, 1861-01-22

provement: VIM. Co7nefas Price, mason
work; Jno. sonitt, carpenter work; Letz d
johnson, iron works; 4 RNook & Co., stone
work; Jno. Hughes, plumbing; Ely, Smith
& Pullman, TaIscrs. -
The additions will consist Of ncw dining
hall, fronting 10 feet On Laxe street, running
back 10 feet; height of ceiling 16feet-maklpg
one Of the largest dining balls in the north
west; also large ordinary, fronting 60 tcet on
Lake street by ~ fact wide, to be used for ID.
dies breakfast room aud for : o'clock dinners;
also, small private diningroom for small din
ner parties, rs ieet b. a1 1ett&Aslae, botacpea->
ing Into the large hall by folding doors; new
carving room, e3 feet by 1e feet; kitchen, 81
by 28 feet high, with high ceiling, windows
and = vcntilator to carry of all the smoke, etc,
arising from tho kitchen, thus preventing any
odor from entering the dining room, or other
parts Of the house; pantry room, 20 feet by IS
feet; bakers room, 20 feet by 50 feet. The
present Office will he enlarged BY taking ont
the baek-ofice, barber shop, washing room,
ETC., making ono Of the finest rotundas in this
country.
The present court is to be enlarged to
double the size, making it 100 feet long BY 60
feet wide, thus giving excellent ventilation
and Light. There ia to be built In the court an
exchange on thesame style as the Astor House,
New York, 40 feet in width By 60 feet long, to
be lighted by handsome stained glass windows
from top md sides. Aspacious stairway wil1
be made, leading from the rotunda into the
exchange.
The new laundry will be 40 feet wide by IS
feet In length, with al the modern improve
uaent' for washing and ironing room. Ironing
room 81 feet BY Is feet. An elevator will also
be added to conxey fuel, baggage, ETC., to the
different aoors of the house. A 4.inch iron
pipe will extend from the engine room to the
top Of the house, and a large steam pump can
be attached at a momt nts waning, and water
carried to all parts Of the house from each
floor by fire plugs and hose.
The floors in the new dining room and new
part Of the House will be filed with mortarto
deaden the sound, and also az precaution
against fire. The house will be raised six feet,
handsome new iron fronts will be put in all
the stores, with French plate glass windows,
and fine Easements be added under the whole
house. Also dae stone pavement running
the entire block.
The house will be thoroughly painted out
side and pencllled, and a magnificent main en-
trance on Dearborn street, will be made Of
massive marble, thirty feet in height. The en-
trance On Lake street will also be altered and
will make handsome appearance
Atthe east end Of the building there will b
added another private entrance for ladies,
where there will be fine reception, writing
and reading room for their use
There will be an addition to the present
house Of sixty new rooms, all Of which are 10
be Is By 16 feet, with all the late improve
ments. Also stx to eight parlors and bed
roou1s with water closets and bath rooms st-
tached, a. also four baths on the third floor
exclusively Tor ladies.
Adjoining tho exchange viii be large and
convenient oyster saloon and billiard room,
| Into which the present house Of David will he
| transferred.
The proprietors, Messrs. Gage, Bro. &
Drake, intend refu1niahing the house with the
latest and improved styles Of furniture, at a
cost Of $4,000, and when finished will chnl.
lenge any hotel In the country for elegance,
convenience and comfort.
| City Tract and Missionary Society.
The sixth annual meeting Of the City Tract
and Missionary Society WIS held in, the tirki
Baptist Church yesterday afternoon. This Is .
Ladics Association, embracing seven religious
denominations, with the ayoxed object Of 4
systematic, monthly yisitAtion, Of the entire
city, furnishing gratuitously to all who will
receive it little religious paper, in both tn.
German and Epgliah langnz8es, called ths
Monthly Vssitor, prepared BY our city pastors
The report Of the Secretary shows tha
$4,000 copies Of this paper hare been distnb
uted during tho past year; also several hun
dred bibles and testameuts, and $4,000 given /,
charity to the deserving poor, searched out b,
the viaitors. With reference to the future, tn
Society resolved nobly-
!. That systematic, Christian visltation, 10
the free circulation Of religious .t1acts md pa
pess, Is In imitation Of our blessed Master, VIII
want about doing good.
l. q That4he general circulation Of the Month
" Vis1aor; Us prepared By \ committee Of on
own pastors, win be Gospel meaaaget to thou
s&nds who hare no other means of grsce, m
also furnish to Christian visltors \ good oppo,
tunity Of doing good, especially among th
poor and neglected
|: s. That this Association owea debt Of lov
and pity to the hundreds Of poor beggar chi
dren on our steets who, from their a~ocatlon,
are certain to be led On to crime and ruin, an
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