Daily globe., 1883-08-01

tank was put in where an angle tank
was called for. A square tank was cheap
| er than an angle tank.
Coleman asked witness if he could tell
from this examination if the heating ap-
| paratus was sufficient.
Woodman said it was seventy degrees F.
| with cold air ventilators open, as original
ly designed. He estimated their differ
| ence would be 20 per cent. The work as
put in and as called for in the specifca-
t1ons Ewas based on his estimates on
| the character of the apparatus
on the third floor of the building. He did
not have time to measure the apparatus
| on either of the floors.
In cross examination Woodman said he
was bidder for the contract in the heat
ing apparatus of the Chicago building.
the cane to Washington in response to a
| telegram of the treasury department, and
| then only on condition that his expenses be
| paid and that he be furnished a copy for
heating apparatus. He left Chicago so he
might examine building. The cross ex-
| animation of Woodman was continued at
length and developed spicy remarks from
the counsel, but they did not result in
changing his evidence.
He had examined the specifications in
regard to the number of tubes in the boil
ers. The specifications called for ninety
seven tubes, and there are but n1nety-two
tubes in the boilers. He examined the
coils, they were six inches short. He ex-
amlned the reservoir tanks in the attic,
and the iron was not as thich as called for
in the specifcations-a square tank was
supplied in the place of an angle tank, as
called for. He worked in the building a.
few days, when apparatus was put in, and
has been employed there since. The first
winter the heat was so slight they could
| scarcely keep warm. To do this they had
to close all the doors and light
the gas, put cotton and rub
Der mouldings around the windows, shut
the blinds and put board over the ven
tilators. They could not keep warm in
cold weather when the ventilators were
open. There was great deal of COM
plant all over the building of insufficient
heat.
In 1870 let4er was received Mcdowell,
superintendent of the building, from Mr..
81. G. Jacobs, of the architects Office, ask
ing him to recommend Charles P. New
ton as superintendent of heating appara-
tus. Newton was then about twenty
years old. The carpenters employed by
government had done work for Bartlett,
Robbins and Co. in beginning their
work, and never knew the same thing hay
been done before or since.
Cross examined by Totten. He sup
posed he was discharged as master ms
chanic because Mcdowell thought he was
cross and jealous. Mcdowell had called
him fraud. The fact that the windows
were defective and the wind came through
them, might have accounted for the build
ing being cold during the first winter.
Mcdowell had told him Jacobs had come
there to secure his discharge, but he had
no i'll will towards Jacobs. He did not
know whether Bartlett, Robinson & Co.
paid for the work done by the government
carpenters or not. In redirect examina-
tion King explained that the reason he was
| discharged was because he complained
of the loose manner in which Major Nc
Dowell allowed the work to be doneIaround
the building. Major Mcdowell had a
machine in the building for the manufac-
ture of sorghum or molasses, and man
who was employed as draughtsman
was kept busy nine-tenths of the time by
Mcdowell. He might have become cross
at the condition of affairs.
Coleman offered in evidence a portion
of the annual report of the supervising
architect for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1880, in which Hill complimented Jacobs
for his efficiency, etc. 1t was during this
period that Charles p. Newton was en-
ployed at the Chicago custom house at Sc
per day, from August, 1879, to March, 1881.
The pay rolls for that period were also
introduced.
Jacobs was called to the stand and
stated that he had no recollection of
having written a letter concerning
Newton's appointment as referred to by
King. He would not have written such a
letter unless directed to do so by Hill, and
heithought he would remember it if there
was such letter. To the best of his
knowledge and belief he had not written
the letter in question.
Newton took the stand and testified that
G. P. Newton was twenty-five years of age
at the time of his employment at Chicago.
Coleman announced he had no more
evidence to submit to-day.
Totten expressed surprise at this, AID
asked why he had not called Walbridce. of
Chicago, who was now on hand.
Coleman explained that he had proved
what he desired to prove about the Chi
cago heating apparatus without Walbridge,
and he did not care to examine him. 9th
er government employees had testified
! against Hill in former case and been dis
charged, and, as Walbridge is in
government employ, he Coleman
had no desire to draw from
him testimony which might cost him his
situation, NJ. M. Walbridge, engineer of
the Chicago custom house was then called
to the stand by Totten. Sometimes when
weather is cold and the wind is strong the
heating apparatus may be insufficient.
This was mainly due to defects in the
building such as leaks around the windows
He did not think there was any defect in
the heating apparatus. The settling of the
building had broken ana strained some
pipes. The committee adjourned.
! IMPROVEMENTS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
NAVIGATION.
The following is a synopsis of the chief
engineers report: Of the reservoirs upon
the head waters of the Mississippi river
and its tributaries the engineer says: SIN
order that navigation may be benefited
upon the Mississippi above the mouth of
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