The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-12-27

Architect Weed u hack again aud every
day be can 10 seen directing The mechan-
lical manipulsticDs being made on she
colossal hotel in the Third Ward, just be
you'd the river.
In conversation with Mr. Wood the
other day, Journal representative CLEAN
ed Information from him pertaining to the
building which euables Que to form some
idea OF the proportions aud grandeur Of
the structure IN its partly begun state.
The distance around the building is one.
quarter Of a mile, aud person, would on
taking ten turns pp aud down the main
ball, have travelled distance of one mile,
lacking. only, 100 feet. There will be
about 500 rooms ia the building when
completed, aud item of psrlors alone is a
large one. Sixteen double private parlors
1924 feet each, with sliding doors, and
aejoinlcg each Of these are four bedrooms
and two baths, and the clothes presses are
.arge enough for small sleeping apart
ments All the parlors have windows on
two or more sides, aud some bave bay win
dows and private yerandas, and many OF
t h. suites have Independent entrances; all
these are being constructed on the most
liberal plans The size Of the drawing
aud ball rooms have been increased fully
twenty per cent.
The balconies on the towers will be 100
feet above the ground and on fair day
a person With strong glasses can see En-
mont Key and the blue waters Of the
Gulf.
Tnirty-six polished columns from tie
famous quarries of Quincy, Mass, Aber-
deem Scotland, are to help support the
ponderous steel beams over the main en-.
trance.
The Hillsborough Brick Company have
ready for burning about 10000 bricks
and are now making about 10000 per day.
Six more cars OF steel beams are on the
way. A steam hoisting engine, a steam
pump and the largest six hydraulic beam
frame will be added to the working fleet OF
builders as soon as they can be brought
from New York.
Another railroad track has been laid on
the grounds preparatory TO building the
southern wing of the Hotel, the founda-
tion of whi1h is all ready built.
The expenses OF the Hotel Company
are now about one thousand dollars per
day.
My. Wood stated that the company has
requested him to enlarge the original plans
TO the extent Of fifty more rooms, and
while the addition Of another story had
been talked of he was not prepared to say
whether it would or would not be put on.
When asked il tourists would be given
an opportunity to dine and sleep there
during any time of the coming winter, he
replied that there was "nothing to hinder
the completion of the northern wing before
the season was over"
Thus il will be seen that the Tampa Bay
Hotel is to be much greater in its proper
tions, and more elaborate 10 its details
than our people had any reason TO expect
in the start. la fact as the work progress
sea the proiestors are increasing their ori
ginal plans in many ways, .The mammoth
hotel is no longer dream Of fancy in the
minds Of the people; it is monster fact.
IL is a structure that will meet every re.
quirement Of the public for at least half
century, aud will be lasting monument,
not only to the architectural skill OF Mr..
J. A Wood, but to the great brain aud
the business capacity, confidence and
courage Of its chief protector, Mr.. II. b.
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