The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-28

in all shades, coors and sizes, plain and
nodded. They have been used in many
buildings in this city. The following are a
seen: Huntington. Hopkins & Co.'S large
store and warehouse on Fremont street; the
interior Of the cbildrens playhouse In.
Golden Gate Park the engine-house OF the
cable road, corner of Tenth and Howard
visadero and Jackson streets. Any one in
tending to build would do well to inspect
soma Of the above buildings before COM
mencing work.
THE GALVANIZED IRON WORK.
The galvanized iron and cornice work
was done By MIR. W. Cronan, of the Eagle
Sheet Metal Works, 1915 Market street. MIR.
Cronan makes specially oil slate, TIN ana
iron roofing. and also caSt-Zlnc work. His
work can be seen on many OF the leading
buildings in San Francisco. Any one re-
curing work in this line would do well to
call on HIN, and any work he undertakes is
sure to give satisfaction.
MARBLE AND STONE.
The California Marble and Building Stone
Company, AZ Flood Building, are placing all
the marble work in the building; the prin-
cipal work of which is the grand stairway
of romanesQue design, and nothing In this
country will excel its effect. The great
feature of the Cotton marble is It's variety
of color, beautiful grain, susceptibility Of
colored effect, and its imperviousness TO at
mospheric influences. This firm erected the
Ionic portieo of pure white marble at the
residence Of A. N. Towne. Which Is the
finest ever erected in this city. Their quar-
RES are situated at Cotton, San Bernardino
County.
PLASTER DECORATIONS.
The plaster decorations are being manu-
featured by Kellett & McMurray of 2S Ellis
street, and are entirely original in their de-
signs, and Will make very fine effect in the
vestibule of the academy. This firm de-
ralions in the Palace and Baldwin hotels
which lately have been renovated.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
The building is to be supplied with the
Schenck swinging hose reels. which are
rated by the insurance union as the most
perfect and reliable inside fire protection it
is possible to procure.
By actual and repeated experiments by
green hands, wafer can be turned on, 100
feet hose pulled off, and stream put on a
fire in thirty seconds
The reel is attached to the wall out of the
way. supported by suitable bracket, and
is so much of an ornament that the manage
ment of the Palace Hotel of this city al
lowed forty-eght of them to be placed on
the hall walls of that building They are
being supplied to all the large buildings
being erected in this city, and are manufact-
urea dllu SOU ny w. i. L . OCHeUck, ueaIeT
fire hose and fire apparatus of all kinds, DO
and 224 Market street, this city.
THE IRoNwoRK.
The CONSTITUTIONAL wrought iron and
steel work, consisting of Orders, beams,
anchors, rods, etc, was furnished by the
well-known firm of Rix & Firth, Phoenix
Iron Works, 225 First street. 1t is of the
most substantial character and weighs
about $50 tons. This firm is recognized as
expert in this branch of modern building
construction, and has been particularly for
tunate in securing most of the large con-
tracts in this city. among the larger con-
tracts being the Odd Fellows Building,
Union Club Building, Rosenstock and
Croker Buildings on Bush street, Lachman
Building, Fremont and Market streets
Jones 81 Josephs and Huntington Hopkins
buildings. Philadelphia Brewery, Parrot
Building; Levy Building, OFarrell street,
between Dupont and Stockton streets
Pleasanton Hotel, California Hotel and
Theater, Lick Free Baths and many others
of less size and Importance. They are now
filing a contract for material and erection
for the Croker Building, an idea of the
magnitude of which contract may be formed
from the fact that the iron work alone
amounts to nearly 100000