Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
NEW Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDING
Plans Discussed BY Building
Committee.
WORK WILL BEGIN At ONCE
General Idea Of the Plans and Con
struction Have Been Determined

General IDEA OF me Ptsns dno Con-
struction Have Been Determined
Upon.
This paper told last Saturday Of the
purchase Of site for the new Y. NJ.
C. A. building, work on which it Is
proposed to begin in the near future.
AS told the site is the e. c. Williams
property, Nos. ga and 226 West
King street, the lot having frontage
OF SO feet and depth of 200 feet, the
price paid being $500
At the meeting of the newly organ
lied association, at which the above
transaction was consummated, the
building committee, which had been
previously selected, was instructed to
procure plans, specifications, etc, for
the proposed Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The building committee is compos-
ed of the following prominent citizens
of Martinsburg: Hon. Chas. ]. Faux
ner, chairman; Postmaster Alex. Clio
han, and Messrs. q. r. Brantner, e.
f. Willard, Lee M. Bender, w. H..
Crawford and George Ryneal, jr.
This committee held it's first meet
ing Tuesday night in the board Of trade
room and it was an important one as
regarding some preliminary steps to
be taken before an architect is chosen
to design the building.
Building to cost $4,000.
In the first place it was decided that
the cost Of the building should not ex,
coed $25, 900, exclusive Of furniture,
heating plant, lighting fixtures and
general equipment
1t was decided to have four or more
architects of repute submit prelimin-
airy plans for the new building, to
come within the maximum cost deter
mined upon An architect from dis
lance will be here this week and give
the committee some practical hints
and definite ideas as to what the
building should be. Of course, it will
be some time before the plans of any
architect can be adopted and the con-
tract let to a builder, and certainly
not before the committee definitely
decides just what the building shall
be.
In the meantime efforts will be
made to secure another home for Mr.
August Zimmerman, the present ten
ant of the Williams property, who has
consented to move when such house
shall be obtained This condition
presents no great difficulty, it is
thought, and when the house in ques-
ton is located work on its demoli-
ton will at once begin and on its site
an imposing edifice will rise.
viii Be Model Structure.
Through the courtesy of one of the
building committee and one Of the
leading spirits in the enterprise, The
World is enabled to give the pubic
today an approximate idea as to what
a beautiful and complete Y. M C. A.
building is to be erected here, and
one that will adorn the town and be
a lasting credit to the projectors
The building will be three stories
high with full basement and in di-
mansions will be probably 40 by rs
feet, leaving an alley II feet wide at
the side. 1t will be constructed Of
brick with stone trimmings or con-
crete blocks, the materials not having
as yet been definitely decided upon.
But there is one thing that the COM
mittee has definitely decided upon and
that is that there will be no store
rooms on the first floor the intention
being to utilize the whole building for
Y. M. c. A. purposes.
In the large and airy basement will
be a swimming pool, shower baths,
bowling alley, heating plant and lava
tories.
The first floor will contain the sec
Office reading room and gym
nasium.
On the second floor will be large
reading and reception
rooms. On this floor there will also
be a reception and toilet rooms for the
ladies' auxiliary.
The third floor will be taken up by
number of dormitories and toilet
rooms for dodgers.
1t is the purpose of the committee,
when building operations have once
begun. to push the work forward to
early completion.