New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04

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Our Instructions require tnat We shad u'lsc yOu, "a
fur possible Adv the plans Tor eOmc,IhS 'he I"ihoi
MAY UuOd 10 ieiucdy "a loo, l"o |lyCotoh'
Ee Lave lound 10 iAtln tLd 10 Mi,""t ei- 10 -
total estimate Of cOst ~ pUS,Ulc Wl' reduction al H.
AT tne .e tnese Instructions we're Fcc.tea' 'he O.'i
cst uiat completing the DIIiding would nave otOOd
at n IUl 1913 Ga We now c1tlnatc mat Inc plans %
~ OuL at reduction 81 @l,odl 900. We alsO
estimate tndt modified NC snal .lo,sc th'J 4i.
Tao reduction vi the estimate on your ifchtects pans
pat 10 the reduced aiAOdnJ oil naiefdI ~bicd
e nOw ri " Oses use ami party TO our adoption OI
Ts vi prces ONo iIIn Ee iot al though IL rshi 20
assume, when We tniuE just IN view oi the present
lie soinewnnt greater saving TO be made by the ado
On OF our prOpU.tOn, Is cHieiy Obtained Dy dispensing
with number useloes p'J ctiCis, aud csIeciahy ~
,1f x ,g,,o~ the ligAt Oh to roOis aud tnU Iol-
con tAcu shorter std soe1r slope, cls j. Asnb
Artificial stone ami copper, and by me suDodtutiVh
OF state tile rs a covering material.
O.nergiso re-. e,t 10 roof, the proposed
cODstruCtiUh OF WHICH, 40 DeiO1 sat- Ne lnihA leos
adapted 10 efficiency and end1Inc5 In more nearly
VI tHe ORDINARY CHARACTER, hRner, sihip er. and ltos
COstly tHe changes winch ~e ae about 20 pOpOsr ie ai
IN direction oil stronger mOfC SOLD aud enduring
bui. ains, both realty rBd a. peafaEoe.
1ae detects Oi the 0AeIor, as wo nave pointed them
out may be D1eny summed up in ue sta.enient that,
COsidrng A size. To CUslncss, and It's InOnunIeBtai
purpose, h laeks rcpOse aHd dignity.
VARIOUS CHANCES SUGGESTED.
The first step toward Improvement In this respect
which We would advise, Is tue leaving OH Of vaiiOus
features 10 Its essential structure and char
aoter. The potico balconies, Tor example. being,
haze shown practically useless, and indeed. Obj ctOn
able above the entrance story, We propose that t"ey
should be- built higher. An opportunity Il thus AZ
obtained for displaying large uninterrupted space
of main wall VI the b1ding clear Of unnecessary and
cJnfusiDs features
Va ni1ai recognize that what We have Indicated a.
sIos@s 81 ioiyAsmper Ia probably due 70 tie dc
ere u the architect to improve the Skyline.
Inlz Ollocs be bstter aud more simply accom-
lglsasaa " dropping tbs roof over tnat part
~ to- building which bctwccu tie outer and mode
ts nDIth ana south sides, 80 That II VIII rts
tAiTa lBstsad Of tHS fourth story Tue roof
slst sgHs ughs1 Wy dorineis viii tnen be equally val
aals 100 pgfpDs u Which inciud,d la tns
s,s2S appropriated Tho variation IA Tie hight OF
IA walls isDs ODiaid viii n great degree IcnONo
nv Dcu0H VI DDDOby On tho twO Longer faces o TIE
18dlhk TDs OtsT two si4es bting in our OpiniOn too
sisyfl b. broken Into I'VE pars, the tIec Interior
0iFlsSs recommended 30 Do coiDbbed IN one lhs
aflu cement LgtgFr gitB TIE reduction O the puttoOes
already mlyised viii lend 10 the breadth and
DOse VI aspect which II wanting, while II val add 10 the
appa'egt magnitude Of tbs Capitol anu give II greater
force Oi character
ia te feeling already Expressed that tho upper story
instead Dong tho least atOud be- tie mOsi gnicd IA
t0 1pressOD 0f lls aud tDat ia aSeUs should
be treated With nOto elegance, aud rather h.henc thin
enlarged, groups Of wibd0ms vita cIOulsr heads