Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-25
PERSONAL.
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NEW STORE,
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the great cities of the world have suffered from the
Ms6Ss b a. and as Sne as "N
came to them. will It come to Memphis. In the
a thing Of the past, it VIII be told how the dark
cloud lowered and lowere until Il
the Kiss of death. II Will tell how sweet charity
touched the hearts Of all men that stream OF
Memphis from the shores of the ocean. from the
mountains and from the valleys: Above all,
breath of the invisible monster was poison
ing the fountain of Life. and while pale
and bred rank treason ayanst ali the ties Of blood
and affinity, that the wives of Memphis were loyal
less. n the hIstorg of the pestilence read that
parents deserted their children. children their
wife had dese,sed her husband" Tire
mendogS applause Amid "a, danger Sn99-
their courege rose so high that standing upon ifs
sublime nigns they Sroee their names upon the Scroll
commemorate the heroes of the pestilence OF 1873,
written upon that monumeE: that "TheTmopolyae
had her deserter, but the wives Of Memphis had
none" lGreat applause-l
AT the conclusion of the address there was
loud and prolonged cheering, aud the vast
assemblage slowly dispersed, all being salts
fed and pleased with the proceedings. Cap
tain Reudelhuber, of the Memphis Light ar
tillery, fred salute with his guns, from the
bluff, and the celebration incident to laying
the cornerstone closed.
THE BUILDING.
The act or congress of February 81, 1878,
authorizes the purchase of additional site, on
the corner of Jefferson and Third streets, and
approprlates .$25,0C0; the act of June .,
1874 appropriates, for constr uetion, $50,C-0;
the act of May %, 1876, authorizes thu ac-
ceptance of land donated by the city of Mem
phis for site for building, limits cost of build
ing to $40o,QC), and authorizes the secretary
of the treasury to sell lot of ground owned
by the United States on the corner of Jeffer-
son and Second streets, in the city of Mem
phls; the act of July 81, 1876. appropriates
$26,0C1; the act of March 3, 1877, appropri-
ates $50. 0C0; the act Of June 20, 1873, pro-
vides for constructing the building of Ten
nessee marble, increases the limit of cost to
$4S5, CJ0, and appropriates $25,C CD, the act
of March, 1879, appropriates $4,000. Total
pended for building to May 81, 1879,
$Sl ,208 "a; balance in treasulJ, $134, 79l Is.
Progress of the Work.
The erection of the building was COM
menced May Z, 1877, and the basement story
completed, in readiness for the superstruc
ture, In January, 1877. The work was then
delayed. Eoasaing the passage of the bill pro-
vidfng that the building be constructed of
Tennessee marble, and authorizing an addi-
tioaal appropriation of S85,0C0, passed June
20, 1873. The work was then stll further
delayed By the yellow-tever epidemic of 1873.
BASEMENT.
The upper exterior walls of the basement
are of Missouri red granite, backed with
brick. The granite was furnished by Phi.
w. Schneider, of st. LOUIS, Missouri. The
interior walls under ground are of Alabama
limestone, furnished by 7. L. Fossick & Co.,
of Dickson, Alabama. The interior walls are
of brick, furnished by Charles Jones, of
Memphis. The foundation is of sohd con-
crete, two and half feet deep, and double
the width of the walls.
sUPERsTRUCTURE - EXISTING CONTRACTS
FOR MATERIALS AND LABOR.
Louisville Cement company, of Louisville,
Kentucky. Contract dated May z, 1878, for
supplying ESQ barrels of cement. Total
amount of contract. $3062 so.
o. II. P. Piper, of Memphis. Contract
dated April a. 1873, for supply of $50, 600
brick. Total amount of contract, $l3 300.
Burns & Benner, Of Washington. Con-
tract dated September 8, 1878, for supply of
Tennessee white marble, cut and dressed,
ready for setting. Total amount of contract,
1925, 1872; present limit Of contract, to third
story cornice, $50, 70l.
Biting & Davidson, of Philadelphia Con-
tract dated April Is, 1879, for labor, setting
marble and laying brick of building. Total
amount of contract, $32, S75; present limit
of contract, TO thlrd-story cornice, S27 $50.
| In accordance with the terms of their con-
| tract, making the fifteenth of May the limit
| for the completion of the cutting and delivery
of the marble for the first story, MeSsrs.
Burns l. Benner forfeited their contract by
failure to furnish the requisite quantity
within the time specified (uot more than halG
the stone for the first story being cut and
the work was placed IN the hands OF their
| bondsmen, who are now pushing the work
vigorously.
G
| for the labor; commenced the setting On the
twenty-s'xth of May, but were obliged to
suspend operations shortly afteTward, as the
cut stone was not supplied SUCCESSFULLY from
the bottom up, leaving the lower courses IN
complete.
Under the arrangements as now perfected.
| the work promises to progress steadily and
satisfactorily.
DIMENSIONS.
The dimensions of the building are as fol-
lows: Length, $50 feet; width at the ends.
| 50 feet; width through the center, 79 feet
| inches; hight from first floor to top of mar
BILE work on towers, I02 feet 2 inches, with
| full three stories above the basement; hight
| from first to second-story floor, 20 feet inch
es; from second to third story, ii feet ll1s
inches; from third story to courtroom cell
| ing, main cornice, % feet 10 inches; from
| third floor to roof Of towers, 81 feet inches,
making altogether, as above stated, total
hight of 102 feet inches.
ARCHITECTURE.
The order or style of architecture is what
is generally known as composite, with Iso-
manesque arches and Doric pilasters. The
| white Tennessee marble Is a beautiful stone,
nothing in the United States approaches it
for beauty. The customhouse when finished
will be the most snowy and attractive public
building In the Mississippi valley.
HOW IT WILL BE OCCUPIED.
The basement viii be used for the storage
of bonded goods. 1t contains the heating
| apparatus and water-closets.
On the first AOor the postofiee viii be To-
Gated. It will occupy the entire floor, with
| the exception of the stair-halls leading TO the
upper portion of the building.
On the second floor Will be located the
offices of the SUI eyor of customs, collector
of internal revenue, United States marshal,
United States district attorney, United States
| commissioners, clerks of the United States
circuit and district courts, local inspectors of
| steam vessels and Judges chambers.
On the third floor will be the United States
| circuit aad district court-rooms, judges
/ rooms or chambers, juty-rooms, rooms for
United States marshal, district attorney,
clerks of the courts, consultation room aad
library.
TEE Drill AND REVIEW.
The closing scene was the drill of the
| Cnlckasaw Guards, bun CITY Ufays, Mem-
| phis Light Guards. Helena Rifles and Clarks-
| vile City Guards. The drill was by COM
panies, irrespective of each other. 1t was
| given on that portion of the bluffs used as
| battle-ground by the Chickasaw Guards. The
| military display was velY brilliant, and was
1 witnessed by several thousand people.
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The best machine made. can only be found
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