, 1875-09-04
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE,
Tho Members of tho New Com.
mission Begin Opera
t1Dila.
Another Set of Holes to::Be Dug-..Col
lcoting Information.


mission Of aeven lato1y appointed for tiiht rur-
pone. II Is. perhaps. a gratifying fact slat This
new Commission has boon lnasfe to consist of no
many mon 1t sllows. IT snythlng, tho growing
RESPECT which tho Government las for tho half
finished building which /: owns In Chicago.
The first Commission was mado up Of only thrco
neil {os four including rotter); tho second was
mado twtco az largo; now, however, tho hoalH
OF nfTairs at Warrington hare laid oEer and
capped tho climax with seyen so'ectons from
the wisdom OF tho conntty, aud evon appended
to thom shorthand writer.
TUE cuMM1Gs1ox
WHO bcgan tloir sesBions yestorday. are pane1
as follows: uon. ". u. Trauklfn fongiucer). of
Hartford; Gen. ]. II. Wilson tengiucer). Of Now
York: n. J. Hfad1co fnrchit"ct1. of Boston
llousy Whitestoue larchtoct), Of Louisville:
John McAithur. Jr. (archtectj j. OF Philadelphia;
An,lfew Eennedv {bui.dcr> Of ST. Louib; Il. j.
Dol'olas tbt,tldcr), OF PHILADELPHIA; and Donia-
MIN Dnrfeo tetonographcr), Of Washington.
Tic latter boing tho recorder Of tho doinga Of
the Comnesion, aud not q nlnnlber with yote.
Iio was antaffcd for tho purpose by thc Trcallry
Department.
Tho members Of tho Commission began to a.-
rive Thursday evening, n!d tho twn onanocrs,
who brought TN tho roar. woro promptly on baud
yehsordny morning. About 10 o'clocn tho break
fast which tho Grand Pacific had furnished 10
tho Commission beEnn to settle. mud by II tic
fcveu Ind discussed Tho weather and other top
ics sufficiently, w.,n.oupon they snadn up pro-
ceAnion ani walked over to Mr. Hanhfortls little
brick tnt. Having otcctolsIaj- Woods from s!ls oc
cupancy Of the inner roon, they Proceeded! 10
organize, aud tho ayoung papor reporters ha-
gan to sand on fuot in the o1ter vosttbuIe.
With tho rasuutl pratt to keep tho Seven WiBo
Mon out Of tor clutches They were wot! p.9
tho placid; Nal. Wood. the iterco: aud Cor
loral Pratt tho ubsso. 10 would tavo boon
brayo reporter indood who would hare tried to
putor tho presence.
Thus gnardnd from l.arm the memboTr pro-
ccetlcd to eject Gen. franklin Chairman ct tha
body, and thon entered into discussion 40 to
tho methods to be tahcn to ascertain the staso of
Tho foundationg. md other NECESSARY facts: Quo
Of tte first results tint grow ou: OF tho lolibera
t1ona wnB aa ord.r to dig moro holes in tle
much perforated Hnil of tho block 4
III sto tou.hwoas corner, fev feet west Of tho
Rpot chiefly examined bv the Chicago Commits
sion, and tho diagi"g Of f. largo lo!o WAS carried
GU with that deliberate haste which nlUats chaE-
ucter,z's tho Government laborer; Another
smaller rang of mon were employed in getting
down below tho foundation In tho basement Of
tho Clark street front. 1t III pretty eyidont that
tho CoInmiBsion intend to dig much aud 1hy
i,o. baro tue mn.i undcr tho Attrrueture. i
was accomplished In The digglng was not To be
known, inasfnuoh ~ tho watchtul Pratt loc1od
tha door as soon A. nny ono manifested II desire
IL EEGA LOOK tACEElE. ETS1CHttY {Ht& D1AY OF
seven Ia ctoac communion to tho coro.
Tho question OF lovo!fnE tlo building ateo
came vi, In tho EeaBon. and 1t Was voted to eyn-
| ploy competent engineer now in tho service Of
throughout. Tho name Of tho person to be ON
ploycd wns not diyu,god, it known.
GETTING IMPORTATION.
Although tho announcement had been made
that tho present Commission intended to baso
their conclusions entirely upon their own exnn,-
inatton, get thoy determined to show respect 10
| tic[r predecessors by adtlscssing communira-
ton to Mayor GOWN. nBking him 10 furnish Htlcti
bearing e uoG i tue aing 81 Tue City
| 10 . particularly wcarlsome job for the
| hoad OF tho city, for the reason that
he probably laa not ron-scratch on tho sub
mud tjGusos pos.assed by tho Commission Of
Htx arc probably In tho hoad and Oh the books
OF City-EpGintor ChoabrouRh. and 1t partakes
| Of tho iocund to ASH tho Aayos to fusaish facts
| and figures Oh my subject,
Another source OF information WAS opened lip
| BY a yote OF tue Commission asking J. G, Rau-
| Kin, tho former Superintendent to mcot them.
| Hc should DO ponsesscd OF data Of yalno.
The Communication addod to their other duttes
| that Of passing through. over, aud around tho
building, and casually examining 1t in Its parts.
T4oy found email force Of men at work on tile
engines, ropes etc., putting them In order, aud
protecting them from tho Weathor by coats ol
pAint and otherwise.
| After the businces Of tho day, ~ nboyo noted,
/ had been porformod, tho Commission wonded itr
! leiHurely way back to tho utana Pacific, aud in
The evening desipated bY attending tho tboatre
under tho pi'otago Of Mr. Drake.
In tho morning, whilo tho members Of the
Comnalaaion weFo gotsius roady to undorta9e
thoir work.
GEN. WILLIAM soox sMrr1t,
| natnbnr of'the first Commission, called upon
them mud volunteered any assiatauce that lay In
his powor to aid thona III arriving at their cou-
clusons. Ilo also offered to procure tho at-
tendance Of other Chtcago, gentlemen II they
wished it. While ut the hoso,. reporter OF tho
Eeening journal had couvetsation With Con.
SmltlI. which IL thus printed:
Nepostcr- Do Joa think tho present Committee will
ask tho adytco q Chicago architects OF engtucora7
0uu. RnitA-1 rather think thar prefer to work
| a1one.
nt-Dont you belIs1o the soil hers IA Of such Pc
Ia orer 10 correctly decide suca question ~ these
| gentlemen are 10 decds7
do not appreaend that they viii 10 troubled With he
difficulty Of which you Speak
mo do Soa explain M r. she f.Ss that shs ro parties
opposite reauls In regard to tho supporting wctsht Of
eea. s.-one CAUSE Of tho difference was that tho
/ Committee had different da.a from which To work.
Tbs WashInxton Committee we1o told that the woIsht
pounds to la square foot Tue local Committee wsre
iufFmcd that the weight would 10 but j ooo pounds
ae p.r.s nd odaa. !. ts.Ps
des.anl The commissioa has to aolYo that problem,
| au!t,
| R-our City Engineer, Mr. ohesbrounh, has said
ind power Of tho ground Was your lot ths eaas q
/ that Of tho local Comm!tlea7
Tsg nta .nss .ss sa:.
surface: We h.d dead Weight Of i.7uo pounds On :
fG9 IT. :na found . to-. A. ' wa
K.-Was not that owing to tho difference In tho sur
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