Size. No. of days' work. Amount of Amount of work. stock. Total. SCHEDULE OF STONE AT HASTINGS. United States to E. Learned debtor for the following pieces of marble prepared, and under a state of preparation, to be used, when finished and delivered, in the Charleston (S. C.) custom-house, and which were inspected under the contract by an agent of the department at Hastings, upon Hudson, (N. Y.,) on February 11, 1861. Ft. in. Ft. in. 4061 at $3 87 $1,572 19 1081 do. 418 93 1 4 D, carved as 8 C. 2 42 × 20 × 2 42 109 do. 423 77 84 79 508 56 1 4 E, carved 27 × 2 23 X 27 161 do. 623 07 100 68 723 75 do. 595 98 109 48 705 46 4 G, carved 5 2 X 2 2 × 30 408 do. 1,578 96 249 43 1,828 39 6 A, carved 49 × 20 × 49 405/ do. 1,569 28 650 54 2,219 82 do. 1,766 65 650 54 2,417 19 X 27 3473 do. 1,345 80 201 39 1,547 19 1 11 F, carved 5 2 X 2 2 X 30 363 do. 1,404 81 249 43 1,654 24 do. 1,840 18 650 54 2,490 72 do. 1,786 00 650 54 2,431 54 2301 do. 891 07 201 39 1,092 46 1 14 F, carved 52 X 2 2 × 30 398 do. 1,540 26 249 43 1 15 E, carved 662 74 100 68 1,789 69 763 42 15 F, carved 30 X 22 X 27 167 do. 648 23 109 48 757 71 × 27 174 do. 673 38 100 68 774 06 1 16 F, carved 30 X 22 X 2 7 2033 do. 788 52 109 48 898 00 ....... 1 16 G, carved 5 2 × 2 2 X 30 442 do. 1,712 48 249 43 1,961 91 × 2 2 × 27 23 do. 90 95 201 39 292 34 1 20 F, carved as 5 F 5 2 × 2 2 × 30 502 do. 1,943 71 249 43 2,193 14 ... 145 do. 563 09 100 68 663 77 Less overpayment on cargo of schooner Onwest, March 20, 1857. Received payment for the above invoice of the Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, March 2, 1861. Received at Hastings, upon Hudson, in the State of New York, from the Secretary of the Treasury, (by hand of S. M. Clark, acting engineer in I further agree, if ordered so to do within a reasonable time, to finish and complete so much of said marble as may now be unfinished, in every APRIL 23, 1862. Committee met. Present: Lazear, Perry, Wall, and Chamberlain. S. M. CLARK recalled. Question. Who are contractors for marble for Charleston customhouse? Answer. Edward Learned, of New York. Question. What is state of progress of that building now? Answer. In general terms I should say the exterior was about twothirds finished at the time the State seceded, and its interior proportionately advanced. Question. Was there sufficient amount of marble on ground at the time the State seceded to finish it? Answer. There was not. Question. How much more would it require? Answer. I cannot state with precision without consulting the record, but I should judge nearly or quite $100,000. It is yet undecided whether the balustrade and dome are to be of iron or marble. A decision will affect the amount required. Question. Where was estimate of work and materials made out? Answer, At the Treasury Department. Question. When was the last estimate for the payment of money for materials and labor made out? Answer. The last estimate for materials was made, I think, in the winter of 1860-'61. An estimate for payment of labor was made, I believe, as late as the spring or summer of 1861. Question. Who took the dimensions of the marble and made the estimate of the amount of work and materials? Answer. The exact dimensions of each stone are fixed by the plans. The practice was, after the arrival of the stone at Charleston, South Carolina, the local superintendent there reported whether or not they were delivered according to the plans. Upon the receipt of that report the computation was made by the supervising architect of the department and the department's computer. Question. Who is supervising architect? Answer. A. B. Young. Question. Is that the way it is done on all work done on Treasury Department? Question. It is the way on the larger works which are fewest in number, but not upon the smaller which are largest in number. My answer is confined to work done under contract, and does not include work done by the day. Question. What was the amount of that estimate alluded to in the former number, and on it how much money was paid? Answer. In response to this inquiry, I file with the committee the following papers: First. Copy of my report upon the contractors' application for payment, dated January 24, 1861. Second. Copy of letter of instructions, dated February 4, 1861. Third. Copy of report of inspection, dated March 1, 1861. The amount of $28,382 70 was subsequently paid to the contractors, and no payments of any amount has since been made to them.-(See documents at close of testimony.) Question. Has there been any disposition on the part of the Treasury Department to have the contractors receive more pay? Answer. Not to my knowledge, and do not believe such disposition could exist without my knowledge. Question. Has any of the material which you have examined, been removed from the ground? Answer. None that I am aware of. Question. What was the last date of shipment to Charleston? Answer. To the best of my recollection in the latter part of the summer of 1860. Question. Has there been any shipped to Charleston since South Carolina seceded? Answer. Not to my knowledge. Question. Have you a letter in your possession or do you know of a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, dated January 24, 1861, wherein the contractors ask to be paid 75 per cent. on the amount of marble furnished? Answer. Such a letter is on file at the department, and is alluded to in document No. 1, now filed with the committee, and is the application upon which the inspection and payment heretofore alluded to is based. MAY 30, 1862. Committee met. Present: Messrs. Chamberlain, Sargent, and Wall. T. A. CURTIS sworn: Question. What is your name? Answer. T. A. Curtis. Question. Have you ever been employed in the Bureau of Construction? Answer. I have, as clerk. Question. From what time to what time? Answer. November, 1857, to April, 1861. Question. Who was supervising architect while you were employed there? Answer. Ammi B. Young. Question. Do you know anything about a roof which was put upon the south wing of the Treasury extension, and afterwards taken off, during that time? Answer. I do not know that the roof was taken off during that time. on. Question. How was the first roof put on? Answer. I went up to see it several times while it was being put The roof was formed by turning segmental arches between iron beams. The spandrels were filled up and levelled with the top of the beam. On that was laid slate in cement. The joints were not broken as is ordinarily done in laying slate. Question. Was there anything to prevent the water running between the joints of the slating? Answer. Nothing, except the cement in the joints. Question. Would not such a roof necessarily leak when it rained? Answer. I think it would. Question. What is your profession; and have you been employed upon any large works? Answer. I am a civil engineer, and have studied architecture. I supervised the construction of Mr. Colt's buildings, at Hartford, occupying two years. Question. What do you know about the heating apparatus originally put in the south wing of the Treasury building? Answer. The attempt was to heat with hot air, which was to come up from below through a perforation made in an iron baseboard runing round the rooms and passages. The Question. Were these perforated iron baseboards put in? Answer. They were put in as far as the rooms were finished. upper story, and perhaps part of the second, was not completed while I was there. Question. Was the furnace put in and the experiment tried while you were there? Answer. The experiment was tried and was found not to work well. The rooms were not well heated. They then tried to facilitate it by putting in a steam engine and fan, but it still proved a failure. Question. How is the building now warmed? Answer. By hot water; an entirely different apparatus has been put in to warm the building by hot water. Question. Who was the supervising architect at that time? Question. Who is responsible for such failures and blunders as the roof and heating apparatus? Answer. The supervising architect. JUNE 16, 1862. Committee met. Present: Messrs. Sargent, Wall, and Chamber lain. O. B. LATHAM sworn and examined: Question. What is your profession? Answer. A practical builder and contractor. Question. Have you ever had experience in building public works, as contractor or otherwise; and if so, what? Answer. I have had-such as stores, churches, mills, factories, court-houses, jails, canal and ship locks, bridges, piers, and abutments; was superintendent on the towers and anchor walls (on the American |