Outbuildings, Gateways, Etc. 



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Gate lodge at " Pine Banks," Maiden, Mass, 



carried below frost, and plastered on the outside after the manner of ordinary house 

 foundations. Another method would be to construct the wall entirely of cement. 



Four to eight inch water pipes are used to bring the water from the brook and 

 for the overflow rnd 

 outlet. Water gates 

 are provided in inlet 

 and outlet pipes so 

 that the pool may 

 be filled and empti- 

 ed at pleasure. In 

 this way a constant 

 flow of water may 

 be had, water may 

 be admitted and 

 allowed to set and 

 warm, the depth re- 

 duced for the young- 

 sters, and the pool 

 emptied and clean- 

 ed. It is important 

 to remember that 

 the inlet and outlet 

 pipes should be of 

 exactly the same size, and the overflow main from the tank to the brook a trifle larger. 



In the problem where the possible level of the brook, after damming, 

 reaches the required level in the pool, the pool and all its connections should be 

 built first and the dam afterward. This will simplify the work to a considerable 

 extent, as thus the problem of dealing with running water is in a measure obvi- 

 ated. It is well to remember that the dam, if on a level with the water in the 

 pool, should be above the level of the brook below by a height equal to the depth 

 of the pool plus a couple of feet or so. 

 If such be not the case the water cannot 

 be d/ained entirely from the pool, and 

 thus its thorough cleaning becomes a 

 more complicated matter. 



The gate lodge is not a nocturnal 

 retreat for the man who dare not go 

 home, although it may perhaps have 

 been used for such purposes at times. 

 It forms a sort of advance guard for the 

 house, and is often considered as part of 

 the gateway composition. It is occu- 

 pied "by the caretaker of the estate, 

 ordinarily, and is thus a small cottage 

 suitable for domestic occupation. Thus considered, it should have no real back, 

 as an all-round view is usually gotten from some point or other. Such things as 



Ice house at Kingston, N. Y., attached to the house motive 



