, 1875-10-07

to fIouso has cost Thus far.n ~ Snnr headlines hap
r!iy put IT, would probably not rrogotc criticism; an
such miner tnaccurseies intlalng tho concrete at
nlr.tenh is actual coat adding Tho salaries Of tho
Superintendent of Hlpnc.cntsing aud hiA rtaRr and
cos of ilctr "fncienta" 10 tbs cost of tho stonc-
cutting, vhlic The samc claBs OF expenditures for the
structure ittatf arc included in The epreial itcm nt
"rontngcnefct" might lie overlooked; hut, since It
I. presented I'm statement Of TIM cost Of work
tic new Chicago Custorn11ose ko tho atc cf the
rensInn Of tho work." and cnntrailtetlnRnsEcA
from "matesiaa OH hand nnexreudrd." II deserves
kGIne Intention,
In the staoen Mt thu cnst Of tho cutting is put
Ntase that ovcr sou, ,oio have a5caiy een Iaai for
cattng" Under the eantrsst Of July ia 1s7a "Il.c
c,lr,om-llousc' VIM April II, ls;s A that .!ai,
sic!o had inrn 1;,, raa ia John N. alnsics,
es u" sp ,s "s 1S s. r"s e"us s cstnnc
fur !cs 1rr!od after tc a+rensio, OF work IN Tie
huainR, mir! down l." tlr present dase the additional
tract II 10 tlr.e amount. atcl III" Of 3i0i
fnr ct!tg lshsetn. ns-stonr under former contract.
The salaries IT tho superintendent nt.i hlR hss1tlaus,
anl their contingent rsrenFe. II might mt require a
intlntun IT hgnrrs 10 make tic total of rs r,-
tnlitnrcs to ic present date reach The amount "'ec''
ticd Ia the statement.
Hut ynur corre'rondent proceed. to fsrn'h tshI'-
'''c Of "'aera!a on hand ,rai"neI Aftcs ers ay
"hrtrk walls, AMI "hrtk aretes, which f,arl, l"rn,
rsrt. 81 tue standing s'raeuf b. s'', ,r,h !" 1w "f
hi .eks ssss no sisS se~ "aa
are kind or tuf!,.inH currency rnhs rihle At tho
pleaHnra of tho Government ints "honoa any o!neF
securities employed In "nrkng III" such l'lEitt1!.
lions as tho ,rw EuFnn-fI,tlar. Although form.
ing psT II no s%tIf sDi' s1i nSys sy 'Tn r. 1%t 9
eirt,sture AMI the t.inr rule nltans all n,arra!a
and hl,or cm,uyr IL II not !tttlc singular tia.
ptatcntnt which develops the astounding fact That 81
worth nf nails rrilain "unr xrctlo." should omit
The Trivial item IT fow hundred thoussnt dollars
worth It +" lsutna Vista stone" "stone-eutt,a." aud
| '.toue.ssrtuR," which arc also " uuc1peMlcd'7
Thr itf1,. gsen In the stnteneat us tho cost al
l,,rt.a Vista snnr," "sione-eutting," and "stnle-
s,ain7.' cnrrr INT only much ~ has bccn PLACED i
t walls, they nlso include scvernl t!loursnd tots of
ssruc in tho Euttc llosn and Tw0fth etfeet yaria;
they urluto few acree Of nurficcA Of ste'lcc.,t-
ting" an! " atn1.c-aAwfnR." mot yet "rxpeuset'' y;
they inclEn the Frratr raft Of the stuck from thn
funtlspns tn the rpaf Of thu sliin9 They include
lie greaIcr part nf thu Etnek nnt cHttng te1re1 to
"carry thu Rtnnownrk oil Cnrk htrcet up 10 tho iusel
Ut thu ntIer work n footl "a lnshitse," - rs@on-
ur1r.i by tho lasr Ccsnnattun. and orucrca by Stc-
acrsrdlug to ttls lntv Eonmitsiois report, three.
fousths Of te whnle amount :sary I'm Tho ehsre
buIi!uR, delivered aud wrought" In my letter Q!
Uct. IN THE THIHtSE, which has probably elected
thu statement in 3oar 'lIsmtrhte. aascstel that
thu Ehlta1o Custom! liousc constructed, tho scaie
originally ennttrlpatsl. woNtd Go lalthough The
argest outside Of WaaAfnRton} hr . very largo suh
lilo cl,eateat Of all Tho great tlllces which the uor
erninent hhR undertaken to ercct eiuca the War;"
TINT your correspondent avail himself Of hc facilities
hu tn enjoy of obtaining class of information
never In foro given to tewsparcrs tn obtain similar
Rta!.tlre Respecting the tneE bui!dtngp that ,dur
readers may compare tho hgusrs. Very RESPECTFULLY,
A. q. MlLla.