, 1875-05-26

reports which aro required from Bnptrinteud-
ens rs 40 elaborate, antat1ed and complete thAe
thsro appears 10 mo 10 bo no neoossttY for IT.
ro.tsgat|ons rnads onsrldo Ct tho record,
and, vera men Of good accounting abilities Who
also ponsossed = knorlsdge Of building. EN-.
p!oyef IN tbs examination Of the*e repofth esio
sxpenses Of "becret HervtoA" Norld bs ehFoi
among ill., oficors and EMPLOYEES Of lhs Oo,era-
mont. have been ct1to:hed because ! hzys
engaged IN work other than that q ex-
ctnniytly nuperintendinE this building. ! hnro
ny Tor 10 aoas s:t,n nhs md e. on
are hutorintended by srchteeta In fill pr1ctEcH.
an perfectly wiling to have > compariron in
ssEtuted between myself and tho buterintHnd-
ente Of other large Government rorRs 10 rehpect
to the amount o{ tims and attention given tu the
performances Of my dutis~, and eittheso gshtlmen
arc men Of high character and ability, and 10 lar
Al knnv, hare pni rmct their duties TO tho m.
tire sstlhfactIon Of tho Department. Indeed, ny
object fn accepting tue posi.snn OF sHtcFln-
teIdent u the uoyotnment buildings here wan
to fe-estAblish mysstf Ia bu1ioess In mr. oid
homo, anu ~ soon ~ pos"ih!o p't tnseell beSono
tho reach Of ths inEtattude OF Ropub''ca.
a1rkneemen, with Mr. George O. uarnsey. arch~
Loot, aud MI. Muel.cr'a hounea On Douglas t,lAce
woso ono Of tho mtrka executed os he hrn: l!o
etane for these buildings NM cut In t;lncinhatt
t.o good and sailcient reasons: iisst stonscut-
ters nork leu 4ours In that CITY, and receive tho
hamo pay ~ mechanics receive hero for e!gbt
hours' work ; eecond the cut stock Was cheaper
tho eAme rigbt to make money icGitlma;esy that
othc1h have. Ileretoro, aucl iutesssts as 1naY
have In those houses are 1cgitimatcly mine.
With regard TO
TIE sscunrr1 or TIE BUILDING,
which ts matter that concernH the rnblic OF
Chicago much moro than 1t does tho enslio
IroaBury Deparsnent At Washington, have to
eay that do not Bbkte the fears entertained by
! exports who h.ys 50 lately examined II. nor eau
mlsslo. Who como from Abro4d to report ou such
| msttcrA. Ar. L. H. Wight, architect, OF this
city. In = letter to THa TRIBUNE discussed tho
| matter OF tic foundations In nastorIy, Eoeean-
abie, aud practical manner. and do not brle'e
tho opiutous advanced sud circulated by the
| preas In regard to tho Wcsk would 10 sustained
by any OF the experienced and reputable 4fcni.
| tccts, engineers, or buldcEa IN ttis city aud
th.. tno public viii n1 ~ satisfied ons
mon have exanned tho work, ~ no man cao
| With any amount Of scientific knowledge glve Al
valuable Judgment ~ hc whose e1pct'eneo has
| achieved results which 1t bcst sccnce only Ac.
Tho building above tEe second sto.v, but, asnin1
Ing that it II not undnlY heavy, have no hcsi
tatson in BayiuR that. by the adoption OF fes
precautionary moasurra and notifications. thu
/ work can 10 successfully completed - without
travelling to China " OF being pottorizod.
During tho lsse War many Generals Of courRg'
and ability ue,e sacrificed in the iiold becaus'
the War Department insisted on dGht1n4 th'
tuuo lArgei' to thiu cause, and fully anticipate
like misfortune for tia building II the presen
Supervising Architect aud hia adyisesH are per
mitted to follow the Aeemipg bent Of ttrir IN
c1lnation. Blame has been Rstached TO thh lat
| management becAuse
vare not always promptly mado by tho disbufs
tug 1gent. 10 fault can be attached 10 any on
in Chicago on this soora. Estimates weto mad
and promptly forwarded to tho Department
monthly, but the tcmitt2nces Neto not always =
promptly madet
In conclusion, Laye 10 say that ali Of th
work performed on the building. from tho TN
shovelfni Of concseto set On tue clay 10 tho ]as
, tton. and wil! compare yofy faVoral'ly 70 pie
With similar work dons elsowAo.e for tie Coz
ernment, and inTiso scrut'ny BY practical me
to tho building.
10 all charges Of corruption and dnbons sty th'
: have from time Ia tt1ue appeared In tho pies
| and which have hitherto loft unanswered.
lIayn conducted mr buaiueHs WITH opon door
aud have oeen more ~, e1Icsing NTH parties fn
have, been hsa hesn the principal i
I defy tiny marty Of whom ! ha1
purchased QUO dollare worth for the dore'.
!. ment building to ny thas wss made :9e recll'
, Ing poor material to gain MI Enod will, Of I!
,, any other purpose whateTer in tue way OF hIil
INK or influencing mo. Quoting from one of Il
pss dsenss s q r. % snse ssors s s.s vson
! lightly the reputation Of It's people gossip h'
! too vide and thoughtless . range. slaudeF II
ttce eourse. oysr how many fsIs and 20
,, Done to doath by siandorous tongues"
, J. c: NASK.S.