Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-11
INSPECTING THE PLANS.
DRAWINGS OF THE PROPOSED
NEW HOTEL.

On Exhibition at the Guards Armory-
The otel to be Rui't on the Chatham
Academy snt Pavilion Hotel Site
~ rat tho Pans Contemplate - The
Union Society to Obtain Estimates for
tue But ding.
The plans and specifications for new
MOTEL, upon which the Union Society pro-
poses to get estimates, are on exhibition
at the Guards ArmOry Clover floor),
and are attracting general attention.
A number Of builders have examined
them with a view to submitting estimates.
The room is open every day, except sun
day, from a. m. to 2 p. m. and from to
p. m, and tue public are invited to ex-
anime the plans. The following is a de-
scriptIon OF the proposed building:
The plans for the new hotel cOntem-
plates basement ana six-stOry building
2l2 feet on Bull street, 90 feet
on South Bro ad street and the same on
Hull street, or Chippewa square. The
building Ia somewhat larger on the
ground 10 n height OF two stories.
The basement floor will be slightly
above the pavement, and will contain
nine stores on the front. The billiard
the remainder will be occupied by The
hotel proper.
The main building will be set back and
a LOFTY piazza, varying in width from
| eighteen to twenty five feet, will extend
along the entire front on Bill street.
The ladies' entrance will be on Bull
street on a level with the pavement,
| from which the principal floor Will be
| reached by a spacious staircase as well
as by an elevator. The principal en-.
! trance VIII also be from Bull street.
The basement will be OF Philadelphia
pressed brick, with black Joints. The
superstructure will be cemented.
The trimmings will lie of granite and
lime stone, aud the arches over windows
and the belt courses, etc., will be OF Sa-
vannah pressed brick. The whole will
be surmOunted with an ornamental man
5ard roof There will he two towers, each
about 80 feet high, with staircases to the
top, to be used as ObSerVatOres. The
| 90 n'ces and projections are wide. some
what after the Italian style. The main
entrance Will be through three pairs of
very large plate glass doors separated by
| polished Quincy granite columns. These
| steps will 0rinS the visitor TO Il vesubu!e
| finished entirely OF marble. From the
yestlbule the rOtunda Will be reached by
| four steps.
The rOtunda will extend across the en-
tire building. The rear of 1t will be
mostly Of glass. 1t wi extend upwards
through the second story, where there
will be II gallery; from this gallery az the
! second story the smaller outside balconies
will be reached. The rOtunda Will be
30 feet by s. feet. The waiting rooms,
private Offices, etc, will be sepa-
rated by four very large plate glasses.
The gallery will be supported by two
rows of columns OF Aberdeen granite,
coupled together and resting on pedestaIs
of polished Quincy granite. The floors
will have marble borders, the centres 10
be covered with single rug, the rotunda
being intended for the use of ladies as
we'll as gentlemen.
On the principal floor in the south wing
will be the large dining room and three
smaller dining rooms, the carving room,
kitchen, etc. The bake room and scullery
will be under the two latter.
In the centre building will be the re-
ceptiOn rooms, reading rooms, smoking
rooms, gentlemen's parlor and two large
stairc1ses. In the wing fronting on South
Broad street will be the drawing room,
10 by y feet. Nearly the entire first floor
Will be given up to public use, and the
liberal accommodations are we'll caleu-
lated to make a favorable impression on
the visitor.
The arrangements of al the upper floors
are such that there are windows at the
ends OF all halls, and there are NO back
or dark rooms.
There will be 1870 guests rooms, ar
ranged to suit all tastes, from single
room, and single room with
bath, up to suites of half a
| dozen rooms, including every posi-
| BILE convenience that may be re-
| quired. Nearly every room mas a clothes
! press. an open fireplace for burning wood,
and two or more windows, a chandelier
and not less than two bracket
burners. There will be no gas.
electric lights taking its place.
AS the house fronts west and east
| there are less than a score OF rooms with
! out exposure to the sun. The connections
! between the sleeping rooms will be gem
! orally through the clothes presses, to pre-
| vent sound, when the rooms are used Sin
| ely. Baths on every floor, steam heat in all
| public apartments, halls and such fow
rooms as have no tireplaces; electric bells
| by which the guest can make known any
| want at the office without the aid OF the
| usual messenger. Two freproOf and
| three other staircases wall extend through
the entire height OF the building. There
will be store rooms, linen, trunk and cot
rooms on every floor. and also a large
room adjoining the elevator on every floor,
| in which Will be stored cord or more OF
iirewood; an Ice pitcher room on the
upper floors, a boys staircase to all
stodes, and the best hydraulic elevator
that can be had, are among the require
ments Of The sp. ciicatlons as are repre-
scented by the plan.
The boiler room will be located under the
sidewalk outside of the building. All the
floors OF the kitchen, scullery, carving
and bake room and tie cellIngs OF the
same rooms and many other parts, in-
Guiding butcher shop, ice room, etc, are
to be made fire proc, iron beams, BRICK
arches and cement or tile floors, taxing
the place OF wood. Special care will be
taken In the working Departmental make
il proof against rats and vermin. The
laundry and servants rooms will not be
ON the premises.
DORIS GREAT SHOW.