Daily Republican., 1885-08-20
not consider the tower safe and would
not like to be the ID an To hnild IL.

not like to be the ID an to bnild 1t.
Harry Lape testified that he ex-
amtned the tower ye,terday, and found
that the girder had already settled.
The tower might stand but he did not
consid r IL safe, even II an iron pier
were placed under 1t. He thought the
outside walls were sufficiently strong,
but there was 3 possible danger of the
tower sinking on the othar corner, as
the iron pier which it is proposed to
build settled.
John 3. johnson said he had ex.
amined the bdilding, and did not con.
slider 1t safe He had been told by Mr..
Chsndler tnat the intention was to put
in iron oolums, to carry the weight of
the tower, and he had no ooubt but
they could be put in sufficient strength
to carry five times the weight of the
tower, but the difficulty was, that II the
column came In contact with wood, the
wood would shrink, and to put it up
new, the masonry underneath 1t would
settle, and in eithe- case the tow 81
would settle On one side and crack, and
he would not give much for 1t then.
He did not think the g irders were safe
where they are built into the wall. as
they should have iron plates under
bnOu W ptOtobo SustihS ~ eho
bricks. He did not consider the tower
safe.
He thought If the tower was built, as
designed, on this girIer, without any
support it would defect at least three
inches. He did not think the girder
capable of sustaining u greater weight
than Is tons. He did n Ot consider the
13 inch wall safe, If there was any vi
bration such MS would be caused by
children moving over the floors. He
! considered the walls safe, II there were
no tower OF additional weight placed
upon them, espe cially If the girders are
fitted with ppchor irons.
Augustus Croft said that he agreed
with what had been said by the
ether builders, and did moi
think the tower would be safe with
ont n substantial support under til,
sirder.
He thought that If column were
placed under the eirdel, with a founda
tion laid in cement, there would not be
shrinkage enough TO cause any danger.
| Chauncey Graham said that he die
not know why he was called on to Civ
Testimony in this matter, and felt con
siderable delicacy in saying any him
about 1t, as he had put in estimates fo
plans ~ the same time Mr. Rice had
He proposed to put up building tina
would stand, and he supposed Mr. Rio
had done the same. He was then OK
cused answering any more questions.
Frank CArswell said he also felt
delicacy iu testifying in this matter, as
the only connection he had with tn
building was to make some calcula
tiors being employed by Mr.. Chandler,
but he did not know wha. the ohjec
was at the time. The witness thel
gave the result Of his examination ant
the strength of walls of different thick
n esses, but did not express an opinion
in reference to the strength of tn
tower.
b. +. Perkins testified that he ha'
examined the walls, and considere'
the brickwork good job. He though
that II a column was placed under tn
girder 1t would not settle the sixteenth
Of An inch, and that 1t would ba pei
fectly safe to build the tower hundre
feet high. He had examined the wall
at the request of MIR. Rice, and in hi
opinion they were well constructed an
perfectly safe.
This was the last witness he ard an
shortly before 10 O'Clock the com mi
sioners adjourned until 7.3O O'clock h
morrow night.