The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-20
spURT IN BUILDING
HENNESSEY & cox TO BEGIN THE
NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING
ANNEX.
SAME FIRM is TO REBUILD
THAT PORTION of RYAN ANNEX
WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY
FIRE.
PLANS FOR NEW BOX FACTORY.
Preliminarfes Also Completed for
the Immediate Erection of
Several Fine Residences.

Although there is an impression that
the building this year is much less
than last year, noticeable squirt IN
the line of new improvements is noted
just at the present time.
Hennessey & Cox were yesterday
awarded the. contract for the building
Of an annex to 1.-The New y ork-a Life
building at Sixth and Minnesota. The
plans prepared by Herman Kretz call
for an L structure around the present
building The building will be four
stories high on Minnesota street and
two stories on Sixth street The 'front.'
age on Minnesota street VIII be thirty
feet and on Sixth street five feet less.
The Minnesota street portion of the
building will be 149 feet deep, and the
Sixth street part 100 feet. The
entire building will be occu-
pied by L. L. May & Co.,
and at the rear Of the Minnesota and
Sixth street parts of the building will
be a large conservatory so by so and
forty feet high. The structure will
match the present building as far as
material Is concerned. Hennessey &
Cox were the lowest Of four local bid
ders, their bid being 100000. although
this includes only the construction Of the
building. The plans. which provide for
hydraulic elevators, heating and light
ing plant and other Improvements, will
bring the total cost when completed
up to $4,000. The contract calls for
the completion of the building by Aug.
Is. and the work Will be commenced
this morning.
Plans were filed with the building
inspector yesterday for the rebuilding
of that portion of the Ryan annex
which was destroyed by fire in Decem-
ber last. The plans, prepared by G..
II. Johnson, call for a six-story build
ing on the west, thirty feet, and a
two-story building on the east, 90
feet There is some dispute as to the
ownership of a five foot strip adjoin-
ing the Schultz block and this will re-
suit in an alley Of six feet being left
between the Schultz building and the
annex. That part of the annex ad-
Joining the Schultz building will be
fifty by seventy feet. The first floor
will be devoted to one large store room
and on the second floor there will be
an amusement hall. All the floors IN
the old portion Of the annex, which
have not been finished of above the
first story, will be prepared for oc-
cupancy under the same contract as
the new building. The present owners
of the building, the New England
Mutual Life Insurance company, will
spend $75, 600 in building and repairs
and the work will be done by Hen
nessey & Cox.
The American Hoist & Derrick COM
pany filed with the building inspector
yesterday plans for another building
at their plant on the West side. The
structure will cost $4,000.
Architect L. Lockwood has prepared
plans for a two-story brick factory
building to be occupied by the Fisher
Paper Box company. Work on the
new factory will be commenced next
week. The structure will be a brick
one 61 by 112 feet, and will be erected
on Temperance street between Eighth
and Ninth streets, at cost of ST 500.
The same architect has prepared plans
for a handsome residence to be built
on Marshal avenue by George G. Wal
lace The contract has been let to
Levine & Anderson and work will
commence next Monday. The structure
with all modern improvements, includ>
ing hot water heat, will cost $1,000.
w. r. Ladd has had Architect c. H.
Johnson prepare plans for a double
frame dwelling house on Laurel avenue
near Kent street. and bids are now
being received for the work. The
estimate cost is given at SIS, 900.
H. D. Brown is also constructing a
three story brick residence on Portland
avenue between Kent and Dale streets.
The house is 50 by "a feet. and viii
contain fifteen rooms and have all the
modern improvements, including hot
water heat. The plans were drawn by
c. H. Johnson and the cost of the
structure is estimated at $4,000, all
Frank Schliek is buildings $4,000
residence on Tenth street near Fort
street, the plans of which, were pre-
pared by Hermann Kretx. ssfSs