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ventilators ard heat regulators In
the walls of every room are electric push
buttons connecting with call h"ls that
will summon IN" servants ~ ia" household
or hrlng - hov m livery to the hall door
on On" fnor of tho building - a laundry
with individual tubs. ironing boards and
lines for each tenant Downstairs IL a
lobby ard reception room. deliberately
decorated In IN" apartments electric
lights are everywhere ono even being
placed IN the hack 81 the refrigerator a.
an AID to poSt-mIdnIght torayE M ice
ever soils these rririgeratnTs, coil ~
piI@ through which pass ammonia fumes
gene rated in the basement serves To- keep
things cool
The interior decorations IN a typical
APARTMENT are m the -tVle ~ LOUIS WI
In" doors are NJ solid mahogany. the
aoors II chartered oak The wainsCoting
varies in height In some rooms n reaches
th' c'iling and IL finished With ITS natural
gram -NpOsed In others the woodwork
REACHES only "a n way up aud the walls
are covered with hRrmoniEInR tinted
silks Then there are swinging lamps
II bronZ" or ornamental iron, op~n
NreplaCra and beautifully finished mAntels
In the bedrooms are small safes built
into N" wells, where money and Jewels
nr valuable pepcrs may 10 PLACED
The plcn""r ten story apartment house
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year in France in an AUTOMOBILE" accident.
was the president ot the institute az the
time ~ his death lie has been succeeded
by Paul VI warhurg. Tn" present dir"c-
tors are Edwards u Adams. charles q
Brewster. Frank Dnmru-ch. Harry hark
ness flagler Arthur e. James James
Loeb LOUIS u McCogg Elkan Nauml"rg.
Elliott Norton Edwin I Rice" Rudolph
T. S,hirm"r and Isaac VI S"hgman
When It va, decided - build on th"
northeast corner It Ch-emont avenu"
and i,2d street WHICH ~ m the heart "
the Columbia University section. q com
pstItirn Nas held and bonn Barber
selected ~ IN" architect Cf the school
IN" huldInG wa> finished m a remark
ably short space of time Tomorrow
It will h" opened To the pupils, although
the cornerstone was LAID on March ~.
1910 Mr. Bar,or handed over thc build
ing to IN" institute on September I IN
aCcordanc" with the terms 1T hiS agree
msnt The situation 4 IN" building
commands a fine view at tho river. with
only Grants Tomb AZ present between
It and th" SIT" of th" Palisades opposite.
The pian AMI arrangement of the build
ing al" ~ necessity very special and unlike
anything hitherto constructed for IN"
same purpose n contains clsr-sroomS
practice rooms teaching rooms a recital
hail. circulating and refcrenc" Libraries.
laboratories. lunch rooms and special
services besides a complete admlnistra-
ton DEPARTMENT The construction uf
th" banding - of a most technical nature
~ regard. the matter ot -oundprpoiing
and acoustics
Tho ground aoor Of IN" building j.
gwen over 80 ent RANGES for students
coat rooms and their appurtcnances,
alumnp Cnbrpom. circulating library.
music store two large class rooms ana
storage room for instruments On the
man Noor IN" level of which - some
seven feet above the street ~ spdClpu-
ont rance hall NIih siaircgs-' ana "l"va-
tors located IA h. rear NJ sam" A. IN"
right IN cn'erIng this hall u the admin
-tra'ipn d"parr ment directors room.
SECRETARY suite accountant : and -t"u-
pgraphsrS -paC' On the left Of tn"
en- rance hall - the general receipt lnn
room and the recital hall. a student =
rest room - CsVeTlv PLACED and arranged
IN the rear midway het wecn this honr
and the floor below
The recital hall nuns through 'wp
stories having balcony ~ the levoI
Of the second foor and has -"atIug
capacity II ~ people II contains 4
large pipe organ. stage equipped WIN
foo, lights and various possibilities for
: he holding NJ dramatic rchearSal- h"
stage heing amrlv largo for accomm"iat
ing an orCheSt "a and Ch"rus"- This
room. 10 which praC' Icallv all Vt IN"
ornament Al enrichment ~ IN" huidlng
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
The new LOEB MUSIC SCHOOL
THE INSTITI re- or va SICAL
arts NEH HOuE PTOHN.
AnoIher .
Another BuiIdiinG In tho New Columbia
Ini,erSiiy section Bonn BarbcT'S
Fine structure I lniaue Edura-
tiOnaI IluIkiinE % Open Tomorrow.

Tho Columbia University buildings
hRv" strongly impressed their stamp an
IN" old Bloomln gdElc SrCtrrn oi New
York and U~rhsps NO other Part II the
city has acquired - rapidly a distinctive
Rtmosph.rr People complain that New
York localities are very rarely character
Istic In appearance or IA fact They
rarely possess feeling m the sense
that artists u-e IN. word Lower FINN
avenue ~ one ~ the few sections IT New
York that ~ this day shows "A positive
difference" from other residential parts
IT the CITY Fifth avenue Park lane
which runs parallel with Central Park,
- another section ~ the CIty fashionRhl"
living quarters different from any other
The did Bloomingdale end ~ Manhattan
Island, however has derived its p"Cu-
harItles from the educate institutions
that arr grouped thor. In addition to
Columbia college and an ts associated
buildings there ere the Union Theological
Seminary and other scholastic nstrtu-
tons that have made "A very pnsItiV"
impression un the Rhty
Tomorrow the Institute of Musical
Arr II m" city IT New York will open
its doors and add another structure 10
those m thus region alr-ady devoted 10
eduCat lonal purposes THIS ~ m" col
lege that James Loeb founded five years
ago A. memorial - his mother. Retry
Loeb l. h~gan m the old lanoS resi-
denCe A. 81 FIfth Pvenua Long before
Mr. RYAN decided 10 dedicate that build
ing n business purnps"s Frank DamrosCh.
who has charge offh~ institution found
tho old hnuss too small Mr. Damrosch
wSe selected by Mr. Loeb - he the head
81 the institute when he gave the original
$50 pD which started the endoWmegt
fund
New NoTk mas never before possessed
a school do, oted wholly - the teaching
of MUSIC IN any such manner A. the H..
sJltutc Of Musical Art - undertaking LIS
purpose - to provid" a musical education
Of the kind that might have been found
m IN" past onl, N the European cities.
The ueSi instructors IN svery department.
have been obtained and men Interested
IN music were selected to act ~ It's trus-
tees Co-nellusC. .Cuvler WOO drt lat
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IL confined. IL 20 10 known AS tuyler Hall.
so named IN memory Of the late Cornelius
&. GIyler.
The second hoor u given over entirely
to practice and teaching rooms of various
sizes and one large classroom. Ibe
third floor cont aims al the south end thA
refer,nu.' library. moro teaching rooms
and Cla--rooms. and two organ praCtic"
r1Du- isolated and over the stage 81 IN"
recital hall the fourth floor contains
a llrg" STUDENTS mnchroom a men and
women teachers lunChroouE, kIt chen and
pantry services. musical laboratory an';
q sua,ill classroom tor the teaching ~
musical dramaIiC- Ahuv" tins on the
roof - zit tIatti the JaDito; quarters ana
4 machine room containing ia" very
intricate blower system Tor forced NentI-
lafIon and various other necessary me
chanIcal equipments There i also a
roof garden. ot which the students can
avail themselves during the rest hours
The arrangement and interviewing
Of an ths-., many services ~ muet UNUSUAL
and intricate. and the hui. ling - already
recognized a. ia" most Compl"t" ana
up to date conservatory ot music IN tins
country. n not m the world II ~ buIlt
tn accommodate" l.pH pupils. and ~ -
expected that number VIII l." enrolled
this year II - the idea ot the lnStttut"
To Contne It's instruction To the capacity
of it, plant IN the matter oi numbers 81
students Entrance - the institute VIII
he had by romps' IL on. ~ that only the
most promising students will he taken,
and when the complement u reached no
further students Will he admitted.
Tn. exterior Ut the building ~ com
pletalv of limestone tuOlsd and fashioned
in a manner - present TIA" SmoothsTst.
whit,.st surface and - seN erely PLAIN IN
treatment The stNb ot architecture
chosen hv ia" architect. Dom BARRIER.
to typtfy th, spirit th. building viii rfn-
body ~ "A free adaptation Of the so-cail"d
Adam brothers -tVia. recalling IN quaint
ness and ornamental color the charming
Architecture of Bath England In"
translation of thus type OF architecture"
to the building IN question u int"lllgentlN
and skilfully handl'd ~ that the building
as a personality ~ IA every way modern
and American IA type and appearance"
having a. the same time the charm and
naINet" Of IN" Adam stvl" rather than its
true details and masses II ~ the belief
II the members Of the institute that the
pure whIts fiat. practically unornamented
faCades showing AN absence OF all striving
for color and Ostentatlon, simple ana
graceful and AT the same time full OF Dig
ulty and character. ~ "a typical OutNaru
sXpresraon 10 the world Of the use To
winch the building IL to he put
The same simplicity Of character OF the
exterior IT the building has completely
governed the interior The plastered
walls stutfs hangings and ornRmentation
are All consistently carried out in quiet
and rs-tful gray effects 10 that the whole
becomes IN effect a harmonious unity
The problem as " hol" As far as its arch-
teCtural oppression goes il one Of sim
pliCitv and drcctness resulting in a build
ing thoroughly pICal 81 the use for which
n il built and AZ the same time having a
distinct and charming character Of ia own
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
ProEre.. R~poris on the IIp Plan oF
Milwaukee.

plan for tho futlr~ Development ~
MilNAuk"- has been drawn bv Alfred G.
'la- and faNorably pa~-ed upon by Law
Olm-i~d and Iohn Nolen a. ~yp~r'S The
pian wa~ secured through IN" efforts ~ the
Met rupoiitan Park Commission and will.
IN al probability, he eventually folioWed
~ dHd progrgss states that one 81 ~. -,s-
nilcant features II Give centre n con
yenient and effective grouping of public
buildings ln The interest ~ this Tlan the
Metropolitan PaTk Commission has ptb.
llshed thr~@ tentative reports the first out
lining the plan - a whole, the second wtth
tre-- and the third demonstTating the
utility ~ river parks and parkuay- These
have h~~n issued ~ intervals of siN months
time for thouRhtful consideration aud di-
russion They are concise. clear and con
vtncing
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To impose IN" cost " improvements I'M
medIately
inexperienced buyers ~ lots should
not rcly on IN" asSuran'" Of m" S.llsr
that tn" lmprON sm"ntS ar" all pad for
and that no further assessments will fail
on IN" property Tho present President
~ IN" Borough of Tn" Bronx having 70
C"Iy"d many complain from J"opl" who
have bought property On III" assumption
that the cost of tho ~ T,-ptE sidewalks and
sewers had l"en paid. has established y
bureau of information which viii give
answers 10 all inquiries IN regard To as
~"~sSn"ntS NJ necessity FOR such a bureau
s""ms Z" exist m IN" Borough ~ Man
haitian. a. nearly AL improvements have
h"-n completed for SOME tins" and with
tn" exception of som" streets Recently
opened IN Washing Heights as-"ss-
m"nts have h""n levied and collected
IN" tltl" insurance companies do not
lnsur" against futur" assessments and
many lot buyers have come - grief nv
placing faith un nv" statement " the
seller thst IN" iitl" policy protects hum
from all liens ur taxes III" policy assures
tho buyer that AZ the ttrn. II his purChas..
no assessment ~ levied IN tho property
N docs not say that tho sidewalks or
sewers. although their construction may
have been completed fer some time have
been paid for by IN" former owner
Another triCN 10y DraCti~ed Spectators
on the gililel"sz investor H. IN" scheme
10 keep the pleC" 81 property running
from curb ~ the Cenira " the street
and sell IN" adjoining lot THIS piece
tcurh To- centre ~ the street. the city
acquires a. public road and the owner
rnc"iv"s an award made hy the commits
sIon'rs - estimate and appraisal II IN.
commissioner II friendly toward tho
owner ias - very often the ca-e most
u IN" commissioners being appointed
through political Influence" the award II
very large The city d,cs not pay the
award II Assesses tho amount un ih..
adjoining property and the hlyer paws
first for the lot ~ IA. enhanced value
caused nv tn" improvements and again
for the improvements while the lot seller
receives n higher priCa for his lot and also
a snug sum for tho piece h" has held hack
from the purchaser To- ssll to IN" city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

Bronx should he considered 49, a unit
and ~ probably should Brooklyn and
OIeenS
Tn" COMMITTEES on congestion has
studied city planning IN connection With
the more immediate task. but u hash
naturally gone 80 thoroughly into u
One wouldn't care to be called rash
theorisi and the committee quite real
izes thar there ~ too much Ia b~ don"
IN relieving the general Jam before any
thing else - undertaken There are two
general ways however. ~ preparing a
city plan II might he done through
the cooperation ~ commercial organ
izAtIons. a. IN Chicago, ar a plan might h"
worked out by the Board 81 Estimates
engineers The latter Schene - more
feaS bile, the former - more quickly
productive NJ results 4 plan prepared
by the BOARD 81 Estimates stan would
perhaps he more likely ~ ready adop-
ton 10y IN" Aldermen
Whatever plan might no worked out
and adopted would. however. need to h"
mandatory
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!
HALICON HALL, AT BROADWAY AID iS5D 5 TREET

ON the Heights ~ located on Audubon
avenue overlooking Audubon Park. The
other tall houses are scattered over the
crest ~ IN" rocky hill north of l4Sth street
on nearly every important north and
south thoroughfare except Amsterdam
avenue One will find buildings II this
type with the odor 81 damn paste and
plaster fresh upon them on Broadway.
on Riverside Drive and on ~ Nicholas
avenue. They are not limited 10 any one
thoroughfars or any one nrighbOrhood.
although the tendency - g. favor the
avenues that overlook the Hudson.
The cooperative" apartment house
which was thought 10 Ne practicable only
m the older sections of the City, has also
made 10 initial appearance on Washing
ton Heights this year Tn" first house
NJ this tvJ,e has just been completed al
the northwest corner ~ Madsworth ave
nue. and lSth street II - not a. large
rs some ~ the downtown buildings after
which n ~ patterned. belng only -IN
stories high aud ~ hv I2O feet in area. hun
~ - unique IN that " - the pioneer CO.
operative house north 81 l9Sth street and
also because its apartments are sold on
the Inztalnent plan
ments. lively. Of which are 20 he sold and
twenty -four rented The terms NJ sale
call for the Payment Of half the purchase
price while the building ~ under con
strIction and the settlement II the re-
In drawing the plans the architect MAS
instructed to solve the problem 81 meet
ing q conservative demand at com
pAratIvelv low price IhiS%yas accom-
plIshed by making simplicity the keynote
- the interior decorations and 10y dey OF
ing thought and attention 10 the shaping
and grouping Of the rooms
Zach suite contains a living room ~
feet wld. by Is feet deep. lighted by a
studio window that occupies the full
width of one end ~ the room and extends
from floor To- ceiling ON the roof IL a
Chlldrens playground and IN the base
men' a ClIhroom with billiard tables
and arrangements for bridge parties
The rentals rang" from tico 10 til?S a
year
Besides the elevator fats and tho new
elevator apartment houses there are
tenement districts a. well as many hoCks
81 Moderate p, iced fats al the northerly
end of Manhattan Island Along Ans
- dam av"nu" from lSOth 20 iSrh street
ar" solid blocks ~ six story walkups
~ IN" conventional tyne. lacking hot
waite and steam heat Suites " three
rooms IN these houses rent for SO q
month six and seven room apartments
bring a. much as So a month
The side streets ives; Of Amst erdam
avenue from l5Ith street northward
ar" ln"d with four and nv" story fats
ri plain rod brick OF white lime-t one
Tenants m ih~-.. hinldinRs are supplied
With steam heat el~ctrIc lights. hot water
and gas Frequently they have t"le-
phone service also The apartments
contain -four. five and six rooms
rule The prevailing rentals ar" SIS
to SIS a month This. ~ should h" under
stood ~ m buildings without elevator
service Apartments IN elevator fats
command rentals from SGT i'E Yer cent
higher
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
Homes Ont aimed Through Building and
Loan Associations.

Tho rne'hod~ 81 building and loan asso-
citations was tho suh'rrt NJ an address
made 10y .Iohr >olen CIV planner ~ am
bridge NaS. before the intsrnafinuaI
housing congress in ienna The main
benefit "t building lor savings and loan
associations. he aid. j. the YeadN. ura. o.
'iCai and economical means Which 'hss"
associations an ord 30 acquire home ~
one own he report Of the I nit.t state.
l'rpartmen' Of aboT shows that mo t.t'i
associations from which reports we're
secured were the means nv witch az 55r
homes were acquired nv their shAreh oidrr-
and that in addition 10 these the members
required - other holdings Here w.
have means Of -elf-help which can no
easily applted almost any here anon /:
Increasing 'ontr hutton To- tho solution ~
~" housing problem can -car"elv bs over
estimated
he facts are convincing and they pom
clearly The Vav 90 q idsr and tier a.
pltCattOn 81 this fruitful u-c ~ the priu.
riple ut COOPERATION here = NJ phtLt
THROW, no charity ~ ne ordinary Nor-
ing- ~ huildng ar saving and loan aS-u-
"ia'i0HN They prov VIE straight lean
safe. economical and Weli regulated bus .
ne-- tnr'hpi Nht'h may Ou-trtp char
ing 10 note that the losses susta med bN the.
R--os iation- hy reason 81 Inadequate
'urty are not onir tntre,Iurnf but moor
siderable Surrounded ~ these init.
tton- are TODAY bN legal restrictions Hr..
regulations. u - doubtful " any other |t--
OF hnan' tal establishments renders
uniformly beneficial results to the Nt..
worker or so perfectly meets b - moods 10. .
means oi saving and home gaining
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
Iron Road pa, en,~nis.

In tho Last few years decided improve
meni~ have been made IN highway con
- ru"tton The development ~ the auto
mobile has don" much tp further nov dis
CoN"u"- IN road making The French
nav" l~Run IN" "a" ~ a PAVING material
consisting - iron -haNingS or IRON sxCel.ioT
embedded IN ConCrrt" The metallic shaw
lng- come N sheets or masses which are
broken apart With difficulty owing 10 the
tnteTtv ming of the hlamentS. aud which
AZ" som"Nha elastic. Lea the con~t riict ton
~ paving blocks mold = nlled With these
wfh cement sufficiently fund ~ penet rate
the eniirr mas The blocks thus formed
pOs-e~- great strength and resistance TO
Ahfn-ipn They are also elastic under
Blow or lafring They are aid Ia have a
rrrl-taurc To- compression ~ about one
hundred and MY thousand POUNDS TO a
square inch. and \ tensile strength four
ilm"- has ~ cement Tho cost 81 con
slru"tinn a. said - b. the same a. that Of
ordinary maCadam.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
Fewer fire. Due to Be,,er Construction

The Ere losses In IN" United states and
canada for The month 81 Jun" arc computed
by N" JoHyHoI ~ 'omm'rrc AZ sI3.Is7 .Sno
and IA" total for az months "ndel Jun"
~ rea' bed sR9 2cs So when ihis - "om-
pared with tho totals of fhs first ziN months
of previous wears marked diner"n"" -
noted Tho following table gives com
psrison ~ me losses during June. Inos an
and 1919 together with he LOSSES by month-
l.. -. A.. L.IE IL -. tI.r... .-nnr.
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u SIC rnths ti.5.Is7 80 slna S1pn 50. - ssi
ANVIL no noted the total Are loss 81 III"
fTst stN months ot iato shows q remark able
de- rea-s for the same period ~ ip0q and
moro han as. go fsun lek- han he Aggregate.
for the nYst half of i'sts
Much ~ This decrease NAV he IN vi 10 he
fs'' that people are beginning 10 realize
M" advantages ~ hrerroof building CON
-tTfITiHDu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
= House Built Upon the sand.

Tn" newton ~. - Gas and Ele,tr
Company, concern 81 consider = tile mo-.
nuude. " N fair way To IL. forced 40.
the hands 81 re-riVer. through nsgl.
to heed the Scrtptural Warning Supporf,
u ~ hy the building exp~riencs &C.
authority OF all aRe-. The com ~ ny ere TO-
uS puIts extensive plant upon the -tr.
~ inresIre has " b's-ome that " uiu-' '
removed to another location or all htI-Irs-
b" suspended. foT such removal uo fIn..
are avstbi bile and an applica ton for o..
ownership b. nov pending
The liabilities of tho company cove II
81 siAe loo ~ bonds nd o. so IN the foJu
Accrued interest. while IL aasea are ~, .-
a. tsi,nD but for the failure q ita pl
" could easily be placed IN solvent cUr
ton. u would he interesting 20 Lr.
how such y mistake m con-tTusttor
made, - N -eemz unlikely that any .H.
costly manufacturing plant upon -tu4 -
BuiidCra GdgCnc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
\ new SEAT OF FASHION
COSTIY IPIRT'liNy" ~ HiNH-
nGTON IE.HTN

: pper Manhattan -, rrIrn,,nG the Hud>on
l. Gia1Eins Ir'm - Nrighl'orhood
81 Nsd.rl'r p-i""d i'iai 10 RegIOn
% NPartr'cnI. lpr t"r Ven In Do
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-07-09
DISBURSEMENTS FROM FUNDS AS
FOLLOWS:

From state fund ..........$ II .iS0.17
From general fund .......... S672. 90
From Officers salary fund 80. PIE. 90
From dist. judge salary fund 1883, 6S
From county high school Spe-
cial fund .......... 262. As
From county high school main
tenance fund ...,..... 1889. 81
From district high school main
tenance fund ......... 95I. 80
From YeringtOn city special
fund ...........,..... 500. ~
FIom Canal school special fund l3.30
from various school library
funds ............ 1883
From various school funds . 3955 81
Total disbursed ..S 20 773 80
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-07-09
Prize Fight and Political Dopesters.

Since Johnson Jeffres fight Git efies Johnson last
the fact that
practically every expert pugsc training with the exception of
deceived Jeries condition 1t
may crooked and out the
they did money safe that the majority
more unanmiv opinion These
experts believe that Je had come back and
was had little difficulty convincing themselves
and Iefries Johnson didn't have look in
przeng dopesters political dopeser This
before doing their thinking but they doing
mighty talking Everyone who gives this subject
unbiased condition. but the politicians and Office
Evening wonder they think
voting is doneb by persons under
The big politician doesn't back and desert his
friends and present protest will blow
heuchmen They know what he really
and what they believe they make
effort pulse of the people they their
they hear what they They exactly
the did the experts and Jefres
We frequently being coming
election particularly for certain Offices Don't believe
it. The man VIII believe He mixed
with the listened
ear The peculiar this playing
cincl' doesn't justify long odds
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-07-09
Nevada's Future Assured.

winning of the terminal fight by the people of the
Nevada and the merchants of Reno especially
future of the and that will
doubled population within the few years. By the
the fesappng back haul clause wholesale houses
enabled business Reno and
house
the that will allow profit
the manufacturer and the consumer
The fight has been long and which ably
and is the of justice and right The
question studied prepared by expert
McCune hired by the Railroad Commission
furnished foundation which the
The the oil
to build unansweable
We look forward to of development
of the State and Nevada
proper place the great unity untramped by crushing
Corporation-Carson News.
What exhibition of contemplate politics when credit
above the State Railroad Commission
its personnel the main of the opposite political faith
o Carson News! The Nevada Commission
has cediable
the history of the State and pnhead politics will avail
holding praise from them.