Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-08
LA CROSSE MAN WINS.
Contract Let for the Erection of tho
Homo for Feeble
Minded,

Madison, Wis. April 1-[Special.1-
The contract for the erection of the
buildings for the state home for the fee
ble-minded at Chippewa Falls was last
evening awarded by the state board of
control to Thomas e. w. Wooley Of La
Crosse, his bid, SOL S7, being the low
est of the twenty submitted, including
the plumbing and use of copper duets in
the ironwork. His bond was fixed at
$50, 00O four or more bondsmen being
required. The buildings must be COM
pleted by December l next, with a pen
atty of $50 for each day thereafter that
they remain uncOmpleted. The board
fixed the quality of brick to be used to
be equal in color and quality to Menomo-
ME brick
The buildings now planned are two in
number, a custodial building and a DOR
mitory for boys. They can be made
to accommodate about 300 patients,
though under normal conditions they
should have but 250. It is not presumed
that they will meet the needs of the
state in providing for unfortunates of
this class, the expectation being to add
to them each year as necessity requires,
and the first buildings will be construct
ed with that end in view. The main
or custodial building will comprise three
parallel buildings of red brick, rooted
with Pennsylvania slate, two and one
half stories high, and connected by mar
row corridors. The central structure
will be 141x4O feet, each of the side
structures 113x32 feet, with a wing add
ed to each extending toward the central
building and connected with it by narrow
corridors The boys dormitory will be
of the same style and material, it's di-
mansions being 134x92 feet. Both are
to be of brick above the water table.
On the first floor of the central custo-
dial building will be the reception room,
superintendent office, kitchen and din
ing rooms, two of the latter The side
building on the north will contain
hospital on the south schoolroom; one
of the wings will be set apart for day
room, the other for dOrmit0ry. On
the second floor of the side buildings
will be dormitories and day rooms.
schoolroom and sewing room, the second
floor of the central structure will be
mainly devoted to quarters for attend
ants, matrOns' Offices and toilet rooms.
A landscape gardener of Chicago, Mr..
Nelson, will begin at once the work of
parks, drives, etc., at the grounds, the
intention being to make the surroundings
as we'll as the building a tasteful and
cheerful home for the unfortunates.
AS the nineteen unsuccessful bidders
received back their checks, deposited
with their bids, and prepared to leave
the scene of their appointment, Presi-
dent Warner informed them that other
opportunities are in store for them, as
the board will at once advertise for bids
for school building in connection with
the blind institute at JanesviIley at an es-
timated cost of about $4,000, a manual
training department at the DelaVan
school for the deaf $4,000 and a TrosDi-
tai at the school for dependent children
at Sparta, $4,000. The board also award
ed the contract for an electric lighting
plant at the institute for the blind at
GAINESVILLE to the Western Electric Light
company of Chicago for $1240. The
plan for electric lighting at the state
prison at Waupnn is still undecided