The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-16
VIEWS suNrn1ARx.


AT q paeeiiog oi the Building Committee
of the. ey Almshouse, having in charge
the contemplated extension and enlargement
Of the premises, the following plan was re-
commended The additions are to be made
on the southwestern side of the main build
ings; the extensions to be 1l6 feet loag by
10 vide, three stories high; the second door
being made level with the floor of the pre-
sent buildings The first and second stories
will be IL feet / inches from top to top, aud
the third story to be - feet 6 inches clear.
All the exterior walls of the building, from
the bottom of the cellar to the level Of the
main cornice, will be constructed of good
quarry stone From the ground line to the
base course, the exterior will be finished in
broken range work, pointed off, the stone to
be from Liepers or Fairmount quarries; all
above the base to be laid for rough casting
The base course, second-story floor course,
entrance steps, sills, and door pieces, will be
cut stone from the Lieper or Port Deposit
quarries. The hues for ventilation to be
neatly topped out above the roof with
straight, hard brick, laid with cement, aud
capped with North river flag, with dressed
edges three inches thick and four
inches projection. The sitting rooms
on the first story will have arched
floors in single rings OF hard bricks The
stairs from the cellar will be Of cast iron aud
GnLlTGly IlE- plOOl. Lie TOOlS Will D0 over
laid with the best charcoal tin, standing
groove, painted on both sides The outside
of the buildings from the base course to the
roof are to be rough cast, and made to corre-
spond with the present building. It is iu-
tended that the extensions of the Almshouse
shall be erected substantially, comple5e, and
with the best skill of the contractor. The
work will be commenced in u few days, and
pushed forward to completion as fast as pro-
priety will admit of it. Proposals will soon
be issued for bids for the erection OF the new
buildings.
The Republicans of the Fifth Congress
sional District, composed of a portion of
Pbiladelpha and Bucks county, met at
Doylestown yesterday to nominate a caodi-
date to represent that district in Congress
Mr. II. A. Williams, of Bucks county, acted
as President, and Mr.. i. R. Doler, OF the
Twenty-third ward, and Mr.. Jonathan Davis,
of Bucks county, as Secretaries. On pro
ceeding to ballot, the following result was
reached:-
Alfred @. H0rmer.
D. ID. Newhall.. )
On motion, it was agreed that Mr. Har-
mer's nomination be made unanimous.
Last evening an atfray occurred at Oak
dale Park, in which three men were shot, said
80 have been done by the bartender One of
the men wounded was Joseph Kiker, twenty
three years old, driver of one of the prison
vans, who received a ball in the stomach
cGuslDg, it was believed, fatal wound Hs
resides in Seventh street. near Meetler, and
is married. One of the other wounded men
is named Nells, victualler, residing in Meet
Ter street. The name of the other man was
not known to our informant. Nells was said
to have two balls in his body, aud to be badly
wounded. On the part of the bartender, the
allegation is that he was attacked and fred in
self-defense. Joseph Kiker was removed to
his residence.
From some cause which is yet unknown
the smaller of the two dry-docks at the Navy
Yard sank to the bottom of the Delaware
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, incurring
p loss to the United States Government OF
about $40, 900.
John L. Smith, member of the Phila-
delphia Hose Company, who was injured at
the burning of the Philadelphia Sugar Re.
tinery, died at the Hospital yesterday.