Brick in the design for the Elevations being made intirely of New Jersey Buff Brick and Black Brick -

In most cases I have put the cost of work quite high, so as to make the estimate if anything too high -

My calculation of the quality of Brick if anything exceeds the actual quantity, that would be required, but I thought it best to make it large enough until actual working plans with all pieces, chimneys, flues are put on -

I will see that on the East Elevatim I have made the Rear or Northern end rather lower than the front part, this was so that the students Rooms might all be in this part of the Building - separated by a brick wall from the rest of the Attic which would be used for other purposes..

To the estimate I have made there would have to be added the Plumbing work which I suppose would cost $2000.00 - an Elevator - about 1500. and the gas piping - about 350. and the Steam heating which would not exceed $5000.00 if you should have the use of the Boilers on the College.

showing that on the brick walls and columns which run to the roof, that it could be a very simple matter to give the Roof direct bearing making very little or no thrust on the walls.

I will write you again in a few days as I think that I shall have some further information on the subject of fire proof construction, and will send you another sketch (which I have nearly finished) for the Central portion of the proposed building - and which in some respects would I think be an improvement - with the lower very much lower, and the whole of it, all the way to the top, a useful part of the building.

Please acknowledge receipt of the plans.

15846

Boston April 29th 1874

Dear Sir,

I have received your acknowledgment, the receipt of plans. If your cruise did not affect you to give me any definite answer so to do, I will send with this the second sketch (which I promised when I sent the last). The General Style of the Building could be the same, the difference being in the Central part, the lower being much lower and not nearly so high.

This Tower could be used for the principal staircase, one flight going up immediately over the other to the upper floor. This Staircase Hall 38'x46' it could have

side gallery all around it, get additional
light from the roof.

Directly Back of this I have put an Eschirrh-
ian 38'-0"x54'-0" with gallery on all four
sides, this being so deep might have the
Pear end nearly all Windows.

The Passages (10 p. inde) can be
lighted from the Roof with lights of thick
glass in the Flors.

The two Wings of the Building,
would be exactly the same in the
first design.

I think that the arrangement of
the Central part of the Building as
sham by this plan is in some respects
an improvement on the first one.

The whole height of the Tower

in this design is just 120 feet to the
highest point of the roof. This would
make the Centre sufficiently prominent
without decided "overpowering" all the
College Building as the higher tower
in my first design might do.

I of course shall be very glad
As long you determine to accept my plans
and have me carry them out for you,
but if you shall decide otherwise, I
shall be very happy if I have had it
in my power to give you any inform-
ation that will be unprofit to you.

Ir