The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17

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worshipfui Zen r. August, Worship
ftil fsen.amin A. Hord. worshiptui A.
h. ianAke, Jr.. Woreniptui Jonn Is.
Welsh ana WorsnlpIui W. -. herns,
carrying the tive ORDERS Of .trehitec-
ture.
Woiship.nl J. G. Hank!nn, carrying
iarse iiSat.
issother y. l.. Winfield. senior war
cen.
irothcr Manfed Gail, junior warden.
KiKnt Worsnipfui y. 4. Hawkins.
carrying the ROY Bible, square and
cosnlasses, supported by brother Nc
cav loimpklns ana Brother A. II.
tiournoy, stewarus, Win white rods.
large light.
Worsnipful /. u. Seigfl.ed, carrying
large light
brotner Robert w. Forsyth. chap
lain.
worshipful A. r. Wilmer. carrying
book OF constitutions.
Worshipfui w. +. Mathews, master
Meridian Lodge. No. 2s4. supported by
brotner George Lowry. senior deacon;
anu brotner 4. NJ. Miiier. junior dea-
con. .4.-,
worshlpful Frank W. Cunningham,
marshal.
lseady In Spring Of stsi2.
Work on the new building Will pro-
gress Slowly curing the cold weather
because the government does not per-
mit tne lay4nx or TRICK Or concrete
wniie freezing temperature prey alas.
Notwithstanding this. however, the
steel work. which viii be dJne by
the Miner Company from now On,
will be continued ana muon headway
made.
Contractor Miller says unless there
In some important change in the plans
wAich ne originally agreed to execute,
tho buliuins snould he ready tor oc-
cupapcy by the spring OF i9lz.
AItnouxfis $sUU.0Uv ~ given as the
cost Of "remoueiiinx,' the kicnmon4
y eaerai bnituinE, II III more nAtly ina.
81, VvV.UVV WIN be spent before the
structure In equipped and ntfcd out
FOR use, and II VIII DC virtually q new
Duilulng.
Tne term '.remodeIling' liz used be-
cause two OF the walls VI the old GUS
tom house are being u.ilixea In In.
new structure. THESE walls are on
Inc Main ana Bank street sides anu
are ABOUT seventy-five Haet long anu
fifty feet high. It is inquired by the
contractors that saving these wallis
wiat mean a saving OF from $1o,VVv To
100000 to the government on the
JOB.
In addition to the 100000 to be
EXPENDED for building the structure.
large sums with be paid out Tor NIX
lures. ventiiating plant, heating an
iixhting.
l'ians for the new building were
drawn by j. Knox Taylor, supervis-
ing architect OF tho treasury aepart-
men, who has drawn plans for num-
ureds OF government buildings. and
who spent many Gays In Richmond
getting the lay VI the land and map
ping cut his ideas.
Trouble In Excnvating.
The Miller Construction Company
went to work on the old customs
mousse last spring. tearing IL down
without serious injury to any Of Its
sevAnty-five employees, and saving the
walls without dirticulty. The excava-
don work gave tho contracting COM
pany considerable trouble, because Of
many hard rains, crumDling waits an0
the discovery Of springs In the xrounu
whore the foundation was to be laid.
The foundation has been placad on So
lid ground. and some instances rock.
and the structure will have good I'M
derstsnding. according to Mr. Miller
ana his men.
The new building viii rise four
stories above the street, and have a
pointed tile roof ana glass sioping to
the four corners. The building Ia
hetrv eracted with 200 tons OF steel