The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02

of n good color looks well. Obviously
paint when not used rs a safeguard. has the
appearance of covering up delgts. Brick. OF
course may be cOlored in tho heating. and the
author gives a recipe for making the black
bricks which have boen used a good deal Of
late years in the cnvirons OF Boston. Where
states are employed for roofing we may do well
to mark tho authors structure on tho common
custom of covering them with coating of oil
This il supposed to clean and darken Them
and. according to saters prevents their fading
The expedient is pronounced entirely unnec-
essary In good work. since only poor slate will
absorb the oil. and only poor slate will fade
Oil on sound stating, therefore remains on the
surface until 1t Is washed of by rain and con-
Quoted into the cistcrns.
A most valuahlo fea,uro of tbis worL ia tho
nunber of nlans for ANAL bouana locating LET
us sov from "a ooo 70 az ooo, carefully drawn
IN n scala ou ,vhose datsila 81 r,ateriul aud
structuro aro an minu,oIv GOT forth lint anv
comuctent mcchanic could nrobnblv ombodv
,hcm Asto buildiny mnterials Mr.. Holly secs
No raas,p WIN, Ten should NOT utilizo the atone
which ia i,,, on, ~ our ccllars II ia true that
,his Ia of coarse oualitv and irregular sbanes.
INIT however rourh il may be. n clever mason
can ,n,i,o !, ,,n.nr wolf IN, main dirncul,v he
ing encountered In adapting il to the openings
and corners. One OF the chief expenses in all
stone building Is cntaicd by the ponderous
scaffoding required to elevate the material. on
which account tho custom Of rearing the mason
ry only to tho second story. and finishing the
remainder with wood has become quite common
in England. Much has been said recently on the
subject Of concrete for building purposes. and
it IL proposed to employ this substance not only
for the exterior walls but for partitions. floors.
and staircases Its adaptability has been to
some extent tested in New York hotel whore
the staircase. trimmings. and pavement are all
formed Of cement. tho heavy newcls and hand
rail being simply capped with mahogany. The
difficulty in the use OF concrete Is its liability to
shrink as It sets. and to crack when the wall is
| OF great length. This defect II Is hoped to over
| come by using iron anchors to the walls. which
might show with ornamental heads on the sur
| face and the same end may be approached 10y q
system Of wooden ba,tening resembling some
Of the half-timbcr constructions Of an Eliza
bcthan cottage But. however well this ma
! terial may be suited to England whore an
equable climate prevails It would probably i'll
sustain our extreme changes Of Temperature
| On the whole, this method, which has already
been employed TO a considerable extent about
| Boston is pronounced good for the contractors
but bad for owners
The cbnnter on mn orcbitoct,a dr,ios md
! ohnrres deservos nnrticulnr attention Thor,
isno douht that tho orchitoct's AKIN IL faet no.
coming NOR, imnortant in nonulnr estimation
or that the typicnl builder il growing 10 he
moro 81 n moro contractor ccosino ovon ~ SIM.
ply knowledge Of his craft except through the
medium of his foreman. There has been n
striking change in this respect within n single
decade. some years ago there was but little
anliation on the part d architects. ono seem
ing to be suspicious Of another. and each will
ing To- take advantage Of his ncighbor The
mechanical builder ranked about ms high in
| popular repute as tho professional master Of
the principles Of tho art. and We used
to hear much Of tho superiority OF the
practical man over him who simply knew
how to make pictures on paper. In such state
Of things II was not surprising that the moral
standard Of the profession was low and that
many so-callcd architects made practice Of OBJ
tanning business by undertaking, charging
less than competent services were worth but
making up the deficiency with commission
from the contractor 1t was timc that the hon
orable members Of the profession should or
are nanny IN stat. tla fundamental rulo ~ ,ho
American Institute Of Ar,hitec,s-tbot no Nom.
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