The morning call., 1894-06-28

will be Of the finest quality. Viewed from
the street the building will present the ap-
pearance of having four well graduated
stor es with high roof running up to the
height of some two stories more.
The fact is, however, that the greater
part of the two first stories will be de-
voted to a magnificent danceroom 95x62
feet and % feet high. These dimensio
will make il tue largest in San Francisco.
and it is on its dance-hall and its ap-
proaches the greater part of the maguif-
cence of the construction is to be lavshed.
A handsome arched entrance in the
center of the edifice will give access to the
part of the building set apart for the
daace-hall. Elaborate gates of wrought
iron will lead 10 the vestibuIe. which is to
be paneled and paved with marble. Right
and left of this vestibule are to be hand
some reception parlors, provided with hat
and cloak rooms, for the convenience of
guests. There will probably be some
handsome frescoiug in this part of the
building. but the details are not vet
arranged. From the vestibule access can
be obtained to the floor of the daEce-hall.
a broad marble staircase will also lead
from the vestibule TO the handsome carved
oak gallery running around the nall i sh
is to be the wood used for the floor, but
the paneiiDg, like the gallery. will be of
black oak, in imitation OF the antique
The rooms on the second floor, facing the
street, which are TO conceal the fact that
the dance-hall is two stories high, will con-
sist of offices.
All the upper floors of the building are
to be supported by steel and box girders
and iron supports. The entrance TO the
third and fourth stories will be at the ex-
treme north end of the edifice. There will
ha all tar a
staircase. either or marble or iron. The
third floor will contain lodgeroOms. as well
as library and readiDg-rOoms, the office
of the grand secretary and committee
rooms. LodgeroOms, of which there are
to be eight in all, will entirely occupy the
fourth floor. No apportiOnment of these
rooms has yet been made. however.
1t is Intended to keep the part of the
building where the dance-hall is situated
almost entirely separate from the third
and fourth floors. which are to be reached
through the north entrance.
An emergency staircase, however, will
be built at the back of the edifice from the
basement TO the roof. This will COM
municate with the dome, hall and its gal
lery, and also with the corridors of the
third and fourth floors. as well as the
attics.
The basement itself will contain a mag
nficent banqueting hall, capable of ac-
be annexed kitchen, fitted up with all
latest contrivances. The basement will
also contain storerooms, barroom, lava
tory, cloakroom, as we'll as dressing rooms,
communicating with the platform of
the dance-hall. A large engine in the base
ment will furnish power to run the ele-
vator, operate the blowers for the hot-air
system of ventilation. and also furnish the
dynamo Tor the electric lights, with which
the entire building is to be supplied.
The size of the lot, which was bought
nearly year ago by the Native Sons, is
IS S:9X137:6 1t is situated on the east sid g
of Mason street, between Post and Geary,
which will make the building to be erected
on the site of the present synagogue one of
the most central, as ii is also TO be the
most commodious, resorts of its kind in San
Francisco.
Although the cost is at present fixed at
about 100000, it is possible that if funds
allow this sum may be some what exceeded.