Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-17
HANpsomE HOUSES.
A Pleasant visit TO the once OF q Lead
ing Architect Impr0yements That
WIN he Houors 90 Oar City.


VIII be Houors 60 Oar City.
Yesterday afternoon q REsIsrxR scribe
dropped into the handsomely furnished
offices Of Mr.. Stanton III: Howard, on main
street. TO see what was doing in the build,
ing circles of the city. Mr.. Howard ana
his assistants were found to be engaged on
drawings for several structures which, IL
built as they have been designed, Will re-
fleet credit upon their architect ana 90
The first If these drawings shown US was
one for beautiful cottage, in the regular
summer resort style, designed for Dr. 1. d.
Logan. OF this city. This cottage VIII De
built at Mountain Lake Park, the neW
Methodist summer resort on the ID. q v.
railroad, next summer, and though among
the many handsome residences , Tnlch n I'M
spring season will see going up there, WIZ
sneak well for the taste and judgment OF
Nheeling's well-known druggist.
The second drawing was for the Arion
Society showing the contemplated improve
meiits s.lii femGdsiing OF their building on
the South Side. AS shown
by the drawing the remodeled
building will be one of the handsomest
in that section of the city. The third
story of the building in question will be
made into a public hall, with stage, seen
ery, and all the appliances OF regular
theatre. The second story is to be arranged
into club rooms, finely finished and magni-
ficently furnished. There will be read.
ing room and sitting rooms, all FURNISHED
with the modern appliances OF a hrst-ciaSS
Climb. The first story will be rented.
Sketches were also shown for new store
building to be erected next to the Opera
House, in the burned district for Chris
Hess and Sons. The new building is ex-
pected 10 be of brick, three stories high,
running back as far as McCOurtneys
house, and fronting on Market street. 1t
will occupy spot that now lies vacant III
the heart of the city. and it will be pleas
ant, indeed, to see this wasted place buIlded
upon by an ediiice answering the descrip-
ton which was given us yesterday oil the
contemplated improvement.
Engaging in conversation with Mr.. HOW
ard, his remarks naturally turned upon the
new Fifth ward school house. He regard
ed this Us the handsomeSt school building
in the city, although it cost considerably
less than several of the others. when
asked as to the progress being made upon
the building, Mr.. II. said:
"All the work on the building will be
completed by the LIST OF February, lSS2;
though don't think the building should
be occupied before the lst Of April; Inc
DllllulDg was 10 nave DtCH ~
LIST of November last, but owing to strikes
has been DELAYED. klevis, Kraft d Com
pany are the contractors for the entire
building, and MeSsrs. ss,Hamilton Mc-Gran-
paLan Il Mathews did the brick work. The
contract price was $3,025 for the entire
building, including the steam heating
apparatus The extras, for increasing the
strength Of the foundations, and putting
up outhouses will probably amount 70
$1,000 more. The building is 80 feet square
and contains ten large school rooms 2ox5o
feet each, a grammar room 3OxSO feet,
large room for the German departlnent,and
the necessary class and cloak rooms. The
building contains u central stairway and
two side stairwayS, affording ample oppor-
tunity for egress in case of fire. The windows
are so arranged that the light will fall on
the rear and left side OF the pupil, which is
now considered the best plan. The build
ing'is heated by what is known as indi-
rect radiation. The air is brought from
the outside of the building through q sys-
TEN of air ducts. and taken to the base
ment, where II is properly heated. IL IS
then passed up through the tlues into the
different rooms. The object OF this is that
nothing but pure air is introduced into the
school rooms. The old plan was to put the
radiators into the rooms and heat the same
air over and over The ventilation is so
arranged that there is constant draft OF
pure, warm air. A contract has been made
with a Chicago firm to furnish the required
number of the latest improved seats. The
interior finish of the building is all yellow
pine and the floors are OF oak, making
hardwood finish The wood is filled and
vanished. so that the natural grain will
show. Ii is needless to say that the rooms
will all be handsomely furnished and pro-
yided with everything necessary for first
class school building. A tower 10 feet
high surmounts the front entrance to the
building. This tower will be made as cor.
spicuous and attractive as possible -fs II
is directly over the room Of the Iriiclpa;'
that gentleman will have direct Goiu.n UNI UNI
cation with the large bell WHICH II Will
-cnntaiu. A.. a.:
building will doubtless be read sfa nAtB in lbs
est, rs the people Of the Fifth ward have
been deprived of the advantages of a school
for nearly year, and are Irshably glad to
know that such desirable edirUS will be
ready for the use of their children SO es-ly
in the future.
After speaking OF the school house,
Mr. Howard mentioned the Seventh
ward hose house, and was asked for a
brief DIES, ription of it. He said: THE
hose house is building OF 3Ox6O feet dl-
mensions. The'main room is 2Sx40 feet,
ana Will nc uSeu Tor keeping tne nose reel
and other fire apparatus. In the back OF
this room there is sleeping room for the
tiremen, a wash room and q ,granary. On
the second floor above the small rooms is a
hay-mOw. Above the hose room proper is
a public hall 2SS40 feet. The horses will be
arranged in stalls at the back part OF the
hose room. The building will be ready for
occupation by the 1st of January. The
building is surmOunted by handsome bel
Try. This house is modification of the
original design. and p quite an excellent
and neat-looking building. The contract
price for the building, complete, is S5,26l."
Messrs. Armstrong, Coen & Co., were the
contractors for the hose house. The de-
signs for the present building, as well as
the original design, which was for model
engine house, were the work of Mr.. How
ard; and it is needless TO say that the
Island, with all its handsome houses, con-
tains few examples of better taste, or spec
linens of finer workmanship, than the
Seventh ward hose house. When COM
pleted the establishment will be under the
charge of Messrs. W. Lukens and ID. W.
Baggs. \ -