, 1881-06-08
THE NEW CITY-HALL.

A tRoxcAte Vlesv, Barring s0nio 3an1nE.
Ing AA9Itss1oms-I'rDbnf Repetition
ar the Custotn-T -Tfoune Patchwork.
Mr. Alexander ktrkland, tho City building
Inspector, nnd Hnpurtntetu1ng Architect uf The
ne~ Clty-1iall, submitted II report to tho Mayor
yesterday rs to tho present caInlItton or thr
building now In t:oursoo construction. Thu IT,.
fM,rt wAs really submitted Mu,llRy, hut tho
Mayur f4turt;s.l It to Sir. Kirkland III orur tn
hnyu certain changes ulae. Mr. kirkla,pi. upon
buinx N.kel lu re9Mrl tu that. saI thut 1t WIS
{ust - hnye sotneof the p4rnaotaosy clunuc,l;"
knw. Sir. kirkland ts more tllun M NgCrHy9 fMfr
AchUlar; his communications Mra nlwnys iitrlll.
gunt. ns,d siera WIS rrGlmbly something oIse IN
liz ] woui III % kisow - Frank asnrw o,,eo ia,sti" It
w's carefully snnpresssd: tsnnits sppursnt;:
the,7 nrn anl10 BlarnE drlenls IN the new build.
Ing. whirh nerd a.! il,ltnr,llnfe reardy: bI1 tho
:ss 1s ss.s Sa: IL" cS%ay Sor Do so 'fy t.
fo'l @ F & nj lie lie @ rot"rl @ .! H. Krklant. xise.
% III ;y v SUc ~s IL u sxq, e. s Il e aS; WI
and llase ntAer exprrtK rxatnine th9 la,Il.ltt'x.
u lais ttscre have beun strange whl..rcrtu4a
tho new City.iiali, an1 this report. ,bouYh IN
tsif yery stvws that ~, m Thing, things
rs Ss ~ rG;h S spSaE, r. . tho
cilv n CiEaps-sin: At yuur, reaurst, haye
condition 0r thu now Iity-lIu,i. U the io.h q
MAy took slrics Of leyets Mrt'.inl ths huildnv
take II ss ossetss te a1"s Feses s S
discover that Ill el!al sett!emrnt or atatit two
invhes h'ts t!ko,t ntacs oI tho outside 0r icar,
tho phst winter ul,,l tito fart TINT tho fotnda-
lUns ars !u,w sustaining tho sr,:,tcr Irt of tho
1,,al which lhsy Will ~ aty tlns1 TO ral!A upon
Mhi" si,owiHK. AnY fnrtl,or si:ttrn.nnl viii, /
lriievc, ~ l't.m.l,lr.tsflc, aal. Judging tr',n
Thu frt,nts IN tnhdn,ph sna Washington
streutt arr wItbunt s!mxfe rrack, ur tho sIixhi-
tst indlrntlon IT my flaws calcnlatea to iinpaIr
the tns structure. y! The rast H1l west
willis nntine u ftw rEar ka, but nnrle likely to
wenkcn the building indeed. they are s,,ch that.
whs tho sto,'s. r's y eo1pete t,.a tue ~:
lint they viii bo stslbe. in tho csrrldor wnllf.
howeyrf, thqrea earc s,1nc lcEerts. willch lunst he
fail. mentioned tho iact that tt,eru wt're /.
ntst'tr uf cr.gks over tho !lDrways ~ the cur
rF,!nr-. attending, iI1 sun,e nstancns fruiA thq
cracks arg thu teau& uf tlIa lnteIs !llving in lit
sufficient hcnring IN tho walls. a1d .fp absto
.x.4t of. taking lnwn ttl. iaj'irt brick work. Ii.
kerit,g bund'stnue., uud ,!ew iiotsle With y snf:
rt sx ~ ~ h's wGl; TIL na p ~ ,.a saat rr,. w
wH!lH III IL pcrfeata cuaIion Nv II tue ornGk
II s sSsi e r. 2; gy GeoSs e. n ostnh. @
safc poriiep on the LII Salts strurt fr.,nt. 1t
that tIlnn / Illustrated my r,rDrt by u tllMRrnIll
AhUwfnv tltc eHllta!tun az lhu porttc attd why sa
tltslnrGn,tittf TT thestnlts tn Io picr* tNctrrl.
A[su stated that thnrt VII. Iii evidence Of
~ tue as'nlry fnlliu1. There IteiHR l!llo prtIl''
ability uf u much further settlement nl the a
walls 0l tho building. would tet0t,itleAtl thu'
tho tttnes le rtplnr'st III r''sltlOn. whlrh Mr.
liUlIlngwtrth wttI lIl* h,sd many ytArs expert
etiur III stuh wt,rk. kays mny lE dou vury cAstl,
$l.U. The stosles oi tho pattur!n ,sluy 10 t1kut
ftlHtfur3il substituted.
CuttUu,- Ilotsr, Tl.esu tlI,lgs being tlnnr, tllt
pnrtta0 will be placGh III very Rnol c0lltlltson q
nfrllltyH Gt'st: whcrMIs. tn tnke Il dn"n ontitel,
s15.Au i, SlT,u4. Considerable .duttsvtpn hu.
uruurrc. III tho frn betl.lIs nxtcrdtnK frnm tl,f
corrl.Gr to tho uptsidu walts Al,d ill th1 stnfl
whys+ In ,lttaf,itt uf thu sctt!Isnunt nf thpts
wtlla tIapH cs4 than tn thu nl,ter 1T lnnn WA!ls
In sum- GasGF amounting tn ~ tnituh ~ fur t
Saet ,a w'y NJ ,tI,t ws1 q s' iY Sa i Ss' @
iln.:tun 1T tho buAtna will l1u !rsy
int will stsll lGavu Il faw lNei,ns. lhl
lnny eAtliY 10 brnuxllt " \ level b!
turr5nx tt!u Gcilnxs with wtro 1!thi1y Ara s|
t!oors nnsle level WIZ, cement. IL ki,ine of th
insidn plrt!slnn wallis tho araoka hnrc oncnc,
considerably. hut. us hnme nf them are benrIui
walls. sh- strength ur stshl;ty ot tho str'ctur'
! IL not Inquired. :.
lhr si;;nn aad brick work Of ,hs tntslle watl
nrs sstt!lnx hHInsssep.o,t,ls, md there ar. T.
my AWAY Tram tue R'nfp-wnrk.,
1lktnk tic iltlinx u n wlinlc, and consider
lnE tho Hatirb 0r ttlu sutt p0n which tito f0,IItlA
| t!,ns tAyc bcan iAd, everything N IN Il nlIc
lnl,ra tatislactury ctslftton thnn might reason
ntly l'nvu beeH expected. Respectfully anb
talttel, ALEX. kInK1.ANp,
| SubXrySInN ArG$tAct.