New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
4 FINE HOME FOR POOR CHILDREN
PLANS APPROVED For THE NEW BUILDING OF
MR.. GERIY'S SOCIETY.

PLANS APPROVED For THE NEW BUILDING OF
MR. GERIY's SOCIETY
The Binding Committee in charge OF The construction
Of the Gerry society," new headquarters met al No
100 East twenty thlrd-st last Friday afternoon N
discuss the plans which then submitted 10 them
Nles.rs Renwiok Aspinwa O. Rerwick, OF NO. 81
broadway were the successful architects, ana the
work OF constructing the building was awarded 10
then The new home will occupy the Same site as the
one now in Use at Twenty -thirdst. and FOuIthaVe'
Work will begin on April H. when the plans are to be
completed and the building VIII be ready for occupancy
b. the end Of the year superintendent jenkins shd
Yesterday that they hoped to on The honse on next
New Years night. The cost Of construction will be-
about 100000. This sum is to be made up by sub
scrpHon and by using the soclcty's invested funds
The other member. OF the Building Committee are
Gcorsc Is. Haven. Samuel u. Babcock. James ~
Roosevelt, Elbridcc T. GERRY. and Dallas b. Pratt.
The new building will differ from the old one In that
the rma.n entrance will be in Fourthave. Tho
frontage In Fourtb-avc. Will be 100 feet.
and in Twenty hird--t. Fifty feet. The material
to be used is White or bu!-colored brick. hnd
terra Gotta trimming, while the first story VIII be
made OF rough. Westerly granite. thus giving solid
appearance to the structure, The whole building VIII
he extremely plain on the outside with the idea o
saving as much as pos,bl Of the building fund foI
securing inner convenlcnccs and for fitting the Interior
with the latest modern appliances The honHa VIII
be fir, proof the st1.rways being Of iron and slate
and iron being used throughout the inside
Two elevators. q passenger and a freight viii
run from the basement 20 The roof at different ends
Of the building Pat Of the ground moor to the III
OF the main entrance in Fourth IS to be let a.
store ON the other side Of the entrance VIII be The
reception room for persons making complaints or seek
ing information In the rear Of this room VIII bc
the baths and reception room for the chldrcn who have
Just been brought IN. Attendants VIII be- on dnty
here day and night.
on The first floor are 70 he the general Offices OF The
society where President Gerry, superintendent jenkins
his assistant and the special agents VIII have rooms
All the clerical work viii De done here and lockers and
layatorics will be Iui in the for (Ie ne OF th'
employees Of tile society.
The .ccond floor Will lie given up % the sup;nn'
tcndcnt and tho nairon Here thcy Will have tlcl'
parlor and their living rooms on the tlri Moor VIII
be IN. chill.en's playIoons arranged that fodine
doors can shut OF the dcprvcd aud vicious from
tho Innocent little ones There win al~D be dining
room for the children on this noor. with seating "a
pacity q 100.
The fourth floor viii be devoted 20 dormltoHes f'r
girls. and the nth to dormitotc, Tor boys. ON The
nth also. but entirely cut OF frm the ic'i 81 The
building VIII b. the nnrmnry vheie contagious Gis
eases can he card for. \ special apartment viii be
set on for the nurse with all the facilities f,T cpohns
by gasstovc-. preparing medicines ana the Ike.
The sixth n,or will be- occupied by IN Kitchen
laundry servants, quarters and siofc'oons. Above
this Will De q partially covered roof arranged a. T.
mako a PLAYGROUND fox the chdr The idci IS taken
from the ROOF Of ;he new Vanderbilt mission. In Forty
second T.. and rctcmblcs - the Hat mansari OF t''
Manhattan Clu,-hou.c sumc such contiivanCe Is
recc.1y on account Of the fact tla' the society Ia
no open uace on the gouui Tor the children 10 pay IN
lLc coIaciv Of thc building viii be l." chloFtn
and vl"u the l1u-c b. opened the soclciN J. u
oe.1rc row re- -iillitic All ths children arrested
in Z, . ltv for one cause another. VIII then Dc aye
over 10 the chars OF tn toccN. NhlIc tnc NOM j
"rIv q place f.r talacnt nee Jmmoiai1n AMI iog tht
de'cntion 81 witn"ssc. tie adcci rcSp'nsDhtle" WI
no doubt tax is utmost caDacucs. frc-lI M 'crS
.id vcsierinv however that a., long ~ this s"cct
VA, the OriGin II the nainCrau ones mat ais no"
sprnging nj. 10th In America and Europe ne IN
tcndCd - M lie the new Headquarters worthy 4 The cX
ample l. setting. . ,
The .ociety has lensed for cn' wear tho LUidin"
VI. los and lO- Fast TWentV-thirtst. which they
Win occupy while the now building is being er ctc1