The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-15
PLANSAR COMPLET
Mr.. Hamilton Decides Upon
Changes in Metro pole.
WILL.C0ST ABOUT $4,000
Building Will Be Extended to
Alley with New Additions.

According to the plans and specifications
the Improvements outlined on the Metro
pole hotel win cost Mr.. J. Q. Hamilton.
the new proprietor. in the neighborhood
OF $3.50, which is in addition to the
amount to be expended by him in furnish
ing the house.
Architect Dumont who has been work
ing on the plans for two weeks. and who
will superintend the building, has Just
completed the work The plans provide
for material alterations from the present
arrangement. The new addition, which is
to be built on the east. will be four stories
high, which will be in perfect uniformity
with the main structure, and will be COX
-, extending 10 the alley. The lower
floor of this addition will be used for the
dining room and q ladies' dining room,
both of which will connect with the Office
by long hallway. The three stories
above will be divided into sleeping rooms.
equipped with private baths. North Of
of this addition and in the rear Of the
present building one-story room, S0x32,
will be built for the kitchen, while still
on the north the plans specify the cree
ton Of a three-story addition 50x25 The
upper floors will bs the helps quarters.
while the lower floor will be used for the
store rooms, the refrigerating room and
the boiler and power house
All of the partitions dividing small Of
fee rooms in the present arrangement
have been torn down, which will be en-
larged to 50x40. 1t was formerly 22x2S.
The corner room next to the Office on the
south, which is now used for a restaur-
ant, will be the reading room. 20x22 The
stairway will be open into the Office. Ad-
joining the Office on the east will be To-
Gated the cafe, or grill room, which Is
specified to be S4x40. including small pri-
vate office. The kitchen will connect d.
rectly with the dining room and cafe, and
the arrangement now planned will make
1t convenient both for the guests and
help.
Facing the cross street on the south and
adjoining the reading room will be the
lavatorfes. The arrangement decided upon
by the plans will be complete In every re-
spect. The Office will connect with the
reading room and other rooms on the first
floor. The plans have been submitted TO
Mr.. Hamilton and he has ordered the
work commenced. A new and complete
steam heat and hot water system for
baths has been decided upon also. The
plumbing will all be new throughout. The
house viii accommodate fifty private and
four public baths. But few changes, ex-
Guiding remodeling. will be made in the
sleeping rooms. With the new addition
there will be about ninety bed rooms for
guests.
Mr.. Hamilton will put a force OF men
to work on the excavation for the foun-
dalton today, but the building proper will
be let by contract Bids are now being re-
ceived and the contract will be let in a
few days. It was Mr. Hamilton's inten-
ton to expend about $4,000 on the i'm
proYements, but the contemplated
changes according to the specifications
will increase that to an amount estimat-
ed at $4,000. He expects to open the
house to the public by September /.