Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-10
THAT CONTRACT.
NR. AVERY. THB GOVERNMENT FXPBRT
ARRIVES IN THB CITY.
And Takes Charge % he Custom House The Laies.
Developments Oh Both Sides Of so
Interesting Situation.

Taere ia still great amount Of public
intsres. in tee situation at the custom
house and pOst,fice.
Srcs .h1 publication Of the various ar
tcl,s bearing upon the summary removal
Of Messrs. Bachmann and Baggs, many peo-
pie have stopped at the baildiDg to look at
the work, and there have been many en-
qairi's aud criticisms AID suggestions made
by the general public.
Yesterday Mr. Avery the expert nom
the Supervising Architects ofice sent on
to lock over Tho situst,ou and assume
charge at the work, arrived il the city
snd rscisteIed at the Hotel Windsor In
uedatcly ahes dinner lIr Avery proceed
cd 60 the Federal building, and had en- in-
tsrvisw With Mr. Fissel. the foreman IN
charge of the work. Soon siter these two
gentlemen met, q reporter for the REGIS
TER dropped il upon them, and asked
what would be done, in The way OF Pc
csedi1g With the work. Mr. Fissel SAID
'Work will proceed right along now
We did lot stop because Of the orders oi
Mr.. Bschaann, ss hiss b-en stated IN the
,7rar-. but btclnse we ruu out ct store
Tie stone have arrived and are row osins
unlosdsd st ihe depot, and We Will .&2Sp,
been slsuder5d By people who did net
know what they were talking about i
vas here on SNUrdsy, and would have
.llly explained matters but ite peep on
the otLer side seem t0 have Kept toe re-
p-r,ors away IRON me. I want 20 say,
rieht e7e. that the hrn OF McCsriy &
Baldwin have too much $50 sake to DO bad
work upon a small Job Ike this. IL
aouldn pay them, iI they got the enti1e
$4,000 clear They have q dozen custom
. houses in course Of construction, and their
8Cgk has always given satisfaction. Blu.
&c seems that every time we strike this
State Of Yves, Virginia We have trouble.
. A superintendent. had TO be fired out at
Clsfksburg. TIE eoIk is sll right"
How about the door Jams, IN the ele-
ga.o, bsy1'
They are exactly according 20 the
plsus, as I will show YOU Mr. Fissel
here produced a plan, and upon It the
jams were certainly radial, as they have
been IA. up.
Does the specifications call for a solid
stone wall. stone 20 gun clear through
"It calls for a stone wall. with brick
I backing. We sre putting in SIX and zen
inch stone, so tlst they make four inch
bond
"Ru. " persisted the reporter, doesn't
The specifications Say that majority Of
ths stone shall extend qui.e through the
wal.
Ia reply Mr. Fissel said that was q fact,
bat stated he had permission from the de-
psrtmsnt 20 put OPP the walls 10 the man.
aer be hai. Ia addition, he said the
I spec.6cations called for q well conforming
10 ail respects to The wall OF the main
/ buidiug. AID it hsd been decided after
I the xposed eigsso the old wall had been
/ photographed, that the wall OF the bay
confolmed to them. lie sdied; The
/ sail "a We are putting 5, up Is really bet
ter than the specifications call for. We
/ are pu..icg Up other buildings In that
I way. end there has been no complaint. 10
/ has been stated that some Of the stones are
only three ard one bali inches thick. This
I is 10. tree. Thea, there is another hing
Mr. Todd talks about the bottom Of the
/ bay being ol oc,aSon shepe. Iae iCuoda-
+ ticn only Be- marked thus. Isn't that true,
+ SIT. Avery
Nr. Avery. wL0 wos standing by, said
/ that vas correct. and added "Mr Todd is
mistaken In bis statement as 20 that The
foundation was marked octagon, up 20 the
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trouble, or good deal Of it arose hom
too has.y inspection and approval Of the
/ dss'g Ds ard plans at Washington. They
/ do rot conform Ia all respects.
I To may be- stsd here the foundation is
round. and not Cctagolal, a. per the plans.
/ Mr.. F,sall c0-r0hOrated Mr. Avery by
saviugtcree tbicknesses Of wSl, ia the bay,
were mentioned iu tbs plans 8nd epacinca-
dors. AID. OF course, only one could be
followed Tn ore case a twsniy-sevsn-inch
vail YES mentioned, and in another
/ tweuty-Ole. ard sgain az eiBnieen-incn
wall. He also said neither Of the Supsrin-
tsrdenis we're prsciical men; that Mr.
/ Todd never buill a house IN bis life, and
/ .hat Mr. B8chmlun's chic, occupation had
I been rolling sese. potatoes.
/ was seeu pa regard 20 the statement Of Nj
/ Fassl about the door iams, etc. He said
81 went to call attention 90 one little
. thing. which shows how matters have been
going. Here Is l,t.er from the depart
ment, certain passages of which I want 70
.all attention to. Tley are as follows;
t'rREAsURY DEPARTMENT.
.. OFFICE o. Supervising ARCHITECT,
WASHINGTON, August 27, lss9 J
d" 'To C'yle F. Bqelman Superintendent
Us Court House and P0s'oees. Wheel
mg Is. IG
''Ir this report 3Ir Avery states that he
.ouud he st0newoik o., lhe Crcolar bay
+ built un TO- She second story line, with six
and ten irch beds, aad j. had been deliver
el sitalut chan fer on the vertical joints,
and ttat In or5er % maintain a plumb
/ bond the contractors had cut IN come eight
f s cases, chamfsrs 10 the face Of the stone,
. g short q s.aacs tcom the joints. This Is
rot good workmanship. You are hereby
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