Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
PROGRESS ON THE FEDERAL AND
CRY BUILDING CoNTRASTEO.
Some Facts About the Dimensions Of he
Buildings and the Different Ratio Of Co..
sirucllon The Cost Of The Two.

Progress has so far bccn made on the
federal public or United states posi- OIL
fee building that at least the outlines
may bee clearly traced giving very
good idea OF the general centuries
THE COST
The only contracts thus far let In CON
uection with this structure are for the
excavation Of the cellar aud for the
foundations these including The basement
that rises feet above the grade line.
The total appropriation for the build-
ing Is $4,000 aud of this $22GiG.2J
will be- paid out for the foundations.
basement story. brick arches, eye henius
aud the sewer that extends from the
building TO seventh street
THE PROGRESS.
The sketch gives an idea OF the progress
20 far made with the construction work,
aud. in "a more limited way. something
Of the outlines OF the building Tie
total length from east TO west Us ili
feet 40 inches. aud the total width ~
iOI feet inches from nouh To- south
There will bc four towers. two ON the
main or eastern front aud the others
ut tho back or west side The material
~ construction h.. FOR the fOundntior
brick laid boo cement nc the grade line
course uf granite and, above this a brick
backing with o. facing of Pccug stone
The base courses. and the cups aud
bases for OH columns are 70 bee of granite
The total height Of the basement rs li
feet and uf this us stated above. Z feet
viii Boz above the grade line. The ma
terial must all comply riyidly with thc
specifications and nll W of the best quail
ity There is one block Of granite Tor
instance. the sin of The main entrance.
that is lG feet long and cost ut least
$40.
THE GRAND ENTRANCE.
The main entrance Is - feet 2-inchcs
wide aud these steps lead mp tu the first
ilpOr. 20 which access is had los three
openings or entrances, two of 10 ana the
central one of lG feet On the north side rs
un entrance for the employees. and at the
back will boz the mail receiving aud de-
liycring platform.
MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
This building IL q very beautiful illus
tratiou Of how slowly the government
moves u It's construction work. Nearly
year has gone by since work begun
ON the excavation, and yet the whole
thing IRE but little more than hole in
the ground. us the sketch we'll shows.
Turn for contrast tu the city hall Ouly %
short distance north, aud the difference
is wonderful: "a year for tho federal hole
iu the ground, while the city hall is two
thirds done after not more thnu ten
months work This difference would
not be- va remarkable II 10 was the fact
that the building of the city hall wus
slightrd la any wuy. but 10 Is not 80, for
the work Is done iu a. thoroughly work
mnnlike manner. and much care has been
used in the supervision of the coustruc-
ton work to insure thut 10 is fully up to
specifications.
These two pictures, more clouucntly
than words point ont the difference iu
rate of progress ut least
THE CITY HALL.
The city hail musoury Is mp TO the
turning of the arches of the third and
last Hour, and M the contractors had six
teen months from thc signing Of the CON
tract iu which to complete the building.
and as only ten months have gone 10y.
it N evident that no trouble ON the score