New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17

lecture that has been adopted It is the old story
that IS repeated in the case OF nearly all feierai
buildings-lack of appropriation. There has been
$500 900 given toward it thus far: over bali tns
sum was paid for tue ground and Sl6o,uOo IS SO
placed that it cannot be u,ed at present Inc .
Congress gave money. but It Is hoped that Tue
next one will act differently As stated only mar
the building Is now beng erected. This part WILL
however lncluue the maiu entrance on Johnson-sl.
as We As the three large dourways on the
WGshngton-st sid. The plans oil tne structure
show that 10 is To be five stories hlgh' WIN
tower on Washington ana Johnson sts which VIII
he 225 feet IN height, aud two lofty turfets no1se
the main entrance. IL will be Dliit III 'ne
composite style of granite from the quarries u
RocklLnd County, Name. of Mr.. Bod we'll Governor
elect The expense Of the struci ure Is Iiinlten 10
sl,500.000. bat it VIII take over S2.OoO,oOo 10
ani~h It. Even then 10 will not have cost nan as
much a. the new PhiIadephia po~tohce, or more
than one-thlri OF what was expended on Tue
Federal building IN Boston.
BROOKLYN UNIVERSAL PROVtDEk'
Workmen aye begun ayins the foundation OF
the Westinghouse. syndicate's immense anu SOME
what novel granite structure which Is 10 occupy
the other hall of this block. This syndicate
which is composed of Herman an Louis l. ebmann
aud several other Brooklyn capitalists proposes to
build an establishments like Whitsley's in London.
where anything from a pnafore to a church organ
Can be bought. The building Substantially an
arcade throughout will be five stories IN height
and have au are. Of about $1,000 square feet on
each floor. or over 100000 square .eet in all III
the enterprise proves successful several more
stories will be added. There will be no interior
W ,lls the doors being supported by iron columns
AMI Orders
1t is the intention of the company not only 10
put up an immense mercantile structure but 10
erect tn t will be an architecture adornment
to THIS part OF tie city, aul serve to harh sun
more empsatcaly the era OF mammoth n!Iars IA
Brooklyn. begun year or more ago ny Mech ,
~ Abraham The style Will br homahrsI'e ino
ur.all 4
rted on six massive tOOled granite mono nus no
corner Oh TiilLTy--t being over hNo Ieoe
sqrare There v Ill he four mon1ilths ~ s'a soh
intervals between. all of polished granite each
con listing of two thirty-inch round columns ne
capi nj and abacus which Will be raised ao"hc
eleven feet above the sidewalk. Will supp"rt heaVV
arches of splid Stone IRON Euclid. Onlo ! ~
eutirs area le frOntag wli be artistcaliy car ven.
All the tile, fur the doors will DO OF special design
for the building -,
There will be turrcts towers. cupolas, oriels'
courses Of terrl-cutta an other Ike "riaihents
to give massive an picturesque euec's' tuo
snDports of the Ioof will he donnie am UrlPle
columns of st ne or iron above winch fr eze or
sto will form the cOrnice to quarter Pilcuo
tile-cOvrred roof. pierced with Ornamental uoI'nI'
windows Over 20, 900 IONS or iron viii DC u'eu
AMI the e1tIrs cost il pl ,ced at $500, ooo. IL VIII
require abOu' two years to complete the WORK.
MetnwhIl., It is expected that the sec"nu story
will be far finished that with temporary FOOT
il can be nsei curly in the new wear.
ADvANCE IN FULTON STREET PROPERTY
Property in Fulton-st is advancing rapidly. not
wth.tandIng the delay that there has occurred In
getting elevated railway built keh estate
men say that il Is now impossible ID get ninety
foot frontage fro tina CITY Hall to Flatbush-aVe'
for almost any money. An illustration ot thIs
increase in values was afor led recently johnston
Brothers grucers. near Flatbush-ave bought
triangular site bonnIsd by thI- avenue and venus
A.. lIst of Fulton. last spring. tor Sto,ooo
Within two months afterwari they were on', ,,a
$50 coo for the OF and before they had the
foundation for tneIr new hve-,tory building !ald
the offer was raised to 100000. which they also
Refused.
it il estimated that the average increase IN
values IN thus part of FnltOn-,t IL fully nifty per
cent. Among the new buiiding- gon+ up along
here ia t,At of Mr. Robbins OF Calhoun. Robbins
X Co. At I'm. on place wlich has been the means
of clearing Data lot of $iructures that long AIS
figured that block. Smith. Gray Il 60. are ais"
preparing TO nlf M "A fine strnctur. in FlatOnsn-
ave-. inst across RON Music Hall, on portion of
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