Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-16
TWO STORIES ADDED.
Progress Made on the Government
Building in Eight Months.
sUPT. MALONE DEFENDS his WORK.
He Says the Court House Could be Made
- Out of the Quarry Refuse
ON THE POSTOFFICE STRUCTURE

According to the reports sent out from
Washington Postmaster Mexican is there
stirring up the officials about the progress of
the work on the new Government building
| in Pittsburg. Mr.. Mexican is anxious to
remove the postofice to its new quarters as
soon as possible. The Washington dis
patches of yesterday announced that an in
spector would be sent to Pittsburg in short
time to see what could be done to hasten the
work.
When Superintendent Malone was in
formed last night of what was on the carpet,
he said: swell, am sure I would be glad
to see that inspector if he can tell me how
to hurry up the work on this building. He
is just the man am looking for. Now to
give you an idea what we are doing and
what we have done in the last eight months
will give you the amount of work done.
Within the past eight months 1 have put
"a, 900 cubic feet of stone in place, beside
1,500, 900 bricks. took down four heavy
derricks and raised them 80 feet higher. In
fact, put them into position to finish the
building without any further changes.
THE GRANITE RECEIVED.
SIN addition 1 have put up two derricks in
the yards to unload the granite. In the same
time received, unloaded and stored over
10000 cubic feet of granite and performed
vast amount of other work which do not
care to enumerate. The latter statement may
appear to be rather vague. but it comprises
some changes in the building which had to
be made. won't speak any further on that
subject, but have no desire to reflect on
anybody.
"Now, the work can't be done any faster
than it is at present, and will explain
why. I employ 100 men, and any more
would only increase the expense and not
hasten the progress. The setting on the
building is limited to the four derricks No
more can be employed, and these are used to
their iull capacity. The building in the
last eight months has gone up two stories
I have worked nights, on Sundays and holi-
DAYS to finish things as much as possible,
and 1 have been so busy that for the last
six weeks my clerks and have had to
prepare the reports on the Sabbath Day."
AN ANXIOUS QUESTION.
"when will the building be inished?"
was asked.
81 wouldn't like to say" Mr.. Malone re-
piled. 'That is within the province Of the
supervising architect, and he must deter
mine 1t. am now unloading the last cargo
of granite, and by next June all the stone
work will be finished and the roof will be
far under way. The work on the interior
can be finished rapidly, but I can't say
when the building will be finished. 1t is !
all bosh to think of putting in the post |
office in October. It can't be done.
Companions are often made between the |
work on the Court House and the postofice. |
Do you know that 250 men have been en- |
ployed for 81 years cutting granite for the |
Government building, and it would take |
four times as long to build the latter as the
former?
SLOW AND SURE WORK.
''The setting in the postofice is infinitely |
slower and more expensive, but it is hard to
make people see that. Each stone must be
carefully cut. Why, the Court House is made
of small pieces, and am not exaggerating
when say that the Court House could be
built out of the refuse from the postoffce
stone lett in the quarries. In the Govern
ment building no small pieces can be used,
and the stones are carefully carved and
nodded. The Court House is no compari-
son, for its defects do not show, while. If the
building was put up in that
fine mistakes would be apparent.
'"The Supervising Architect has asked for
$3.50, 900 more to finish the building, but it
is ridiculous to say, as one paper did, that
there is 81, 100, 900 at his disposal for the
building. No, the work is being
pushed as rapidly as it can be done, and I
will be glad to see any of the inspectors"