, 1873-05-02
THE !" TIMES" AND THE PLANS.


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The nnrdonablo curiosity felt by tho public
with regard to tho fifty plans hung up in Ken |
tuoky BLOCK for inspoc.ion by tho Joint Commit
too alouo yas allayol from timo to tmo by tlat |
model OF journalistic truth and purity-tho
Times. As thoro was nobody on TINT excellent |
shoot capable OF obtaining admittnnco to tho
building In which tho designs woro hung up,
save and except momber Of tho family Of tho
janitor appointed to guard and protect from In
trusivo eyes the competitive doBigns; and aB this
ainglo privileged persons stock Of adjcctivcs
VIVA 1;mited tn tho ono convenient word,
nice inc ,.nes "aa ~ ol's nus1,,,a s,riostr 10
no" " snoulo "nay sno 1o'o. - p1DAe
4 happy compromiao was onocted ny TIC ON
nloyment Of tho innitor to act as critic Of tho
10y paans, ~, at,a, ,snor ~, n, nart ~ tho mr.
as leas. Blk nohtns ,aoo. VII Wv 20. ~ o
ohitoct, and could, therefore, oe o17posoo u III
| very fow words.
| II 80 happened that tho vocabulary Of the
ian,tor of Kontucky Block ia rs limited IN quail
fvinu % nouna n his occipr: in intelligence, and
t that beyond insulting Mayor Medi1 overy two or
th1eo a%ys ana %ez II a1e 10 mottno "p6o o
o,r1,or aoaor;ntiana of tho plens that appoarod
'"'i1oA s..1,'. a..ta t,,o s+ator,ort
that thov were strung together by carpontor's
t:s saas .s 49, -a,5ar s1,sI, aoa aomo orcernta
arpns' up. ., ,1.s 4,a .-ora :. fnom no11od nnon
from !ne. ~ &H o g;,,o, .1,a ,an,tnra rp1a.
| the CITY ea1tor OF Ine 1H'eS' tne Jatiso. t'''
tive gave him hint that it was becoming mo-
notonous, and that unless decided change for
tho bottor wero made immediately hc would lose
| his situation nB architectural critic.
The vo,,nror brother. in a condition Of gloomy
-: 5os ~ 49, a.sr,.t;a ,a.,eaa ~ 49,
despair tarnea TO tue dramatic no.cos o1 .no
4t"us, a..u ...a1.;t",n ..arrnhpono,,s
"sy'loG'stlo, 11 mul'iolnl, ,,,.,ec nsuonto"ouo,
| with many other polysyllabio compan-
ions, and scattered thom horo and thoro, after
experienced molnbor, who ron bis eager peneii! p
which was allowed to ronaain.
In this way WAS the public .enightenod::. e.. me
1anitot, netg ~ .,9m l9 & Nv
sn aa cognpaS dsorod ho
maindor. Ho took his cue from tho authorities
Of tho paper, and this accounts for tho following,
the italics heypg hoon inherited to call attention
~ ~ :. san. IN Win no motto q, n vano.
tu9s; 9ls nan l,.. sa'.ii9;s j. i nos ,.E r
anse 10. eus'aa s'', ,', a.sa,.
-. @ aa Y 6nE OF tRe thsag as
gs s. s Aiding o.. hew oest
sS5 Ths s s as9s e ssuT ,' =, Ge T.
eire sa estra % 81 pea % wateses may Be- il
merits in respect Of internal accommodation.
when the following elaborate and critical do
ecrlptlon waa gwen: -,,.-.,,....
No. Vault, !" ~ Wnue paosenung m m atsraenvo OF
terror, haa oHuen.ly anct'neeo e'''i1AA "sianSo-
''s,e NJ 1Eureka. n rnassiyo and rfch with I'M
posing entsuuccn and hne1y-propor.ioncd towera,
while tho bulls and rooms are well arranged and
Lighted. .n, ..o ,..,,.n.
wrote,
NJ nv n cochrone. t,stmp,y a couplo Of cham.
bers Of conmerco put together tho estimate tor which
Is 81 800 900, whtlo it viii require hardly lees than
million to finish the innec court alone Tho h. estimated
brick reekonsd Il SIS thousand The sssgn is o5; x
h1S at II s ossds
!; On April II, tho Times carpenter wrote:
No. >, Ycnsi!.n; ooreoran. architect. This f ,
nfE 5cat IN s1o TR,u "ives ,,nnts
III nsht for fst hs nsae u waso
Ss s err &y @ nonsnurs srebeos
, hst ersasa 4S sF1 a sy @
sat'sty '' ths = eo%ittss 4 hss sss1s hsh
e@GlaEu builEua. It preacna grand elevation. Ther
entrances At saeh Of The fsnr
f tG @ M of a
ona pans arc vi .rlanse ahoush
sars srso he on f 70 the
,nrn IL ~ Tia third door au immonae puIo hail
1box6t foet in size, No III weight surely, with laEg
Gallery above. AL the Fe'1a' ara lighted ffe" th' out
a1ae. ,,
There ts no doubt but that tho Eurelta" plan ha
9 more admirers than AL tho others conleneo.
j, Tho readers OF these wonderful crlticssm n
concluded tnat, while tho Wrltor was oyldept i,
Q same plan gayo considerable weight to th
+ opinion indoraed BY tho Times that Mr. Tilley'
!, plan was excellent, and no. was Tut
!. Tho royorHo, Whom, therefore, on Sundny