, 1877-05-16
BRICK.
With Special Reference to Those Used
In the Courthouse.

*@~ NsAS eShA SAAVA3Vs
Too auth Dirlded Responsibilities Case for The
eitilsss' Association.
AT this moment, when the falling Of the roof of
tho New York post-oflce and OF tho Rockford
couft.11oIso hare como in tnptd sncccbston. and
when doubts hnvc brcn expressed n" 10 tho stabtl.
iy Of hs apparently sofld structure ~ tho Illinois
Stalo fouse, II 10 but natural that tho peopfo of
shs city should beaEn to look at the foundat!ons Of
the structure now gofEg up On tic coutr.tlonse
Square, for TIC purpose of fecnK that they arc 10
duEaoio and roek'rooted that s''ers need bs no
apprchcnsona IN tic futurc. Tho state.
'ncntd which. hn.o been made IN TIC
Papsts; resS9H'y scEssain: ths ans q
DM!1d!nK u 4sing havo been such ~ 10 cxcte s1n'c
little dlstruat as to tho pcrnsancncy Of this now
cdldce, and tho square has been Of iate visited oy
"ese' - ts .e @ tra u t!o.c sla.sasi.s H1 Tiie.s
sItcFst,ons T., are tlat .le rok xei, a.e now pnt;,
sy ss s s1 sss Y h f. se Hsqaed st
r. ;;SSsad s # 10 ": Sss'o {Ssy r. III II:
s1s bosn pn. n wtEea any S@' settns at e .as sad
ssfy essas s 1it sss !:
not lived np 70 T. that there q 50 much lime In tho
ssf as@as. @ .o,ssyy ssy sy s.e rsu , 70 .
ss' i y issa sh "Ss Ky
down there. and ii raay cases. il Is clala.sd,
bntst there. Tho organizations also require thut
''t "onovrKn" s1H sa '4sir WITH II LIQUID CEMENT
II u claimed that this has not been .lo,c. but
that every course il grouted With very thin mortar
wishy-washy compound has not tho qualities which
| make semont ae.irabsu; mad also becaase, Il II
s.t,s: sa e 70 S n&s III .' se r. l fef
tue rii,nots of late that tho comnn.onets Or
s.losc ot Then: wl,o arc IN the Ring. were looking so
tncy wore to get tho money which they had been
disappointed q rccelstna from other channels.
DIVIDED nEsr0Ss1nIL1TY.
It may appear surprising that Architect Egnn,
who l.aa el.afxe of tie building, should allow an1
saeh deviation from tho plans 10 dfew a,d Tug
the County Hoard elected Superintendent by Tic
pane Of j.aalcy; ana. ,shilo 4o !, neMn,!asty M NJ
ui NOTICES aud directions. son,s 81 them ilandiey
has observed; others ~ bas d!srsgaraed. follow
~ ssfs's 'sa's asds e . s n.y.
ss au 'St
which belongs to HIN, or wash Ills hands entlfsly
Of The whotc matter.
t.s ciatH1ed that
suME OF rnH PIERS
as ssss. 5 Ss s e
IT, o 'f" fmS chs, % s"s to Of o y1eT %
bent weIEht vsts nlled w!th t'o sotte,t specimens
md sla.h and msis '''' away 9''' undsf "nSe the
n;sssn;e Of bura,n Of stono ard ,fon
hssp hp Z sy a t T. ss .ls e e q
as'y Z @:s s:s Ii r II, ;Ss.s III grS.
10 1btn4npd for Gt4 In thu pfefa or In thB spt1a.
A good brick a5e malo il Chicago y anis'l,oro IL
es ~, Ths{ nS rsghs
hs ~" os a.. ID SsRH i tedesss4 dsees"
| they aso a. arm mud % enduring ~ any on The
good brick with good cement or n,ortar, nre a.
autab1c IL thu world. They can atund anv ilcsrSc
asat ss 'n asrs 1esa Ky 'af e.
scxon sh1sla not get suod brick for tho Court
''0'' s REisoy mas nxxx ASSIGNED,
however, a. to why le did not, which han soma
glausS,lty 1 T.. in y ThsEe t. ho oSsf
contract ior furnishing tas city i. 600, ooU sawer
brick. i ls claimed t!'st tl.is nian Mlnor y ss1.
these brick aFu TO eon1s from thu yarls which Seq
ton Z .unninE ~ & o. M ~ ssata iIraneh lie has g
capacty u W yanla Il soc4 that 4s can oas!ly
sa!my ths a54!tosal miller, of newer briek unvf
t&ey CONS from thS kiln, nnl ono hut Ut rytrY
brck ali tha u cxeurneo sihass M ] ui,ci
IT, tso%{rs o. M ss e., say a tue III. l94n VII aso
iin vii! oe thasenasly baEsa, o.hsf. partI.iiy so
tho rock. 4 sewuE brick l,as about tw,rs tho
| strength Of two ordls.ary bslcks, aud Il there.
fars selected for the special sc 70 Which It Il ds-
| IA pR1cEs ARE At PRESENT,
n sswc, br'ss hfisx fto s. 70 tl'ousa,d 70
mems l6s brick Al They CONS from tho ki'n. Viii,
~ *ewss bsiek nct rskss nYs,. wsl! b5snY ,,ow !,
~ sstts sssus 'iiI* :ts H.
brick, ana turn then o5er 70 sho eIty apdar iii.
e1.tssf wl sa.i,T b. 'ssn .hat ths tnte:
stss .sh ;'a s assa :: IT s '9 q:
sa-.sst l. oss:.h.ti sssst br4ek9ae fas't eead I'd
| bo found. Tiny would come up to ths specifca. :.
Tut Il all the arst.e .e1asa ones aro 10 70 undv.
then lere Ia trouble In atoFe for tae future rout
iionss. Some 1f tao.e which have been piled mp
Ut NGa!rs 10 which the architect II oLteetn.. hui
which tho SUPERINTENDENT doesn't secu Inclined ID
il tlcre IL 10 continue such diylson Of authoti.
" between ths atchtcct anu thu Superintendent ot
The C0uft 'tiuuso ~ ttdk WHICH HOW e1sts and |!
weak m.tesia1 II IL 9e used in the construction oi
The building, iswou,a enpaseutly 6s nEopet for ts
CItlkens' AssucIatlnn u select ftum aH'0n4 Ii
members culhnistcs OF exnerts, arcllttects, Anl
builders, to n,ske examination OF tl,s work noW
tiosng On tho Court House Squire, and report
whether. IN thelr opinion. Tho specifications arc
Lelng llyea np t1 by the contractor, ana whether
tho brick work II sucl ~ will hext the teal of time,
aud Of the stone aud Iron 10 bs pllea upon It.
! CARPENTERS BOOK,
f. ~ ~ Editor a. TAs Tribune.
CHICAGO, May l5.-Un my return from Wsshin1.