New-York tribune., 1902-08-17


regulate the amount OF heat required Ever
hot pipe. botF tor steam and water. is covered
with nOn-ConduCtuE material, so that tn
walls Of rooms behind which pipes are con
ccaled will not be warmed, as IS so often tl!t
case.
Those tenants who desire TO keep apace with
the latest modern CouvenienCes may substitute
an electric cooking range for the ordinary gai
range Every private kitchen has cleCjri.
closet to which an electric range may bt- con
nected at a price for the current which VIII t..
so moderate AS To compare fayorabiy with rh'
cost of gas
The interior convenIcnces Of the apartments
include. furthermore. a refrgerating compart-
ment OF generous proportions. which Is pToy;.'l
with a chamber in which carafes and botl $
may be immersed and frozen Iarse cold
storage room in the service room on every N".r
affords space for keeping articles for those toa-
ants whose rooms DO not include Kitchen
The supply OF electric current FOR lighting Wt.
b. free within TN" limits Of OF Haary usIE"-
tu the seventeenth floor extra servants :orn.S
al" provided. any one Of which can H. ,on.iuH.--
. '-i.t "lth Hy electric C1lI bells
a long distance telephone is Installed in every
ap.u",ut. communicates with the public eA-
change station the ground floor.
Tho elevator equipment Of the Ansuuta ranks
In superiority with all thr other features e.: ,e
buidtrt- Their. ,r, no less than sixteen ,.r,l-t-
tors, Of which wiII he devoted To the general
passenger service. seven for the Of priv-tr
housekeeping apartments. for the delivery +
supplies. etc. while two are large freight an!
furniture elevators and the rest for the exCiu-
siFe Of walters. All these elevators are
operated by hyirostatic pressure. the car being
pushed up and supported by a long pluns"r rr
rod. which passes down into a cylinder sunk
into the rock t. the depth equal to the height
t" which the cars travel For safety. SInoothneSS
of motion. of control and noiseIessness no
other system Of operation compares with this
For the purpose OF eTpediting the conveyance
Of cards, Ssages and orders to and from the
apartments. pneumatic tubes extending from the
managers office to all floors have been Installed
This together with the interior telephone
vice ard the hall attendants each floor. will
afford ideal service to tenants as well as their
visitors.
Although completely frcproof structure. the
AnsonIa is fitted with provisions and safeguards
Il, he. ,tfy,,y. into
every HOur fire escapes are easily accessible.
and tw" iron stuirways also afford means Of
escape from smoke. which is more possible
source Of alarm than any probability Of fire
There are. furthermore. in every corridor four
fire hoses capable Of reaching into every apart
ncnt ard ready with water at all hours. In ad-
diton arrangements similar To those that OBJ
tain in large office buildings have been provided.
The managers office is equipped with Il mum
Der OF recording and indicating instruments and
gauges, which will record the pressure of steam
air aud water, the temperature of the outside
and Ventilatng air its degree of humidity
dryneSs. the temperature of iced water and
brine the electric conditions and the records OF
the watchmen as they patrol the building at
night.
The basement of the Ansonia contains a veri-
table museum of twentieth century iunOVG-
u0ns- Here are n storage, repair and charging
room for automobiles: a grocery depot. where
every thing in the line Of eatables and house
hold necessarieS may be obtained by the ten
ants at standard prices; a butchery. a bakery. Il
milk depot. a barber shop. ii laundry, ladies'
halrdressing and manicuring parors. safe de-
posit vaults. cold storage rooms for furs. etc.
There Is also one OF the largest swimming pools
in the city here. which it is intended to
for a swimming school.
The ground floor is devoted to public rooms.
corridors and offices while a bank, an apothe-
cary and a florist will maintain establishments
in the Broadway front of the building.
perbiy appointed public restaurant. with pri-
vate dining rooms and an Old English Grill
room, will also occupy this side of the AnsOnia.
The main entrance to the building is in Sew
enty- -third-St.. and adjoining this is Palm
Garden and Assembly Room, the latter being
arranged for the use of private entertainments
ha m
geniouSly planned as to make any combination
Of rooms feasible. There bachelor suites OF
one room and bath for 5000 year: two rooms
and bath for $500 and upward and housekeep-
ing suites Of from five rooms and bath to four
teen rooms with three baths and four toilets.
ranging from $500 to $4,000 a year. Non
housekeeping apartments may be had with or
without chambermaid service.
A serving room each floor of the building
enables meals being served in the apartments
from the restaurant kitchen.
On the top floor. overlooking the Hudson
River and commanding view for miles in
every direction, is a beautiful banquet hall and
a roof garden On each floor there are recep-
ton and public toilets.
1t is almost needless to mention that the in
terror decorative features of the Ansonia are in
keeping with the general character of the house.
All the public rooms executed in the style
of Louis XIV, while the apartments are deco
rated in The French Renaissance style in white
enamelled woods with mahogany doors All
the floors of hardwood waxed and highly
polished. The wall decorations will be executed
in accordance with the wishes of the tenant
The entire management of the AnSonla is IN
the hands of Slawson & Hobbs, of No. III CO.