, 1864-05-03
cHAMBER or COMMERCE.
The Plans Observation-Disclosures Of the
Committee DealgA.

be used by the Board Of Trade, and to be lo.stes
on the southeast corner OF Washington and La.
hies ss,ie er ncy ioand thteea desns TWO Of
ion, and the remaining ten dom Chicauo. TIA
Committee acted With singular discretion. forbid.
From fns t1 even ook At .he designs
reporters cooled their heels In the ants.rooK,
iaWan1g the pleasure OF their lordehips who At
plans might be Inspected todsy. .t'A'' ''.'' ''e
me dimensions Of the building itself were not de-
tefnned oJ the committee further than the size on
Washington b. one m hundrsd d dan nd eighty e On On Is
saHe. The lot is one hundred and twenty three
!es5 ,5t Wioe giving elssr sgsce Of th5,y feet i9
enables the architect to provide for quite an In
posing front on the East aud to fit It up for
bank offices, &c No Indication was given as to
style or even accommodation, except the general
one furnished in the prospective number Of mem
; bSFa. The plans saIy widely In stJle from he
sinest to ne y @9st o5ats {st shee 10
mcnts. The differences are minor ones, and there
Is LOT one among hem-so far rs Z hasty glance
enabled our reporter to discover-but would be
of T1nde. 1'AA1
g. F. Randall has submitted series Of designs
which arc re@atkallee for their completeness and
entire 1ot. with IN elevation feel from
sidewalk to coruiee. The building is to have
psp,l snanee On %ssaintGn main
building, on lasalle street and Exchange place.
The entrance from Washington street are as large,
massive eansAl door Twelve teet vide BY seyenteeh
This opens ito central cor4iaer e e4,e6dine tSe
eac' eI,e nepsh 2! nc onldi9s The two side doors
in1 Jtract,E H. e.fo9s tH Y Ees'!uae toaa,
Witch theie are I one o on each 1ooMi sIde Of Of
NE cse,r0 nam aooo corridor On each side OF ths
-. std. 49, IL aa ssp1sE lnt. Hvh 9h
oVcrhansipg brackets which carrya stone balcony,
projecting over the front doorway some eight feet
4,a1 us ~ r. @ T. s ~ asasaie ~ iae COMPOSE
t,on fooE 4n1 = 70 Dc maae asel as pon
ssPp1oacaeo 1om tne central mont window oithe
lie oat and The danEe o he buidns thess aro 9e
fhi fs oanGing g rooms ~ and oises IN the basement;
corridors IT within.
nta.a eoi1'ee u. oatsloe Hn oe surmountea %
d.nqsr 70 p,oee. p Peoe4fans below rom
ianesr onahs1d LUZ, toe, ~ WIZ rec
- faas .tt ~ aoo1. hanE 70 oeiFht o.
- fees aPose me paHemens: an elevation q
ts"ns ene5e Is leGkons Or & oosetHator5 "hasa
to1e ~ steW e Ks o. sne sn.lfe SMy. Ihe
~ s,mc ~ the cus1o II Manaa ~ HI; it
des l. ss eaner nas,r oass aSa ms ca TGe
| nusn uEnlGT Anu mots otnale IN 1ts general ap-
M H. Ine Too' m is n Al ahe style generally know9
metal. n aaS nans4'0 70 0' covered win ante and
I'LL sta1;y 'aG Dnlldsne aas basement ana p1tn.
sna mo ii noo a1d az sns tF
WI lsh,ed: o. eaeh slds q lae main q heat ens
etsx N .efs e. eommoaons stairway leading d.
S;c3 " - teet .rde 5oo eh has eo5tsei
ne building, and is terminated at the extreme
g qoa a. N aip4., es nn q US Width 10
q aeef: am d nele II 1eGelves the eide corridors
Eom Aasalle etteet ana Exchange flace- In this
ean1genent Is ne mala OF grand staircase Which
eommenSes % at the e. basement aoot and rises flight
ppH9 nghs rnt II reaches the hghest story q The
] DIE StAift4Se as well tho corridors.
Windows adjacent. Thees stairways ars an 1moor,
viii elegance.
/ The bat ment has two suit8 OF rooms fronting,
.aa a1d Las s9a the 9shr
each entered ffon Washington street and also from
% epe fof rsa .ae sss bantSg heass
there are several other smaller rooms varying in
eize from 1s . to lg by IS feet with vaults and
her o
or ey M q ,eS saoFs iosd TIE sab
sst2T eaea CO ee1s1s to these rooms
The Exchanse 5oom 1s situated On the second
o neer o. tGe sn1an and T. Rb9nt s. p ld
Tha DESIGNS for the main room arc exceedingly
varied, and would require more room than VIC can
pa,te, respectively e6 and 10 feet vide These arc
Separated IL the ceiling BY an arch rising to an ee.
vation Of 81 feet. and supported by piflar8 At
foer II hFee feet Ell in ID aas
rre about s. feet hirh, Of he Corinthian orier.
From these rise curved uibs, forming curve oj
}saiteT tbeir junction viii tie ast cenc scrss ~
Fho.e. diy7diur il into uaue1s. HE ceinr r. de-
e and so @
in lhe Smaller. rich coruice forms lie hsse from
| yh!ch tiEes 4 deen'y psneIed and enriched cuno1s
or locUuar cei]nr The pIan Of wh{ch il III e1Ii,se
and Il in CENTRAL era also el1intica1 IL
form, and clazed with etaIned r}ass and ia At m
eleys1ion Above the floor Of about IS ieet. - " '''
! TIE excbarge room ID to be Irhted on each side
bs five ]ntre aud fye analer xindnws ahnra 1hcms
ana on 1he front, Looking towards court Hons.
sno xhc Zone feet Ede III fh1S
two feet high.
Adjacent to the front, and opening into the ex-
iyet nd IS ieet hisb. II viii be furnished 1n
style Of eegauce for the fitting entertainment Of
distinguished guests Adjacent 70 this y = lasa-
a writing room and coat room Of about
the same dimcnsions a. he reception
Over these rooms. in The uert sts,rr. are aeTeTsi
conmi,tec rooms and eturerooms. IL the sonth
i. ald be tsehai e 1oo@., sod ecias M ith with
~ ofIce and nt1yate o3ca snt Tirrcsor,s rnona
These rooms are iichted from Lssale street oo1.
an IN = "a an f1 m sce e. q .ns st5Xa{ ~ Is 5e
tides. I'm fhc {isnr oxsr tbe SesretatE. nare Nv
of.ces ior Grain inspectors. Jsnitor@s room and
l 1ha r1rj1
htnstion seems Admirably aiantsd to The nurnose
f.r which it is designed, and Shows cpnclnsigelg ,
hat it II the work 81 muster hand.
The cen 1g Of he main room Is particularly i'm
| roainE.
| The entire building is designed to he heatcd by
steam er water. and ventilated on tbe exhaustive
trsl railroad care with 80 mach success There are
fop1 exhaustive shafts which rise to an elevation OF
feet assaa sae f & as IS esot to Be- s q
.eripton is 70. & COMPLETE without notice OF lie
ed by full size statue OF Lincoln the other bv one
| Of Donclss
| n. Il. Boyington has offered verT fne set Of
one above, aGd to be built On basement for of-
ccs, bsnkf &C., the ceiling Of which riees ten feet
shove the sidewalk. Over this will be the main
| which Is intended to be approached By nnbsoken
ares steps. The Washington street trnnt-101 feet
The % g the main
The two other entrances from La Sale street aud
Exchange PLACE are of about the eame character,
and equal In Ftze to the 'front.' From the entrance
one Coes to the main arcade, and thence up the
e,airwsys 10 the exchange room. The corridor
runs through the whole length Of the building.
feet high, and has nine windows oa ths slde md
feTen on 1ne alont 1ct~een 1nese wiz stana 20,
nathaan piiastefs: Il Is 70 pe Msnly ofnamented
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