Telegram-herald., 1888-03-16
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artistic AL scientific social s.-cls-. sHd
sbIle hls heart bounds with pride As be
LOOKS On tbs magnificent Norman ediace,
Il las sunk within hisa snsaeYsr De has
inquired "a ard - TIE several causes that
haze d=laysd is cOmDleli0o.
The audible thought eaugnt the ear Of sn
0mnlpressBt fELzsEAN HszALD reporter.
4ad ne zccosted ne gentle aaan as pO1Iel y
as his anxiety would permit
80 "a ars resident Of Ura01 Rapids. sir.
aud an influential Que. / knO~ yOu- an
a representative oi one OF your city pspers.
which zlsays aims % give lust The lnfofms-
tOn that the people most desire. That
building Il a sealed book - ne. Assist me
% open is ls4Tes, l. {. is barriers Oi rough
boards a. every door snd ! vii assist you
IN guessing the eonundfum which l just
nov heard you PROFOUND 10 yourself.
81 y dear BOY, Ih4ss easy" he urDanely
replied. Let 20 over 20 the HousemAn
block aud se- Clerk fwamley. OF tae Board
ei Public Works. Heean get u into the
ngliding and may DC give us some valuable
/ Information besides Magnificent structure,
Isn't ~ Finest building IA Michigan arcnl.
tecturally. and understand altogether the
cheapest 20 the corporation financially.
Somebody nas lost money n those con
/ tracts there can be 40 doubt OF that. here
VIC are al the oftioe OF the board
After an Interchange of lntroductiOns. the
/ sf.ole clerk IN response To a request OF the
reporter, consented 10 q closer examination
Of the handsome lithOgraDh OF the building
under discussion that hangs ia his othce
| than could DC obtained from outside The
rzll and also al inspection OF the archl-
tect's plans. From these a minute descrlp-
| tiOn could oe obtained, of which We furnish
the readers OF the rELEGRAa- ii ERALD merely
an outline
Ia accordance with the terms of the con-
tract awarded 10 w. ID. Richardson. of
/ Springfield III. April o. 1855. the building
- erected on the north side of Lyon-st.. be-
/ tween lonis and Ottawa IL is . fire proof
building. after plans oy F. r. Myers. archi-
| tect. of Detroit, Mich. IL is Of the Norman
ssyl 10 of architecture IN random range rock
faced ashler, OF Ohio blue stone. Its depth
through the central part IS los iset, by
/ length Of l0i feet on the front. Height OF tue
| LyOn-st or principal front is 50 feet OF
the hnial on main tower lb3 feet The
! three entrances TO the tirst floor are reached
/ by broad flights of granite steps. The arcn
| OF the LyDn-s 81 or grand entrance IS sup
| ported by coiamns of polished red granite,
| with similar but lighter columns at the
/ doors. The basement IS provided with five
1 entrances. Ia IL are the engineers, boiler
aud fuel rooms. Director OF The Poor's sup
/ plies, nine other unassigned rooms and
three storage vaults. lie ght of story, niLe
| teeg IN the clear. The llrsG hoor mas a wide
corridor extending the entire length of the
building, opening upon Ottawa aud North
/ lOnia-sts., and from " hlcn corrid extends
| TO the main entrance. This sto.y con-
tsl1s the offices OF the Board oi Public
| Works on the west side OF toe main hail.
| Board OF Heath. Controller. City Treasurer
and City Attorney on the east side. and the
| Marshals', Superintendent Of Schools and
| City Engineers Offices nortn of the corridor.
Height OF story fourteen feet. The second
story Is reSchsd b. q broad iron stairway
lsnding IN a corridor similar 10 the long one
| on the lrst hOor. The Puoiic Library Is
| provided for on this floor. occupying i've
| large rooms on the north. In front are toe
| Mayors, Treasurer anG City Clerks Offices.
| Board OF Review and Board of Education.
| Height OF story sixteen feet. Toe third story
contains the Common Council chamber aud
| Superior Court room, each 43xj0 feet. This
story Is siIteen.feet in clear height. with
| four feet additional height in the two first
mentioned rooms. Ihe grand stairway
leads nD 10 this floor. over which is a stained
glass skylight. The fourth floor contsins
| SIX large, well-hghted rooms and a wide
| corridor, IN the center of which is a well TO
| light the corridor below from a skyiight in
| the roof. An elevator shalt leads from
basement to fourth floor. which opens into
the corridors. In the tower above the roof
Of the wings Of the building is situated the
| bell deck, over which, and Considerably
above the main roof. are the clock dials
The contract price was Sls5 b4i IS, which
did not include the heating and venti,aIing
| apparatus nor the thing. which. with the
! furnishing and real estate bring the aggre-
gate cost up to $4,000. There has been less
tnsn $4,000 aided 10 the contract price for
extras which are generally so numerous
| IN large aud elaborate structures.
The contract provided tor the completion
| OF the building in May, 1857. and when
ASKED as TO the reasons OF the delay Mr.
Twsmley smiled and referred his interlO-
outors 10 tire contractors agent. Mr.. Knick-
erbOcKer. and the superintendent of the
| building for the city. Charles WOodard
They are both a. the building" said he
and II yoy ask for them the vorkmen will
sdmit you"
Here vas the objective point gained with
| out a struggle, aud the twain expressed
their hearty thanks and started around
armed with the open sesame ofths super
/ intendents' names. Ii worked Ike n charm.
They passed the massive portals. Citizen
/ Woodard presented ar. kDieksrhSck ksr. aud
/ that gentleman conducted them over the
entire strucsurs from tie engineers room
IN the SUB basement 70 the clock platform
Ia tae tower.
As the party oiattsrsd through the tiled
corridors over the polished oak floors and
/ I'D the massive iron stsircsses. the can-
[ sta1t sxciamafiops at syerv turn were.
Solid substsriisl, honest work. " "Bsauti-
ful design" "E'sgsnt finish. Most COM
| piefe and convenient" ard the Ike. In
/ fact every part If ths inter- ? is apparent
lv fsily ap to she most rigid construction Of
the contract and specifcsrions. sod az all
admit that The exterior certainly is also. no
higher p-siss = necessary.
The progress Of the vorkmen toward
compilation is far greater than the visitors
sxpecfed 10 see. - than has beer ever
hoped f1r recently a. least hv our citizens
/ generally. The visitors indeed found
/ nothing uu6n' shed EXCEPT the woodwork
IN the to lover stories The Council
chamber and Superior Court room srs fn-
ish~f even - the polishing Of the f0ors
snd hanging 1f the handsome chandeliers.
The heating and vsBtilatinz sppsrstr1s BY
the Meta. : Heating Company. ~ Detroit.
= completed and in uss. The decorating 81
done 10 rich gold sni bronze bg Aioazo Il.
Fosle q IBIS city, = IN progress. TBS
slsvsior = heinx nusS \ the shstt. SCI yes
terJ'av the Phrn'x Furniture Com panv
co1p lencr.i the delivery OF ottcs furniture
snf sxtures. Which ~ a. - ~ to hest
AIT most s7osssntisl make and n,strrisl
After expressing surpF1se and admiration.
sut exchanging alkr11 sizsrents vita
kr kntcksrnocxer. she reporter sucreedei I
IN 1rs-i1g o1t his views az 70 The delays
ard prospects
4 ssvs Beer askei tness questions ns17
times s16 svades theus ae - .aittet. caf
! if vou Vii rsrsrf ne c1rr>cfiy vi al
ron TIE arst asd rhi@f deisr ~as csnsesf
81 The inter- irsrcSs efiltr - rrocu-s iron.
of wash the rsof = ~aol'y CONFESSED. snsi
ofher #ericus 8rauhscxs. faCugh "a ~s.is
- sverr AZ rers nrrle..ted e. " a.