The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07
NEW Y. NJ. C. A. BUILDING
ARCHITECTS TO BE ASKED no SUB
NIT PLANS BY My 1ST.

| VIII Cost $3.50, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are
Already Prepared and Call for a Build
ing Complete ia Every Detatl-Mcetins
of Directors Held Last Night.
The new building of the Central Y.
M. C. A. is now assured. At any rate
the action taken by the directors at
their meeting last night was of the
most convincing nature. AT previous
meeting q building committee was ap-
pointed to complete necessary arrange
ments and they reported last night. The
report of its work done thus far was
accepted. 1t was desired to offer four
prizes to the competing architects. The
first prize will be $1,000, and there will
be three others Of $3.50 each. In all
ahou. twenty-five architects will COM
pete, and among them will be the men
who have furnished the plans for Y M.
G. A. buildings erected in New York,
Cambridge, Albany, Hartford and 9TH
er large cities. These plans are to be
submitted by May ard the work is to
be commenced as soon thereafter as
possible The building is to cost $780,
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been procured and Secretary Lotze and
f, S. Swift, chairman of the building
committee, will go to New York to-day
to confer with him relative to the speci-
flea lions that have been made. Each
architect furnishing plans will be re-
ouired to guarantee that the building
If built in accordance with the plans
will not cost more than the above nam
ed sum. Estimates will be made by
prominent builders before the plans OF
any one are accepted. The following
specifications. to be given the archi-
tects, will give an idea of the Kind or
building that it is proposed to erect.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of New Haven propose the erection
of a building of the following general
description, and invite you to part1ci-
pate in the competition for plans on the
conditions stated below
THE SITE
Is a lot on Temple street. facing Center
street, a plan of which is furnished
herewith.
THE BUILDING
| Should not have Il mercantile or resi-
dental aspect, but should express as
|
acter of the use to which it is to be
put.
MAKE the association entrance espe-
| cially prominent and not less than ten
feet wide. Give special attention to the
reception hall, making it very attrac-
| tive, and INTELLECTUALLY, in connection
with the general secretary's office, the
key to the whole building.
2-Provide a reading room Of ample
| dimension, giving special attention to
light and to view.
3-Provide two members parlors
| opening into each other, of medium size,
| with a bay window to one or BOTH
Provide q recreation room on the
same floor.
5-Provide quiet study for young
men coming in from out of town and
waiting for school hours or for trains.
6--Provide book room, of say 300
square feet in area, near the business
office, so that the books can be checked
by the office employees.
Provide a general office, with a
counter and room for three desks; make
this office and the reception hall the
pivotal point of the building. Make
provision for office secretary to check
valuables without using safe.
71s-Provide general office with speak
! ing tubes to various parts of the build
| ing; also arrange for connections with
| private office.
S-Provide a private office adjoining,
say 10 by Is feet or more, for stenogra-
her and assistant; also a smaller office
for general secretary for private con-
| ferences.
9-Provide for an assembly hall adapt
ed for use FIR association entertainments
and for public uses, seating with gal
lory, not less than one thousand Q,O0O)
people (amphitheater arrangement of
seats). Area to be not less than 5000
square feet, inclusive Of stage, etc Hall
is to have direct communication with
the association rooms and also with the
street by side entrance.
10--Provide ticket office to be reach
ed from both directions.
11-Provde a smaller hail for social
gatherings, religious meetings and ordi-
nary lectures to young men; to seat, say
three hundred 5000 persons. No gal.
| leries.
12-Provide an inquiry room, adjoining
| or nearly so; area about 600 square feet.
| Io-I JbNiuC a tlJtih gnu Nt'ktt ippiii hSi
usual and special purpose, also make
ample provision for storing bicycles.
1i-Provide at least ten 10) class
rooms of varying sizes for educational
work. Utilize sliding doors in such a
way as to combine two rooms when de-
sired. These rooms may DC on third
floor. Make provision for manual train
| ing work Provide social rooms which
may be used as billiard rooms if desired.
! 15-Provde board room for the
board of directors. Provide a parlor
that can be used by the Women's auxil-
larry.
16-Provide a kitchen, with closets,
etc, for use at social gatherings when
refreshments are required; also BAN
quet room fer Bible class suppers and
make connecting rooms to use for small
committees or large banGuets.
17--Provide q suite Of rooms for boys
department. say a reading room amuse-
ment room and also two connecting
rooms suitable for Bible class work, and
when thrown together, to be used for
their lectures and socias. There must
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