Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

granite that supports the massive pillars
and arch of the grand entrance. to the
last brick of the topmost wall, Mr.. Tos.
sell directed every foot of progress with
watchful skill and tireless purpose. The
noblest building in the Angel city was
to be erected and it was to
be done quickly. But the best workmen
under the sun could not have encom-
passed this result-even under the most
skillful direction, without the best of ma
terials. The selection of such materials
was matter of vast import. Its mag
nitude may be conceived from the
amount of one kind of stone needed.
Over 5000 cubic feet of brownstone was
used in the trimmings alone. But in
selecting materials Mr.. Tosseil took the
bull by the horns aud furnished his own
stone and brick. In building the credit
to the contractor rests chiefly on the
quality of the brick used, and in this re-
spect the Bryson- -Bonebrake block stands
pre- eminent. Outside of the pressed
material, Mr.. Tossell manufactured all
OF the brick he used, and he made only
hard bricks of the best quail
ty. The granite and other stone
this enterprising contractor also
furnished for the building as well as the
pillars which beautify the entrance.
These are called marble, but are in fact
a variety of onyx. The rich carvings of
the bases and caps of the pillars, of the
arches and the facade, were all done un-
der his direction.
Mr.. Tossell is Angelefios by years of
residence, and the building described is
not his only prideful effort. He has
been identified with the construction of
several notable structures, among which
are the Lankershim block and the
Times building, but his fame will 60
down to posterity as the builder of the
mighty walls at Second and Spring
streets, which were upreared and rooted
in single year.
A. Duncan, Plumber.
In . great building, with it's micro
cosm Of busy workers, its sanitary ar
rangements are of vital importance. In
no department of building in late years
has more attention been, paid than to
this. The question of health is para
mount. However costly and convenient
the accessories of modern Office life,
they are mil if the work is not we'll done.
Faultless workmanship must go hand
in hand with science. In this direction
sanative inventions Of great merit have
come to the aid of the mechanic, but
these are worse than useless unless in
telligently applied. The plumbing of the
magnificent monarch of masonry which
these columns describe, is pronounced
by experts to be as near per-
feet as it is in the province
of man to accomplish. Hidden in
the massive walls and under the board
floors and above the snowy ceilings and
partition walls are more than 30, 900 feet
of iron pipe. Nearly six miles Of piping
bringing in an inexhaustible supply Of
pure, fresh water, and the boundless
supply of gas for heating and lighting
purposes, or carrying away in safety to
health the constantly accumulating
waste and sewage. The extensive and
intricate network Of tubing, elbows
joints, valves and inventive appliances,
as before stated, is concealed from view
and it's magnitude cannot be gathered
even by the countless Rlistening faucets
and ornate marble bowls that meet the
eye at every turn, nor can the perfect
workmanship Of the whole be evinced
save by the perfect working of each jet
and trap. By the admirable sys-
tenn employed in this work
the existence Of sewer gas, with its dam
gerous effects, is impossible. Each
floor is fitted with 6yphonia closets and