The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-17
ABOUT TALL BUILDINGS.
DISCUSSED BIZ THE AMERICAN IN
sTITUTE or ARCHITECTS.

TAey SPOIL the Say Lane and Destroy the
Monstszy That should Ezist 60 Make =
Proper Background Tor Fine Monsuents
-sho-id ne Regulated by L-w-M Mr.. Post
Says that May OF Them win Have to
Re Taken Down within n Generation.
Al yesterday mornings session Of the annual
meeting OF the American Institute Of Architects
much interest was created by the report OF the
committee on competitions, which was read by
Chairman George y. Post. Many architects had
sent suggestions upon the subject.
Architects Of repute object to enter competl-
tions unless assured Of some compensation for
their work, and, with view to doing away
with the present practice, the committee rcc-
commended the adoption OF n scale OF recom-
pense for preliminary plans when submitted In
competition. The suggested scale began with
$500 for buildings costing from $50. 900 TO ST5.-
900, and increased by gradual steps to $1,000
for buildings ranging in price from 100000
TO s5,000.O00. The report was the subject Of
considerable discussion, but opinion upon the
matter was divided ana no result was arrived at.
Papers were read by Louis II. sullivan of
Chicago Prof. c. A. Cummings OF Boston. Frank
Miles. Day of Philadelphia, and Il. w. Gibson OF
The evening mission was begun by the read
Thomas 4. Fox Of boston. Thomas hastings Of
New York then read a paper ON High Build
sRsosd he rstSna Esss for
buildings constructed solely for revenue. This
Is required by practical and sanitary consider
atoms.
II is almost dlscouraging, he said. to spend
ones energies upon nifty or one hundred feet OF
suit in itself may be we are only making n blot
upon the ensemble Of the general line Of build
monotony 80 essential to the general appear
ance of city. and also so essential as n back
ground for exceptional monuments.
secretary Alfred Stone. The vulnsrablc parts
To obvlate this Mr.. Clark suggested the use OF
plate glass built up on wire MEETINGS These
.1ns ; a S@af thtm h Of so sS Tos
was first called upon. He said
of design. 4 city Of towers, which this City viii
buildings constructed in .ke form Of steel cages
although may not live to see it Others here
will see the tearing down of many of them. |
brick on account Of the rusting of the surfaces
Tall buildings are not healthful, because. as
bacteriologsts tell us, germs OF disease that die
in sunlight thrive In darkness, and tall buildings
would so shut out the sunlight that all sorts OF
germs might Increase and multiply In the con-
Mr.. w. l.. b. Jenney of Chicago took an oppo-
site view of the question. and said he had seen
steel in Rome 500 years old which showed no eff
feet OF rust and that bar of iron taken from the
obelisk nov In Central Park was found to be in
buildings, the fire, he said, should be allowed TO
burn itself out
We do not need protection from fire half us
much rs we need protection from fire depart
mcnts. In recent fire in Chicago building
the woodwork baZed up and heated terra
Gotta ornament almost white hot, and when the
firemen came and squirted water on IL the hot
material burst and did considerable damage to
the building"
To-day win be the last day OF the Convention.
and after the morning session an evening re-
ception will he held Mt O'Clock at the Building
Trades Club, at III East Twcnty-third street.