Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-09-28
THE POSTAL HELENA
Formally Occupied by Companies
f and B From Assiniboine.
GIVEN 4 ROYAL RECEPTION
Already Nearly a Quarter Of Million
Dollars Has Been Expended
for the Build ings.

Helena, Mont, Sept 23.-Fort Harri-
son, the army post at Helena, was
Formally occupied" today Companies
f and 3 of the Twenty ty-second infantry
arrived this morning from Fort Assini-
hoine, and were formally Installed III
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 We're given q
| royal reception at the Montana Club, an
institution that is famous all over the
west for its hospitality. The officers
here are Captain Mott Hooton and
Lieutenants krebs and Ely of f COM
pany, and Captain Crittenden and
Lieutenants Edward 0. c. Ord and
| Harry Clement of & company There
was q good deal of rivalry for the hon
OF Of being transferred to the new post,
for the TWenty-second regiment has
5sen on the frontier a long time, ard
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 appropria ton
| was found to be inadequate, and so
| tile builders made allowance for all the
| main buildings, such as the administra-
| ton haIl, the guard house, stables, balI-
| cries. hospital, water system, railways,
ana the driveway and parade grounds,
| for full sized post, and then went
| 2head to put in as many Of the ac-
| commOdati0ns for the companies and
! company officers as could be done for
| the money yet remaining. The result
| i& that when congress meets again it
! will be asked only to at.l more barracks
| and more officers homes, and then the
| post will be ready to receive more COM
| panies, up to the full quota of a 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 $226, %. 1t
| was expended for buildings a. follows:
Completed prior to July l, 1856
Contract CT .. P. Workman OF
Helena guard house ............ 6449.20
Contract Of Cebhart & Wegner of
Helena, shops Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Contract Of G. S. Appleton of
Helena, fuel building ,........... 100000
Completed july /
Contract of Carlisle & Soma of Mime
spolis:
Barracks ........ Observation-Disclosures. 37,Q275o
Store house NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6533. 90
@l3Dle ....,.....-. .,..,.,............ $4,000
Non-c commissioned officers head
quarters .........,.. ............. 3,121.0o
Taclrna t7raa sets Of donhia
officers headquarters ............ 81, 7,3l3. 81
Contract of the Kansas City
Cu.4a tructon company:
I5ahefy building ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
-ctllt mouse ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. atU.UU
ls.il,i5,tssg ~ 2.g,'-1 -, j. C,...,
1ol5I,Ia SCI of orffoa,s, c,17aItars - eoe AZ
ron+ract ff CfahTa1..1+ e Zv.s~na,,
hospital .......... ................. %, 531 90
Contractor of C. s Appleton
Administration building .......... f,64S.5G
Hospital steward $ house ......... z,o49.50
''otl2Ie nol1-co1ll'-ssloiled olilcefs ,o o
,,,L<(l,, !',[(l -. - ? 9'9So99 99o 99
10 lie col6liefed Nav. %
Contract of White &, Magee Of ST.
Paul, two double sets of officers 25,65000
Other incidentals-
Permanent branch railroad........ 8,59oo9
water system .'...'..,.'.'-'''..-.. ll,49o61 9o
20" 81 - ZEN w. s9a 90 no
- o,7[,rr 0a0 00
-
Total......... 49,. .s226. as 90 |
Referring to the prospects of the flu
ture, Captain Hoyt, the representative |
of the quartermaster's department who |
has been in charge of the work ever
since it was begun, said recently: 1T /
is calculated that something like $780,
coo will have been expended when the
entire post is completed. The regula-
ton BUILDINGS now up are designed for |
the use Of the fun regiment, and moth |
ing will be added to them. The build
Ings yet to be built are additional bar
racks and officers quarters.'
The figures given will present an idea |
Of the way the government does busf-
ness. The work done is complete in |
every particular The barracks are |