The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-11-26
CON MUs.,f,rnD


I'VE have received another long commu.
nication from Mr.. Reynolds. II has come
TO be question Of veraciiy between him
and Mr.. Pond, and each side 'has had his
say" and the public can judge between
them without going on forever" In Mr..
Ponds communication he called IN ques-
ton Mr.. Reynolds ability as an architect.
The latter should have a chance to reply
and we give that part Of the communca-
ton which must close the case AS far as
we are concerned. i Ed. JOURNAL
"Mr. Pond has doubtless forgotten, In
charging me with making bad mistake
in drafting the bay window, that one day
inst before he commenced laying the
grounds for plastcring in the Conner
house. he called me 10 as was passing
by, and at that time told him there was
no mistake IN the draft, and that drew
the plans with full knowledge that it
required little more work 10 case the win
dows inside. also explained to him two
ways Ct casing them, aud could have Civ
en- the workmen on the Lugene house the
same instruction had known they need
cd il. The reason Of my making the
draft as did is because Q bsy window
constructed on plan Of true halt octa-
gon presents somewhat angular appear
ance, and find that 10 construct it slight.
~ out Of true produces much fiper arch
itectural Affect outside, which more than
compensates for the extra work inside.
As to the valley rsfter In the Lngene
house, have to say that about the time
the foreman was ready 10 raise the raiters,
be stopped 81 my house on the way TO the
mill one day, and asked me II l had any
rule for the valley rafter. aud went on 10
state the way he should place them. l
saw II once that be understood his bust
ness, and told him that be- had the correct
rule for that pitch Of roof Therefore
you will see there was no necessity for
making drawings and no attempt 1t max |
ing any; and the fact that the cornioe does
not connect. II such be the case. is traca-
BILE 10 some other cause than the foreman or
myself Mr.. Pond need not feel alarmed |
about my appropriating " nyself the
drawings which were made for the valleys
In Mr.. Connor's house. for can affirm the
fact that saw him draw them. He took
his pencil. rule and paper. and made the
lines that formed said plan. but II his
request l dictated how he should draw
hem 20 that the corDice would connect.
Furthermore MIR. Pond has taken pains 10
make statement 10 the eject that do not
know enough 10 draft valley rafters. III
wish 70 say that with much thought and
'tudy have succeeded 10 formulating
! rule applicable To valley roofs OF unequal
pitch. which l will explain TO any 81 the
mechanics 10 town who do not already
understand the matter (Mr. Pond except
sd) and who will agree TO keep il from bis
Mr.. Pond neri quotes from
ny Communication and asks il l did not
sopy the style az the honse from . news
,aper sketch. aud the dormer window
rom G. II. Longs house. Of Detroit,
Mich. To that question saw No sir
No SIR. The newspaper
'ketch Vas very imperfect woodcut OF
lousc 10 the Queen Anne style OF archi-
ecture. and Ilaid II ssids without second
COX. The q. H. Loug residence Was OF
type and style much too massive 10 be
mployed 10 cottage. and I TIRES that
side. and drew plan Tor Gothic house
OF MI. Lueene. AS for myself l learned
0 d1fl valley roofs from = book which
ave 10 my possession. There are two
iasses Of valley roofs. one Of equal slope.
I'd the other Of uneqnsl slope ar pitch:
nd ! presume il IL 10 the former class
bat Mr.. Pond refers. IA have e1plsaoed
'ov be learned 10 drsit thoSs Of the latter
lsss That yon NAV mol be deceived by
be terms used in Mr.. Ponds letter. let
- say that. strictly speatiss. there is
eiibsr dofmer nor muilionei ~indos
j either Of the houses. The one spoken
a. . mullion is simply doable vim
or, aud The other. which be calls dor
les. is hooded window. OF course the