The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Judge Osborn Begins Erection
of Fine Residence.
cuDAHY's NEW PACKING HOUSE.
He Wfli Pas Building On the TiAs
Flsss-The Csssn frass Co.,s Blsek
--Cssvssstsy Plaas.

Judge Richard Osborn il building 6ns
residence on the west side Of Ninth street.
near Jefferson. The foundations have
been laid and II sill be ready for occu-
pancy IN four months, according - the
contract
Il il to b handsome three-story and
basement dwelling built on the Colonial
style, and viii contain fourteen rooms.
The brick basement will contain the
laundry. ssorerooms. coal and wood BINS
and furnace room. the house being fur
mace heated throughout. On the first
floor are the parlor. . large library, sitting
room, dining room and kitchen, with
closets. etc The ball and vestibule are
very large and well lighted, the latter be.
ing several feet lover than the main door
OF the house. From the hall . winding
stair leads to the second floor, on
which are i've large bed chambers.
each fitted with washstand in Tennessee
or Italian marble with hot and cold water.
also large toilet room and . linen closet
finished I'm raw red cedar, both walls and
ce'kng. There is large hall on this floor
and light well in il lights the ball below.
On the third door there are three bed
chambers and two store rooms. la one Of
these last is a 2JO-gallon tank of galvanized
iron to hold q reserve supply Of water in
case Of accident or fire. On every floor
there is apparatus for lighting FIRE. There
are CRATES in the rooms Of the main noor
with nantes of elegant design. These
manteis and ali of the inside woodwork
are of native fir in its natural color, cut TO
display the grain to the best advantage
ana treated to kill the pitch. Using fir for
inside work 10 still uncommon in Seattle,
but Judge Osborn wishes TO bring 1t into
use. it being fayorite with him. The
HOUSE is p!umbsd for gas and electric light.
The total cost will be about -, $40. The
plans were prepared by Chamberlain 4
Siebrand.
4 site has been secured for the new
plan; of the Cudahy Packing Company,
and the buildings vii; be began as soon as
rrehminaries can BE- arranged. The plant
will occupy the irregular piece Of land,
about . quarter of block. on the south
east corner of Dearborn and South Ei,hth
street. The site is nearly triangular in shape,
with the tracks OF the Northern Pacific
and Columbia & Puget Sound roads run
ming along the hypothenuse. The plans
OF the buildings will be- made in Omaha.
as are all the plans of this company, but
~ W. GauuucES Will nave charge
OF the work here The buildings will
cover an area about 1a0x75 feet. This will
include five smokrhouse-, about fifteen
feet square and fifty feet high, the balsnce
OF the area being covered by two-story
warehouse. The smokehouses will have
capacity Of 50 carl Dads dav, and there is
plenty of room To double the capacity by
the addition OF other smokehouses and
putting another story on the warehouse.
The company will put in its own switches
and construct a shed for loading and un-
loading cars. besides u stable.
Pans for the new building to be erected
for the Union Trust Company will be be-
gun this week, and will be prepared by
Architect A. Wickersham. Construction
Will be begun as soon As the plans are tar
enough advanced, which will be in about
three weeks.
The working plans of the new university
building will be completed by Architect
Saunders this week, although not required
by the board Of regents until their meeting
April 10. alter which it is understood the
contract will be let and the work will be
pushed rapidly.