New-York tribune., 1889-10-13
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
THE MoNTAUKs ENERGETIC WORK.
FOUNDATIONS WILL SOON BEGIN TO RISE
VIGOROUS ooMMITTEEMEN-PLANs

FOUNDATIONS WILL SOON BEGIN TO RISE
VIGOROUS CoMMITTEEMEN-PLANs
ABOUT COMPLETED.
| The Montaul Club. as the last of the house
builders TO enter the field OF actual work. have
plenty Of business on their hands in getting their
building operations started This work is mainly
confined to the Building Committee and the arch.
fleet, Francis H. Kimball With all the work Of
clubhouse building now going on, or just being
finished. the chances are that Brooklyn is more
fully supplied with club.men who know from
practical experience how to build clubhouse
from cellar to garrett than any other two cities
in the Union,
The Building Committee of the Montauk is as
good a one as can be got together. 1t is com
posed of practical men and is presided over by
q man eminently qualified to devise and direct
works OF construction in the person of j. Rogers
Maxwell, It's other members who are men OF
affairs in the large Of the term are Charles A
Moore, president of the club, Leonard Moody,
Edward I. Horsman, Rufus 7. Griggs, and Albro
j. Newton. Just now the committee are bringing
several months Of labor to close, with the graf
flying assurance that their work is well done.
! During the last two weeks they have let con-
tracts involving many thousands of dollars.
Charles T. Wills, Of New-York, was selected to do
the mason work, the cutstone work and the iron
work which, Of course, includes the excavation.
He was on hand at less than forty-eight hours
notice to assist the committee in breaking ground
q week ago last Wednesday, During the last
week the contract for rough carpenter work has
been awarded TO L. w. Seaman, and that for the
terra-cotta to the Ncw.YOrk Architectural Terra
Gotta Company who did the work for the Corbin
Building, at Broadway and John-st. Next week
the plumbing, steam heating. and other cohtracos
will be awarded. Then the arrangements for the
construction Of the building will be Substantially
complete To-day they will see only the hole
where the basement is to be, but next Sunday
thew will be able to note that substantial progress
has been made toward laying the foundations
The masons are ready to begin work as soon as
the architect files his plans, and this will be
done tomorrow or the next day. Most OF the
members of the club have gained clear and
definite impression of the outlines of their new
home from the sketches of the three most prom
inent elevations, which hang in the present CLUB
house. IT, however. they wish TO know
the full beauty Of its color scheme
they may become boys again and play at block
building with the specimens oil stone ana DrlcA
selected for the front that are now on exhbltlon
in the clubhouse parlors. The dark-brown stone
from Long Meadow Mass. is intended
for the basement, and should form the base Oh
rbe pile Next should come the English Runcorn
stone several shades lighter, which ls 10 be used
for the first story in alternate courses with the
| cinnamon red Scotch sandstone. Th1s latter
naturally forms the next layer OF the pile, and
on top should be placed the tawny yellow brick
which, with a slightly darker shade OF terra
Gotta, will be used for the outside fncing above
the first story. Then the mellow effects and
oh xxyim in
the exterior will become apparent in all OF their
richness and beauty
This carefully chosen body OF COLOR will bring
out most admirably the detailed ornamentitlon
of the various faoades in the graceful flowing
lines which the Venetian style requires: lhe
basement course Of stone will be rock laced
but on the first story it will be cut IN various
| work TO produce diversified effects. The balcony
railing oi the great logga in Lineoln Place will
on the third story Of the big bay
window that 0verloOks the plaza.
The work on the new hous~ will be pushed for
ward as rSpdy as possible the G6ect beng to
So far everything looks well and the members
of the club are especially well PLEASED with the
manner in which the ground was broken for
their first start. Those present. made nice
little family party, as many as thirty members OF
the 0qG Geas On MGone the OF @
spadeful Of earth and Leonard Moody grasped the
shovel and turned over the second: This was in
accordance with the fitness OF things, for they
have both been largely instrumental IN organizing
the club.
When Mr. Moore came bacl1 last July from his
trip to the Pacific Coast and the West, he found
that little progress had been made by the com
mittee. They had been wrestling with plans
and specifications to little purpose The original
estimate of the cost Of the clubhouse was under
stood to be SEQ 600. Mr.. Moore and the COM
mittee worked away upon the plans and spec.fca-
tjons until they found IL would cost double
that sum. Various changes were under advise
ment when Mr.. Moody appeared on the scene
Now every one agrees that Mr.. Moody'S motto is
10 get there" When a directors meeting was
called at a time when Mr. Moore was in Wash
ington and no quorum was present Mr. Moody !
proposed having another in two days time in
stead of delaying matters a week In this ener |
getic way he Joined forces with Mr. Moore, their
associates kept step with them aud almost before
the club knew Il, they had decided 10 put
Sl1 1000 into their new clubhouse, and the
money was all raised.
Rotation in Office as principle OF admlnistra- |
ton seems to be popular in c ub management 50
far as stewards are concerned. AS a rule they |
are rotated" when a new house committee takes |
hold and begins TO use its broom. ms probably |
accounts for two changes since last spring
The strong point, in fact =" the best hold" Of !
the BROOKLYN Club has been for many Years It's |
cookery and iSs excellent service Be(aeving
that it's high standard could be still further ad-
vanced and that nothing could be too good for
the members the house committee secured as their
steward George Schmitt who formerly had charge
of the upstairs part Of Delmoncos
NEVIS From THE 4RMORIES.