, 1879-03-15
Such IL the William, Building. Which
Now Grao:s Ono Of Our Lead.
Ing Thoroughfaras.
Perfection ot Detail se,ulsd By RmpltIfug 0niJ
flrlt.CfaIs Contractors IA Eftf}
Department.
HomethinR About ths Construction and
tho Parties Un9aRad In this
Work.



The beauty OF the architectural designs y! 70
many Of tho substantial etructuscs In rebuilt
t.hIc,ro /. A cou,tan, .o,trr. NJ voo,e, h, nil
rf.i,ass ann ~ ,ha s,nas,na.. ,yr po,aca.,, ~ ,Ic
Garden City have tadceda worldwide rcpasa'
t!on. Chicago c1n Without doubt today boass
If n n,orc nr,,,mcnt., mud tcttcr class al buAf-
nc,, ht,r,,s th,, ncrhona auv ettv IN the world.
hulldtn,- w,,,, o,tract, nttcntton here. and /.
.,nondo., ~ -. 49, ~ ~ s,,"s. &, fshI,.r,
must therefore, 10 something unusually excel
lent both IN design ind construction. aucft 4
building il tic recently.compteted block at the
so1,tbentt corner ot Wahsa., nvrnue md Mon-
% re street rno,yn =. ~ ,,,o W,11iam, ',a R,,,d,nr
Iha perfect adaptadi'!ty Of tie design Tor tho
purpose Intended. aud tho CAREFUL atten-
lion given TO every detail OF the construction,
frnn, ,,o fornda,f,, -, ,ho r,or ~ hi. .r,sn.
,' ttaa .,.e .ounua'oa 10 'os Iooa u LUZ sp's
u'u sifucture, make It in e'erv respect mouel
building. Tic public In general haro but little
Idea pf the labor Involved in the erection Of such
f,,ocl, or tbr vsrio, NJ tnt.rc,t. renrr.entcd,
~, .a,,o ,,..,,asn Nv y, ~. 1a,,t.,a,,s,. sn,i
anu tome Knowledge oi the 1na!Ttdualt anu
lirms wlIo contributed to the result will there.
fore prove interesting.
1t has tsontace II 1e0 feet on Wabash ave-
nuc anil ITO feet on Monroe street, and tho en-
tisa i've stories are Occupied BY the Wholesale
urn OF u =: hcith Il Co. With m Immense
BLOCK o1 Mit''nesS' hot'ons' uni lhney eooas.
AHGHiIEcF AND SUPERINTENDENT
Col, =. '; shspnan, the architect ind super
lntcpdcht, has III 'lnppy tnanner tlcccedcd In
supplying clear-e,1t, elegant example Of street
ton alml Convenient III ai Its appolntncnts,-
good, conlnon'scnsc building and one which t,as
e!iclte. the universal con'lnendation Of our peo-
pie. Col. Ehtpman's ability, good Judgment,
md Integrity as an architect arc not only
snoHn " nis HorKs, ont attestea s,! oy those Eho
AAfE AfAHCA lHClUoEkfEA VI AAa *EEflGE3s 1lt
.es1 az ~ e has nretercd - te 1ar. nu snnern
tc,,iod I'm cnnstrnrtinn n so mss,v ~ thc nncs,
hnilIinra' ho.t nf Il mills and nriyste chorartor
n t1,n itv "mI thr.u,ahn',t In WEI
rur un,ou.your
THE nH'oA1"oAk'
III building Of this description the character
tIis wo5I, was II riycn to a Fiji X ~ ~ M NJ
- woshin'tnr s,raot onn ~ In ntdn.t M;
tno.t p"iahin c'nirncttn,. grms ~ n k Chic.on or
Thav 1avs Icer, IN imst,,rta br,n s,ncc MA mi
.y hsr eau up fac,s W ~; ~ ,hs
~ III. LEX T. thau.., I,S t,n Sont tnt th7 !oue
,ot.. ~ ttta " hnttdtu ~ sn,'o elnn atn,r
othsr btlJsrs, ind syerr r snocifleatjon Of ti,etr
contract was carried out 10 tue letter.
THE ouT.s1osn
~ ,d lne smpnsns 1suht @ va @ 1nrnsnea % oy no,oen-
. W,eK d Menne, thc wsll.knosn contractors,
mASse 1ce. 1tt1 3Moas 3o u.I sa"'e ats aosa1eu @
~ AeHe' - ~ @a~ tA -oS' tt4Ho
'ussngn ' sns slona iof nio my va
.aea bua'o!nGs aololhang, ae mS't as tar tlc
-, y, ,a, E.i f. ~ n ao ~ az aom
Iiuiidin, m WohntE ncanwn hatwnen Mndi.on
and Monroe strects, The character at the work
awarded to this frm ts ample proof Of their
standing as reliable contractors,
rur 1nox-wonr
..,, ''
II onaalhE o. ans caa1acter might ns calleu
lne pu!io a'io sucM " uIe ssIustutc' a''u - "
Ynal luporsanGa .nAt I anouau no oa 1e oest
possip,u aeselapf,ol.. tn's e1eeuenca Nqs &C.
Gufe9 " Ewing tns contraet 10 lhe l,h,on toun-
urf CoHpnny, cosnef nsnrootn s1fea aha fntoentn
sstcats' nv unus"ht thci1Ilsn aoF turuin& Cyl
aac heaSy co,amns, nGams' e1Faefs. orna'nsntal t,
mrs 1y,vc tsc cao,f,anv o,,nost .mnnonniv "
this cloas nf work. they bnyo been caiisti ,,nnn
for thu irou.work In 4 minority Of thn tjrstctsss
hinrrn in ihe city. and ihe receufiv.rnmnlrieI
Singer building OWES tnl,eh Of liz solidity aud
beal,ty to lie supcrinr character Of Ills work
furnished by tho Union Founlry. The trnn-
work which iI,ey suppiiod for thv new Custom-
iIouse received thr speclul colpulendutiou Of thu
tommittue OF cxnerts who fr1spectcd Inc build
inlr d1rlnr the eariy stares of ia orcctiou. unl
In tleir renors to tiie Secretary Of the TreaturT
they pronpunced tt the Lest Uf thu kind tEey lad
eyer seen. The snccii}ca,fune for lie Williams