The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-06-12
FIRE PROOF HOUSES.

'' ''"i'iiOS Has ~" P'''Se" F'''i''i'i'iS
Ihe erection OF wooden buildings within
the limits Of Chicago. Many depositors in
our savings banks ina themselves possessed
Of l,.. which w., reason W tbe incr.,.. \
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M "-'-O "o "S""' IT,
porunn ot money loaned by these Insttu-
tIons on lots WAS not sufficient ii, erect
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io' "'i' "'''N "'uS "l'h'''
secure roofs, Haurs, ceilings, ETC., were
believed to ~ little better A. s4-urIt, f.r
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win wooden exterior walls. f"r thv pur-
pose NO ascartaiung how chtaplv. approx
iuar.Tv hrs-p pr,..f Luiljir... .5,,-.j M,
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chaHts' Farmers ana NtcA'h'1' savings
Bank, on the fifteenth ut Oct1ber, 1874,
published A circular oH,.riu.. z priz. ~
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hNe r''H''' ana cat'"el'S "' hot less than
htu h'e hundred cuoic teyt. and " store
ami dwelling combined, ter uSr uu the
.a-,p.r th.r., l.f,r,s M tb... rity Mr..
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an" many communications were received
previous to January L. cHmuIltt-r com
slstng III Messrs Wahl. w the Board VA
P,hb. yI,rLs nr.,, u tb. p.,rJ
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Associtlou Amu, Granni,, representing
builders. ami Dr Benjamin u. Miller
SANITARY Sur..,i,-....r4nt u.,s ..,..,.,..l \,
'Na'ii'ii''ls ''''So .'''' "'''i '''""'! -
and made ah award " the prizr t' the
plan which. aII thn-s considered th,,
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IN prs Gl'hS men We here"Ith mus
trtte were awarded +" 4 :. smith arctl-
tect and contract ~ Clark street, Chi
c,oo Plans Nal -,u.-,-nrv b,usa ouy43
r,st Il onn n. a ..t,ry l,,.. nv
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and dy.lIin., 3a,,- ...+ =. Gpl
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IN, 2Os43 " 6y,. room, CONSISTING of
uarlor l3Nlu6 AVN rYo bel rooms l0l6-G
each kitchen. Usu ana r,n-ri.. NJ.
ht4rr Il+ tttth 4ll : paf fNt y
b.tva.p \ arj csilipg XII i.,...,rtapt
f.,-ur. Iu -i.s,.I,p Il thai should 4 6r4
,crlr ru rb. front p,-t Of tbe bniIdin,
tl. r.,r ...rri,, ,,ay. ~. nrrserved ,rtar%
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fire -t,,.. a,3 t,nnaj MA ~ MI chimney
There y .,n air sptc. ventilated una .rneatb
the gr,uud-Holr. preventing dampuess
from ar.si1r: auI there u ass an air spac.
ventilated uetNeen the ceilings and roof
to prevent heat of summer from affecting
the rooms. The ire-hues are lined with |
hue pipes eight inches square. There Is A
drain piue connected with the sinks ana |
closets and with the main sewer. to carry
off all surface water. slops. etc. Cost
II, POO
The two-stnry dwelling. Of which We
present a front elevation and the ground
plans. is building 26-6ylS. with hyr
room. tu.. N, the .,ro,ipd mr. rrit,.f,,,I
H,or anl rbr.. on thu up,ar floor tbe siz
W which are-parlar IgNI0. kitchen I2N
III Tb1. tbrs. ,,r,,.r r.,-.,,s NM I'm bsJ
room, the size III which MY. respectively
IIxg $3.50 This b,i,Ij,ng h,s cellar
fnr r,,I and wood ttt.j Id viii water
closet and bath. The ". II cellar withi,
walls. Nit be- I2xI2 The upper story ail
h. faat nv bairbt aud tbe prIncip,J stor,
M faat tbo ,-lf.r 4 fe,t 4 inches Y, ~
81 -O1
The buiidig, With store and dNr!,in
cop,bi1rd is 2jl5S The entire principal
story is occupied with store-room. Th /