National Republican., 1877-04-17
TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY MORNING APRIL H. 1877
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THE rssHINGroN MONUMENT
Tse N.sis.s Ds-xr.ee-sh.n IL .sd - ranf
-Hcstt-x of ne Assoei.ties at ths white
Hsuse-Dtses<>icn upon the Report Of the
Ds.rd e d. siseer>
rse w.shtnsiou Ns;ional Monument Asso-
eistsrn, of uhi5h Pressisns Hayes b sr-efiei1
Ircss8eua, held q usesing at the Executive Man
s,cn yesterday sferuOo1. There we're present,
hsssses frs.sdsn: Hayes, Secretary Sherman.
W. W. Ccrccran. ESQ.,. first vice President Of
The ss<oeisiiOus, General Humphreys, Super
vs.rE Areki;eci HUI, Arvhi,ecs Clarke, and
sthers, hsssdss the board OF engineers, consist
tnrs OF Co,ooeis Gilmore, Kurtx and Duane.
detailed By the War Department TO make su
e1,n;na,ion Of and report upoa the stability
Of The bsse-
Ihe hoard made their report several days
since TO the President ss announced In TuE
kErrSL,cAS, and - vas surmised, was ad-
verse 10 The completion Of the shan upon the
base - Il nov stands. The results Of their
srAnin a,ico Justify that OF Lieuteusnt Mar
sAan, of The ensinesr eorps, made in conform
ny vfsh rsues. Of Hon. N. ?. Chipman, chair
nan Of eonnit:ee Of thirteen appointed BY the
Houss Of Representative, January Il, 1874.
Lssutsnaut Nsrshan made . careful instru-
Deaiai survey and . projection OF the upper
and loser courses Of the shan to determine
TIE .noah,, n any, Of i,s detection from the
vertical.
Tie base Of the f-Ipdatiou was also ex-
sniGsd thoroughly, I'D excavations made to
determine the character OF the soil upon
which q vas Laid. his resulted In showing
that the axis Of the shaft is inclined go that
ms top is defeessd 40 inches to the north
uesi. In February Last the upper Of the
foundation courses vas found BY Ieveiiug to
be teFs,ssed 6 v Of an inch 10 the northwest,
Which uoa,d Indicate . detection at the top
cf the axis Of that portion Of the shan now
cooP,s'ed Of about I $40 inches.n II also
resulted In showing that the foundatiou rested
rpon orsinary loan, and that "thers 10 dan
eert that varying md excessive prsssures upon
irsiastie earth nay, In time, produce perms-
rens yteldirr Of the foundation bed, with At
trDtans evn edects-" These, together with
aany oshsr objections, are given I'm the report.
IN tesns fssdvtsshae," says Lieut.. Marshall,
I. eoeesoding his report, Ito complete the
60 Iset.-
1. Because tAs facing has bsea 90 executed
tsAi The greatly inereaeed pressure which nay
Be trcssht .poa 4 vtil, In all probability, de-
Il QurNnlftty.
| = 1ke area covered By It's foundation is too
snAn for . structure Of the proposed dimen-
sscss and weight, essstpg sn excessive pres
SEe upon . sotl ~ wholly fneompreszibte.
L ;. Aprrcx,nase Cost-An drawings, plans
sss sYseifessioos Of the shan % originally
eesknrd have been lost, and the monument
sssoeiaitoa have 10 plans whatever coaeeru-
hgh- - .-fI
supqos'rg that Il b to be built OF marble
fiSing averaging tvo feet In depth and OF
sfo.<s Of pot less Size than oce half cubic
y.zS, vsh backing of large blocks of gueiss,
vel sesfesed, and laid in hydraulic mortar,
ufik an Iron stairway Eve feet vide, divided
isao sixiy s,rai<At aiEhrs Of 10 iees rise each,
snd an equal number OF horizontal platforms,
each feet VIE and Is feet long; the apex
or rcofto be Of wrought iron beams, rafters
ard tte rods, and east iroa plates, AL per-
feetly plata md sahsi.,tisl vork, the appro1i-
nate ecst vtll te-5p, ,6sa.6 euhie feet marble
fsrteg, Al sS1o, SIS, ,0i6yoi, la,4ss.s cubic
yards russ,s bseki.x. 81 SIS, sssS, 1880;
stairway asd platforms. $500; eass-iron
sp<z. $500. fotsi, sHs, ,ss44s.
.. 1--we ado. siT PEI. thousand for good
hard erek and $40 per thousand for expense
ofiaying, i.elniing koissiax, seaffoldiug, &c.,
.ad 81 hEel. per easie yard, the seeood
hen above vnl be redueed ss.6o per cubic
yard, nakirx the total cost Of completing the
shan tile. .S1s s. II brick backing be used.
he pressure At the base OF that portion of
L - kont f1tu 70 oe bu1lt VIII, however, be In
exress Of thai to which this material should
be tseieetsd; vhile the slight difference in
cost and rs less weight are not suf1eiert to
css,erbalasee ts many and obvious defects
ss cu1parcd vish large blocks of s'c1e, when
ased In tke eo.atrsestoo Of such high tower,
| $50 fees, s.nce the tendency Of brickwork
70 eraek and separate at the jotnts, and the
tseperee Of its freiy srbiiyided joints upon
the ktaalisy and dursbtlisy Of the structure Ia
ersases spddly vrh the height Of the masonry
ard The pressare brouyhs to bear upon u.
1Se upper 500 or 80 feet OF the shaft might
be tuflt advansaseously Of brick, and espee-
tally uken the walls become thin, when from
motives Of eoooony n viii not be advisable to
coritnue the nsrhle maso1ry entirely through
The valls, or uhen the pressure Is so far re-
oreed thai this material viii possess sufficient
s;rergsh to Withstand IL with certainty.
IL Is understood that this Is also sUbstanti-
any The results Of the recent examination OF
The structure By the board, who have just
ra.fe their rsport-
The subject uss under consideration for
stout Sso hours, hut no conclusion was ar
riytd al, and the meeting adjourned subject to
call By The sT-erc;S president