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Show Mr William A. Ilmlford will answer qtUHtlons nnd glvo ndvlco VllVAi OK CC ST on nil mibjocts pcrtnlnlnR to tho nubject of building, for tlio renders of thli papor. On account of his wldo cxperloneo a Killtor, Author nnd Manufacturer, ho l. without doubt, tho highest nutliorlty on all tlico Rubjccts. Address nil Inquiries to William A. Hartford, No. 1827 I'rnlrlo urnue. ClilcnRo. 111., nnd only encloso two-oent sump for reply. Tho first Important work In building la tho excavation for tho foundation walls. All complete pinna specify that trenches Blmll bo loft with natural bottoms, bot-toms, lovol and smooth for tho reception recep-tion of walU, piers, otc. Not long ago a workman In digging & trench for a contor wall In a large city block misread tho directions and got tho excavation a foot deopor than tho specifications called for. Tho contractor con-tractor called tho ownor'a attontlon to It, ns an honest man should, and offered of-fered to build tho wall from tho bottom bot-tom up If tho ownor would pay tho baro cost of the extra material; but this tho owner refused to do. Tho contractor thereupon dumped tho loose earth, tho only thing ho could do, and brought tho bottom up to tho depth required by tho specifications. Tho building was completed nnd accepted ac-cepted by tho ownor. After a lapso of six months tho center wall settled sufficiently suf-ficiently to crack tho plaster on every wall In tho houso clour to tho third story. It wne n block of flats occupied by six families. Thrco of tho families moved out becauso thoy thought tho building was unsafo to llvo In. This led to a lawsuit botwoon tho ownor and tho contractor. Tho contractor was able to prove that ho wont to tho owner and offered to fill In from tho tractor. I profor to havo on Inspector who Is a stranger In tho neighborhood, n man who Is personally not acquainted acquaint-ed with any ntnn on tho Job. T am not a pessimist and havo not lost faith In humanity; but thoro nro so many do-tails, do-tails, vital dotalls, about tho building of a houso that no ono of them can be overlooked with safety. Now, horo la tho design of n houso that Is a most pleasing ono for a young couple Just staring out. It hnB four rooms and a bath. Tho width Is 24 feet 0 lnchos, and tho longth Is 3G foot, It hns an aspect of cozlnoss nnd neatness, neat-ness, and nppcala to tho artistic sonso. This houso will cost vory llttlo; and whon It 1b comploto, It will look so neat that all your friends will bo talking talk-ing about It, Thoro is a llttlo porch whoro you can Bit out evenings, nnd this opona directly Into tho dining room. Tho living liv-ing room Ib In tho front, and Immediately Immedi-ately back la tho bedroom. This houso should bo built on a largo lot; and It It la bo constructed, thoro will bo nbundant opportunity for tho display of shrubbery that will on-banco on-banco the appearanco of tho placo. !MSMIBSslsMllitMHW1sSSy??fcj ". bottom, with masonrj' Instead of dumping dump-ing in earth. Tho court decided In favor of tho contractor. This Incident Is mentioned moroly to call attontlon to tho lmportanco of ahowlng a llttlo common houso In tho different parte of tho building, from tho foundation to tho roof. It Is not always best to stick hard and fast to every provision of tho contract, especially espe-cially whon somo accident arises that calls for tho exorclso of Judgment. Of courso a mnn does not want to he run over by anyone. Evcryono In buBlneso finds out early In llfo that ho must stand up for Ills rights or have them taken uway from him. Tho old Blblo admonition which instructed every man to accept a whack on both checks will not work In this country as society so-ciety ,1s organized nt presont. Ono thing tho owner needs to have an eyo on Is tho excavation for foundation founda-tion and dralne. Tho workmen are not Interested In tho llttlo details the sanio as tho owner, and tho health of tho workmen and tholr families la not Roro- Kitchen i iqI I? lO'OWO" Bath II L 6'0'XWl I Pl Be.dRm. I DIN.NGIW, l',X,,,' 1 ,,0'XI5'0' p-j jj Tporch Living'Rm- I Floor Plan. at stako afterwards, as tho escape of a llttlo sower gas hero and thcro will not moan anything to them. You mako a solid contract, and tho contractor con-tractor may llvo up to It; but you havo no guarnntoo that ho will do so, and you cannot -got at tho underground details after the troncho aro filled. So tho only way to know that a Job is dono right is to inspect It as tho work goes along. Of courso, you can'hlro a man to do this, and you usually do-pend do-pend on such a man especially It ho Is a strangor and does not know the con- |