Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-06-08
Board Decides to Erect But
One Cottage the Present
Year.
Brief Description of the Two
Buildings That Are To
Be Erected.


ease. Mr.. McDonsld's bid was the
highest, Mr.. Bowers next and Mr..
Wilson's lowest. The board found after
opening the bids that the appropriation
Of $4,000 would not be sufficient for
two ward buildings, with the laundry,
steam heating and other improvements
wanted. The contract was let to Con-
tractor Wilson for one ward building
ll2x64, and laundry for the sum Of
s27,715. Bowers bid was s28, ,OSO, Mo
Donalds $2e,52O. Wilson's bid was the
lowest by 1865.
The bids for the two buildings as
called for by specifications were: Nc
Donsld's, $53.l48; Bowers, s5l, ,45O;
Wilson's, $5O,77O. Bids we're made also
without the laundry which would de-
crease the cost about $4,000. The con-
tractors claim that all building material
has advanced from 10 to Is per cent
over last year, especially mill work and
hard ware. Labor slso, such as brick
laying, has advanced so cents day. Mr..
Wilson says he will employ all labor
here that desires work, and will bring
the remainder from elsewhere. HE
foreman ct Fargo will have personal
charge Of the work.
There were several changes made 10
the plans by the architect, among them
being solid brick partitions. All bearing
walls will be solid brick. The building
will be practically fire proof, BY the use
Of steel lsth, angle iron, etc. The con-
tractor says the building will b we'll
constructed Of tirst-olsss materials.
The outside walls will be OF 4enono-
ME pressed brick. The agent Of this
company, q. H. Bioknell, who was pres
ent, states that the large public institu-
tlons in Chippewa Fslle, Rochester and
other places are using this brick, whaoh
is Of hard, fine texture, and dark, red
color. About 100000 brick will be
required. The common brick will prob
ably come from Little Falls, MINI.
Work of hauling boulders for foundation
stone will be begun at once and it 10 eK-
pected that enough stone can be secured
within four or five miles OF the hospital
There we're large number Of material
men here also to get share OF the work.
Among them we're representatives of the
Archsmbo Heating Company, and Pond
and Hasey. Minneapolis; A. J. Craig,
Fargo plumbing company. and G. b..
Porritt, Fargo. W. P. Mccormack,
general agent of the Adamsnt Mfg. Co.
Of Minneapolis, was also present to show
the value Of the compauy's wall plaster.
Harry Cornwall, president of the
board, was designated as superintend-
ent of construction on behalf OF the
board.
The cottage will 30 two stories high
With basement. The basement will have
three dormitories, nurse room, Q day
room and other smaller rooms. The
fret floor will have q large day room,
dining room, 29.4 by 1876. sleeping
rooms, 9xl1, and will include bath.
clothes and lavatory rooms. The sec-
ond floor will be almost the same in
every feature as the fret.
The cottage will be connected with
the other buildings by an underground
passage way similar to those used at
present.
The building will be plastered With 9
thick coat OF two inches. This heavy
plaster will make it unnecessary to have
the brick wall Of thickness at hrst in
tended.
The laundry building will be . struo-
ture 60 by 40 feet. The basement will
be divided into the Washing and dying
rooms. On the frst floor will be the
ortinz, mendinR and sewing rooms.
The building will DO one story in
height.
The construction Of the buildings
will be commenced as soon % the nec-