Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-01-19

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slightly incompleteness. The work
was stopped for want Of funds. and
many unavailing efforts have been
made to raise money so that it might
so on to its completion. 1t will be
accomplished, if it ever is finished,
by an appropriation from Congress.
Doubts concerning the strength of
the foundation have been entertained
and exhaustive examinations of the
same, made within the past few
months, the result of which is the
showing that the ground about the
monument, being sandy, has given
way to the great pressure upon it
enough to be perceptible to skilled
architects, and the decision was
made to surround the foundation by
subterranean wall of masonry,
hooked firmly with iron bands, and
thus prevent any further danger.
Many and various are the PROPOSE
tons that have been submitted to the
Monument Association, and at one
time the prospect was good of pull
ing down the whole thing and chang
ing the plan entirely. One proposal
was to use the material now in the
monument in building some sort of
benevolent institution, giving it
Washington's name. Another was,
to erect sort of triumphal arch as
an entrance to the Capitol, of the
stones already collected, surmount-
ing it by statute of Washington.
And still another was to use the
shaft as it now stands for pedestal
upon which to place colossal fig
ure of the Father of his Country"
composed of hammered bronze,
which would add but little weight to
the (then supposedly overburdened
foundation. Last year military
commission examined the work and
we're unable to prove or disprove its
perpendicularity, but for fear it was
out of plumb, advised the subterra-
mean wall. President Hayes, who is
quite enthusiastic about the compile
ton of the monument, believes it
wholly unnecessary, and deter
mined effort is now being made to
resume work upon it according to the
original design, with the unexpend-
ed appropriation of 100000 made
last year by Congress.
Should this work really be finished,
a great bug-bear will he removed
from among Us; for in almost every
public place, save the churches, is
posted NJ in some conspicuous cor
ner . print Of the monument as IL
now Stands, with box for - volan-