Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-12
READY
FOR Y. M. c. A.
Building Will Cost $4,000
--Swimming Pool.

Every inch of floor space and every
penny of the proposed appropriation
will be utilized in the $85, 900 home
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in Perth Amboy, as planned
by the building committee, of the
Board of Directors, in charge of that
work. Architectural plans have been
received by the committee, and fav-
orably discussed. Although a decis-
ion has been reached, to some extent
the name Of the successful architect
will be withheld for the present, in
asmuch as the committee expects to
receive more elaborate plans from
another firm, which may be more
acceptable to the board
According to the proposition of the
building committee, the new home
will cost about $85, 700, of which
amount about $4,000 was pledged
during the recent campaign. The
building will have a frontage of 100
feet on the northerly side of Jeffer-
son street, between Maple street and
Madison avenue, and a depth of 100
in each wing. 1t will be three stor-
les high, and will be built of brick,
finished with terra Gotta trimmings.
According to the present plans, a
skylight will run through the center
of the building, between the two
wings, and will furnish sunshine to
the business offices and basement
features, such as the swimming pool,
etc.
Reviewing the plans as adopted by
the building committee, in their be-
lief that they are the most practical
for Perth Amboy, one will find the
following accommodations on the
basement floor; four regulation bowl
ing alleys and scores of locker rooms
in one wing, with shower baths and
a swimming pool 20x60 feet in size
in the other. The locker rooms will
be divided into three classes, namely,
boys, young men and business men.
The shower baths will be divided in
like manner A wrestling room
ment floor, as we'll. Taking it all in
all, it is evident that the basement
will be one of the most popular
places IN the beautiful home, espec-
tally during the long winter evenings.
The water for the pool will be heat
ed to a seventy degree temperature.
On the first floor will be found the
recreation or lounging room, where
in will be located the pocket-billiard
and billiard tables; also a reception
room, with piano, ETC., and reading
room and library. This section of
the building will be under the per-
sonal supervision of the clerk at
the once desk, who will be in a po-
sition to assist any member Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. in enjoying the features
OF the first floor work. The gymna-
SUM, 40x70 feet in size, will be To-
Gated on this floor, as well. with a
running track around the sides and
ends to form q balcony. The track
will be thirty laps to the mile, and
so inclined that great speed can be
attained.
With the gymnasium in one wing
Of the first floor, mainly for the use
of the older members of the associa-
tion, the board has thoroughly ar
game and reading rooms in the
reading rooms in the other wing.
Glass. educational and bible study
rooms will be found on the second
floor where will be located, as we'll
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Twelve dermitories will be found on
this floor, in one Of the wings. The
wing in which the gymnasium will
be located on the first floor will not
have any second floor, inasmuch as
the gym" will be nearly two stor-
les high. A small glass panelled
room, overlooking the gym" and
basketball court, will be located on
this floor, as we'll.
The third floor will be devoted en-
tirely to dormitories, with the ex-
ception OF two rooms which will be
used as a trunk storage room and a
linen closet. Including the "dorms"
on the second floor, the total num-
Der of rooms for sleeping purposes
in the proposed building will be be-
tween fifty and f1fty-flve, 1t is expect
ed. There will be hot and cold
shower baths on the third floor for
the benefit of roomers. according to
the present plans.