The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-04
FINE HOUSE AT CITY EXPENSE
r,oroy DAM ENGINEER SHOULD
1--we IN LUXURY
- the Aqueduct Commission Puts Up
the gJy, 900 Building which tho Mer-
cbapts' Association Says II Has
p,.pnsd-Member's Son the Architect.

p,.pnsd-yIember's Son the Architect.
c,,cs the Merchants Association has been
-.u,r;po on the trail Of the Aqueduot Com
,"Ission it has learned. according to state
.,ant issued Yesterday, of project to build
home. 10 cost not less than ST. 600, for the
arcineer in charge OF the Croton Dam.
uis salary liz 81 200 a year. This descrip-
zion Of the proposed house is contained In
the statement:
The material Of the walls is rock,fseed
Ties. with ornamental copper hashjnSs.
g,,fsrs, cornices. rain pipes. DC. All OF the
exterior doors have ornamental iron gri tes.
Tba main entrance door is covered with sheet
bron,o patterned with rosettes. Two bronze
tablets are provided for. one upon the resi-
denco and the other upon the stable; bearing sns
Somprroll"r tolcr, the Aqueduct Comn'is-
sion"rs and the chief engineer
The vcstibule and exterior doors have
Ksrdw are is of bronze. extra heavy through
aud There are nine fire places. two OF cut
srar,te and seven of Pompeian brick. There
Ee Two bath rooms. one wash room and Ave
water closets. the floors of all being tiled
md the sides wainscoted with tiles to
height of four feet. All Of the toilet rooms
trimmings of pink Tennessee marble through
ont There are eighty-one electric lights In
the house. besides a similarly liberal supply
IN the stable All modern convenience
are supplied including an annuncator ana
speaking tube system, telephone between
he stable and the house and steam heating
system. ,,,.
ouartpred oak The entrance hall ID sepa-
rated from the stairway, by handsome oak
screen, supported upon large tuted columns.
with deliberately carved capitals. All the
doors and windows upon the first and second
doors are supplied with handsomely carved
archraves and friezes; ,,,
scmey designed oak book cases. with carved
r.dimrnts and loaded glass doors. The
dining room has china cabinets Of similar
and dining room are cOffered with massive
oak beams and false beams built up with
mouldngs Of quartered oak. the panels be-
tween being ornamental plaster.
The associations committee thinks that
the propriety of building such home for
an official who will be merely keeper OF
the dam is open to question.
Acting Chief Engineer Cook OF the Aque-
duct Commission said that the specifica-
tions to which the association had drawn
attention provided not only for a keepers
house, but for building in which the
engineer of the dam would have his offices.
at will, in fact be an administration
building" Mr. Cook said, "and, when 1t Ia
considered how large an area the dam
covers, the building will be none too large
for the staff which will be required. Fur
Their than that the specifications provide
not only for a building for the keeper and
engineer but also for additional buildings
in the shape of barns, tool house and en-
CINE house,
Tie Aqueduct Commissioners cannot
let the contract for these buildings until
after the specifications have had the APP
proyal of the CORPORATION Counsel and OF
the Commissioner OF Water supply
One Of the statements contained In the
report OF the Merchants Association Ia that
the architects for the new building are
Werner 4 Windolph The last named
member Of this firm is a son of John P.
Windolph, a member OF the Aqueduct
Commission.