Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

contract for the wood finlsh If any
! building that they might undertake -
90 eoald moi possibly suffer.
Massive k~a-ss~E Elas<hsaes
In this case the frm furnished al
the sash. doors. biiads, xnouidlnno.
iiooring for Offices aud entrances AZ
TIRES made OF wood throughout &c
building. The exposed wood work 81
TIE anterior except the f1oofs. y all
OF massive rtd oak. finsshod -
oil and hand rubbed. The main
entrance 10 of massive design, sabekAn-
tai Yet not ponderoas or Oppressive -
appearance. The general features ere
sufficiently relieved ~ carving and
decoration 10 hsrmonlze with their
surroundings and with the general
composition Of the building. The dooro
throughout the building are ell d.
signed IN relief panel and are Of three
ply construction 10 prevent the poosa-
bsity II working or sAfsnkage- TIE
sssh are OF special design, many IL
them Of huge proportions, and at With
mathematical precision the heavy
frames Tor which they were each de-
signed.
The firm deserves especial mention
for the promptness and fasthfulnesa
with which they fulfilled every detail
of tie important contract. kot one
moment OF tine Was lost by reason 81
hardness or lax construction on their
part
Prepared ia Advances.
Every fKtufe aud piece of fixture
wss prepared long IN advance of the
! time al which Il would he called into
| use, and IN every case tie perfected
| article wac found 20 be exactly night n
all particulars. The supervising CON-
tractor paid the firm the compliment
Of stating that the contract was more
satisfactorily fulfilled Than any ne had
ever made for like work.
White, frlant a Leieiller are one of
the old and reliable firms of the Valley
CITY and enjoy large and prosperous
business III all lines OF fine interior
finishing IA wood. They possess mlils.
forests and factories e their own.
| Possess ample capital and unlimited
credit. Employ hundreds of skilled
| workmen and produce al annual pro-
| duct worth hundreds Of thousands Of
J dollars.
The firm is composed of gentlemen
| who have STAINED enyiable reputs-
| tons for eminent social and com-
| merciai qualities; men Who have won
the confidence and esteem of their
fellow citizens throughout the state
| Their union with any effort. public or
| private, is atpromlse Of success and =
guarantee of honest purpose.
Scientific sanitary PIumh,sx.
As the erection of human habItations
and commercial institutions have for
their prime object the service and CON-
foit of humanity, nothing connected
Herewith can be OF more vital import
ance than the sanitation of them. In
deed. the fret object sought by the
architectural engineer IN the produc-
ton OF . modern structure. after ques-
tons Of purpose and magnitude are
determined. IL that OF adeqaate dram
age and ventilation.
Responding 10 this modern demand
sanitary experts have wrought csih-
gently and have brought forth abun-
dainty. As the result of their efforts
modern architecture has At IL dispoeal
an array of superb devices for interior
hnish, which are scientifically correct
IN construction and are dengued an
harmony with the strlctest require
ments OF refined taste and elegance.
i rpams,ns In sh. B-s,ssns.
la the plumbing Of the Michigan
Trust company building the SERVICES of
one OF foremost houses in Michigan,
Messrs. Weatherly A Pulte of this city,
were secured. Tine firm has made
| special effort i'm the line of fine and ar
tistic plumbing fixtures, and are thor
oughly abreast of the times IN the cup
ply of elegant goods of their lines. The
work IN tins case was done entirely
under the personal management and
supervision of Mr.. weatheriy of the
firm, "A man of wide experience and
recognized authority on matters Of can
itary science. Not Joint or part of
J the entire work WAS allowed 10 take its
! destined place in the final structure
without his perfect knowledge Of its it
J and fitness for tie use.
The contract ne whole
was the largest angle plumbing
contract ever let IN Michigan.
In point o! quality o; n aterlal used the
contract occupies the highest point poe
eible of attainment. IL comprised the
sewerage. closets. water, gss. steam and
. ventilating fittings and hxtufes fof the
whole building.
SANITARY Closets
The closets alone are worthy Of es-
peclai study aud description. They
were objects of profound solicitation
| upon the part OF builders. architect and
plumbers, and IN their present peffeo-
ton are superb types of all tina, human
ingenuity. combined with refined aftis-
tic sense and unlimited means can &C.
compiish, IN producing this adjunct Of
architecture. TIE sewer pipes are all
overhead pipes IN the basement and 90
arranged IN series ss 10 facilitate The
utmost convenience for repairs or con-
nechons. The gss connections are ell
connected IN separate meter rooms
for the different floors and 90 con-
structed az 10 provide for metershr in
single or double room combinations.
The meter chambers Tor the various
floors occupy spaces below the floors N
winch they are attached. 90 that any
imparity contained IN the pipee may
he arrested in Bxtures provided for
that purpose s'efore entering the rnefers
A single perpendicular ens main sup
pies the requisite gss 90 the series of
meter chambers, which f5ss one sbove
another IN regular succesefon from
| basement 10 attic.
| Eieesssr ssss~sn
The electric system OF the building 10
the same IA ali respects. 80 far ss man
mer oi control and adjustment are
concerned. ss the gss systefn and iiks
Il is supplied by subterfansan conoee-
tons. TIE wster connections OF the
building are built upon an ample scale
and Furnished IN the most substantial