, 1879-08-13

opc.cIuiith anl Il would mako t0j tons to the
an,lnrs foot. which. nlul'lp|ietl by the area OF
work would ,srrr. Thu hrick.work he thought,
would nrrt nty.twD tons. Finally. BY PROCESS
1T rrnann.,". hi t'ro,shto'tt result TINT 1he
pir"R wtntl tnsry G5a ton., or ~ safely. .,.
r p II. Van Osdei In .ile belief ilmt enmhna-
ii n 'a't wns stronger II built w'lh 's ttones
o,. Appina each u'.cr than with houdestoaes
running c1sar through.
Mr.. GEORGE TAPER
testified Lint he was interested n tho firm Or
tcrcst in t!lc Court-Itonso building. 1ia was
Interested aboit the work Inst fall. bit since
that .me hu hn1 not hccn Interested fnucn. ne
absolutely rGluaetl tn INT n TIC pottttA1nnHt hs
The M matter @ W vas coinpronse,l. At i!,c timc thu
with ti!c firm Of rhoml9son e Iced Mr.: RsSa ,,I!
figured for tho wofk. Witnsss ae'ttsu on ,ns
sn9tf sn9h,nn e''ssSas' asone ,s % 'ons tsn.iSse:
iinc" i'm 'f nlaus. Ths firm Of Mortimer
s Tappor eeloye NJ Jorla to Lake =; 9M s1me 0s,,
of Mortimer Il Taper, 1t WAS for bTiek.work
he unficrstooil that the hEicE-nen wero to pnt
the tombstone In. but ncttf.ur no nor any otter
man could te how many 5ond.stoncs it,. M were to
Ccstfons to the architects IN the suf,-hascmcnt,
6,1t ho was no: nm Interested party Mt t1at tfmr.
and he did not know tint my Intention WA naltl
to bis suggestions until attcrward. Tue sug-
cushions which he made he did not think ma,to
any difference In tho cost or IN tlie work. lie
was not n,,w In charge OF the hu'lding. Last
1nlt no Interested himself a 'ittlc, not having
tnuel, else to occupv lis attention.
Witness got tile nlans 0tit, md showed tho
Committee the changes TINT he had sugEestcd
been before tho Committee Of Experts, and had
not been asked to como beIoFc Item.
un. CLEAvELAND
was called arlil questioned regarding tho pfans.
He showed the sane detailed plans from which
Tic contractors took their estimates. lie said
ttero was n copy made, but never brought out
Tic contractors all bill upon tho Egan plans.
The detailed nlan had . slight clMnge In tho
affect bd lie did not know. that tho plans
had been seen by Tho parties who Gos tho CON
traet. Tho dratghtsmcn were dismissed by
| order Of the Building commlttec, uoon q
,ir'i5, III: ballard. Witness vaa asked whit
Ito knew about two Of the men being
dismissed ard Mr.. jordan bcsng retained. Mr..
| Clcavelanl explained tic matter In detail. Tho
essential points bong the same as it,e @ exniana. M
boud-stones wcrc included In the specifications
for the brick-work. The long bond-stoucs wc.o
loft out by an oversight, and witness said he
h!msclf. liz called Ills attention Of thu Com.
n,itteo to Tho matter, and asked the adsice Of
Mr, Van Oslel. Tho atoncmcn refused tu nut
In tho bontl-stuncs, and Witness found that they
| could not be compelled TO do 80. They ngrcs1,
| however, to nut In the short bonds OF laps,
| Witness also consulted witt, Mayor Heath. md
| told him he thought the wall would be quite nA
good without the long bond-stoncs. FINALLY,
10 avoid cxtras, 1t Was decided
\ TO nut up the wall Without the
boads, ull<a in accordance With tho compromise,
Witness related tho conversation which he had
with thee on,n1ttteo Of Experts. which was 8
great deal mildor than 1t was made out NY tllt
experts. Witness sntd thcre might have beer
scfnc stone put into tic building that shoutt
not hare goue in, but he did not know. OF any
Tic thought the anchors were put into the plant
hy his own direction, but when they ca!iIe Il
construct the building he thought the eleven
foot aucllors would be Of no earthly use, and ht
did not pay much attention to tHtn. ~
thought the piers would tafely stand weigh
OF 400 tons pcr square foot. The crushlnt
weight would be about eight times that amount
Mr. Cleavelnnl rave the "details Of Ills estimate
and the process hY which Eo arrived at his eou
clua,ons. This Wns the weight that the Who'll
plcr would carry, brick and ttone.
The blue stoue could have been placed upoI
lts natural bed, but nobody could tell Whes&e
tho gray stono was or not. !1o did not know
that this stono would have been any better ila'
It been placed upon its natural bed, as It VA
| not luu,iuntcI stone. in witneas' oplnlou,
smati section OF atone would crush Boomer 4
proportion than TarEcr surface would. II
thought the foundations amply sufficient I
| bear I'D tho weight that Was to bo put upo
them.
Tile Committee adjourned until this moruin
ut 10 o'clock, when It Ia expected tho tnvestigl
| ton Will be closed.