The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
TO LOCAL FIRM.
j ". Bishop Co. viii Erect
Arts and Crafts Building.

At the offices of the New England as
sociation of Arts and Crafts in the Ban
igan building. bids were opened Satur-
day afternoon for the erection OF the
Industrial Exposition building at Cres-
cent park. Although the bids were all
based upon minutely detailed specifca-
tions prepared by Vice President George
Leach of the association. they showed
wide diversity I'm the estimate of cost,
ranging from about 81, 900 TO s3l, 900.
After careful consideration of the en-
tire subject. the contract was finally
awarded by the directors TO the J. w.
Bishop company of this city.
The contract provides that the build
ing shall be completed by June /, and
the contractor will receive a bonus for
its completion on any earlier date. while
a forfeiture penalty is agreed upon for
any delay beyond the date stipulated. A
few minor details remain to be mutually
agreed upon; but IL is expected that
ground will be broken the coming week,
from which time probably more than 100
men will be employed until the building
Is ready for use.
The contract price covers only the con-
struction of the building, and does not
include the roofing, electric wiring, dec
orations, flags and other features aside
from the building, so that the aggregate
cost will run up some thousands of dol
lars above that paid to the Bishop COM
pany.
The Exposition building is to be erected
from designs prepared by Wright a.
Isham, architects of this city, which were
submitted when the exposition was In en-
bryo, and were later accepted. The plans
and details were worked out and pre-
pared by George Leach, architect and en-
gineer of this city, who Is one of the vice
presidents o fthe association. and whose
experience as manager OF the Industrial
exhibition In the Fuller building several
years ago fitted him peculiarly for this
work
The plans call for buling OF wood
326 feet I'm length and 116 feet IN width,
and about ~ feet I'm height TO the centre
OF the pitch roof, with three aisles run
ming the legth of the building and six
transverse aisles each 10 feet I'm width.
In the centre will be an elevated band
stand. Is feet square, set that the
corners will point toward the ends and
sides OF the building and at the lower
end will be a gallery. with band stand
i'm the centre. Concerts will be given
alternately from these two stands.
In addition TO the main entrance on the
front. about 20 feet I'm width. there will be
five large entrances on each side, each
opening directly into an aisle. and at the
lower pnu thert VIII ne tNllS TO the ldEke
and oxcellentlY- arranged laNatories. pro-
Vided with every convenience. Thc sides
OF the building. according 10 the plans,
are of wood up to a height OF ~ feet,
above which there will be windows 10 feet
high. The specifications call for 2000 In
candescont lights on the exterior of these
about 500 will bo on the front, and their
general arrangement will be such as at
night practically To present the outlines
OF the building after the manner adopted
with such artistic results az the Pam
American exposition at Buffalo. Here,
however the lights will be more numcr-
GUS IN proportion. The inside lighting
will be furnished bv arc lights.
The directors OF the Hope Land COM
pany gave renewed evidence of their de
trmination 10 carry out as rapidly az pos
sible their policy OF raising the standards
In ali things at Crescent Park--a work
that was very satisfactorily begun last
| season and was carried even farther than
! II was expected that circumstances would
| render practicable. tl was voted yester-
! day not to renew the contract with the
| Providence Baseball club. under which
! Sunday ball games at Crescent Park have
/ been played In previous yfars and that
/ feature will accordingly be eliminated
| hereafter.
The association has also made a most
! important move In securing the services
/ OF Mai Frank w. Haynes of Boston first
/ VIC president uf the association. as gen.
| eral manager OF the exposition