, 1879-08-02
THE CITY-UALL.
The Building Committee Continue Their
Investigations.
Furthcr Evidence that There Was but
Ono Set Of rlans.
Testimony aa to the Good Construction Of
tie Building,
Thu Experts Make Tue Best answers Thsy Can u
tla haysr's Questions.
BUILDING COMMITTEE.

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BUIIDlNO " COMMllEIGEs
CONTINUING THEIR EXAMINATIONS.
TIN Councfi Duft1ur Comnlttue rcanmed
IT, ,an.,e,.,,-,t|,, ,,,o r.. enn.,xnct,, -, ~.
tue 'nsoa1'I"4o" INV ''o e''s4 10 ue''t " 1io
Ctty-ua'l yes1efoay t1ora'hst alA u'e mem oerS
being present.
II. G. u1nbDALn
"as seea"eu, ~. asu 's "' a1.omso" .n.,. "ao
naa"h .,a " u'o nitsuo'h " WV 4peIne a1'oue
Where The specifications "ero decisive on any
particular thing, with most contractors they
took precedence. When they we1e Indefinite,
the pinns governed. Tho bsick specifications
anil 4hot III. brtrt. ,,an shn,,td fnruish tho
han, .to,,o. ,r1,o invnro,.. f,,u lin nlnna
oo'a s''uos 4.. o tas"su 1.o -. s.s,,n 1;s.
was that tue STONE *as 10 run III a ce'.a'n u's,
tance, md that the bond stones were TO como
from The interior walls and lnp. That was his
cons,r,,ctIon niter reading tic stone and
,,r,n,, .noo,o,a,ion. mi looking over tho
plans. As 70 tho difference between 1eo'
ford and Letnont stones, tho nrst was
Homogeneous, uoltic stone, and the last
jamtaatsd Limestone. Bedford contained 90 per
cent oi caroooa.o o' llo,I"as s A'nost p'..ss.'
while l,omopt contained on'y 10 per cent
Bedford was much the better stone. The CRUSH
rs natuta oeu anu M aa1t tt.,s ~ e"so, a.at y.
Bedford was l4,ooo pounds Whichever way IT
was placed. Only tHo caF-losda ot Ellertsvi'lo
a,nue werc put (hto the building tu his kposyI-
oaao T,,ot was by mistake, The stone getting
eaEo. @Hu ~. ti,1 49, thta;+ ts,' 'fsot s.at.a1'
mlxeo* !le wv w. t.'luN 1atuot ~ "neao's
were REQUIRED IN tae Dutssesses. ihey "oaia
str,,ctcd. Where there was IN oycrbaurlnr
rro;oc,;nn, ,ouc anchor vonid he nrc,,cd
ploJss%'s ~ ,,,,,,, s >, ~ ..ons " ,,.s, ~.
~heFo ING ou'A u u'e Hsone *as osef Inc
WI
In the Clty-uail were mitch supcriork Ia tho
conuty's part lie thought tho cus-stuue work
,,,o ,or1aor ..s f,iv ~ n tho sne.ii,c,t,ons
u W. 1ot',''s "as Iu.y W ~ ~ ."o sps.ea.oas
exceptionally good pieco Of work, but not as
GOOD as that on tho Government building, I1o
Trasou wns that It was to tic interest OF lie COP
no. 1r ~, e sttsG r to sp9ua m IT, e '
Aid, Law|cr statcd ono Lamb hats sworn be.
toro tho Speciat COMMITTED ttlat stone from
Jiarrjebara and EljcrtsyiiIe. ind, hid gone ioto
ti,c hn;,i1Hr. 'N 1'e'''''9' A"''' '- '00S '4$o
Witness sntd .bat uaa untrpe Az In Horr,ahurf,
a,one ia sncw mi nf M sr,, nlare Ho ha.1 iii
ahnnf lin Fla FJ1ertav,i9e % stone' p i.amb W" worlrd
for him, enl vas dismissed for bud
l",,ns ~ root,,,, r, ,niott,r r, o,rh hal n nna
nns " -sosn rseon w sa,,Is ,.,,nn nau ,pn onn
tn 20 osA,ns3s " Euar,.vs,,n pst,. h,l euH
III NJ, rrrh,h,a IL Lrnw ~ onsv tia wv
which cams from Mich,rat, CIV tn Chicaen IN
stentl Of going East, and col into ThpmlInsou
s. Keel'a yard before the error wns dlacogered.
1lu did not know whether there were bond
stones in the basement piers. He didn't think
,lero were any tn .he basement piers Of tho
Mr.: Bont'ehs said there were boud s.onca In
the city's basement and none In the col,nty'a.
The lAttcr's building was up Its ful hight and
tic bnsc,ncnt piers wers not crushed, showing
Rarv.
Witness said u cut stone run through tho