Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

the District Bible, square and compass bONne
by a Master Mason. two stewards with whitc
rods, chaplain and orator, five orders of archi-
lecture embracing the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic,
Corinthian and Composite, borne by five
masters; past grand officers, two lesser lights
borne by past masters and grand wardens, one
great light borne by master, the book of con-
stitutions borne by master grand master,
grand sword bearer, two stewards with white
rods. Then came officers of the civil govern
ment of the United States, military and naval
officers citizens of the District adjoining county
and strangers.
''T'HE procession arrived at the spot at 10
o'clock and formed around the northeast
corner where Grand Master william Hewitt,
esq, addressed the assemhl I'd people in eloquent
and appropriate terms followed by prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Hawley. According to arrangements,
all persons Qadies excepted) were excluded
from the grounds who did not join in the
procession. The corner stone was laid in due
form by the grand master, aided by the Mayor
and the building commissioners, who deposited
In its cavity the following articles:
"A silver plate on which was inscribed q
combination device, consisting of chisel, mall
let, square, compass, twenty-four inch gauge,
triSQuare, triangle and Sprig of acacia: also the
following inscription: City Hall. This corner
stone of the City Hall of Washington, designed
by George Hadneld was laid on the 22d day
year of the Independence Of the United States
OF America. by william Hewitt r. w. G. M Of
the Grand Lodge Of Free MaSonS Of the District
Of Columbia: James Monroe, President of the
United States; Samuel N. SmallwoOd, Mayor
OF the City Of Washington On the reverse
side Of the plate were inscribed the names Of
the commissioners for erecting the structure.
There were also deposited in the stone COM
pLete specimens of the gold, silver and copper
coins Of the United States; package contain
ing the Holy Bible. Ramsay's Life of Gen.
Washington eluogium of Gen. Washington, by
Benjamin o. Tayloe. the Life and Philosophical
Experiments Of DR.. Franklin, Tyler's Declara-
ton Of Independence, Gales g. Seaton's Consti-
tuition of the United States, and Of the several
States; a register of the officers and agents,
civil, military and naval, in the service of the
United States on the 30th Of September, 1919,
with list of the naval vessels; the national
calendar OF 1920. by David g. Force; Congress
sional directory of the first session of the
Sixteenth Congress bird's-eye view of the House
OF Representatives, showing the plan AZ ALI
seats. ETC.. by DR.. Darlington; list of patents
from 1890 to 1920, digest of the laws Of the
City OF Washington. as published by Jacob
Gideon; charter Of the City OF Washington, list
containing the names of the Mayor, Board Of
Aldermen and Common Council and officers
OF the corporation the architect and committee
for building the City Hall, on parchment;
Robert Kings map OF Washington and one Of
Washington. These packages were thickly in
crusted with q composition of beeswax and
r0sin then enveloped in one package, sewed up
in linen, and the same composition put on over
1t, then placed in a lead box which was
soldered on the ground. and after being de-
posted in the stone the whole was covered
with q marble top. John Law, esq, the ak@tor
of the day, then delivered an address,"
THE writer also found a most interesting
account of the cost of materials and labor
used in the construction Of this building For
instance, Thomas Brady was given II cents o
cubic yard for removing the earth; Baker and
Humphrey furnished the building stone ut 81 70
per perch measured in the wall; Jacob A.
Bender, laying the stone at 30 cents per perch
Henry Miller furnished the brick at s. per
thousand, delivered; Lowry and White laid the
brick Tor $l.S7h per thousand, and 1914 cents
per superficial foot for outside arches; Nathan
Plant, sharp sand for II cents per barrel, de-
hvered; John McDueu, ; coats painting and
material, 10 cents per square yard; Cornelius
Mclean, for carpenters work, lumber hard.
ware and iron work for roof $T,024o6; James
Shields, three coats plastering and materials
90h cents per square yard; A. Preston, for best
American stating $11.50 per square; Cook ana
Birth, for freeStone and work as follows:
Ashlars 10 feet high, at per lineal foot, $I2l4;
aSialafs feet high, $500 per foot: eornice II
inches high. 10 inches projection and 10 inches
bed, ut $S6S per hneal foot; pilasters with
moulded caps and bases. 3 feet diameter, 70
inches profile, at $337.l2h each; window siils
feet long. So inches thick; 12lz bed, at $4:T5
eaeh;, door sills feet long. inches thick,
AZ inches bed, at $ll.72 each; circular door
heads, feet wide, SIS each: S-inch string
course at 81 cents per hneal foot, and other
Tree stone and workmanship at prices pro.
portionate to the above: iron work at 10 cents
Per pound. By J. Walker and NJ Crawford
SOMEHOW the District and the Federal Gov
ernnnents never seemed to get along well IN