Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-16

To c. o. Drake. Chairman: g. H. la,
, and s. ~ Fry, Special Committee ap
ana report npOn The condition ~ thl
work executed on The new Ciiy Hail;
,, xsa ssys sy,oy c1s, ,,ip Al
plans details and specifications prepares
FOR Your city bail by Mr. a. - Dawson
architect: also have made a thorough ~
animation 81 an work executed by Messrs
Smith 4 Banlun. contractors, and here
With snlIuili u full report q all iiems
wherein errors appear or deylnilpns RON
The requirements u plans. details anu
specifications have hreu made; nni II ar.
foris me great pleasure 70 state ihat
have from lime 20 time been assisted IN
my examination u the work by the archi.
tect aud one N The contractors: ana
wish 70 state further that The architect and
contractors haye been advised u the sew
confederation.
The building being as 4 Is, in an In
complete state and, ~ The same Tine.
many places finished aud completed II Is
impossible 10 report upon every part OF
the work. MS many arr covered and cannot
damaging the work.
/ had excavations made On The outside
and inside u tine foundation and 10 fur
as ! can judge The work rests on a gooi
! clay and gravel foundation. and tho con
crete and stone f1pHngs have been reason
ably well executed. There wns one gueS-
tlon that ] WIS not able 10 determine. from
The firi that neither the general detail
plans nor specifications show the work Hs
how many fn0flnEs are 10 be- used. The
width and depth Of the same Il not given.
Tile specifications specify that the con
creung Is 90 BE- twelve Inches thick but
the same has been changed 70 six inches
thick lin black pencil AMI the work exc
cnicd Is only slx Inches thlck, wllch may
I or may NOT conform 20 tho requirements
| Of your contract, which ] have not seen
| a slight c0uiictluu IN the general aud
! deihil plans appears on work detailed for
I the cast enirgnrc 10 which the elevators
4 and general plans have been followed In
! stead uf the detail, owing TO error Ia the
| same.
The specifications require that "ail etrps
viii have not less than flurteen-inoh
! trrlds and not over sovcn IA lnch rlset-,'
and an steps hare been detailed ana butt
l with an average Of seven uul hnlf
/ q ~ Inch tisp and Tie treads are only
twelve IN inches wide.
The basement doors have hecn cascd ne
corilng 10 detail but the casing for the
first second aud thrl stories y mt &C..
[ cprllng 30 detail, You can sre the dcvl1.
lion from The detail Icy whiting the build
Tho detail SECTION and specification. re.
! nnlrf that the basement have wool ianii-
| Innings and fhll ch.lngs. only wood
! stlpl and apron has been uscii, the itmb,
l1ings and castings having been omitted
! 10 all window
/ base 90 DE- a three % iurinbered, moulded
case" and au eightlnch ~ one.menibered
I base with simple mould worked on thr
/ top has bcen Ws,d A. natural result the
1 base has sprung loose from the wall, aud
| sluuis open AZ the top 10 many places
! The Waiusrnt cap has not becn hulli no.
3 cur1ing 90 det1lls. Instead 0f using fhP
/ large mould under the top member " the
cap, ns per details. The small mould at the
| bottom cop gar intersection with the walns-
! cntlugl has been substituted, which. there
fore, reduces the projection " the cap.
| makes o repetition " lnnulds. and does not
/ comply with the dctnis.
Az 1oor jolnts where concrete and tile
/ Il 10 be USED has not been plHc9l - re-
I 1ui-cd Floor iolsis are sprplncd 2xt4
\ iuche-, 10 Inches from renters aud have
! been placed 2Xla inches and Twelve 10
I sixteen lnchCv from ceuters, The porch
| jolsu are reduced IN The samr proportion.
Floor for tile 10 hive rough ilnnr tnll
between the j1lsts two ~ inches from the
] top edge. theu lay concrete. etc" The
[ fnlr proposed for concrete. etc, and upon
which concrete has bern placed on the
boards ton 10 twelve feet long nailed down
an top ~ The f1or iplsls. The concrete
on Torches haH already cracked from
The uplris sprnglna w In the center, ani
40 should be removed on interior ami cX,
trd1r work, door placed hs required. ami
| DE concrete made " proportions specified.
I lie no1r would Ice broken llhsn IN many
I place. n placed as proposed 10y the work
/ thai has been executed.
/ lgere nrr several cracks In the tower,
! IN tie nrst story the wall between vcstl.
I huic and avntury nud office ndislnlnE thc
I and over The head ~ window IN lavatury,
aud shows through the walt
/ through tho corner N the tower. Is broken
3 tear the center IN Nlr ton of the tower.
ONE crack shows FROM Tho top OF the
crnicr window, south Side up 70 the cir
cular opening for the clock dial 80
{ through stones have been used as specified
I which leaves the work Ices mbsnpilal.
I Tile circles Tor clock dinls are cracked and
show openings from center aud sides OF
! arches up 90 openings ahpyc The tup bal
rnny lg the OPENINGS above the balcony
I work Il separating from the corners; also