The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-20
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ALEXANDER CLUB
HOLD A MEETING
At Which IS Presented Report
Of Building Committee
OTHER BUSINESS DONE
WAS OF ROUTINE NATURE
MEMBER EXPELLED FOR UN
BECOMING CONDUCT.
MORE TIME GRANTED.

MORE TIME GRANTED.
A meeting of the Alexander club
was held last evening for the purpose
Iof hearing. and taking action upon the
reports Of the building committee and
The committee upon amendments 10
the constitution and by.laws.
Because of the small number of
members present, the meeting which
was 70 have been called at oclocks
was delayed until $40 at which time
Iit was called to order BY the prcsi-
dent, Miles Fred'k Gilbert.
The. roll call was dispensed win III
motion OF Mr.. Feuchter, count 81 the
members present merely beng taken.
Pre- ent fofty-two.
Twenty members constituting Il
quorum n all ordinary business mat
tefs The report Of the building com.
nitice, Of whom III S candee vas
chairman, read as follows M
To the Members Of Alexander Club:
Gentlemen-Yonr committee on
bulldiIsg proposed club house appoint.
ed hy the president OF the club as pro-
yided by action of the general meet
Ing of November 20, last. efor the
purpose Of erecting ? club house 10
cost not to exceed $4,000 and desig.
mated as "a permanent building com.
mittee the duties Of which are Epeci-
tlcally defined as ''f1l to Obtain plans.
CD 70 agree upon some suitable and
proper plan for financing the scheme,
in order to procure tie necessary
funds for the erection OF the building:
CD after the adoption OF the plan and
advertising for bids, to let the con
tra.t for building the club house to
lowest and best bidder, begs leave
TO report as follows: ss
Plans.
Your committee has to report that
it has employed Mr., C Kuccner, al
his city. as arch tect Of the proposed
club house and herewith submits. as
part Of this report. preliminary studies
prepared BY Mr.. Kusener which rep
resent in the opinion of the COMMITTEES,
the best arrangement aud design
which can be secured within the limit
Of expenditure voted by the club.
As will be noted the plans adopted
by the committee and herewith pre-
scented TO the club for approval pro-
vide for a basement and two story
club house covering the entire area OF
the site selected lots and ? In block
81, city. being the northwesterIy cor
ner of Washington avenue and Sew
enth street or fifty feet front on
Washington avenue by enc hundred
feet in depth. The basement Of the
proposed building is to have a height
OF eleven feet with floor three feet be-
low the present sidewalk grade. and
10 contain an Assembly Hall OF about
the floor area OF the gymnasium az
the present club house kitchen and
pantry, boiler and fuel raom. a gym
nas'um with swimming pool .3sx15. ana
all necessary plumbing and heating
apparatus. The main door OF the club
house win contain in addition to an
extensive loggla, a foyer or general
club room. library and card rooms,
ladies' room and billiard room OF
sufficient size 10 accommodate three
Or four billiard or pool tables. cigar
stand. etc. The second feer. II Is de-
cided, to devote TO sleeping aceommo-
iations for club members. The ar
rangement provided for fourteen sleep +
ing rooms aud includes 10 addition 10
! general bath and toilet noon three
private bath rooms permitting connec.
ions with a maximum OF eight Of the
fourteen bed rooms The arrange
nent is in Keeping With the proposed
'lan Of providing accommodations for
inch members Of the club as desire TO
rake their home in the club house.
The assembly hall in the basement.
{ is expected. viii be used for club
meetings and dances and may be used
IS a lining room. the plan OF the front
art Of the basement contemplating
IS use, In the future IL not at once.
IS a cafe for club members.
The question Of gymnasium has re.
eived the most careful consideration
{ The committee and Il is with regret
bat the committee has TO report that
Is unable TO devise a way whereby
ldoor baseball and similar sports may
e enjoyed. To Accommodate such
ames two stories Of the buRd NJ In
eight would be required and a floor
pace sufficient touse up Appropriated
+ one-third of the entire building
'ith the restricted srace and with
h. limited means at command Il Il not
eemed practicable 70 sacrifice the
her departments OF the club house 70
Re extent necessary for such use but
! the plans due attention has been
aid TO the POSSIBILITIES Of future
rowth aad the erection later. 81 an
EDITION In vhieA a baseball cur.
pNling ALLEYS and ctEer indoor arnus-.
Ients may Be provided II il the ~
ef OF the committee that In ~