, 1877-01-16
THE CUSTOM-IIOUSE.
What Architect Bur'ing Says
About the Proposed
Changes.
4 Compromise Between the. Dc"
signs Of NIuilctt and Potter.
Additional Room and q More
Handsome Building
Secured.
Tho v3uws Of the Stone Contractors
Representative.

Tho vluws Of the Stone Contractors
Representative.
h{r. Edward Bur'Ing, the nrcllttect for the
new Custom House, returned from Washington
sunlay morning. In conversation with Thin
uNA reporter yesterday lie stated that there Fns
10 10 change In the plans for Tie roof, tic
Supervising Architect, Mr. Hill, bctngat present
engaged in modifying tho Potter rlan When
completed tho new plan Will be compromise
between the Alullctt and tho Potter designs.
This much Mr.. Butling had learned from con-
sultatton With Afr I'LL, buthc was unable yes.
tcrtlay to describe the ncw plan With any
te1nlteuees. The drawings wilt probably
arriys some day this week, when ha
Will be able TO speak more particularly
Of tic proposed changes. sosno Change
was necessary, the work having progressed to
that extent that 1t was impossible to throw ont
ali that lad been done, and tic new plan would
utilize all that has 10 far been accomplished.
On tho receipt Of tile new dca!Gn the work Will
be pushed forward 80 NJ to lave everything IN
readiness for spring operations. II Is Alf. Bur'
lingFs opinion, OH rough gupss, That It will re-
quire as much as 81, ,500, ,000, IN addition to the
100000 ba1anco Of tho old ldappropriatloi', to conf
plcto the work. This 4t0o, ,0o0 will about pay for
tlcstone-cutttng necessary. The Secretary oftlio
Treasury las asked for an appropriation of
S50O,0o0, which will carry the work on through
tho coming building season, and Mr.. Burling ts
quite confident that this appropriation VIII bc
Obtained. 1la saw Barney Caullirll, With whom
lie talked over matters, nhd the Gknetai feeling
resHcd TO be in favor OF granting tllia appfopMIl M
alton. Mr.. Durling also suw member Of tile
Appropriation Committee, Who also EXPRESSED
himself as being IN favor Of allowing the ap-
preparation. Alr. Bnrlng's opinion, IN
s9t nop.x Is that ,d,ep the pFqiRestc 'ns cacaso 1s5
Custol,.11ouso arc ouito as good az they are
for getting moncy to carry on any other public
Improvement in tho country. The stonc-cut-
ting will be completed about the lst ot April,
according to present calculations.
MR.. A. o. MILLa, IT'D.
agent and representative Of Mr.. Mueller, con-
tractor tor furnishing. the etonco aud procuring
tue stone,eutt'ng, arrived In tl'ls Guy in.e sat,
Mr. hll!s yesterday, and, IN eour;e Of sonvsr ,.
changes In plan, gave tho basis Of the following
general relation, which will convey an tdea u
the changes to be made, tho reasolis therc1ors
the effect thereof, etc.:
Tie reader will remember that tho original
plan drawn by tho superlativelY profnne Alullctt
l,ad towers and thing. On t!'e ! Dearborn port an aau
but without a suspicion OF usefulness, except,
pcrc!,ance. they might hare been Designed to
1xHght down certain parts OF tho building 10
ta5 aho wnoe eoto ahay nay III, sInn r.cer Tint
,a az Pdtee nut soter faee on lie bas
Mcss; and another tace on the building, too, Tor
that matter. Multett had squared everything;
eTGlo,e ea,e, to..er otcd Tia
therefore Potter Whitfield them all oil sliaSp I'M
til they looked like family Of church stccplcs.
That was tho main t1ca,-Mnllett md s11aEe
m!ay W. aut.Se AZ Pge" ~, ,.,t.,,,, 4%n
s Us a. xra of 2 s w,o aHo Wa nfnp III
fennuhes suG tns s, Ms'S oa t1,,,e ;o
:, bllt Nl 1h's iathy Work was, tnnlk E i!Ea
tieavei1' a1oEe . se stn psss pna,u. p al tMe 't g
ua.Ga 0ao no M hu 1i,ate,g" scr 70 e te
u'yerinent business %as. 10 w sarslca on,-a!
eynastle@s .. @ 81 o. Sn. ws'S
?lans .hu ChtsuEo ,t' et1icala Wlio stood eanco
to occupy the building when done, anu such
ntler people a. tnoK eohimgent interest ~, i,
Iavshe u fosony, aheusesea t''at t!,g lures ~!
uovert'lnsnt's n' 1ns'ess. u "as altuady settlet
t!sat tue ioat.tl Was TO faVe, possession ol
the whole ot tlie lirst iioor anu basement, anu
tynres a. saoWea tl'at !, the Custonl- llouse, th9
the .uln'r<!inascs Of thefrs would moro ttan take
up tho Two remaining htoFtcss Hence this nc
cess!ty
md the cstss asoa % scs Gould bo demo
with the spacs above TUG third a9or. Az tho
I!aN stool. Mr. f1ttef, Who hatt lass liau h!s
iiugrt III ING pie ha!l nude his skctsl, for tho
1uts!c ol thu building as regarded tho root,
b'!t nal not partieuiafiy eothcred him.
Fe'f Rbout tho 1psldn OF MS peaked
1nWcrB 1na slsafply-l'tched roof alr.
I'M, tho present SupgfYisahs Arcnlteet,
~ consultation Will ny. buFllIss an1 others,
1ilought tliae comparatively slHall change ~
tho rool fnn would admit IN attic story, which
Wo'Ld wonderfully wcil aeco'nnouatc thu over
lloW from tilc ulls,hess helo". Inc urs!@h
when no III !ast settletl upon may 10 thus
"esttlbea; 20 put upoh the pfcscit main
e9fn!ee ~" sttry, consisting ot lollr COURSES
l!clsht u t"else fsat slx ihgles und then to put
tue rooi ul'un TINT, giving II, o. course, MUCH
itse plteh thah y now haA. II sho't!1
hs lti*clstout that tue eht1sc Height
ot rug STRUCTURE IS not Increased by
ths, nesaase is new tweMG,iont story