The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

OF the club are able to determine with
certainty what revenues can be COUNT
ed on to nleet=ths installments. but the
idea Is exactly the members have
hopsl To bring about. and there Is lit
tie doubt the proposition VIII be accept
ed and the plan carried out.
As a matter of fact. the matter has
progressed so far hat plans for the
building have been drawn and submit
ted for approval by Architects Link n
Donovan. The plans do not contem-
plate an expensive structure, extraNa-
gance in oTnamentation being subordl-
mated to utility in favor of economy.
The building will not. therefore, cost
over SIS. 000. yet IL the plans as prepared
are adopted. the building viii be an ex-
ceedingly tidy structure, a thoroughly
modern club house in every respect, and
complete in every particular.
The plans are FOR a building AZ by ITO
feet in dimensions. and two stories
high, with basement, TO be built OF
pressed brick and stone The style OF
architecture is the English Gothic The
basement viii contain "A bicycle store
room, with an entrance from the street,
a stewards room and four bowling al
leys Of the regulation size. There VIII
also be a large boiler room. and pro-
vision will be made for putting In a
large plunge bath at such time as the
club feeels able TO afford the expensive
luxury.
ON the ground floor win be the main
entrance. IL will be "A wide corridor
in the center Of the building, running
back 40 feet. with billiard and reception
rooms on either side. At the end Of
the corridor the gymnasium will begin,
and this. with the locker corridors and
bath rooms. will occupy the entire re-
mainder of the floor. The gymnasium
will be 80 by 20 feet. the remaining
10 feet in width being devoted to the
locker corridors, which will extend along
each side of the gymnasium room. The
lockers will be of a height which Will
allow Of windows over them to AFFORD
ample light for the gymnasium. I'm
mediately at the end Of the gymnasium
farthest from the main entrance VIII be
a large room containing shower and
hand baths. This room will be access
sible both from the gymnasium and the
locker Corridors, so that one on going in
to exercise can go to his locker, dlsrope
and put on his suit, then. after finishing,
can go direct TO the baths and from
the bath room to his locker again and
dress without being seen. The bath
room will be equipped with every neces-
sary convenience for rubbing down, etc,
including apparatus for rinsing and
ringing out exercising suits.
on the second floor. Immediately over
the main entrance lHt bIiiidib III ~
ception rooms. will be n large club room,
30 by 40 feet, together with service
rooms. As the gymnasium extends up
through the two floors, there can be
nothing further on this floor except "A
l2-foot gallery running all around the
gymnasium. which will be so arranged
that 1t can be seated for occasions when
an entertainment of any kind takes
| place i'm the gymnasium, and at other
/ times the seats can be removed and the
space can be converted into either a
running or bicycle track.
Since the plans were drawn there has
been considerable tall of adding an
other story and making II into lodge
rooms. from which the club would de-
rive considerable revenue, and III the
club finds itself financially able this viii
doubtless be done. The building as at
present planned can be built for $lh,-
900. The club hopes to speedily com
plete the pending negotiations and go
ahead with the construction at an early
date. The site has not been definitely
decided upon. as the club has several
propositions under consideration, from
among which tho most available will be
selected.