Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-24
PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND
Arranging for Payment of
Carnegie Donation.
INST ALL EN- T PLAN
REQUISITIoNs TO BE MADE AS
MONEY IS WANTED.
Suggestions Made by Mr.. Bernard r.
Green as to the Expendi-
ture.
INST ENT PLAN

Commissioner Henry b. F. Mcfarland.
president of the Washington Public Lii
brary commission, this morning received a
communication from Mr.. R. A. Franks.
Mr.. Carnegies representative, stating that
the $4,000 additional donation to the Public
Library would be RENTED in installments
or as whole as requested by the COM
mission. Mr.. Macfarland in a letter to
Mr.. Franks today states that it Is prOba-
Bile the commission will forward requisi-
tons for the funds as the amounts for the
various items of work to be done become
due and payable in sums of not less than
5000 each. The original gift of $3.50 600
was drawn in s5O,OOO lots.
Mr.. Mcfarland has moved to his asso-
ciateS that the recommendations of Mr..
Bernard K. Green superintendent of con-
struct1On, as to the expenditure of the mon
ey, be approved and that Mr.. Green be au-
thorized to take immediate steps for the eX-
ecutiOn of the work.
In letter to the library commission Mr..
Green states that in pursuance of the action
of the body at a recent meeting to consider
the application of the additional $50 900 he
has inquired into the subject and submits
the following information and recommen-
dations:
Mr.. Albert r. Ross, the architect writes
regarding the interior decoration of the
building that he takes the greatest possible
interest In the work and trusts that he may
be allowed to advise in regard to it and it's
design, which service he would be glad to
render for per cent on the cost of the
painting. The usual charge of architects for
interior details of this kind is 10 per cent.
Cost Of Addition to Bookstack.
In response to my request of the Snead
& Co. iron works. who provided the present
book stack in the building and to whom
made known the Importance of making a
very close and careful estimate, l have re-
ceived a proposal to furnish the remaining
two tiers of shelving and decks required to
complete the stack including the two addi-
tlonal doorwayS to the existing electric
elevator shaft and two stairways, for the
sum of 1850. To have the benefit of the
existing skylight in these two additional
tiers, hammered glass decks are included
instead of white marble"
Mr.. Green states that estimate of
1852 was received for installing an cleo
trio dumb waiter in the stack. but he be-
lieves a suitable lift be had for less
than one-half this amount.
I'm addition to the work thus proposed
continues Mr.. Green, "sundry repairs to
plaster and paint and the necessary cleo
trio light wiring, etc, will have to be pro-
Vided. and also the removal of piece of
iron ceiling beam over the elevator hatch
way to allow the elevator to ascend to the
upper deck of the stack. Other items of
desirable Improvement in the building as
painting, furniture hot-water supply alter
alton of certain plaster corners Of pilasters,
etc, in the main delivery room to with
stand wear; an Enclosure for the rear base
ment StairwayS and another for the cleo
trio motor in the cellar. Beyond these
items, still others of minor cost and con-
venience. which the fund will be sufficient
to provide, are doubtless in the minds of
the librarian and the trustees to be brought
up as the larger work Is arranged for and
the available balance becomes apparent
my possession, 1 would suggest the follow
ing estimate:
Book stack, two tiers. with stairs and
elevator doors. net proposal, 81. $50; book
lift, proposed at 1902 but believed
one be had for $500; cleo
trio lighting. $500; alteration elevator
hatch ceiling. $780, mending plaster and
repair of painting, 500; contingencies. 500;
wall and ceiling decoration of building
5000; architects commission. $500; hot
water supply, 500; furniture, more or less
of pilasters etc, delivery room, 500: en-
closure of rear basement stairs, 1925: en-
closure of elevator motor. $40; total. sd 725
In the above proposal for the book
stack extension. being, like the existing
tiers, invention of my own, the royalty
has, of course been omitted, as was done
in the original contract. The original three
tiers cost s23, 1S9 by which it will be seen
that the present estimate of 81 $50 for two
first included the extra cost of the more
substantial ground floor and of marble
decks instead of glass
Mr.. Green's Recommendation.
II would recommend for the present: