The record-union., 1893-12-11

OF work; it is something to be proud OF;
IL is hrst class IN every respect"
THE GRANITE AND STONE.
Scores of people daily ask, as they view
the building, "Who did the delicate and
beautiful carving in the sandstone
tronts?" The reply must credit it all to
Carlaw Brothers Of Sacramento, granite
and monumental marble workers, who
are widely known throughout the in
terror for their fine workmanship and
thorough methods.
From the basement up they placed,
| besides the granite which lies at the base
| OF the tower Of this great building, all tho
| sandstone walls before referred to in this
article. The granite was selected from
the LoOmls duarries, and no better stone
underlleS any structure in the State.
Wherever granite enters into this build
ing it was placed by CarlaW Brothers.
The sandstone, after the working of the
ribbon borders to secure joints, is left lin
| ruble," as stone masons have it, which
means with the natural face left to each
block.
The excellence with which the work
has been done has not only had official
recognition, but excites the commenda-
| ton OF all who are competent TO judge of
| II. For this work Carlaw Brothers re-
ceive S65,000, in round figures, and that
| for it they have turned out a first-claSS
| job, and to which they can always point
with pride, is apparent to any one.
THE WALL FINISH.
One Of the first things that attracts at
| tentiOn and impresses the visitor on in
| specting the Federal building, is the fine
wall finish. There is nothing in plaster
work in this city that is superior to 1t.
1t was all done by d. j. Mannix, the
well known plaster worker Of this city,
whose skill is made manifest in such
work widely throughout the city and the
valley.
Mr.. Mannix has been in the business in
Sacramento over sixteen years. and it is
within bounds to say that in that time he
has never failed to live up to the letter of
his contracts, or to give even better
work than strictly required of him.
In this case all the walls of the entire
| building are finished in white and
in the best style. The work has been
done upon terra Gotta firing throughout
on all the exterior walls. 1t is three coat
work, and there are over 1000 yards of it
in the building. The lathing on other
parts, where it occurs is what is known
as wire lathing.
The ornamental work in plaster, cor
nices, rosettes and other ornamentation,
! the covering Of the massive iron columns
! in the mail work-room and the creation
OF the caps and bases of the columns are
all the products OF MIR. ManniX's skill in
| his trade, into which so much of the ar
| tiStic sense enters.
The very handsome arches in the main
corridor, with massive and graceful
! brackets, attract the attention of all vis-
itors. These, too, We're placed in plaster
! by the same workman. 1t took him about
three months to complete his contract,
and while he might have finished it con-
siderably earlier, he preferred TO take all
a 90 "a nd ,,l,
care that the work should remain as
witness to what a thorough mechanic can
do, and TO the fact that when faithful men
handle Government contracts, as good
work will be turned out as if done under
the watchtul eyes of private proprietor
ship.
THE IRON WORK.
At the outset Palm Brothers were the
iron and steel sub-contractOrs, but to-
ward the last Charles A. Palm succeeded
to the interest. The cast and wrought
iron and the steel work in the building
was done by Palm Brothers, or Charles
y. Palm. 1t is notable as being the first
large steel and iron contract i'll building
that has been let to home firm instead
OF being sent to San Francisco. The
Palms put $4,000 pounds of iron and
steel into the building. The iron and
| steel III the roof is upward of 7l,O00
]
! embraces the monster forty-seven feet
| hip ratters of rolled steel; among the
| strongest over put up in this State. In
! fact, Charles A. Palm says he challenges
! inspection of this roof trusting as incom-
| parable for its strength. The roof rafters
are nine and ten-inch eye beams, and
/ two main trusseS are mace of two nine
inch channel raiters bolted together in
/ the strongest possible manner.
This work Is seen easily in the two un-
| finished rooms, and particularly in the
! slkylight room, and is so compact, neat
and well done, that any iron worker will
take keen pleasure in examining it.
Mr.. PALM
! Furnished also all the iron stairways and
| the spiral into the tower and all the orna-
| mental iron work about openings and
windows. In this class of work there are
over l20, 900 pounds weight. All the steel
and iron railways and the grill work was
/ also done under the Palm contract and
the furnishing of all the floor beams,
girders and the like.
1t included also the setting up of the
five vaults in the building, and all the
anchors were furnished also under the
Palm contract, all the iron on the walls
into which the roof beams set also, the
framing of the elevator shaft, the guard
screen work and ornamental work at the
| landings, etc.
A large part of Mr.. PALMS work is hid
| den, OF course, but enough shows to
prove how splendid a job was done.
THE THING.
Some of the handsomest work in the
building is the tiling which is being laid
in the halls and the main corridor OF the
entrances. II is of white marble through
out. with black marble borders and bases.
This work is all put in by the skill of
J. II. Devine and Robert Farley, whose
workmanship is thus proved to be of the
| best order.
IN CONCLUSION
1t is to be said that the Government
| building, when completed and occupied,
as it will be about the 18th of February,
will be one of the best structures OF its
class ever put up by the Federal Govern
ment. 1t is common testimony by build
ers, mechanical specialists and architects
that it has not been sighted in any par
ticular, but that all work upon it has
been faithfully and thoroughly well done.
The officers 10 occupy it will find them
selves in quarters that will make them
envied among pubic servants.
The Weather Service viii occupy the
best rooms it has ever had on the coast.
The tower top with its central hood is so
roomy that all instruments necessary to
be exposed can be placed with safety and
without constructions that will appear
unsightly from the street.
Andrew Blacks Condition.
On Saturday night ex-Supervisor Black