The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-18

airy records would In the opinion Of the speaker be
greater evil than the destruction Of the famous
Rev. Or: OscooD was then introduced. Our country,
said he though as yet Young America, has . remem-
6ranse Of yet younger PERIOD, and like Misnon, In
tant scenes. The building be erected viii preserve
those memories and the works Of the writer the artist
and the painter commemoating them. There are, said
the gentlemen historical societies sprngng
all over the country from Maine to Wisconsin, and even
in California The present building was not 70 be dedca
ted TO old fogysm for that society did not believe that
all the true and lived in days gone by, but
that some Of them living and that the present
Osgood condemned the exclusive American spirit that
abroad ard said country was open to ALL and he
was pleased to see in that meeting representatives from
After the conclusion Of Dr. Osgoods address the as
semblage dispersed.
The building, which is in the course Of erection
win cost when completed $4,000. 1t is to be of the
Italian STYLE of the Roman Doric order which is happily
adaptedto its character it being the style which
bnes the greatest amount of sodty with the
ightness of detail to avoid heaviness of appearance
The builcng to be two stories above ground and the
entrance Second forms principal feature in
the facade Of the bull ling and will be very fine example
ofa Roman norc portco with fine wide flight of steps
with buttresses.
The first story is to be finished with pilasters with
moulded and bases and the windows trimmed with
rustic piers with moulded caps and block archvolts The
pasters are TO be surmOunted by moulded cornice,
which continues all around the building The front to
be divided into three sections the centre projecting
foot from the Sides having chamterred quon stones
the angles The windows in second story be trimmed
with usars with enriched trusses and archtraves
mounted by pediments, the centre window on Second
having~ broken pediment with pedestal for
bust in the tympanum.
II ere be breaks of eight inches on the side
Eleventh street, with quoin the angles all
the second story windows being blank. except the
front, the windows are to be IA feet inches high
The basement is to be rustcated giving massive and
substantial appearance The interior decorations
be Of the same style OF the style being fully
carried out throughout the building.
The dimensions Of the building are as folows-The
front Second is So feet the depth Eleventh
street is % feet the external height of the Building o.
feet from the sidewalk
The basement Is 10 feet hgh-the first story Is 16 feet
the second story IN the library 81 feet exclusive
Of the DOME which is 10 feet making total height feom
floor to dome Of AZ feet the Librarians Office and ves
bue in front part story 20 feet inches and
the map chart Is 10 feet high the first story is
elevated feet above sidewalk.
The materials Ct the building TO be of New Bruins
of uniform light drab color
The walls to he built hollow to obvate tho of
the usual woodfurrDg Ito keep out damp thereby
oefIg 'he building more hreproo The beams to be
oil wrought iron and arched between each beam (which
are TO be four feet apart with btickwork cemented
on top and covered with yellow pine floor plank bedded
in sand.
The starcases TO be of iron throughout the build
ing anc the of to be constructed entirely Of iron of
al with great strength aud covered with corrugated
sheet iron The skyghts also be Of iron thick
plate glass and the windows are all to be secured by
sliding iron shutters.
The arrangements of the building to be follows
In the basement the leating apparatus antors apart
ments and refectory The first story is to be devoted
to the lecture room with ante and committee room with
Office in the front The library is to be in the
second story 6s by so feet lighted from the large an
librarians Office II by 16 feet and the libra4n's
and vesbuie extending the whole front Of
the building is to be map and chart room lighted from
Mettam Burke are the architects Of this building