The herald., 1893-08-13

Gus circulation system renders it possibl
% instantly obtain hot water At an.
time.
The plumbing contract also include
80 closets, 20 urinals, 220 basins. 5 sloi
hoppers, there being 5 ladies' and
gents toilet rooms and every lavitory
convenience in the building. There ar,
no exposed lead or iron pipes in tb,
system, all visible traps, fausets ant
pipes being of nickel with marble furn
ishings. Each line of soil pipe is more
over arranged go that it can be cleaned
ont ct any time from roof to cellar. Each
room of this building has its own seps-
rate meter in the general meter room oi
each floor, and the gas service consists
of side and center lights and fireThace IN
each room. Over &C, ,000 feet of gas pipe
have thus been used. 1t therefore
plainly appears from the foregoing facts
that mere knowledge of the details OF
plumbing without q thorough knowl-
edge of their application would not have
been sufficient for the successful engi-
neering of this great work.
However, by awarding this contract
to Messrs. Stephens & Meyer of 3O7
West Second street, Mr.. Stimson not
only secured thoroughly reliable firm
but the personal services of their fore-
man, w. o. Merrill, an expert of wide
experience in Chicago and the east.
The fact that all the hard wood finish
Of this building will be furnished from
the same source as that OF the Bradbury
block insures the best possible interior
finish. These two structures have fur
nished the largest oak job yet under.
taken In Califorpis. over 30O,OO0 feet OF
select quarter-carved oak having been
required. While the fact that they
both come under one contract speaks
highly for the veteran contractor, Mr..
John Hanlow, and the Los Angeles
Planning mill.
This might be equally said of W hit
tier, Fuller & Co. of this city. who
furnish the glass for both of these build
works and Globe Cornice works, who
also furnish each building.
The msntels used in the building will
be furnished by the long and favorably-
known Los Angeles Mantle company.
Mosaic floors will be laid in The halls
and bank, while the treads of the first
flight of stairs and the bank steps and
wainscoating, as well as the wainscoat-
ing of the halls, main stairway and
toilet rooms will be OF Southern Califor-
mia marble.
This last material and finish will be
found especially interesting and attrac-
tive It comes from the Antelope val |
10y marble quarries, owned by Messrs.
Redman & Smith, and represents new
and important industry in this section.
This quarry furnishes several different
colors of marble, such solid red, pure
white, and the blue, red and yellow
veined, or three combinations. The red
veined white marble being furnished
the Stimson block is not only most
beautiful, but its broken vein work
proves restful and interesting to the eye.
A visit to the company's works in the
Junction warehouse, corner San Fer
nando and Alpine streets. will prove ex-
interesting. Here one sees
huge blocks of rough marble being
Iawed into several slabs at one time
BY the friction of long, thin iron blades
add fine wet sand. These slabs are
thereafter submitted to the rapidly re-
volving iron roughing bed, kept sur
aced with wet sand. The practically
.moothed slabs are then further
by hand securing, several
lifferent textures of stone being used
or this purpose. Lastly the SLABS are
reated with acid and brought into a
high state of polish by rapidly revolving
cit polishers. This important home in
lustry is certainly due every encourage
Aent.
No higher enconimum to the resources
Ind skill and public-spiritedness of this
lection can, however, bo rendered than
his silent testimony OF this modern,
and centrally located build
ng. Such improvements. however, can
lot receive too much encouragement by
hose who hold the power to make it an
'bject to owners OF unimproved property
o erect thereon structures which will
lot only be remuneration to the owner.
,ut an ornament and recommendation to
he city. Excessive taxation may bring
or awhile seemingly healthy income,
,ut in the end can only insure shanty
own.