New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
BAR ASSOCIATIONS NEW HONE.
THE MARBLE CLUBHOUSE PRACTICALLY
CoMPLErE-Irs MANY ROOMS AND
THEIR ADORNMENT

The new white marble home Of the Association %
the Bar of the City Of New-York has been prac.
tically completed. and II Is now expected by the
Building Committee, Of which g. Sidney Smith -
chairman. that within a week or ten days the
members Of this large and influential body VIII
take possession OF the building. The formal OPEN
Ing Of the house will take place later.
The plot on which the new house stands com.
prise Ave and orc-half lots. with a frontage OF y
feet in Fortyf6urth-st. and OF s25 feet in Forty.
third-st., and II a short distance west OF Fifth.
nve The building is divided into two parts. one 10
each street. The main entrance. which is In Forty
fourth-st. leads into a spacious hall. noored with
marble. Six columns Of golden Pavanaxzo marble
make this hall exceedingly attractive. The floor
above Is reached by broad white marble stairways.
corridor 30 feet long extends the whole depth OF
the house. Newspaper and magazine rooms hank
the main entrance. These will be furnished In
leather. Directly above these rooms. on the second
Moor. are reception room. 72xS feet; .
supper-room. SKIS feet. and reading.
room. 3 feet square The walls Of these rooms
are yet to be frescoed, since the plaster has not
yet dried thoroughly. There are only two stories
In the Forty -thrd-st. portion Of the house The
upper story will be used for meetings. the hall
being ssx22 feet II will 100 persons This and
the reception hall on the rty-fourthst. front
be opened into The first floor Is divided up into
committee rooms. with one for the Board Of Gov.
erhors The third floor on the Forty-fourth-st.
side Is divided up into four rooms fer the great
part OF the good volumes Of the associations choice
library. The rooms are fitted for quiet study, and
so arranged that members may consult books at
pleasure The rooms supplied with electric
dumb-waiters for carrying books to the floor be-
low.
The top floor Is TO be used for the main library.
and is divided into a nave 80 feet long and tran.
sspt. Colums IS feet high extend the length Of
me nave ana support the clear-story, making the
room ~ Feet high In the centre while the transept
rs = open stone nreplaces are set in the and
west @ a. daces Of The transept The arrangements for
.ne HvU volumes which will be placed here are
extended soidly along the walls while the win
dows are above these that no space for the
purpose IL lost. The room VIII be supplied With
large oak tables. where l3o members may be ac-
commodated at a time. A noiseless floor mas been
secured Tor this room by the we'll known means
adopted In the best modern hospitals 1t n COM
posed OF squares OF oak on AN elastic material
Natural light Is supplied from above, as we'll az
from an almost continuous line Of windows An
eIectric light IS furnished for each seat at the
tables The association has its electric plant
Inc ASSOCIATION now has 80 members IL was
organized In December, 1868. and was Incorporated
IN III Work on the new building was begun MAJ
!, 1885. The former headQuarters al No Wfst
twenty .ninth-st, have been torn down. The prin-
cipal of1cers OF the association are: President
Joseph Larocque; recording secretary Sllas Il
hrowne corresponding secretary, David r. or.
aen treasurer. S. Sfney Smith There are ave
vice-presidents. NV