Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18
A NEW CLUBHOUSE.
The Commercial Club Preparing 10
Erect a Magnificent Building
on Main Street.
Details Of tho pians-Iiow ii Is Proposed
20 Make tho Enterprise self
Sustaining.

Atarecent meeting Of the dircctory OF
the Commercial club, plans we're adopted
Tor an elegant club-buildlng 70 be erected
on the northwest corner OF Sixth and
Main streets on the lot lately purchased
by the club from Mr.. w. A.. Huffman.
Messrs. Sanguinet & Dawson had been |
requested to get up the floor plans and |
furnish an estimate OF the cost |
OF the building, which they did so
satisfactorily that their plans were
adopted by unanimous vote OF the
directory, and they were employed 70
superintend the constructIon,of the buildi
Ing. II is TO have four stories, with a
high basement This will be cut up iutO
a large restaurant, with kitchen, fuel
rooms, ETC., and In the rear, facing Sixth
street, there will be barber-shop and
other appurtenances Of club house,
This floor will be elegantly fitted
up, and is 10 have large plate-glass
windows giving plenty OF light, air and
ventilation.
The next hoor, or first floor proper,
/ will be divided Into two large dining
! rooms 22x25h each, With sliding doors
between, and a service room with dumb
. waiter 10 restaurant at the rear end. AT
4 the front or Main street end will be a
pallor, library, reading and writing room,
reception room, toilet room for ladies',
secretary's and directors rooms,
:. The second floor will contain billiard
and pool-room 30x46A, three card-rooms
!. 5x23 each, with sliding doors connecting
- them with two other smaller care
L or private rooms, cafe, wash
lc rooms, coat and hatrooms, etc
l. There will be large balconies on the cas-
and south sides for loungers, aud, IL
) fact, every convenience that the mos
luxurious taste eau suggest.
The third and fourth floors win be di
Z vided into twenty-five large and air
sleeping rooms TO be rented TO tn
bachelor members of the club. Tines
rooms, because of their height, Location
and modern conveniences, such as bath
rooms, etc, will be extremely desirabl
for such purposes.
There will be an elevator from tn
basement TO the fourth floor, making th
ascent and descent little trouble, Th
entire building on the inside is to b
fitted up In the most tasteful manner
suit the purposes for which 1t is intended
= The style of architecture will be aftt
that pleasing and graceful type Gale
en- French Renaissance, and the bulls
OF ing will be an ornament
ce which any city might be prou
w Business men can entertain their CUES
We within its psflors, and feel that the Wis
Z, tors are sure 20 so away impressed wi
the enterprise, the vim aud the hospital
y, ty of Fort Worth.
From close calculation It is ee'
mated that The revenue from Il
.as rented portion Of the buildii
yG will exceed $500 month,
$4,000 year This is calculated from Il
he lowest estimates, but il is certainly sui
~ client to assure the members that the
NJ money win be carefully invested in Il
81 nt most profitable manner. In a very Il
~ years the handsome structure will ha
IN ~ paid for itself, aud tho "sinking funl
~ win rapidly assume large proportions