The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-07
SPRING BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The Work Now in Prosress-Extensivs
Plans Made.

Spring building operations will con-
siderably enhance Butte's business
plant. Work is already in progress on
the Hennessy Mercantile company's
new building at Main and Granite
streets. To-day work will on
a enlargement of the McDermott
hotel property. and "A number of other
important improvements are contem-
plated which are not ready yet to he
given to the public. The improvement
to the McDermott property will be an
important acquisition TO the hotel facil-
tiles of the city. Miles Finlan. the
owner of the McDermott, has decided to
erect an addition to the hotel to cover
the whole of the vacant lot on the east
side Of the present building, which il
also owned by Mr.. Finlan. The new
structure will cover the whole of the
lot, which is 46xl32 feet. and in design
will be merely a continuation of the
present Broadway front. The basement
of the building will supply something
Butte has been much i'm need ola
first-class Turkish bath establishment.
The ground ioor win be devoted to
store purposes. and the two upper floors
to hotel apartments. In the Turkish
bath department or basement Will be
a plunge bath Ia by "a feet. hot. vapor
and rubbing rooms, six plain baths. a
reception and cooling room and bed
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over night can sleep. There will be
combination shower and needle baths;
and, in fact. everything that constitutes
a thorough first-class Turkish bath
establishment. The floor will he of tile
and the wainscoting. partitions. etc,
will be of white marble. All plumbing
exposed will be ni~ckel-plated. and such
woodwork as is required will he fin
ished I'm white enamel. The ground floor
viii be one large store room. 3Sxl32,
the remainder of the width being de-
voted to a court between the new and
old buildings and between the new
building and the building adjoining on
the east. to afford light and air to the
hotel rooms and avoid the necessity of
having any strictly inside rooms.
The second and third floors will be
devoted To hotel rooms and will have 80
suites of rooms. 16 of which will be fit
ted with private baths. The woodwork
on both floors will be finished in white
enamel All three floors will connect
with the corresponding floors of the
present building. and there will be an
entrance to the Turkish bathrooms both
on Broadway n from the hotel office.
The material used will be stone.
brick, Woo and marble. The girders
will he OF Fitch plate kline TO insure
the greatest possible strength i'm con-
struction. The heating system will be
steam. and the present heating plant
will be taken out and a new battery Of
boilers put In i'm the rear of the base
ment of the new building.
Dan O'Brien. of Kelly & O'Brien, will
have charge OF the work for Mr.. Fin
Ian. and under his SUPPLEMENTARY tbs
excavation will he started to-day. Mr.
Ffnlan expects to have the building
ready for occupancy by the first OF
July. The architects who prepared the
plans for the building are Floyd q
Stone of Terre Haute. Ind, who make
a speciality of hotel construction. Guy
stone. one of the MEMBERS of the firm
has been I'm the city for some time pre-.
pairing the plans.
When the building is completed tn,
McDermott will be the largest and best
equipped hotel in Butte.