Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-04-11
The New $4,000 Hotel.

AS indicated sometime ago by the Alert
the so, 900 hotel enterprise Is now ready
for commencement of the work all the
plans and details having been decided
upon. 1t will be located on block nine
teen next south of the handsome resi-
dence of VIM. Lloyd, jr., on Fifth avenue
of the firm of Lloyds Bankers, which
are the movers and rroprietors of the
building. The value and Importance of
this enterprise to the city cannot be over
estimated and we believe it will mark
new era in the prosperity Of the city. The
Alert Is assured that the work will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible and
that it will be ready to accommodate
guests by the first of July though the
magnificent structure cannot of course be
entirely completed by that date.
The plans which are now beng drawn
by architect T. NJ. Grove of this city, and
are nearly completed, for brick struc-
ture three stories high fronting east 100
feet on Fifth avenue and north 100 feet
on Fourth street. The basement will be
10 feet high IN the clear, first story IA
feet, second IL feet, and third 10 feet.
The basement will contain billiard room
with an outside entrance and from the
Office on the floor above. A barber shop
will adjoin the billiard room in the north
wing basement, while IN the rear will be
the laundry and cellar. The first floor will
have main entrance to the office from
Fifth avenue and the ladies entrance on
the north from Fourth street into the
main hall between the office aud dining
room. The Office and waiting room is
2sx3s feet with large commercial room
adjoining. The dining room across from
the hall back of the office is 36x3S with
a k,tche:: 2Oxls, pantry 9xl7 and carving
room 12xl7 IN the rear oyer the cellar.
The main stairway goes up from the 10
foot wide hall leading across the first
floor from the ladies entrance. The Sec
ond and third floors are occupied by
sleeping rooms except the ladies parlor
on the second floor fronting Fifth avenue
from which bay window will extend
out over the sidewalk from which view
can be had both ways up and down Fifth
avenue. Over the north front entrance
will he l6 feet balconies from each story
connected by fire escapes. There will also
be fire escapes from the rear Of both
wings of the building. The south wing
will contain two store rooms on the
ground floor and the second and third sto-
ries be used for sleeping apartments pro
vidiug eighty nice rooms IN all. The
rooms for all purposes will be large and
we'll ventilated, the court in the rear CEN
ter supply outside ventilation for those
on the inner side The building will net
only be first class in all OF its appoint
ments but will be elegant in appearance
and substantial IN construction.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Fargo, who hus been
an able and instructive co-worker in the
teachers institute IN this city from its
commencement last Monday will to-
night deliver free lecture at the Fres-
byterlan church on the subject Of
s'Storms.' Mr.. Mitchell Is now prac-
ticlng attorney in Fargo, but was for
merly connected with the schools in
Cleveland, OHIO, in high position. He
i. gentleman of high scholastic attain
meuts and extended scientific research
and his lecture tonight will be in high