Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-05-02

/ w w" h''h'Ilhl uhil tItN loT my phltl
otto or civIc gathering, a rostrum being
placed IN the extreme end for the use ul
thc speakers. The artist has provided
Tor an equestrian statue OF Grant and
his four principal generals md Tor por.
traits ~ the maID generals. These are
the general dime nsiuns ot the structure.
There will be u square base ~ lOOxlI
feet, exclusive ~ the stepa aud other pro
j'cilons, The total height ~ the mnu.
anieum will be- III feet from the base, or
gO from the level oi the Hudson. From
the center oi the memorial hall TO the
dome 10 n distance Of lOO feet. From
the dome ample but sombcr light IL dlf.
fused over the whole building.
The worlds FAR
Chicago, April ~ That great deal
oi work has bc-n done IN actual prepara
tiun Tor the gren, exposition Of 1919 II in.
d,ca,cd 10y the following repor, just made
by Chif ~ Construction Burnham tn
the grounds and buildings committee ot
th" directory:
Pursuing the policies and methods
lHd down by your committee from time
to time Tor the bureau of construction |
have the following brief summary tu re-.
port of the progress ~ work:
The surveying department has fur
n,shed cO'nple,e Typographical maps Of
Jnckson park, has staked out the loca
ton of all buildings and lagoons aud ia
superNislng the work ~ grading now be
iug done IN the exposition grounds
Macarthur Bros, the contractors for
grading have W to the 18th .ust. moved
24i,Ub yards oi material, NO,OOO being
the estimated quantity 10 be moved IN
all the weather has delayed dredging
until nov, from which time work will be
pushed rapidly.
In the constructlonal department
specifications Tor iron aud wood work
have been completed and nfe 10 the
pr,uters hands. The temporary con.
Structlon Office at the park will he ccm.
p.eted on or about May |, and operatives
required will be quarterci there
Working drawings are practically
completed for the following buildings:
minee, electricity, agriculture, and all
others are we'll in hand. Plans Tor the
snbways under the terminal loop with
specifications are completed and contract
IN ready To Ia Let for intramural freight
tracks to be used in handling materials.
"A plan for the water supply npd
sewerage has been worked out, and a
plan and specifications prepared Tor lay.
ing such pipea as will bo needed imme.
diately during the construction OF build
ings, water for the same 10 be supplied
through the present city mains. A con.
tract for supplying the exposition with
water has been made with the city ot
Chicago For the disposal Of the sewerage
and drainage plans are well under way"
Work in the department Of mechani.
cul engineering has passed beyond the
primary stage. The plans have been
made OF the main power plant, and spec.
iiica,ions prepared Tor the boilers which
will be required, including their setting
and the necessary smokestacks.
Man ufacturers OF boilers and pumps
have been invited To state what they
would do in tie way OF furnishing their
products TO the exposition free OF charge.
Several offers have been received and
some very valuable suggestions obtained
from various manufacturers, which will
be considered.
In the department OF electricity plans
have been devised for the lighting OF
buildings and ground . also for the fur
nishius of power for elect trical transmits.
sion aud operating machinery az well az
the elevated electric railroad. Tests are
now being made OF the bearing capacity
OF the soil and subsoil, with a view to
constructing our foundations with tho
utmos: economy without jeopardy to the
buildings
"ln the department OF landscape archi-
lecture plaus are well developed for
proper ornamentation Of the grounds
about the buildings, lagoons and 10.
lands. and m expert is superintending
al work done IN order 10 insure fullest
justice to this all important feature.
"A propsgat,ng house for the prepara.
ton OF plants, etc, 10 now nearly com
p'".sd. Ground has been prepared for a
nursery and q quantity Of trees, shrubs
and plants have been ordered and are
already arriving. We may reasonably
expect 10 lot contracts on two Of the
buildings by the ood OF this month"
The Yanh e ~ gassAas An sezssa.A