New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
WHERE ENGINEER,S IfEET.
Splendid Headquarters Given by
1RdYc7C Carnegie.

Whlle the attention of large part Of the civ
lized world was focused last week upon tho
ceremonies attending the dedication of Andrew
Carnegie's great gift to Pittsburs there was
unostentatiously opened in this city the fine
building at No. % to 53 West :;9th street which
the philanthropst has given at IA cost of 81. 800
600. as headquarters for the engineering So
cieties of America that are domicied in New
York.
The seventh and eighth floors Of the building
have been reserved for the associate societies
that have engineering or some department OF
science as their principal object For these or
CARNATIONS the building affords Office areas Of
varying size, from one room up, with the
mon facilities of the lecture rooms library and
other accessories. Among these societies may
be enumerated the Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers. the Society of Heatin:
and Ventating Engineers. the National E,Iec-
tric Light Association the Society OF Chemical
Engineers, the New York E!ectrica! Society. the
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
and the American Street and Interurban Rail-
way Association.
Each OF the three founder. societies occupies a
floor laid out in accordance with its own plans
The American Institute Of Mining Engineers
has the ninth floor the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers has the tenth floor and the
American Society Of Mechanical Engineers has
the eleventh floor. These floors all devoted
to administrative and executive work and the
libraries OF the three societies have been
trated on tl,e top t.so floors ot the building.
A crowniag dc.au in the p!au Of ;hc building
has been the reservation of the twelfth and
thirteenth floors for the libraries OF the three
founder societies and Of such other collections
Of engineering literature as may be added
4 bronze bust Of Air Carnegie. executed espe-
cially Tor the building by Mrs. T. Cadwalader
Guild. from sittings, and presented ~ the pres
cnt and past officers OF the founder societies.
stands at tl, eastern end of tho library. facing
toward tie main entrance from the Elevators.
The only liru.ta;iou on Mr.. Caruag".s stft was
that the money should go into the bjjldin-. and
that the benedciarics should U:oyidc the land
At that time the kindred Engineers club. n
purely social organization. had already secured
land for its new house in West 4nth street, op-
positc Bryant Park and the Public library.
site that appealed strongly To- Mr. Carnegie.
who thc-oupou. having mcuter made the
club participant in the endowment. offcc i to
finance the American Institute of Electrical En-
gineers the American Society Of Mechanical En-
cinecrs ana the American Institute Of Mining
Engineers IN obtaining the land ;hey needed In
West 3Gth street. al a cost Of 500 uOo Thus
provision made at the outset COR ;Nn sepa-
rate buildings, back 70 back. one dcv ,lcd TO the
technical ana professional side OF crl, ,.ncerins
and the other to the human and oa! side.
As the land for the club building cost about
500 600 it viii be that not less than
s. 225 900 WAS ,i,.s set aside for the creation,
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