The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-05
TYBEES NEW HOTEL.
PLANS ADOPTED AND WORK TO
BEGIN NEXT MONTH.

The Hotel to be Built at South End
To Have 40 Rooms-The Dining
Hall to Have Capacity for 800
Guests-The Style Of the Building to
be Swiss MoresQue - Arrangement
OF the Different Floors,
The board of directors of the Tybee Hotel
Company met yesterday afternoon and
adopted the plans for the new hotel. Presi-
dent H. Myers was authorized to appoint a
building committee of four, to serve in con-
junction with himself to advertise for bids,
to let the contract and to exercise super
vision over the construction of the build
ing. Mr.. Myers will appoint his four COL
leagues to-day.
The South End was determined upon as
the site 1t is three quarters of mile south
of the present depot on the island, and the
lot has frontage on the beach of 500 feet
and running back 300 feet to Horse Pen
creek into which the lot is to be drained.
President Myers reported a vacancy in
the board. which was filed by the unani-
nous election of Alderman David Wells.
The plans adopted were jointly made by
Messrs L. B. Wheeler, of Atlanta, and A.
s Eichberg of this city, architects. The
new hotel is to be of frame, on u brick foun-
dation rising five feet from the ground and
three stories high with a conservatory.
TO BE SWISS MORESQUE.
The exterior design or style of the build
ing is Swiss moresque, and picture of the
new hotel is on exhibition in Altmayer az
Co.'S, Bull street window. The hoiel will
have frontage of 200 feet on the east and
extending westward will have a 800 feet
frontage on the south.
The first floor will comprise the Office with
fine large arcade, or rotunda, reading room,
ladies and gentlemen's parlors, billiard
room, bath rooms, barber shop, dining room
with seating capacity of 300, a number of
private dining rooms, and one of the most
conveniently arranged kitchens ever de-
signed for hotel, and thirty bed rooms
Very wide covered piazzas will extend
around the south and east fronts.
The second and third floors are literally
provided with verandas on both fronts.
The total number Of sleeping rooms in the
building are 100, and are en- suite, and be-
tween every pair of rooms on the south
front there are air ducts, or small halls,
with wide windows for the purpose Of
admitting Of the free passage Of the south
breeze to the north rooms.
THE SEA VIEW.
front, is the large conservatory, convenient
ly reached by stairways. This will be a
charming place to sit and while enjoying
the sea breezes have a fine view of the
ocean, the beach and the island.
The interior Of the building is to be finished
in native hardwoods. The windows will be
unique in shape and design. and stained
glass will be literally used in the office, par
Tors, dining room, and in many OF the bed
rooms. The building is to be lighted by
gas manufactured on the island, but cleo
trio light wires will be- fitted throughout the
building to be utilized at q later date. Ar
tesian wells are to be sunk and a complete
system of water works is provided for i'll the
building with complete fire service, with
fire plugs and fifty feet of hose every fifty
feet in the corridors; steam force pump
will be employed to operate the water
works. The plumbing is to be strictly first
class, and the sanitation all that can be de-
sired.
THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
The hotel will be provided with by
draulic passenger elevator and three wide
stairways well located. Bath rooms, with
artesian water, will be located on each floor.
The laundry, with servants quarters above,
will be separate building, aui located
some distance from the hotel. Bowling
alleys and other amusements are provided
will be located nearer the seashore, north of
the hotel. A depot and covered shed con-
Meeting the south veranda will enable
guests to alight from the train and reach
the hotel out of the sand and under cover.
The site has been selected on account of
its saltwater bathing facilities near at
hand, although surf bathing is also close,
for its proximity to the excellent fishing
grounds OF the south end, and where boat
ing can be enjoyed, and because there is a
charm in the seclusion Of the place, which
is removed from the noisy part of the
island.
President Myers said last night that the
work will be begun with as little delay as
possible, and Architect Eichberg who will
superintend the construction of the hotel
says that building can be begun early in
January, aud that some Of tie rooms can
be occupied in May. The hotel can be COM
pleted by June l, in time for tho general
summer visitors to the island. Mr.. Myers
also said that tho regular schedule of trains
to Tybee will be resumed in the early