SOCIETIES
NEW YORK CHAPTER, A. I. A.
At a special meeting of the Executive Committees of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and the Architectural League of New York, the following resolution was unanimously adopted July 27, 1906:
Resolved, That the Executive Committees of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and the Architectural League of New York, desire, in the name of their respective societies, to express their sense of the great loss which the profession and the art of architecture have sustained in the death of Stanford White.
His quick and generous appreciation of all that is beautiful, even beyond the field of his immediate profession, was so genuine that the influence of his work will long continue to be a stimulus to the artistic development of this country.
Only those of us who have been closely associated with him professionally can fully appreciate the love and enthusiasm with which he devoted himself to art.
His was a commanding personality, and whatever he produced had the touch of genius.
Wm. Martin Aiken,
Secretary, Architectural League of New York.
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Adrian, Mich. —The citizens, it is stated, are planning the erection of a high school at a cost of $50, 000.
Albany, N. Y. — It has been announced that property on Hawk St., between Washington Ave. and Elk St., has been selected as the site for the new $4, 000, 000 State Educational Library which is to be erected here.
Allegheny, Pa. — Architect T. E. Billquist, Stevenson Building, Pittsburg, let the contract to John H. Trimble and Bros., Allegheny, for the erection of the 6-story fireproof brick and steel building for the Presbyterian Hospital. Cost, $250, 000.
Athens, Ga. — The House of Representatives has passed a bill appropriating $100, 000 for the erection of an agricultural college building at the University of Georgia, at Athens.
Atlanta, Ga. — The erection of a new plant, to cost about $100, 000, is proposed by the DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Company.
Atlantic City, N. J. — George Allen, of 1332 Chestnut St., owner of the Hotel Strand, at Atlantic City, contemplates the erection of a 6-story addition to the hotel. Concrete and steel. No architect has as yet been selected.
Auburn, Me. —It is stated that the Treasury Department is planning the erection of a public building at Auburn, to cost $75, 000. Bids will be opened Aug. 9.
The Country Water Problem Solved
There is no longer any good reason why the man living in the country cannot have a water supply equally as good as the man living in the city.
The Kewanee System is easily explained. Water is pumped from the well or cistern into an air-tight Kewanee Tank. The air, having no escape, becomes compressed. Under ordinary conditions, when the tank is half full, a pressure of 30 pounds will be exerted on the water. This will raise the water approximately 60 feet. Of course, by pumping more water into the tank, a greater pressure may be attained.
A KEWANEE PNEUMATIC TANK
buried in the ground or placed in the cellar, enables the man in the country to enjoy all the benefits of a regular city water supply without paying a penny for water tax.
Sufficient pressure may readily be created to deliver water to the plumbing fixtures in the house, to outside hydrants, garden, to the stable — to wherever it is needed.
The Kewanee Pneumatic Tank replaces the old style elevated tank. The elevated tank and tower has always been an “eyesore, ” marring the natural beauty of a country home. On account of the elevation necessary to produce fair pressure, the elevated tank is expensive, unsightly and unsafe.
The Kewanee System displaces the old-fashioned leaky attic tank. Attic tanks are always giving trouble on account of leaking, cracking the plastering, flooding the house — in fact you never can tell what they are going to do next. One “flood” from an attic tank will be more costly than the price of a Kewanee Pneumatic Tank —which rests on solid ground, where it can do no damage.
And the Kewanee System affords splendid fire protection, often effecting a substantial reduction in insurance rates.
5, 000 satisfied customers, everywhere, appreciate the “Kewanee” service, and architects are regularly specifying Kewanee Outfits in their plans for suburban and country homes.
We would like to send you our 40-page illustrated catalog No. 40, fully explaining the Kewanee System. It is free for the asking if you mention the American Architect.
Kewanee Water Supply Co., Drawer 00, Kewanee, Ill. A BRICK MACHINE FREE
The recent calls of Cement Age for live, energetic representatives to secure subscriptions, has met with such a ready response from all over the country, for particulars of our prize offers, that it is with much gratification we are now able to announce that in addition to the commission given to representatives for each individual subscription secured, the first prize for the greatest number of subscriptions received from any individual within a period of six months, beginning August Ist, 1906, will be a
HELM CEMENT BRICK PRESS
together with full working equipment consisting of plain dies, ten ornamental brick designs and fifty pallets. This press is manufactured by the Queen City Brick Machine Company of Traverse City, Michigan. The well-known merit of this company’s product needs no eulogy on our part, and when we state that this first prize, including equipment, has a market value of $400, it will be evident that the competition is worthy of serious effort on the part of our various representatives.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE
offer, cash awards will be made to individuals securing a specified number of subscriptions within the period allotted.
Write now for circulars, subscription blanks and letter of authority.
CEMENT AGE
BRUCE & BANNING, Publishers 1 Madison Avenue, New York
NEW YORK CHAPTER, A. I. A.
At a special meeting of the Executive Committees of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and the Architectural League of New York, the following resolution was unanimously adopted July 27, 1906:
Resolved, That the Executive Committees of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, and the Architectural League of New York, desire, in the name of their respective societies, to express their sense of the great loss which the profession and the art of architecture have sustained in the death of Stanford White.
His quick and generous appreciation of all that is beautiful, even beyond the field of his immediate profession, was so genuine that the influence of his work will long continue to be a stimulus to the artistic development of this country.
Only those of us who have been closely associated with him professionally can fully appreciate the love and enthusiasm with which he devoted himself to art.
His was a commanding personality, and whatever he produced had the touch of genius.
Wm. Martin Aiken,
Secretary, Architectural League of New York.
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Adrian, Mich. —The citizens, it is stated, are planning the erection of a high school at a cost of $50, 000.
Albany, N. Y. — It has been announced that property on Hawk St., between Washington Ave. and Elk St., has been selected as the site for the new $4, 000, 000 State Educational Library which is to be erected here.
Allegheny, Pa. — Architect T. E. Billquist, Stevenson Building, Pittsburg, let the contract to John H. Trimble and Bros., Allegheny, for the erection of the 6-story fireproof brick and steel building for the Presbyterian Hospital. Cost, $250, 000.
Athens, Ga. — The House of Representatives has passed a bill appropriating $100, 000 for the erection of an agricultural college building at the University of Georgia, at Athens.
Atlanta, Ga. — The erection of a new plant, to cost about $100, 000, is proposed by the DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Company.
Atlantic City, N. J. — George Allen, of 1332 Chestnut St., owner of the Hotel Strand, at Atlantic City, contemplates the erection of a 6-story addition to the hotel. Concrete and steel. No architect has as yet been selected.
Auburn, Me. —It is stated that the Treasury Department is planning the erection of a public building at Auburn, to cost $75, 000. Bids will be opened Aug. 9.
The Country Water Problem Solved
There is no longer any good reason why the man living in the country cannot have a water supply equally as good as the man living in the city.
The Kewanee System is easily explained. Water is pumped from the well or cistern into an air-tight Kewanee Tank. The air, having no escape, becomes compressed. Under ordinary conditions, when the tank is half full, a pressure of 30 pounds will be exerted on the water. This will raise the water approximately 60 feet. Of course, by pumping more water into the tank, a greater pressure may be attained.
A KEWANEE PNEUMATIC TANK
buried in the ground or placed in the cellar, enables the man in the country to enjoy all the benefits of a regular city water supply without paying a penny for water tax.
Sufficient pressure may readily be created to deliver water to the plumbing fixtures in the house, to outside hydrants, garden, to the stable — to wherever it is needed.
The Kewanee Pneumatic Tank replaces the old style elevated tank. The elevated tank and tower has always been an “eyesore, ” marring the natural beauty of a country home. On account of the elevation necessary to produce fair pressure, the elevated tank is expensive, unsightly and unsafe.
The Kewanee System displaces the old-fashioned leaky attic tank. Attic tanks are always giving trouble on account of leaking, cracking the plastering, flooding the house — in fact you never can tell what they are going to do next. One “flood” from an attic tank will be more costly than the price of a Kewanee Pneumatic Tank —which rests on solid ground, where it can do no damage.
And the Kewanee System affords splendid fire protection, often effecting a substantial reduction in insurance rates.
5, 000 satisfied customers, everywhere, appreciate the “Kewanee” service, and architects are regularly specifying Kewanee Outfits in their plans for suburban and country homes.
We would like to send you our 40-page illustrated catalog No. 40, fully explaining the Kewanee System. It is free for the asking if you mention the American Architect.
Kewanee Water Supply Co., Drawer 00, Kewanee, Ill. A BRICK MACHINE FREE
The recent calls of Cement Age for live, energetic representatives to secure subscriptions, has met with such a ready response from all over the country, for particulars of our prize offers, that it is with much gratification we are now able to announce that in addition to the commission given to representatives for each individual subscription secured, the first prize for the greatest number of subscriptions received from any individual within a period of six months, beginning August Ist, 1906, will be a
HELM CEMENT BRICK PRESS
together with full working equipment consisting of plain dies, ten ornamental brick designs and fifty pallets. This press is manufactured by the Queen City Brick Machine Company of Traverse City, Michigan. The well-known merit of this company’s product needs no eulogy on our part, and when we state that this first prize, including equipment, has a market value of $400, it will be evident that the competition is worthy of serious effort on the part of our various representatives.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE
offer, cash awards will be made to individuals securing a specified number of subscriptions within the period allotted.
Write now for circulars, subscription blanks and letter of authority.
CEMENT AGE
BRUCE & BANNING, Publishers 1 Madison Avenue, New York