The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-14
A MODEL HOTEL.


tensye hore and from recent visit to the premises
and an examination Of the work it has progressed
We are prepared to shy that this will indeed DO "a
model hotel, and which, If equa.d' VIII certainty
not be surpassed by any similar establishment 'i' "
any other American city The main addition, which
tends from the east wing of the old building 14th
street back to street. is $50 feet in length by 46 in
width and stories high The fronts l4th street
and street to be surInounted by a massive and
handsome bracket cornce This portion of the building
is already carried up, and the wormen engaged
in roofing and plasteng Tho roofing is to be Of Walk
patent gravel composition The lower story will
be an extension of the dining room, which now very
large but, with this addition will reach the length Of
27s feet that $50 persons can dine together without
| Inconvenience
Besides this addition the west wing of the old building
will be extended towards street by the erection of
building rs feet by 40 aud in the area between tho
two wings there is to be erected additional building
So feet long by l6 wide This will give an addition of
about 800 rooms making Ia the whole hotel more than
FIVE hundred rooms. AS enlarged and extended the
hotel will coyor Of 40 900 square feet and will
accommodate comfortably than thousand guese
1t will be filled up with all the modern improvements
and will BIO fully equal in every respect to the rstcass
Now York hotels being heated throughout by steam and
having water introduced into every The buildings
are constructed throughout of the very best material and
tho work is done by the most able and slfu workmcn
There at the present time less than one hundred
and fifty men employed on the building, and, as might
be expected the work Is progressing very rapidly SO that
tho propetoB expect to be able to reopen for the
commodaton of guests about the 18th of Noyem-
Der To give some idea of the magnitude of this enter
prise, we will mention that two millions of brick will be
used IN this extension the cost of the enlargement will
be about sl75 000 and it viii take $780, 900 to furnish
the rooms.
This extension is to be fitted up in suites Of rooms for
the especial accommodation of families and there are
separate dining rooms for private parties in addition to
the main dining Another noticeable feature is
that there is to be elegant private staircase commune
eating With the large dining hail. that ladies can reach
1t from their parors without going through the main
entrance or being from the Office The large ladies'
paror to be 60 feet by 49, consisting of several suites
of rooms thrown together, and connected by arches
Venators also introduced into all the rooms SO as
to purify the atmosphere and impart delightful GOODNESS
to the whole building during the summer season. Tho
area building will contain bathing rooms and water
closets Of the most approved construction The kitchen
will be entirely re-proof icing Of iron and brick and
paved with stone, and arranged with ventatos that
all the smoke and smell arising from the culinary opera
tons will be conveyed out Of the top of the building
and none will penetrate the other apartments
Tho general superintendent Of tho erection of the
building is under the charge of Mr. c. Hardness arc
tect and Mr. William Chopin is tho superintendent Of
the carpenter work The contractors for laying the brick
are Messrs Wise 4 Callahan; and Mr.. j. Thompson Is
the plumber which will be very extensive job Messrs
Baldwin Brothers the pincrs who furnish all the
doors SASH and Venetian blinds or inside shutters &C.
and Messrs W. NJ Ellis Brother furnish the iron col
umns, girdcrs and the other iron work
Some complaint has been made heretofore Of the insult
ciency Of the Washington hotels to accommodate the
business and travel of the metropolis but we feel as
urcd that the recent engagements and additions leave
nothing to be desired in that respect 1t gives pleas
to record such evidences Of enterprise as are afforded
by this undertaking of the Messrs. Willard, which not
only reflects credit upon the gentemany popIietors who
have been ayolites With the travelling public but
upon city and cannot for moment doubt that
it will ultimately prove remuneratvcina pecuniary point
Of view.
TnE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION SABBATH ScHooL.-At a
meeting of the teachers Of the Capitol Hill Presbyterian
Mission Sabbath School, the 9Th instant the follow
| ing resolutions adopted
Rcsolced That thanks arc due and are hereby ten
dered to the authorities of the city of Washington and
70 the board OF trustees for the public schools Of said
city, for the privilege they have extended n allowing us
the use of of the public schoolhouscs for Sabbath
school purposes.
Rcsolped That we trust the instructions we impart may
ODJccV puDlc SCHOOLS instituted,
by advancing pupils in intelligence respcctabty
and morality,
Resolpcd That our endeavors to this end may ovnce
our appreciation of the favor which has been gIacously
extended and gratefully received.
ANOTHER FoRoER The Alexandria Gazette says that
Washington and Alexandria have been visited within a
few days by professional swndlcr who offered and had
cased two checks amounting to eight hundred dollars
| purportng to DO drawn by Edward Cameron & Co.. of
New York. in of Edward Stearrs or bearer on the
Bank of Commerce of New York. and endorsed good;
Henry i. PAIL, all of which turns ont to be base
forgery The person presenting these checks is TALL
good looking, and Of very gencel appearance dark
hair and eyes about twcntyci Thirty years old
He supposed to have gone South and the public par
tcuarly banks and bankers should be on their guard
THE ORANGE ALEXANDRIA RAmnoAD CoMrANY
Gays the Richmond Enquirer pushing forward vgor-
ously their work between Iynchburg and Charlottesville
On the Manassas Gap railroad the new bridge is now
building and other work active the twelve miles be-
tween Woodstock and Mount Jackson The rails ncces-
sary for the completion of this work have been pur-
chased and the hope Is confidently entertained that they
will get to Mount Jackson in December next con
douu, and Hampshire railway. Thirty miles of this en-
erpse graded and by the last of this month"; on the
beginning Of September the laying of the rails will be
commenced
/ A NEw RErRIdERATo n.--Among the various new re-
fgcratos which assert their conflicting claims for SUI