, 1875-06-26
impression you may hAve formed from perussl

impression you may h&vo formed from perussl
of tho rsport7
hlt. Gay-1 havo no doubt that the Commits
hfoncrs iavo stAted what thay couscEeutlo,l,ly
hosiove, huk, 1t the snms tinns that Mul1ott and
lsankin are not totally ignorant OF construction,
alll
ououT 70 uAvH 4 CHANCE
q explaining their roaaons for procsedEpg al
1s-Wl,at do you think Of tho recommends
tion to tazo tho building
Mr.. 1.-t s1Ioulb judge 1t Ia not noeessery TO
tear II duHn I 1t hcanis to mo homothtnB could be
dono 10 repair tue existing 1ofocts.
K-1!ut II tue report ~ to tho foundation Is
hlr. d.-on. of coutne that Ia another thing,
and would ratllor not say anything nbout It.
It IL q yoty serious mattor, mud will coat great
loal Of monoy TO toar down.
A-Woul1 1t 10 leasor eYil to toar Il down
now than haso IL tumbio down so,no years.
3lr. H.--A groat many buildings in this city
have axhibito4 settictnanta and cracks equally
Aolioua tn comparison with tic Custom-H HouBo.
but
THEY ARE srAyDISa TIT,
and will stand Tor number of yoars.
H-Do you think thero Ia any material differ
ence bcswoon the buildings sou refos TO aud the
Custom- House
MI. d.-Undoub.eliy; tho custom-ronso Is
OF peculiar construction. 1t Ia worry invasive,
aud reluiiog firm foundation.
h-Wall, iu view Of that fact, and aeaumlng
that The roport fa correct, do yc1 think tho
Mr.. G..-ruttng It III TINT wsy, 1 do not. But
tho Commissioners have uhGd
TENTS THAT ARE NOT nEL1AnrK,
Ia my ,opltson. For lns,ance. tney havs gono
on tho loundations ftom tito prnssnro Of pier.
They figure according to tho size Of tho uier
mud find that weight will carry IL d0un. Now,
10 bard trenches. wLtch support pors,, you
~holess tic ground will support. piers OF great
woisht- Ihsy have evidently conducted tue in
vcstigatfon On tho principle Of the cano, ignor-
ing tho facs that. though a thin instrument
can reBt perfectly sato thereon. Tnoy tlava not
tested on tho full breadth Of tho pierH but mnsle
their experiment OH a smaller Acafs aud com.
putcl for tho rest.
Mr.. Gay, but no declined saying anything moro.
MR.. goYlNoToN.
Tho reporter next WGnt in search Of Afr. ".
". Doytngton, who Naa found at his Office, 81
Washington street. In answer to tho first ID
quiry, that gentlrtnhu said ho Ind nos read tl.o
report very carefully. aud aas consequently not
prepared to advance an opinion. Tho writer
tlen ea!1od bis attention to tho rechpit1lation ut
tho close. after pen,sing which hlr. Doyington
said: VT would bo dangerous In view OF tho
existence Of tho mud holes to prosecute the
building without somo dino1eut fouulntiou."
Reporter-Would 1t be pogsiblo to
IMPROVE THE FOUNDATION
30 aa to render tho building perfectly eecure7
another mud o good foundation: the only quss-
tiou iB whether It would 10 less expensive 10
tear tho building down or to secure 1t
Mhero, required, According to tho soport
foundation. Ito matter now to consider Ia
whntiicr it Is sufficiently bad 10 condemn tho
building AMI Justify 1ta demolition. Tho Com.
n,isHionerB hAve considered TINT mattor to their
satisfaction. and agrco in condomuiug tho build
inE.
N.-Do you think the Commissioners aro
COMPETENT AND UNBIASED MEN?
Mr. D.-l am not we'll enough aoquuintod With
Post III IN ab.o arcl,itoct: Gan. Smith ia good
ougtnoet, but ho IL out Of pract,oo q little,
Euoss. think they arc unbiased. llr. Norcross
is good builder. but don't know that ho Ia auy
bottor than others Of this city.
R.-Do you think tho investigation yon pur-
poso holding will have any olfect IN the f4oo OF
alr. III cannot say. don't think 0ovcrn-
tigation. Gen. Holman doca not feel dlapussd
to allow ANYTHING to be dono on hts own rospon-
eibilIty, aud think he is perfectly right.
4,-Wlat do you think Of
Mr, D-f think III the siGsm Buopa WIT. !. good
building stone. The only question In mr. mind
III reference to destroying this buil1ing is
whether tho. quarry IL sufficiently extensive to
furnish good Btono to comp!eio IL. But / aup-
toso they hayo considered tha. mattes before
reporting. The greatcr portion Of tho stoue
in tho Custom-I1onao iB good now, and
will stand longer than any Of tho present III.
llaoltants of tic c!ty will hayo occasion to uso
the building; ut the aarno time, I muat SAY como
OF tho Htouo is poor. miserable, acabby, anl
sca,y.
N.-Haye you any knowledge Of
TIE Nol1N0a
that we're mn1a2
Mr. Ill hava. I was present WHOM Soma of
thon ware made. They BloEod looBe material
close to the foundations. No doubt aomsthln3
VIII have to ho douo 10 remedy this II the build
R-Which do you think would bo tho cheaper,
ns vol as tho botter, cousao--to toa1 down tho
building OF secuto the foundatou2
Mr. D.--Ny Impression ls 1t would be chaapor
SECURE TIE FoUNuArloN,
but hayo not tGual OH tue mattor
n.-Do you thluk the foundation could be 80
cured "a suggoatod2
Mr.. D.-Ycs, I hav0 no doubt Of It.
N.-ls you obtain permission to examine tho
building, what hue OF Investigation wall tho Com
Mr. 1.-I presume wo would simply proceed aa
those dovornnont Commissioners have dono.
N.-Suppose you tako tho came Lus aud OBJ
taln substantially tho san,c results, would not
your oplnion bear cloee resemblance to the!rB
Mr. u.-Well, yes, in tho main po.uta. OF
course II depends entirely upon thoao who haye
tho mattor in charge 40 60 what COURSE We would
pursuo.
N-Does anything else suggest itself to you In
this connecticut
thing clso. What havo said aso OILY casual o.
| Aerratious, and would not warrant any ono COM
ting to positive conclusion on the quostions 1t
Issue.
N.-ln the oonsss Of my investigations to-day,
II hHah haa I'D -
TITS underneath buildings, there III always tbs
danger Of some person tapping 1t, and III Cats