New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING.

PoRATION'S TENEMENT HOUsEs-A Ne" "Hi"
OpIsT CHURCH.
Prominent among the new public ooiiuings 'h
nrocess of construction or projected IN this city, are
those which are to form parts OF the Two great
ouadrangles of Columbia College Charles l..
IIaipht is the architect. In 1s7S-79 he put up the
Madison-ave. building for the lecture room of the
School of Arts undergraduate department. In
1874 the School of Mines, in FIftieth-st., was
ereced this being the first of the series of new and
nermanent structures. Mr.. Haight is now putting
I'D new library building with a frontage OF f2o
feet on Forty -ninth-st. and depth
of 100 feet 1t is in about the CEN
ire of the block. between Fourth and
Madison-aves The material is brick and sandstone
from Potsdam, st. Lawrence County, n. l. Inc
height is 100 feet. On the first floor Will DC inc
lecture rooms and offices for the use OF the La"
School corporation. with private rooms for the pro-
fessors and cloak rooms for students; the upper
mart will be occupied by the libraries of the School
of Arts the School of Mines. and the Law School.
The main library will be lofty apart
mept. with alcoves and galleries, nghted
by small windows the ground floor and
lv thirtv -four windows each thirty feet high
The rear of the library is to be specially arranged
for the storage of valuable books and manuscripts,
with absolute protection against tire This Dulld-
ing was begun last August. and Will be ready 'or
occupancy next October It's cost VIII he T3ouou"'
md this money rs we'll as the funds for all other
building enterprises of the college is derived from
its surplus revenues. There Will he an oDserNa-
tory connected with the library building, WHICH,
considered by itself OF as part OF large ana gen
crous architectural plan, is admirably designed. IL
posscsses the quality. rare from art point of view.
of suggesting by its very presence the puIP"so 'oi
which II was erected and the uses to which IL Is oe
n. cnIn
Colp,nbia College is also about to put
nm building at the FOurth-avc. end
of it's property extending from Forty-ninth-st. TO
Fiftieth-st. with frontage OF Zoo 1eet
md n depth of 40 feet, for the nse OF the Schooi
of Mines 1t will be built in very thorough man
ncr TO insure the perfect protection OF the import
ant geological meteorological and metaIlnrgical CAP
;nets and for the unique and remarkable herbarlnm
collected by the late Professor TORY. This build
ing will be principally of brick, and similar IN style
10 the School of Arts in Madison-ave Tho ola
buildings are now being torn down to make way
for it, and work will he begun this season.
MANHATTAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL.
Tho Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital, of which
Charles r. IIaight is the architect is on the east
side of Park-ave between Forteth and Forty first
SITS II was begun year aud half ago, is now
practically completed and will be handed over to
The corporation III q few days 1t is four stories III
height. with q basement; 100 feet front, WIN
depth of 90 feet on Fortyfirstst and is OF Croton
brick, trimmed with sandstone from Bellevllle.
NJ On the Sd of last October the
bospital WIS moved from its old and
cramped quarters in Thirty -fonrth-st. to the new
building and on that date the first clinic was held
in the cOumodous and tasteful structure wmch
commands view of the Grand Central Depot and
eniovs the advantages of an gbo site on the slope
farf.r fha al
nensaries : on the second floor, rooms for pay pa
tents and the theatre for surgical operations the
third and fourth stories contain the wards for pa
tients who are unable to pay. The kitchen
Is at the top, connected by an eleva-
tor with the dining-roOms below. The
building throughout is well planned. carefully con-
strnctcd and thoroughly equipped. In the essen
tials of light plumbing aud ventilation there is
nothing left to be desired. There is an open fire
place i'll every room. The two lower stories are OF
iron and brick all the walls are solid brick, the
brlckwok being exposed In the halls and stalrcases
and plastered in the rooms The floors throughout
are tiled The front of the building is inviting the
only attempt at architectural effect being produced
by vertical lines and bands of Bellevllle stone. The
windows III the roof are TO be ornamenteu at Inc
top with fine pressed brick
The total cost of the new building is Sl23,5Oo.
II is understood that x-GOvernOr Edwin ID. Morgan
gave 500 600 towards the purchase of the land and
That he contributed an equal amount toward the
binding fund In the old building over 1000 pa
tients year received treatment; the new hospital
contains every medical and sanitary appliance for
the treatment of 10000 dIspensary patients year.
has seventy five beds for surgical cases. with Turk
Ism baths for the unclean poor, and facilities for
fsolating communicable eye diseases. The charges
for treatment are graded to suit the means Of the
patients.
WHAT TIE TRINITY CORPORATION is DOING.
The corporation of Trinity Church is doing It's
ehare in the general reconstruction of the city.
Charles T. Haght has charge of all the numerous
improvements on the property of the corporation.
By Nav he will have completed four large tene-
rnent houses in King and Charlton-sts., between
Hudson and GIcenwich-sts. These are each 80 feet
front 10y so feet in depth, with five stories; the
fronts are of Croton brick, with sandstone string
courses and lintels. They are substantial and
thorough in construction well lighted and well
ventilated. each house having ten sets of apart
Uents with from four TO five rooms in each set
The excavations now being made for three
apartment houses, at Charlton and tudsOn-Sts., of
the same general style as those inst mentioned hut
Of somewhat better class. AS fast the Trinity
corporation obtains possession of its leases, of
which 1t has large number on long time,
and put up new ones. thereby greatly
proving the appearance and enhancing
the values of property III tins part OF the city, Its
apartment houses are tor the better class of me-
chanics and "a careful selection of tenants will be
made At King and Grcenwch-sts. the Trinity cor
poratOn is building five story brick warehouse,
rs by 90 feet III size. In Canal ST., west of Varck-
st. this corporation is erecting IA large factory, with
@ front of rs feet and a depth of l47 feet. running
Through to Vestry st. 1t viii be seven stories high,
with a front If pressed brick. and pressed brick
walls at the sides. The property is already
leased
ADDITION TO THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS BUILDING.
Within a week or two workmen viii be out of
the addition to the Bar Association Building, No.
West Twenty-eghth ST., which when fully com
peted Will give the organization what practically
q now club house Whose improvements have been