 pounds, OF 9Qiy
pound. per sql4ru foot and n haf an hour the set-
as,s sSS s,pss*,an sss w.. va sa Is
9L!eh, III two 9uI hulf hours usya tncL fursj"1
81 r.s4ion. THIN toaa Or a1,s7! 1ounds equal 10
iisr. Tu!s weight raya m sihtonnI t"ti,nont a ~