The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-28
WEN A ROYAL RECEPTION
Already Nearly a Quarter OF Million
Dollars Has Been Expended
for the buildings.


son, the army post at Helena, was
formally occupied" today. Companies
and of the Twenty-second infantry
arrived this morning from Fort Assini-
boine, and were formally installed in
their new quarters. The occasion was
celebrated by the people of Helena,
for it was an event long looked forward
to and the new officers were given a
roval reception at the Montana Club, an
institution that is famous all over the
west for it's hospitality. The officers
here are Captain Mott Hooton and |
I,ieutenants Krebs and Ely Of + COM
pany. and Captain Crittenden and |
Lieutenants Edward o. G. Ord and |
Harry Clement of B company. There |
was a good deal Of rivalry for the hon.
or of being transferred to the new post |
for the Twentysecond regiment has
been on the frontier a long time, and
service in city is always sought for as
a relief.
The original plans of the new post
called for accommodations for a full
regiment, but the first appropriation
was found to be inadequate, and so
the builders made allowance for all the
main buildings, such as the administra-
ton hall, the guard house, stables. bak-
cries, hospital, water system, railways,
and the driveway and parade grounds,
for full sized post, and then went
ahead to put in as many of the &C
commodations for the companies and
company officers as could be done for
the money yet remaining. The result
is that when congress meets again it
will be asked only to ALL more barracks
and more officers homes, and then the
post will be ready to receive more COM
panies, up to the full quota of regi-
ment. The total amount Of money eX-
pended thus far for the regular work,
exclusive of what it cost to beautify
the grounds, has been 1926, 1922. 1t
was expended for buildings as follows:
Completed prior to July /, 1856
Contract. CT ID. P. Workman Of
Helena guard house ............ 6.44S.W
Contract of Gebhart & Wegner OF
Helena, shops NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5.oOo.VV
Contract of G. S. Appleton of
Helena, fuel building ............ 2,C6O.0o
Completed July l.
Contract Of Carlisle & Sons of Mime
apos:
Aodll dCkS .........ss.s'''' os'o~s'o0
Store house 6,533 90
Stable . 4,840O0
Non-commissioned officers head
quarters ......... 3,121OO
Contract OF Nichols & Crothers OF
Tacoma, three sets Of double
officers headquarters ............ 3I,343.9l
Contract Of the Kansas CITY
Construction company:
Bakery building NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l,49o.oo
Scale house - $4,000
Completed Sept. l.
Contract of Nichols & Crothers,
double set of officers quarters. l2,69O. 40
Contract of Gebhardt Wegner, -
hospital ...............'.' @o'o'i'o0
Contractor Of G. S. Appleton:
Administration building I'o4o. oo
Hospital stewards house ..... 2545. so
quarters $3.50. 80
Wagon sbad 300. 90
10 be completed Nov. 20
Contract of White & Magee Of St. -
Paul., two double sets of officers 25,6oo'oo
Other incidentalS-
permanent branch railroad. ....... o'o3o'oo
Water system 17,4 .62
Sewer svsteno 10, 764. 73
Lockers in barracks extra 616.00
Sidewalks, roadways, and cutters S'ooo.oo
Total 1925 AIS. 92
Referring to the prospects of the fu-
ture, Captain Hoyt, the representative
OF the quartermaster's department VINO
mas been in charge Of the work ever
since it was begun, said recently: ~
Is calculated that something like $5oo'-
ooO will have been expended when the
entire post is completed. The regu!a-
ton buildings now up are designed to1
the use Of the full regiment, and noth-
ing will be added to them. The bulio-
lngs yet to be built are additional bar
racks and officers quarters"
The figures given will present an IDEA