New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-02
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.


za<as - re Csty-Shsste. elegant aad We ipiopor-
sc4e4--iOls.ss csn,re 81. - feet OF which is the
asss ea:-Snes. Il Zee, on 6rsndst and los on
Cessxsst
10 kskA. 9, the top N the dome is Dc feet aud
fc the sidewalk % the top Of the level oorniee 70
iss, ssS The wsxkmsnship is In strict accordance
~,.h ,As rates q the corin,hisn order Of Aroh;ec
rare tie sagss o. pilssteTs end the capitals, are
coags.A
The HNu FRUITS OF. three streets--the fronts on
Grsai and Csrtre SITS ssree. The principal front
% "a SrSra,.. Be,rs icesied at point on Grsnd't
wssrs re sssesi Afrrs an ob,ue angle, Is IN full view
rvs sr0as~sy ard the Bowery between which II built
re 0o are Connecticut polished brown sandstone,
A. Il srsrior werkmarshpths rsi story IS faced with
r..cssa sshlar and the others with plain ashar. The
srsAsee< 70 joss Ph Trench OF Chsmbersst.
Ire +h OF JGre 10 the Anniversary Of the Grand Lodge
ssAs state Ard Friday June ls47, s Twenty Fosrih
Anniversary selected for laying the foundation but
As TIE dxy proved stormy was laid Saturday, the
s,A w,.a s-es. pom2 ard ceremony,-76 Lodges, En-.
csm;-en.s xns Grand Escsmpment marching Ia pro-
session 10000 strong. with banners slaves the rich para
,ssrnAs Of the Order, and SO bands OF music On In
cay Of the President Of the Association we were In
formed that there are 1900 Odd Fellows In the City OF
Ssw-York.
he Han Is now enclosed. the exterior nearly COM
plesej, AID .oe Interior Progressing WIN stSH eAFt-
diton that the stores and basement will probably 10
ready for occupants by the lst of May next and tie
apartment, nteuded fr the of the Order before Sep
TENDER The apartments for Lodges viii consist in each
ease Of Locge-room and an Ante chamber, Preparation
rom and Committed Room, each communicating directly
with The Lodse-room the whole TO be furnished lighted,
heated and kept in good order. The hight of ceilings In
all the Lodssrooms and sppurenances VII be 10 feet
Each tenant body will have common use Of Reception
room for essddstes 40 feet by s feet and one BsnneT-
room is et b. II feet, together with access to croon
water and wster-closets esch floor. Tenant bodies
viii entitled the privilege in turn of using one
Committeeman with Ane-room 324 feet by l53 feet to
he h,ed up expressly for Grievance Committee room,
and OF four Special Committee roomsone Of which. l64
feet by IL feet one IL feet by feet, and two each 10
feet by Is feet.
On the first story or ground there nine stores
10 be let also apartments for the Keeper of the Hail.
with hall of entrance and grand staircase. IL feet vide
The second story Is divided into FIVE Commteerooms
Of various Sizes with the Library which Will front On
orangest.; Reading Grand st. half the entire
'front.' and ofces for Grand Secretary Grand Scribe and
the Board of Managers eli the Hall The Post-omce or
the Order will be kept on this foor
On the third floor there three Lodgerooms-one Ct
them sc by 80 feet another by 49, and the third 80 by
a. To each Lsdge-room is attached large Ane-room,
also Preparation and Committee rooms.
on the fourth floor are Lodge 20 b. 20 and 40
by 81 feet--there s also suite OF Encampment rooms
which are 10 fitted up in superior style for that
branch of the orderthe main is ellipcsl saloon
40by 80 feet.
The nth story attic to be occupied with Rotunoa
10 in diameter and rs In hight al the apex or center
Of the ceiling The Rotunda will reserved for the grand
bodies and have two Committee Anteroom ard
Al Outer room The Grand Lodge room or Rotunds, VIII
uoh nd the dome.
nom sixteen windows around the body Of the Il
win hold 400 persons.
vsnuatng tubes pass nom the center Of each room in
the Hall TO the nues In the walls. Cold air is introduced
into every apartment from the lower cellar The pipes
that viii be used to heat the building In Winter will serve
In Summer to convey and distribute cold air. Every
bs attention appears to be intended to be paid 10 The
convenience Of the association The whole fabric is to be
lighted with gas. with cro:on water. wssr-eosst &c. in
every story.
The roofs and outside Of the Dome covered with
one tin which will have nne appearances, If the rust
do not interfere. owing proximity to the salt sea
The baastrsde Is ye to be erected 1t will be about five
feet above the ccrnice.
The Hail. when finished will probably cost 100000. In
cudhng the ground they building on shsres-7oOo
So or in all $4,000 5,i2s shsres taken 1871
are undspssss Of The order will pay rent TO the stock
holders the be leased The Lodge that takes
the greatest of Hall stock s TO have the nrs choice
oLodse aud night OF meeting sSs shares are held BY
City Lodges when the Hall 10 ready for USE number OF
the Lodge occupied the order through the
CITY will be TO let and probably be taken BY Temperance
Societies.
odd Fellow Hall Association was incorporated in Apri
istS the object being provide premises for library
and reading rooms apartments for natural history science
saa the arts school. lecture and meeting rooms and TO
provide for the education OF orphans We are not yet
enabled 10 state what parthe natural history and scien
tho spartmsns are place. The Trustees of the Hall
wussn Small James Bale John Msrrsner, fredk Liese
and John A. Kennedy.
The Journal 9 Commerce. which IS opposed 10 al secret
soo CO. SAYS of Odd Fellowship, that "for individuals
TO form common purse by general contribution upon the
condition ina, they shall from the fund when sisS and
thsir families nccesssted AFTER their decesse, is very
srse way 70 make men live sick and die poor Upon this
plan The industrious viii always make the and and the
lar spend It, The benevolence Of the brethren Is al ex
psoded upon themselves and Is little else ihsn very
Questionable mode Of mu,rsl insurance American
ssenship is fellowship Of high order, with which DO
Char ever ought be allowed TO conflict linen wish iof
mora than this they have religious fellowship Of The
hishss order which this world affords In the Christian
chsrehss Bishop Hsshes and the Ne's Yert oeserrsr.
take very similar grounds
An odA Fellow defends his Order IN The 0ssepo ster
this fsshion;
"A an ODD Fellow In whstever quarter OF tbs world
NAV Be and IN whatever trouble or distress, BY making
myssH known receive all sympathy ana assistance
that nesd Can l. as servant o. Chfs' ara heanoe'
OF His Church Both my experience and ooservsilon
asmopstrsss the truth that there little IN Christian love
the Church. and that msn In strange lana csn el.i
ohips A. Christian that he esirl world
Ing The language Of oid Fellowship pssses current
wherever the Order Is known, while he ltn.a-se Of "a
Rasn at q low discount. among those who oSsh
70 love al who speak Il. ODD Fellows take care Of each
other SICK and take charge Of The funeral exposes
OF their poorest members when dead The poor cafsuAn
ots fsvcrite Is not msef from wsysite WHEN sea-
and when he eiss, he h thrown into the corner Of ths
graveyard"
We perceive that entering u9sr the merits Of
syssm whom intention only 10 aesebbs pub
lie building. By reference 10 the s2escn Jssspb X
Tayor Esq Gfsad Master Of the ordsr this state.
uuallshed In Golden Ruk" Of last June w. q viii bs
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