The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-14
BROOkLYN's NEW EDITTCK
Expert. Reporting Many Pants In the
seO0.IOO Municipal Building.

The committee appointed by the Brooklyn
Aldermen to investigate the construction NJ tho
new municipal building. for which $500 200 has
been appropriated Il. received reports yesterday
from Mr. q. l.. Morse and janice Locke. tho
experts appointed to examine the building.
The exports said TINT there have been varia-
tons from the contracts in the use OF one kind
Of slate. instead OF red and green SLATE. M pro-
vidrd The cutters are lined " tn tin instead
II galvanized iron. ar provided. and white
pine has been used for window frames
instead ~ Georgia pine. Tho iron girders ara
tiel " IN strapnnrhors. smaller. and with Tower
bolts than specified. The Joints In the stone
roof of IN" rort~o should hc caulk"d with lead.
There have been many up-rivcr bricks used in
place of Havcrsraw brick. The experts deem
that the cutting away of the outside walls to
admit Of steam pipns Is % be- doprccntod: MISC
that th" placing Of steam and return pipes
within eight in hes OF the outs dc flr" will lead
g. freuuD Mt frrozing rapid condensation and
2s-foot iron head ~ at tn" stairways should hc
improved The experts make other minor sug
Tho report II Mr.. n. C. Weoks and Mr.. John
A. III 1rgan, also building experts. snys that the
Stats or rec.ssrs Tor me iron p,p"s, which mr."
cut in IN" piers between the side windows cut
away the whole inside half of the wall where
they occur. md seriously weaken these piers.
tax ny away the necessary ahntmcnts to the
ar hes over thes" windows. M the iron beams
come directly over these arches. The wall has
boon considerably shaken by the cutting
wooden lint"ls are PLACED over the side
window openings. n defective and unusual
thing. where iron beams are over the
lin" There il more detective work where
wooden linteis are placed over the two wne
windows ON each story Of the front wall. Over
each Intel there Ia an arch Of three rolocks
Ahnv" each II "a single twrlvr-inch rolled iron
b"an. resting ut each end on small stona
hlo X about four hy six inches. PLACED one on
each sid" ~ the window openings. or near the
"lre If the sumo. These beams receive 'ha
large iron GRID supporting the iron noor
h"uws The windows should H., suunned 10y
Gust r'n nt"ls ami good brick arches Granite
nio H. should hc placed under the ends 81 the
main girlrrs.
Thu report II Thomas Silent ON Warmers nrn-
proof material declares that IL F. eUt -fartury.
ami - Co. b" comm "ndrl Tor It's 3D. .htn'-- tor lis
power Ia r''ssi ilr". and Tor the r'adln"-s with
which an boo altered or rrphr'd
tn" ~ 'r' IT L'onlrd +. B'ckwith. civil en-
gln''r. prunuun IS the same material poor. in
capable Of hul ling nails. AMI ~ insunl ont
strength and thickness whcr" nails must he
u-'d, Being made of plaster. ashes. and mar
hl' dust, It tnds Ia uuly'riDti0n. Whore u
nail IL cir N"n lnto Il. II an hr drawn out by IN
iln-rrs The Slate must De- ccnIr.tcd 10 the
rouf, elise il cannot mold. This material is used
in IN" part.tl tons. and u WIS piu-iered over
am could not be, examined. Tho pieces found
pi th" floor show that thu strength OF the blocks
Is