fully, “for mechanical purposes. I’m going to raise a barn. ”— Boston Herald.
New Building for the Luxembourg. — M. Henry Maret, in his report on the Fine Arts budget for this year in France, revives the question of building a new home for the Government collections now housed in the Luxembourg Museum, Paris. He suggests utilizing, as a substitute for the present quarters, the old Jesuit college in the Place St. Sulpice, which is to be abandoned by the Jesuits. The college in its present condition is quite unsuitable for the purposes of a public museum, and it would therefore be necessary to demolish it and erect a new building in its place. It is an open question whether the Government would be willing to appropriate the funds needed for this expensive operation. M. Maret’s report has caused a reopening of the vexed question of the wisdom of paternalism in art matters as it now exists in France. Many artists think that the way in which the Government disburses the $200, 000 or so annually expended for works of art for public-museums is far from sagacious, and there are those who ask whether it is worth while to find more room for the sort of pictures and statues with which the Luxembourg and the provincial museums are already crowded. — Boston Transcript.
New Student Facilities at the Metropolitan Museum. — In fulfilment of the promise, made in the January Bulletin, that new facilities would be afforded to students after January 1, the following rules governing sketching and drawing in the Museum are now published: Hereafter stu
dents and other visitors will be permitted to sketch or make notes of all objects in the collections of the Museum, except those which are copyrighted and those which are lent. In the case of the objects which are lent, permission will be granted if the applicant first submits the owner’s consent in writing. The use of hand cameras will also be permitted, with the exceptions noted above. For all kinds of copying requiring the use of an easel or a modeling-stand permission must be obtained at the office of the Assistant Secretary, and applicants may be required to present a satisfactory reference. The attendants are instructed to see that persons making use of any of these privileges do not obstruct the passageway through the galleries.
The Dundon Method of Creosoting. — The process adopted for creosoting Oregon pine or Douglas fir is described in a paper read by Mr. P. F. Dundon, before the Wood Preservers’ Association at Chicago. By ordinary methods of creosoting it has been found that with Douglas fir, which is of a dense nature, it is difficult to obtain a deep penetration of the preservative, and that the penertation is irregular, varying from one-half inch to two inches in different parts of the surface. Mr. Dundon’s method consists of submerging the timber in creosote inside a retort, heated until the creosote attains a temperature of from 212 degrees Fahr. to 220 degrees Fahr. At this temperature the oil will not boil, being a distillate produced at a higher temperature, but the water and sap which are contained in the timber absorbs heat from the oil, and evaporates, the vapor passing off freely through a condenser. Mr. Dundon states
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New Building for the Luxembourg. — M. Henry Maret, in his report on the Fine Arts budget for this year in France, revives the question of building a new home for the Government collections now housed in the Luxembourg Museum, Paris. He suggests utilizing, as a substitute for the present quarters, the old Jesuit college in the Place St. Sulpice, which is to be abandoned by the Jesuits. The college in its present condition is quite unsuitable for the purposes of a public museum, and it would therefore be necessary to demolish it and erect a new building in its place. It is an open question whether the Government would be willing to appropriate the funds needed for this expensive operation. M. Maret’s report has caused a reopening of the vexed question of the wisdom of paternalism in art matters as it now exists in France. Many artists think that the way in which the Government disburses the $200, 000 or so annually expended for works of art for public-museums is far from sagacious, and there are those who ask whether it is worth while to find more room for the sort of pictures and statues with which the Luxembourg and the provincial museums are already crowded. — Boston Transcript.
New Student Facilities at the Metropolitan Museum. — In fulfilment of the promise, made in the January Bulletin, that new facilities would be afforded to students after January 1, the following rules governing sketching and drawing in the Museum are now published: Hereafter stu
dents and other visitors will be permitted to sketch or make notes of all objects in the collections of the Museum, except those which are copyrighted and those which are lent. In the case of the objects which are lent, permission will be granted if the applicant first submits the owner’s consent in writing. The use of hand cameras will also be permitted, with the exceptions noted above. For all kinds of copying requiring the use of an easel or a modeling-stand permission must be obtained at the office of the Assistant Secretary, and applicants may be required to present a satisfactory reference. The attendants are instructed to see that persons making use of any of these privileges do not obstruct the passageway through the galleries.
The Dundon Method of Creosoting. — The process adopted for creosoting Oregon pine or Douglas fir is described in a paper read by Mr. P. F. Dundon, before the Wood Preservers’ Association at Chicago. By ordinary methods of creosoting it has been found that with Douglas fir, which is of a dense nature, it is difficult to obtain a deep penetration of the preservative, and that the penertation is irregular, varying from one-half inch to two inches in different parts of the surface. Mr. Dundon’s method consists of submerging the timber in creosote inside a retort, heated until the creosote attains a temperature of from 212 degrees Fahr. to 220 degrees Fahr. At this temperature the oil will not boil, being a distillate produced at a higher temperature, but the water and sap which are contained in the timber absorbs heat from the oil, and evaporates, the vapor passing off freely through a condenser. Mr. Dundon states
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JUST PUBLISHED
Building, Construction and Superintendence
By F. E. KIDDER, Ph. D., F. A. I. A.
Consulting Architect and Author of
“The Architects’ and Builders’ Pocket Book. ” Part I. — MASONS’ WORK.
430 Pages. 260 Illustrations. Part II. — CARPENTERS’ WORK.
550 Pages. 530 Illustrations. Part III. — TRUSSED ROOFS AND ROOF TRUSSES. 300 Pages. 306 Illustrations.
Each Volume 7 × 9¾ inches, substantial Cloth Binding.
Price for Parts I. and II., $4 each. Price for Part III., $3.
Sold separately.
Churches and Chapels
By F. E. KIDDER, Architect
THIRD EDITION.
This edition has been thoroughly revised by the author, and enlarged, many new designs being added, including several new designs for Catholic churches. There are 120 illustrations in the text and 67 FULL-PAGE PLATES. The book contains a large number of plans and perspectives of churches of varying costs. Besides this there is much concise and practical information relating to planning and seating, details of Construction, Heating and Ventilation, Acoustics, etc., making it in its present form
THE BEST AMERICAN BOOK ON
Church Design and Construction
One oblong quarto volume, cloth. Price, $3. 00.
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The Studentsʼ and Draftsmenʼs Library Club.
This Club offers its members SPECIAL OP PORTUNITIES IN PURCHASING BOOKS, and those desiring to procure an Architectural or Mechanical Libary on easy terms of payment, should send for
My Special Club Catalogue
and terms of membership.
The four books by Mr. Kidder in this list may be included in club orders.
IN PRESS
Twin and Two-family Houses Fire-places
Hand-book on Estimating
WILLIAM T. COMSTOCK
PUBLISHER
23 Warren St. NEW YORK
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Scientific and Technical Books.