| Show BUILDING 7 ANT AND ARCHITECT architecture URA i an extended walk through the city just no now shows that white the the tho fo fork forr r k the hoeland hoe and rake are be beings bibily ai plied piled ed in t culture of theeda the elty city lo 10 lots tg the 0 and pick are rapidly excavating the foundations of new tenement ail all amdx d ex 1 11 tensions of houses a already ay built and occupied on ith is U latter letter subjective ive would wish to offer a few ire jre marks that may he be as applicable to the tile settlements in other p parts artof of ta the I 1 e territory aa as to this city 1 thre ar are c ertain certain filings that should never be lost sight of df in building the prin principal clial of which are convenience comfort health and neatness of structure the first can ean be secured secured by a proper arr arn arrangement an gement of the apartments in the tiie design decided upon the second depends partly upon the first and partly upon the manner in which the N work vor I 1 is 8 done the third is to a great extent obtained by careful attention to ventilation and arid the last by the various parts of the building harmonizing 0 in size api ap 1 i bearance pe arance and finish those who are limited in means should recognize the importance of economizing space consistent with tile the above principles while people of ample ampie means can indulge in ele eie elegance ganeb of style M and ornamentation we have or should have grown beyond dug outs andi except in very new settlements log buildings ought to be looke dupon as be belonging longin k to the past the more elegant anoble houses or durable rock buildings with their neat shingle now command our attention aud and andai andal a more hore general adapt adaptation atio atlo hof dof of style stylo in architecture will greatly add to the beauty of our city we have qutea often thought and believed that if ilie the original design in laying out this city had bad been carefully carried into execution I 1 if it would have been one of the tho most beautiful cities if adt the most beautiful eity city in in the dorid world notwithstanding I 1 the difficulties to le be anc encountered and the forbidding 1 nature lature of the elements around us As it is we are proud of it and thank god continually far its location and the beauty we see around us there is 19 no no particular beauty in long lines of bf streets street presenting the same 1101 monotonous architectural appearance which when wilen you pass through you but enter upon nother other long lines of streets w with 1 rth ith thesta the style ie le 16 of bf architecture a little varied as iso is 1 ih lib e das casel cases 16 n s so 6 man wan many citi elti cities eg in tile the cpr world no 10 wonder hood sung that he was tired of tills tilis er idless m me ea 1 af brack i iti t the Inhabitant inhabitants inhabit antiS sot oaf such guch places are glad when they ean manhave can have an out reach the country see trees flowers shrubs green mead meadows ter growing grain nature arrayed in iii her diab habiliments of beauty land and breathe the purer of heaven we have these sources of pleasure enjoyment and health within our city limits and aud if we wi will 11 ll bring br ini into mop general use the graceful and effective style of architecture which now can be seen in various parts parm of the ity eity wd we will combine all ail the comforts of convenient city elly res residences I 1 d ances with the tile pleasures of country life it is too often the casia cast that builders i if they are not insuk instructed feted to the tile contrary will run up thin shells of houses which ard are are not durable and do not atford afford sufficient warmth in cold weather veather this is 1 lone done to such an ear extent ini in cities where streets and und blocks lAs of are run up simply t to 0 let that we do not won wonder der den tl the olary biary pra practice etie should be carried wherever refer builders who have been accustomed to I 1 such gih sah schools may happen i to go buildings should be made hlade substantial n to withstand the shock of heavy storms and tempests and to secure comfort in the most inclement keason reason and where they wy are buil bull of th rock foundation ought to be securely laid and raised high enough above the jo loyel af r the tho bround ground to ke keep ep the lowesa lowest cou course r s e 0 fad ob les ies rno fro from in the tile in melting lulng sl snow aw linearly fio fie early carly spring IS if this is not doney in a very few years the snow will soften t the I 1 ie botto botton in dobles 14 dobies obies and ind i they will yield e ij p ilder under the 15 the walls walla which co consequently will tumbled tumble down and th the ehouse house become a ruin A very few courses make all the dif dlf ierene between low squatty r rooms Is where breathing is diffley difficult t aud aad where here a tall moan toan can scarcely searcey s tana stand UP upright right and rooms with high ceilings where there is space for abunda abundance abundant ne e of air the thel lumber lum required for flooring flo oring for ceiling and roofing is precisely the same only a few extra dobies dobles and lime and a h little littlemore more of the dobie doble layers time is required to do it but the difference in the the gen general 0 crai cral appe appearance arance of the tho 1 interior I 1 and its conduciveness to health is very veryl great especially is the latter iatter so in bed bedrooms rooi rooms ilg jig in this territory the bulk of the people have been compelled to govern the size of their buildings according to the amount of their available means mean S each man nearly building for ill lii himself ms elf eif and not for renting purposes purpose 4 As his means increased to meet increasing Ing easing de mands for house accommodation he increased the di dimensions f the original building this will continue to be tile the case to a considerable extent for years to come and hen hence cehe cebe he necessity access ty inthe if the enlarged building is to present a neat and pleasing appearance of having a taxed fixed design at the first that cail cati be bd added to without presenting an un sightly structure when als completed there are some very neati even elegant legant e looking lookin little cottages in various parts of til this i 4 cit eit city eity y apt ilg made so either by exterior ornament but simply by taste in finishing proving that it does not require a house to be large and erected at heavy cost here ure any more than elsewhere whereto to manifest taste in tb the Q design and execution of it yet many of these little build buildings in s when added to are totally spoiled spoil ad afi in appearance i rance ranee this r might be avoided by the design desi agn nithe fr the house at first preparing for borsuch sueh such a contingency tin gency our public pub ii e buildings and ahe residences of some of our prod prominent m j na citizens zens are commanding the tile admiration of travelers and persons passing through 9 our we hope to ke see our con eon continuing t 1 their advances in this as in e everything very thing that tends to mabb our homesteads home bome st Y ads and habitations place places of beauty cauty bi of comfort alid and happiness jt it is by continued improvement in that we can call learn to build buil d up cities that will w ill ili be befit lit for resurrected Q beings to tp reside in ang and where the lord tard himself will vill be pleased to take ake up his abode cities beautiful beyond anything that aiji our 11 limited capacities can now conceive |
