. Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1878. 1 v 4 g ^ & & v$ I t=t ^ ^J 1 J * ^ Fire-Proof Buildings, Patent January 28,1869 ; April 13,1869; May 4,1869; June 28,1870. BY This invention is practical throughout, and all the materials are at hand in every communityto do the work. The same workmen that have been employed in erecting combustible, can buildtire-proof buildings for less than ten per cent, additional cost over the present insecure method, andin most cases not to exceed five per cent. The following public buildings, among others, have adopted the improvements: Pu


. Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1878. 1 v 4 g ^ & & v$ I t=t ^ ^J 1 J * ^ Fire-Proof Buildings, Patent January 28,1869 ; April 13,1869; May 4,1869; June 28,1870. BY This invention is practical throughout, and all the materials are at hand in every communityto do the work. The same workmen that have been employed in erecting combustible, can buildtire-proof buildings for less than ten per cent, additional cost over the present insecure method, andin most cases not to exceed five per cent. The following public buildings, among others, have adopted the improvements: Public Library, Cincinnati, Ohio; State Sentinel Building, Indianapolis, Ind.; National Bank,Lafayette, Ind.; Sheriffs residence, Logansport, Ind.; County Prison, Lafayette, Ind.; CountyBuildings, Winamac, Ind.; County Court House, Chicago, Illinois; County Buildings, Warren,Ohio; Court House, Williamsport, Ind.; St. Louis Republican, St. Louis, Mo.; Lake Side Pub-lishing Company, Chicago, Illinois; County Buildings, Covington, Ind.; Court House, Vincennepolksind00unse


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