The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-02
BROOME'S INNING.
City Hall Architect Says
the Experts Criticisms
Are Not Honest.
TRIVIAL DEFECTS MAGNIFIED
Charges Preferred Against Inspec-
tor Tallman for IncomDet-
ency Mr.. Datz's Hot
Shot.
TRIVIAL DEFECTS MAGNIFIED

AT the mornings session of the City
Hall Commissioners Architect l.. H.
Broome presented his long looked-for re-
port replying to the charges made by
Expert Mayndcke that the work on the
New City Hall was imperfectly done,
and that part of the materials furnished
were not according to those called for
in the plans and specifications. Mr..
Broome's report is very voluminous and
covers everything referred to by the ex-
pert He also says a good many things
/ against Mr.. Maynicke and says that all
of the buildings erected under that gen
tleman's supervision show far worse
work than that of the New City Hall.
The following is a synopsis of Mr..
Broome's report
ARCHITECT BROOMES REPORT.
'"rhe expert first calls attention to the
height of the ceilings, and ssays that
high, where the plans call for a 14-foot
/ high, when the plans call fir a 14-foot
ceiling. He also quotes number of
different heights. The figures given by
the expert shows that the height only
varies one-quarter of an inch. In q
{ large building like this am surprised to
find them so good. The expert also
infers that it is the floors that are out
out of level. If it is the floors, L con
demred them months ago."
Mr.. Broome then goes on to say that
the expert never had a building under
his supervision where the ceilings were
exactly true and level with the floors
so that at any portion of the building
the heights Were the same HE knows
better. and he knows where fire proof
! blocks are placed between irone beams
and then plastered upon, that the in
equalities of story heights are sure to
follow"
He speaks of the boiler room and
infers that because the tioor OF
the boiler room was below the
basement floor and the ceiling above
the basement ceiling, tnatsa saving was
thereby effected. If a layman should
eminent an expert there is no apology"
DID COMPLAIN.
Mr.. Broone then refers to the roof
boarding in valleys and cutters. the cir
cular headed windows and flooring and
says that he has complained of all this
before. The, wood truss over the Alder
when finished and accepted will be fully
able to do all that is required of it
much safer than Mills building is today.
The question 10 Of root roof tiling. galvanized
to the roof has been condemned by me
and fully condemned in a previous comS
In regards to leaders Mr.. Broome
says, that if the proper number of lead
ers and sewer connections have not been
made, that is proper and necessary for
the building, the same will be carefully
examined into and made accordingly.
The light door butts. Mr.. Broome admits,
are not what was called for, but were
knew lonig before he made his report
He also called the experts attention to
the tower. and says that the reason
ar iC nTIf of NIL h ic Ee
cause of bad workmanship of the balus-
trades around the tower. and condemned
by Broome long ago. The same answer
appears to the crest railing, bracing, tin
ming, ETC.
TRIVIAL MATTER.
The matter of the corbel finish being
omitted at the small towers Mr.. Broome
considers SO trivial matter that We're
ne an expert he would be ashamed to
mention it. He admits leaving them off
because he saw that it would make the
towers look heavy. He also. omitted
constructing the ventilators with NOV
able couvres, and so arranged them that
they would be ventilators at all times
times and yet not leak. All architects in
small matters of detail have the right to
make such minor changes-it is custom
airy and usual.
stTile electric wire spoken of by the
expert has been condemned by me
months ago. and all the information he
received was through me and my elec-
trical engineers.
I'm regards to the ventilating fues
not being carried above the roof, they
are not vet finished nor accepted. AS re-
earding the brick arches with wooden
finish underneath, and of change pelng
made from brick arches to iron beams.
this was done by resolution OF the COM
mission against my advice.
Mr.. Broome further says. that four
stones. were used in the chimney caps
instead of two, because the chimneys re
ferred to are two very large boiler hues,
and it was almost Impossible TO put the
caps in two stones so he had them fin
ished in four stones, Well cidinpeo 70
se'iiJNloT Not AN HONEST EXPERT.
The fact that the expert calls atten-
ca eion Wed = doorWays and other small things.
Mr.. Broome says is not the language Of
honest expert but fatner AZ folllitg II
sneak of. why does he not speak of
the carving on both Montgomery ana
Mercer street entrances rot shown on
piar1s. Experts should see all this. II
he sees the little omissions he certainly
should see the, larger additions, and to
ssTiling to basement and toilet rooms
he says is specified to cost 40 &c cents per
square foot and his fa outside adylsers o s say
Is this not an average of 40 cents? I
think that l could do better than 40
about two years ago, and labor and
material are cheaper now than then"
Glazed brick, floor concrete and every
referred to by Mr.. Broome and explain
ed fully He denies that secondhand
Mr. Broome. in answering the experts
statement that there are cracks in the
walls invites the Mayor, the Commis-
sioners and the Grand Jury to so with
him to New York and visit some of the
large buildings erected under the, super
vision of this eminent expert and show
them the falsity of hs. remarks. Con
sistency is q. jewel and reason flows to
british beasts, when men of this kind
- GUIDING HAND SEEN.
ssAll through his report" says Mr.
Broome. there seems to be a guiding
hand, as his report clearly indicates, and
am forced to pass the remainder of his
report as he seems to be repeating
the former portions of his report over
again He says that Mr.. Tallman told
him that he (Fallman) caused space to
be left between stone and brick; this
the first time ] knew Mr.. Tallman to do
anything but draw his salary and make
trouble
IA conclusion. Mr. Rroorne says that he
has endeavored to give Jersey. City. full,
fair value for money expended upon the
city HALL and that most of this public
ify' INJURIOUS to all concerned, as well
as hurtful to the city's credit. has been
caused by an obstructive contractor. as
sisted and encouraged by those whose
duty it is to fearlessly enforce the com
After Mr.. Broome's report had been
read by Clerk Farrell. the Commission
ers propounded number of questions
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