, 1879-08-01


intimately CAUSE ths destruction nf Tho building OF
fs,,.r!' nSt; nrt' II not whnt il meant by Tho "nens
stxih-Nhcthcs tho faturo Of Tho contractor to
sunps al TIM srwer-brlcxa, and to wet and slMsft
tG,s q, "ct, Used 'u'sen'y will on'0ser fno building
stcenth-Whethsrt tho fnllurc 10 hsvc tho ,s.ono
hayo width OF bed eaa than one.hnlf lts build or
pn'ns lho p'ars 81 II t0, Which no bond
stonea have been used should bc torn DOM or not.
and. not torn down, ahon!d thoy be strength,
ssoncs' q ' Tue building SAFE without hess bond
N'ata-,Whether, with Al tho defects and omls.
bu'la.ng, provided hcse.tc! tho work and material
cAnrxn ii. uAnntsos. Mayor.
a reporter aallle1 forth last evening with tho
replies to thcsn pertinent ntcro9atoIies Of his
llolnr. The Ilrss expert applied to declined to
saV ANYTHING, for the reason that the Coinnittcc
haaa't been Gated toge'nsr md l,e diin't pro.
tlons, too, were questions not to BE- answered In
moment, but wcro deserving of such serious
consideration a. could only be giVcn them III u
antl Inspection Of ths building would probably
be necessary, and they would meet this morn.
ing anu be1in operations. In tho previous re-
port the Committee had simply answered The
Mayors questions, not caring to tako thc risk
of going outside Of them md involving them.
selves in something they Ind no business to
tncddle With. Now that new lot OF questions
were asked, they should meet, carefully con-
slider them, and make q wFsten report thereon
TO the best Of their ability. For one, l,e didn't
propose to say anything at prescnk and pcrhaps
orGaufze spllt Id the Committee and expose 1t
to crttes1n, II NOT contempt.
Falling to extract either Information or com.
fort in this quarter. the reporter applied to an-
other Of tho Committee, who finally consented
to bs pluced upon tue rack, provided hls name
were kcpt shady. The provision was accepted,
mud the reported led on with tic Mayors flrst
question, ,-whether
TIE sASp-norRs
In tic stone would materially weaken the build
~, %No, 2 srn s , Va. the prompt and decisive reply
"Will thc failure 10 lay some Of the stones on
their natural beds weaken itf''
ut will, most decidedly"
"To what oEtenta''
"Wsil, TINT depends on the number Of such
stones aud on other circumstances which It
would take too long 10 go into."
land the neglect 0! contractors to furnish
ANCHORS
according to spcciHcalonsa'
"Wcll, that will have q tendency to itnpnfr
the stability Of the building, but huw much it
gulre study and consultation to make It possible
to furnish anything like Intelligent and satts-
factory anBWers, ui,t1 until VIC meet and consult
and VISIT tho building eaa't say anything very
"Wcl, wlll the failure to carry tho brick
ing materially or not!"
, ~ think + aa,;; l'as tendency to weaken tho
ever or course It Isn't propee thing to d.
to let the l,rick.work ret behind. Tic damage
can be rcmclicd, Df curse, nnd tho walls mauo
stopGer stf' by laying the bricks and grousIng them
DO you believe tic dcfccts pointed out in
your report Will
uLT1AATELY cAusE THE pEsrR uCrIoN or THE
BuiLDEN1
or not. anl II not what do you mean Ia your
rerost by the 'near future ~
MWull, no ono can tell how what the building
will uItsnlatcr do. 1t present IL Is somewhat
detective. Tho lover wallis arr up, lllt tilc roof
has to 70 on, and hundreds OF tons vii, bs
added to tln structure, sud when all that Is
toHc 1t mar show moro defects TINT will be
considered material. II lhs building wis IN,
could rive some sort Of m opinion as to what
will oe tlle ultimate result. AT prespn. dou't
tl'lAk angb"dy Gan give u dcElnste oolnion."
"Will thu Iatlnru to use sewer brick, md to
wct nnd slust those already used; cudangor tho
buIld!nr or uotl'
''That wcakens the building 1t isn't rs good
or Us strong ~ IL would otherwise ilayc becn,
for In bricks that haven't been wet ,,c mortar
won't Ruhcro to them nt ail. This defect ia stm-
ply one OF q Grcut number OF defects"
- VIII the failure to keep Tic with OF tho
beu OF tue Stones up to nut less than ollc-ha1f
tlnlt hight a;i endanssr the structure, In your
"Woll. 1t Isn't good building II the width is
anything loss than TINT: OF course, tic failure
just how much 1t wilt cndangcr the bulldlng,
"suouLD TIE PIERS
In which there nrc l,o boii stones bo torn down,
Aud. II not, should ,tey be strengthened; or ID
thy BUILDING safs without tneso bond stoncsl''
Itt t,{kHf1t t5raE.,.