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dations: but to secure this result the founda- 
tion walls must be separated from the surface , 
soil by very soft filling. In alluvial districts bi 
buildings resting upon deeply driven piles have , yy } fa (2) 
behaved well, but this method is adeeb ony uO” “kau mii mah ho wei 4 / nd | 
as a last resort. It would be preferable to es x OE, 
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‘The houses of a block should be fastened superior and preferable to either. Altogether different in 
together for mutual support, and isolated build- coloring, texture and hardness from ordinary face brick. 
: 3 6 For every extra dollar it adds ten dollars to the value of 
ings should be constructed on a simple and the building and vastly increases the salability of the entire 
regular plan. Extensions should be avoided property. Home builders or promoters of suburban properties 
S 2 a Sean ; are especially urged to investigate the many merits of Tapestry 
on account of their discordance with the main Brick, with its revival of the old Roman and Persian Types. 
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To have the cleanest, brightest, 
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ments, which are easily detached and fall on 
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The solidarity of the buildings should ex- 
tend to the floors and roof. But as this result 
is dificult to obtain, some builders have sug- 
gested a system of independent floors and roofs. 
For floors in particular there is no perfect sys- 
tem of connection with the walls. The fasten- 
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the walls down with it. Independence of the 
roof has been sought by supporting it upon 
balls or rollers, but it may be feared that in an 
earthquake a roof would abuse its independence 
by slipping off altogethe . At all events, the 
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