The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-03
STILL UNDECIDED.
The Steel=BlOom Problem
Discussed.
CRESWELL'S STRONG VIEWS.
Superintendent Mellis Sides
With Him.
CRESWELL'S STRONG VIEWS.
CLAIMS OF CONTRACTOR LEWIS.
He States That the Dome VIII Be
Constructed and That Sub-Con-
tracts Are Let.

''We have been officially notified" said
Mayor Ebert yesterday morning to Oscar
Lewis of the firm of OCOnnell & Lewis,
that work on the City Hall dome has
stopped"
This remark was passed at meeting of
the new City Hall Commissioners.
''Who informed you of such fact ?"
returned MIR. Lewis.
"rhe architect and superintendent of
construction" was the answer.
Contractor Lewis replied that this was
not so, and work has not been stopped.
The Commissioners called upon Archi-
tect Shea for an explanation. He stated
that work had stopped. the sub-contracts
we're not being let as they should. and he
concluded from certain statements made
by Mr.. Lewis that work had stopped.
Oscar Lewis returned that all of the sub
contracts bad been let and that brick was
now being made for the brickwork. He
stated that the Pacific Rolling-mills had
declined to do work for him in small
patches, and that the mills desired to
know how much of their materials he
wanted for the whole construction. 1t
was only on Friday morning that he had
obtained a satisfactory answer from the
mills. and lie presumed that the mills
would 60 on with their work.
Everything was going on tremendously
until Mr.. Lewis said his firm had been
done an Injustice in the newspapers.
DO you refer to the matter of the
blooms from Carnegie's works found over
in Alameda at the Juds0n Works ?;' in
CURED Commissioner Cresweli.
"Oh. that has nothing TO 90 with this
case" said Lewis.
Yes, it has" returned CresweH. SIS
it true that those blooms come from Car
negie's works in Pennsylvania ?"
Yes, that is true" returned Contractor
Lewis. But how can you settle this
question of blooms"
well, we will settle our end of it," an
swered Ores well, "and | will begin by
writing a little resolution"
Creswell began to write his resOlU ton
with great deliberation, while the con-
tractors retired to a corner of the room
and with their attorneys held a whispered
consultation, fixing inquring looks at the
writing Commissioner
Four, five, SIX minutes passed BY, until
Commissioner Creswell paused and read
the following:
Resolved, That the architect and superu-
tendent OF construction of the new City Hall
are hereby instructed not TO allow any material
made in The s. ate out OF steel manufactured out
of the State OF California to be placed In the
| dome tower of the new City Hall.
Commissioner CEeswell said now was
| the time 10 settle the question of whether
| steel blooms were manufactured articles
or not. He had looked up the law, and
! consulted scientific authorities in the mat
| ter, and he was positively convinced that
| the blooms were manufactured articles.
Even steel was manufactured, as it was
/ never found in the earth.
Auditor Broderick said he did not want
to commit himself on the proposition and
| wanted time.
Architect Shea said he could not decide
| the question.
Superintendent of Construction Mellis
| said the blooms were manufactured arti-
Giles, and he had so reported.
Mayor Ebert stated that a written re-
| port should have been presented.
Contractor Lewis said the Commissioners
ought to wait until be furnished some OF
| the material.
Commissioner Creswell did not think
so. as he SAID the tests were being made
now by the superintendent of construc.
| ton and be wanted his Instructions
1t was finally resolved to take M the
question again on Wednesday morning.
when superintendent Mellis will present a
written report and Contractor Lewis will
have some of his material on hand.